Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-02-14
FIFTY-FTRST CONGRESS.
Second Session.

| second Session.
| WAsHIsGToS, Feb S-SESATE-Petitions
| were presented from New Orleans banks, dep
| recaling further discussion OF the free coinage
| scheme. The bill TO extend the time for the
filling OF vacancies by the President was passed.
The debate on the fortifcation bill was contin.
ued until adjournment.
| HousE-Thc sundry civil bill was reported to
the House this afternoon. II carries an appro-
| priation OF s3i,2i2i910 There is an increased
| appropriation OF a. 7i3 l12 for public buildings,
as compared with tho appropriation for the
| current fiscal year. In the House the bill TO
| pension Mrs. f. F. Noyes was passed. The de-
bate on the Diplomatic and Consular Appropri-
alton BIZ was continued until adjournment
| WAsHISGToN. Feb. 4-SENATE-Among the
| bills reported and placed on tho Senate calen.
dar were the following; Senate bill to provide
| Tor the inspection OF vessels carrying export
cattle from the United States 10 foreign coun.
trlesi Senate I'LL TO prevent adultcrations OF
| food and drugs. MIR Blair presented the ere.
dentials Of his successor, Jacob II. Gallinger,
| and they were placed on file. After short ex-
| ccutive session the doors were reopened and
| legislative business was resumed. The fcrtifi.
cation bill was taken up. and after certain
| amendments was passed. The Military Acad.
| with one amendment, and, the pension appro-
priation bill was made the unfinished bust.
ness After an executive session the Senate
| adjourned
HoUsE.-The Senate bill was passed for the
| retirement OF Lieutenant John H. Mcl}lair Mr..
| Mckinley asked unanimous consent that dur.
| Ing the remainder OF the session the House
| shall meet at II O'Clock o. IN. Mr.. Rogers
| tArk.) objected The House then went into
| committee OF the whole on the diplomatic and
| Consular appropriation BILL The bill was after
| discussion laid aside with favorable recon-
mendation and subsequently passed. and the
| committee proceeded to the consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill Mr.. Chsnd.
| Ter Mass spoke in favor Of q proposed amend
ment instructing the Secretary OF the Treasury
not to approve the payment Of any expense at
tendant upon meeting OF the Worlds Colum-
bian Commission or OF the Board Of Lady Man.
ayers except such meetings as may be called at
the time OF the dedication and opening Of the
Worlds Fair The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-SENATE--Among the
bills reported and placed on the Senate calen-
0ar was one increasing the pension OF General
Clusters widow to 800 month. The pension
appropriation bill was taken up. 1t appropri-
ates for pensions for the year sl33, l73Os5; for
fees and expenses for examining surgeons. 81
100000; for salaries OF eighteen pension agents.
t,2 0C0 and for clerk hire 50 Q, 900. The latter
item Is increased by nm amendment OF the Com
mittce on Appropriations 10 800 001 Another
amendment reported from the committee
strikes out the proyiso limiting to two dollars
the compensation OF pension attorney and
inserts in lieu of it proviso limiting such com
pensation to Ave dollars. The latter amend.
ment gave rise TO very long discussion
All the committee amendments having been
agreed 10, the bill was passed. The following
bills were taken from the calendar and passed:
House bill TO authorize the construction OF u
tunnel under New York Bay Senate bill au.
thorizing the Secretary OF War to cause an ex.
ploration and survey to be made OF the interior
OF Alaska, and appropriating 10000 for that
purpose.
HOUSE. The House went into committee Of
the whole (Mr. Pnyson Of Illinois, in the chair
on the sundry civil appropriation bill. The
Worlds Fair paragraph having been reached,
II was agreed, owing 10 tic latcncss Of the
hour, that its debate should be postponed until
TO morrow. Mr.. Bland (Mo) offered silver
'rce-Conaso amendment TO the paragraph pro
vlding for the recoinage Of gold and silver
coins.
WASHINGTON, Feb 6-SENATE-The eight
hour bill vas antagonized by Messrs. Cockrell
and Vest, and advocated by Mr.. Sherman. II
was agreed 10 vote on the bill tomorrow. The
naval appropriation bill was reported to the
Senate today by the Appropriation Commit
tee AS reported, II carries items aggrcgating
about s3l, $40 65i, or 1886, 900 more thau the
amount allowed by the House. Senator Collum
introduced bill appropriating $4,000 to en-
able the Secretary Of War to purchase q testing
machine :.r tensions and conpresslon, for use
t.lbe Iio,ck Ifi"M Mcftlnley' dgnvu unanimous
consent for the present consideration OF the
bill providing that nothing in the tarifI act shall
be held TO repeal OF impair the reciprocity
treaty with the Hawaiian Islands. Mr.. Bland
MOI objected. The House then went into
committee Of The whole MIR Payson 1lL) in
the chair, on the sundry civil approprla-
tion bill. The effort OF Mr.. Bland OF Missouri,
TO tack the silver bill on the sundry civil ap-
proprat on bill was deteated-lA to 1871. The
remainder of the day was consumed in debate
on the sections OF the bill relating to the Worlds
Fair appropriations.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-SENATE. Tho reso'
luton in favor OF night sessions was adopted.
The eight hour bill was debated and amended
and recommitted to the Committee on Educa'
ton Senator sherman, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, reported an amendment
proposed to be made 10 the diplomatic and
Consular appropriation bill, which contemplates
the division OF the Central American mission
into two missions, one TO include Nicaragua,
Costa Rica and Salvador, and the other Hon
duras ana Guatemala. The President sent
TO the Senate the following nominations for
Surveyors OF Customs: Charles j. Robb. Mich
igan City, Ind. Emerson Etheridge, Memphis
Tenn.
HOUSE In the House the Worlds Fair soc
tous OF the sundry civil appropriation were dis
posed OF. TIE death OF Representative Phelan
OF Tennessee. was reported and a committee ap'
pointed to attend the funeral Representative
Fithian. of Illinois, introduced in the House a
bill to provide for graduated income tax to
meet expenses for pensions, and the army and
| navy. REPRESENTATIVE Gambler, OF Massachus'
| etts introduced q bill to-day authorizing the
! Postmaster General 10 contract with any per
| sons or companies operating telegraph lines Tor
the tran smisson Of tolegraphic correspondence
at rates TO be agreed upon. Mr.. Evans, OF
Tennessee, reinlroduced the bill heretofore
offered by him to establish n limited postal telo'
graph service.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-SENATE. - AT IL
| o'clock the unfinished business was laid before
| tho Senate, which was Mr., Harris motion TO
| lay on the table Mr. Bairs motion TO recon-
| slider the vote recommtting to the Committee
| on Education aud Labor the bill providing for
| the adjus ment OF accounts OF laborcrs, work
men and mechanics arising under the eight
hour law. Tho motion TO lay on the table was
disagreed to-yeas ~, nays 81 The question
WINS taken on the motion to reconsider. and II
WAS disagreed o-yeds 2s, nays 90 So the bill
stands rscommitted to the Committee on Educa
ton and labor The Senate then proceeded TO
the cons deration OF the House copyright bill
After long debate the photographic amend
ment was agreed to-yeas q, nays "a
HousE-rhe House passed the sundry civfl
appropriation bill with an amendment provid.
ing for clerks for Representatives, TIE senate
amendments to the forilcation bill were non
CURED In, and conference was ordered. The
House then adjourned.
Notes From the Capital.
A BILL granting pension of 500 per
month to W. II. Powell, late Brigadier
General and Brcvet Major General Of
| Volunteers was introduced THURSDAY