Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-07
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


Second Session.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 4-SEsATE.-Afera o
long debate as TO the order Of business and the
condition OF The appropriation bills, MI. sher-
! man proposed an executive session. and the
doors were closed. After they were reopened,
Mr.. Plumb from conference committee on the
District OF Columbia appropriation bill, report
ed that the committee had been unable 10
agree, and new conference was ordered. TIE
consideration OF the sundry civil bill was then
proceeded With Mr.. Plumb offered an amend.
ment (Which was agreed to- adding to the item
provso requiring the secretary OF the treas
ury to coin into standard silver dollars the
tnade dollar bullion and the trade do,Iars now
In the treasury, the expense thereoft) be
charged TO the silver profit fund.
House The direct tax bill passed the house
to-day Th, final vote was l72 to 1O1, and an
amendment was added providing that the !egis-
lature OF the various states interested shall
authorize the respective governors to give the
! federal government receipt In full for such
claims thus closiug up these acc0tnts. On
motion OF Mr. Norton MO-, senate bill was
passed granting pensions TO the members OF
POwells battalion OF mounted volunteers OF
Missouri who served in the Mexican war. Mr..
Boutelle (Me.) presented the conference report
on the naval appropriation bill. Agreed to.
The speaker appointed Messrs Caswell. E. B.
Taylor ID aRd MIR. Oate, as oonferoes on the
direct tax bill diagrecing conference re-
port on the district Of Columbia was agreed
and further conference was ordered.
WASHINGTON. Feb 25 SENATE THE sudden
death Of Senator Wilson, OF Maryland,
was feelingly alluded to in the chap
lain's opening prayer, and after the
a tt-nA
from the House, business was suspended. Mr..
German announced the death Of his colleague,
and after al address IN eulogy OF the deceased,
offered resolutions Expressing the great sorrow
with which the senate had heard OF the death
OF Mr.. Wilson; directing the appointment OF
committee OF nine senators to take order for
experimenting his funeral
HOUSE. "A resolution was adopted 10 devote
Thursday and Friday to the shipping bill, the
vote to hc taken ut 5 p m Friday. The immi-
grafton bill was passed and the agricutur
appropriation bill taken up and also passed.
The report of the silver pool investigating COM
mittce was submitted.
wAsHIEGToN, Feb &c. SENATE The house
amendment to the direct tax bill was present
ed to the senate, and was laid on the table for
the present. The sundry civil bill was taken
tip and It's consideration resumed. All The
Amendments reported from the committee on
appropriations having been disposed OF, Mt 80
the bill was open to general amendment
Among those offered and agreed to was one by
Mr.. Hawey, appropratng $4,000 for brick
harrack at the soldiers home at LeNvcnworth
kas,, and sl5, 700 for a brick harraclS at Day
ton, o. Agreed 10. The bill was reported TO
the senate, and oil the amendments were
agreed to. The bill was then passed,
HOUsE.-The house met at 10 O'Clock this
morning, there being less than twenty-five mem
bers in attendance. On motion Of Mr Ken
nedy (O) bill was passed transferring the
county Of Logan from the northern TO the
southern judicial district OF Ohio. The house
then proceeded in committee of the whole Mr..
Burrows (Mchj In the cha'rl to general de-
bate on the shipping bill. The debate lasted
all day, and at the evening session the de-
icency appropriation bill was passed.
WAsIIIHGToN. Feb. T.-SENATE-The vice
president laid before the senate message from
the president returning without his approval
the bill to establish the record and pension
office OF the war department House bill de-
aching the county of Logan, Ohio, from the
nort..srn and attaching it TO the southern judi
cjal distl,, ut Ohio was taken up and passed.
The consideration q the legislative appropri.
alton bill was then resumes i.n first question
of the civil service commission. The amend
ment approprating $4,000 for fourth assistant
| postmi ster general was agreed to.
HousE.-The house, in committee OF the
whole, resumed the consideration OF the ship
| ping bill The house substitute for the senate
| hill was read by paragraphs for amendment
| Mr.. Rogers (Ark) offered an amendment pro
viding that one.haf the crew OF vessels enjoy
ing the benefits OF this act shall be citizens OF
the United States or persons sisnifying their
intention TO become 30, without regard TO race,
color. or previous condition OF serviiude.
Agreed io--9s to 20. Mr.. Grosyenor (OD offered
an amendment providing that no sailing vessel
OF less than 1000 tons gross tonnage shall be
entitled to receive the benefits OF this act The
amendment was agreed to-9S TO S0-thc
| opponents OF the bill voting against its adop-
| ton The substitute having been offered, Mr..
| Fithian IN obtained permission to offer a
| free ship substitute. Lost-yeas III, nays T2.
| The house substitute was then agreed TOLL
to4I.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2s-SENATE - House
| amendments to direct tax biz agreed TO. House
bill giving pension to the widow OF Admiral
| Porter was passed, also the Indian appropria'
tion bill, and the bill for the reorganization OF
| the artillery force Of the army. Action on the
house substitute for the shipping bill was de
| ferred. Conferees were appointed on the sun
| dry civil, Legislative and Indian bills. The
house bill for the erection OF Y. s. prisons was
| agreed. The house appropriation bill was taken
up, and Mr. Frye moved as an amendment
mail subsidy corresponding 10 the house sub
stitutc for the shipping Ill, but IL was finally
sgroed to take up the shipping bill the first
thing Monday The death OF Senator Hearst
was announced resolutions ofsympathy passed,
aud committee appointed to attend the funer
al, and the senate adjourned.
| HOUsE.-An agreement was made between
republicans and democrats that the former
would not call up any election contests md the
latter would not oppose tho apportionmen1
bills. Conferces were appointed on the private
land claims. the diplomatic and consular, anc
the copyright bills, the senate amendments Il
which were on.concurred in. The bill provd
ing that existing tariff laws shall not affect the
treaties between the United States and Hawai-
was passed The death of Senator Hearst wa:
announced, and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON March 2--SENATE-The Por
ter subsidy, the post ofrice and agricultural ap
preparation bills were passed, also the bills tt
pay TO the widows OF Chief Justice Waite an
Justice Miller one years salary The bill &c
protect tho Hawaiian treaty was passed. Sen
| ator Manderson was chosen president pro TEN
TO succeed Mr.. Ingalls,.
HOusE.-The bills for the new mint In Phila
delpha, and the new cusiom.house in New
York were passed, also the bill granting th'
widow OF Admiral Porter $500 pension per an
mum. The conference report on the copyrigh
bill was agreed TO, Tho conierces of botl
houses on the diplomatic, and consular, the leg
islative. executive and judicial, and the sundrl
civil bills have agreed In tho latter bill th'
appropriation OF SIS 90 for repairs of the Gin
| clunati custom house was stricken out.
Notes From the Capital.