Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-10-04
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


erection In the District OF memorial Duilding
to the memory OF L. g. Grant. A resolution
relating to the employment OF women and chill
dren in factories was discussed At2 p m an
executive session was ordered. The calendar
was then taken up and several bills passed,
The Court bill was discussed until 5 p. M, when
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-After some delay q quorum was
obtained, Langston OF Virginia, was seated
in place OF Venable, and Miller, Of South
Carolina in place OF Elliott. The general
deficiency bill was considered A resolution
calling for certain Information abou: the
Worlds Fair was objected TO and the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8-SENATE-Mr Voor-
hees offered resolution (which was referred to
the Committee on the Library for the pur.
chase Of the portrait OF Daniel d. Tompkins,
former Vice President ofthe United States and
Governor OF New York during the war Of 1919
painted by Jarvis, asd now on exhibition in the
Corcoran art gallery. The House bill providing
for an adjustment Of accounts OF laborers,
workmen and mechanics arising under the
eightLcur law having been reached on the
calendar, Mr. Harris objected TO its considera-
tion under the fve-minute rule, and it went over
without action The conference report on the
managers Of the Soldiers Home was adopted.
The U. S. Court bill was passed. The Land
Court bill was taken up, and the Senate ad-
journed after an executive session.
HoUsE-The resolution expunging Mr. Ken
nedy's speech from the Record was adopted
yeas 15l, nays 95. The general deficiency bill
report was then taken up and the French spoil
alton claims item non-concurred in. further
conference was asked Senate bills were
passed TO pension Mrs General Fremont Mrs.
General Crook and Mrs General Mcclellan.
After some other Senate bills had been passed
the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 SENATE. The House
bill to provide for the establishment Of port OF
delivery at Peoria, ILL.,, was reported by Mr..
Cullom from the Committee on Commerce and
passed The request OF the House for a con-
ference on the deficiency bill was complied
with, and Messrs. Hale, Allison and Cockrell
were appointed conferees The calendar was
then taken up under Rule s, the first bill upon
1t being the House bill to prevent the product
of convict labor from being furnished to or for the
use Of any department OF the Government, and
to prevent the product of convict labor from be-
| ing used upon public buildings or other public
works After short debate, the bill was
| passed over and the next bill on the calendar
| was taken up, being House bill TO amend ian act
| to prohibit the importation and immigration OF
| foreigners and aliens under contract or agree
| ment to perform labor In the United States, It's
| Territories and the District OF Columbia" Tho
| hill was laid aside without action on objection
| by Mr. German. Mr. Wolcott addressed the
| Senate on the Land Court bill, which went over
| and the Senate adjourned.
HousE-A resolution was adopted directing
the clerk OF the House to forward to the Gov
ernor of Arkansas a copy OF the resolution de-
| claring that there was vacancy in the Second
| Congressional District of that State A Fourth
| OF july claims bill was passed. involving about
| $500 The land for eiture conference report
| was adopted. The conference report on the
| Rock Creek bill was agreed to. resolution
was adopted to investigate charges of specula-
| tion against the House Postmaster. A bill was
| passed appropr ating Sl,0OO0f0 !or the purchase
| Of nickel steel armor and then tho House ad-
jonrned.
| WASHINGTON. Sept 90 SENATE. The con-
| ference report on the Rock Creek Park bill was
passed. Several bills on the csltndar were
| passed. The million-dollar resolution for the
| purchase OF nickel ore for naval purposes was
considered and laid over. The hill 10 amend
the contract labor law was discussed and
amended. Also the Land Court bill After Il
| brief executive session the Senate adjourned
House "A resolution was adopted for the
! appointment OF five members of the Worlds
Fair Committee to report pressess OF 70 =. : : !
ooooion A resolution was Adopted 10 Mvestf>
| gate the House Postmaster. A number OF cali
| endar bills were passed. principally for brldres
| The conference report was presented and read
until recess resolution was offered by Mr.
Mckinley for the adjournment of Congress on
| Tuesday. at Up. M.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 2L-SENATE.- "A bill
was introduced 10 forfeit certain lands on The
| Northern Pa iGc railroad The House million
dollar joint resolution for the purchase Of nickel
! ore was passed The cOnract-labor bill was
considered and amended and laid over for the
| session The U. S. Land Court bill was recon-
mittcd The eight.hour claims bill was
considered After a short executive session the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Thc Mckinley tariff bill was finally
passed by the House to-day, through the adon'
| ton OF the conference report. by vote OF 1852
10 81, majority Of Il. This big majority was
! entirely Republican. The only deviation from
a strict party vote was on the part of Messrs
| Coleman, Cathcrston and Kelley, who voted
| with the Democrats in the negative. Mr. Me
| Kinley then reported from Committee on Ways
and Means a reso uton providing for final ad-
journment on Tuesday next and 1t was adopt
| ed without division and the House adjourned.
The House Committee on Accounts to-day be.
gan an investigation Of the charges preferred
against Postmaster Wheat OF the House in the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Enloe.
WASHINGTON Sept. DISCRIMINATION un'
| important legislation. the conference report on
the deficiency bill was adopted. The confer
| ence report on the tariff bill was read, nnd
Messrs. Morgan, Sherman and Paddock spoke,
number OF private pension bills we're passed,
and after brief executive session the Senate
adjourned
rln If11 lnEp and roe N NJ
jurisdiction of T. S Courts, with Senate amend
ments was briefly discussed and laid aside The
| conference report on the general deficiency bill
was agreed to. The conference report on the
| bill to increase the efficiency OF the Signal
Corps Of the army, and 10 transfer the Weather
| Service to the Agricultural Department was
| agreed to- On motion Of Mr. Caldwell 20 9
bill was passed. 10 prevent the desecration OF The
| o. s. flag by the printing thereon o. 10y paint
| ing or advertisements. The House then took q
| recess the evening session to be for the constd
Grafton Of bills reported by the Committee OF
Indian Affairs, after which the House adjourned
News Items.
PATRICK OBRIEN, NJ. p, has been ar
rested.
The Supreme Council of the Irish Ma
tional League of America, in session in
Cincinnati, adopted scathing resolutions
condemning the arrest of Dillon and
OBrien by the British Government.
RUSSELL SAGE keeps an old 81 bill
the first dollar he ever earned-in q
glass box in his Office.
THE largest gold mine in the world /:
said to be in Alaska 1t is lighted by
electricity and is run day and night
THE geologist of New Jersey report:
that State sinking at the rate of two
feet century, SO that its total disap
pearance from the map is only a ques
tion of time.
FROM the House Indian Affairs Com
mittee a bill was reported to pay
S6,211,7l4 to tho Choctaw and Chick
asaw Nation of Indians for title in fe'
simple to 6,20l, 633 acres of land in th'
Indian Territory, being land which th'
Indians in 1866 leased to the Unite,
States for the especial purpose of locat
ing other friendly Indians and freedmen
thereon.
THE Viedomosti says that China ha
secured so much of the trans-Balk
trade that the Governor of the distric
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