The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-02-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL
SOON after the Senate met on the 10Th Mr..
,,,,y addressed the Senate at length in rcfu-
tatIop of charges made against him by the
nowsnapers and others throughout the coun.
,,y He denounced as false the charges that
hc had improperly used the funds OF the
stote when Treasurer OF Pennsylvania; that
y" had defrauded or attempted to defraud
.ho widow of a deceased friend; that he had
,.rocured the pardon of n convict through
threats that he had attempted 10 bribe Alex
nndcr r. Tuition, or that he had been engaged
IN other shady transaction which had been
charged against him. All he yehemently de-
MED The Senate then resumed considera-
tion of the diplomatic bill. The bill was
enallv agreed to. The conference report on
the fortifcations bill was agreed to,and after
onnointing committee to attend the
funeral of General sherman the Senate ad-
iourned . In the House the conference re-
mort on the army bill was agreed to and the
indian appropriation ball further considered
resolutions upon the death of General Sher-
man were presented ana eulogies deilNered,
when the House adjourned.
Jx the Senate on the 17th Mr. Ingalls, pre-
sented the credentials of his successor, w.
A PETER, as Senator from Kansas MIR.
stanford's financial bill vas reported ad.
versely by the Finance Committee. The
consular and diplomatic bill was then taken
cussed at much length. The bill finally
passed The copyright bill was then dis
cussed until adjournment. When the
House met Mr.. Thompson (O), from the
Judiciary Committee, reported resolution
for the impeachment of Judge Boardman, OF
the Western district of Louisiana The con
ference report on the fortifications bill was
agreed TO and the Indian appropriation bill
considered in Committee of the Whole. Be-
fore reaching a final vote on the bill the
House adjourned.
AFTER disposlng OF routine business the
Senate on the 18th passed about dozen pen
sion bills and the copyright bill was taken
up, the pending question ing Mr. Sher-
mans amendment to admit copyrighted
books printed in foreign countries on pay
ment of tariff duties. 1t was agreed to by 3S
10 "a The EiI was further amended and
finally passed by vote of s6 to IL, and con-
ference asked. Pending consideration of the
Indian depreciation bill a quorum disap'
peared and the Senate adjourned. When
the House met Mr.. Payson ull) was chosen
Speaker pro TEN. A conference was ordered
on the District of Columbia and the academy
appropriation bills, and the House passed
the Indian appropriation bill and in Com
mittee of the Whole considered the post
office appropriation bill, the debate, how
ever drifted into matters foreign to the bill
under consideration. Adjourned.
AFTER passing several DlilS Vi u IOCdl anu
prva.e nature in the senate on the 10th, Mr..
Ingalls,, in view OF the fact that his senatorial
term was about to expire, rendered his resig-
nation as president pro TEN. of the senate.
The Indian depredations bill was then
further considered and finally passed with
amendments The Nicaragua canal bill was
then taken up and the senate adjourned. -.
Several local bills passed the house, and the
opponents of the shipping bill indulged
somewhat in obstructive tactics by demand
ing roll calls The house considered the
post office appropriation bill in committee
of the whole until recess, and at the evening
session the imu' grafton bill was under con
sidcratiOn.
THE senate i,>ci 100 pension bills in forty
five minutes on the 20th and then considered
the Nicaragua canal bill (by which the gov
ernment guar rIntees SlU0O00,00) of the com
pany's four per cent. bonds). Mr.. Vest spoke
at length against the bill. Mr.. Morgan and
Mr.. Edmunds favored and Mr. Davis opposed
the bill in speeches. Pending consideration
the senate adjourned. The house, after
some fillibustering tactics, adopted resolu-
tion for the immediate consideration of
business reported from the judiciary com
mittec, and the senate amendments to the
bill for the relief of the supreme court were
non-concurred in and a conference ordered
the speaker on several occasions counting
guorum). The bill fixing the salaries of
United States district judges was then taken
up but not completed. Pension bills were
considered at the evening session.