Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-03-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-sIRE CONGRESS

IN toe Senate. on the lsrh 1, ,--..,y..s-
.srecd 90 tastr-esfzx th.. .,,,,-,-f,... =
1ss 70 report rule de1nInx tha 49,. -
nssn ssnstors shalI be At liberty ~ -.
- ..SI emsrks for Publication in th. -,
IN oth sppropriatinx Sa1 Ooo Tor /. ,,,st !.
s.leEnE st salt Lake City. Utah. va, r,..-.,
.aen the kdncationaI bill va. tas-.
~ ..s noase. After the tran-actfon
- antm porfa1t business. a r..ofuff,- -.
.as appointments Of a COMMITTEE =, =, -
.hsss and make 4 full fave.tix.tIo, ~
s1sNaayton- on-Breckinridxc Contested. aI.r,s,.,,
ssS Sas agreed to- The Hou~- tb., -
80 - n...,ee of the Whole. resuna~si con.i,i.r,-
sson % the OKLAHOMA Territory b1L
II tne Senate. on the rIth. the .rr.,.nsi,Y.
NJ. AlHsaa- Of Iowa. for his new term.
we're Presented ana niesi A uuosgor -.
agreed 10 direccfnx the s.cr-r.r~ =, -
treasury 10 report any Information in M,
possession IN regard To the authorixstlsr, ~
: so<serJ company BY the Indian Ter
rsorial Governments OF the Cruek
A2faon The remainder OF the a.
slon was taken up in consideration Of
Ene rssotat4on OF the committee on prtvf.
texrs and elections Co eliminate frosu m.
Record sentences interpolatea by Mr.. c.u
"a tne report OF his remarks Ia debate with
nj Insndier some days ago, which finally
taited of passage for want of a quorum
IN tne House public building bgIIs involving
an expenditure Of N.sss.aa wer. pa,.~,s
Inc pm TOT the admission OF Wyoming wa.
reported and immediate son-ister.tjn,
ASKED. whish- however, vu dseeasrI by
dIlat9ry motions y
II the Senate. on the nth. the -,acu--.,,
RESOLUTION Tor the investigation OF fu,r-Sr.
son matters with House au.ndu~.t. -.
suomttted- Tue resolution to exclude fro-,
me record the fnterpolatloRs made bv NJ
Iah m the report Of the discussion with a.
-
s.ohsI ptll vas taken up. and Th1rx.iav
Mareh %. nxeu upon for nnal action =
tne House several bills Of local Interest," rrr.
passed the Oklahoma btII was taken m
snd an Amendment prohibiting the intro
d1csion OF Intoxicating liquors into the r-r-
rtory. untl after the sd!o1rnmens Of the
Arss session o. the Territorial Legislature.
vas adopted BY vote OF ~ to a.
IL the Senate. on the isth. two hrt,,x. and
. large number Of public building biII- v.r-
passed. after which the Educational bin va,
saken up and speech thereof by NJ Blair
- followed by q long discussion Of the
laws OF sousherp states relating s.s eoEorvd
People and the workings OF the Fifteenth
Amrndmens az the South -..-- In the House
euls granting right OF way to various rail
roads through Indian reservations were
passed and the Oklahoma bin was taken m
IN committee Of the whole. Several amend
menrs were agreed 70, when the committee
rose and The bill was passed. Y=as. 80:
nays, -
IN the senate. On the l4th, the time until
two O'Clock vas devoted TO matters pertain
ing % the District OF Columbia Tue Blair
EdueationaI btu was taken mp. aud Mr.. Tel
Ter addressed the >saate in It's support. the
Kindness and tempeAt.ness Of his speech
calling foEth a graceful acknowledgment from
M George Euiogiss Of the Ias- Represent
alive Townshend. Of Illinois. we're delivered
by M.ssrs- CullDm. Vest. Hall and Jones /
(srk I'll In the House Mr. Perkins esr-
rected an erroneous imnression shat had i
gone oHt by stating that lr was the Public 1
Land strip and not the Cheapkee OatIes that /
had been opened 10 setrIsmezt under the I
Homestead Las by the passage Of sh. Ozfa-
homa bliL The House vent rnss eommitte> 4
of the whole on tho private calendar
night session was held as which a number l
OF pension bills we're passed