Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-02-26
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THE NEWS N BRIEF.
FIFTY-EIRsT CONGRESS.

~ the senate. the lsth. the conferences
report On the Forfifcafions bE1f vas mxr~~d
20. Mr.. Mcconnell spoke In sivo~.ev Of his
efli directing proc~edinx OF ecndeuaas stion
against the rnioa and Central Paefne rail-
roatA The Hoase totnt resolution TO cor
rect aa error o9 punctuation IN the rsrfn
bin ef rss grelafinx 90 sviasl vas passed
Mr.. Quay addressed the senate in rrfusa-
ton ef charges circulated against him. a,ter
valch the Hawaliaa Cable amendment 20
the Diplousts< bstI vas adopted In the
Hoase Mr.. T. .. rsyior. Of ohso. .pcloxtrre
eoaference repors o. the Array Approprta-
ssoa I'm Vas thea adopted Rsseiasions os
ssxev % the aessh Of Gener.i Shsrnsz
were pssssa
II tas senate. % the f-sn. the erefensiais
of w. A rfsG~r a. Senator eject from Kan
sAs. we're placed On alel me eoafer~nes re-
port oa the eili granting rigAe Of way 90 the
tznrttos Port Riley s<ress Railway Opu-
Dsny thro1sh tns Fort Riley MEieary Res<r-
watson In Kansas vas agreed 20. The DIP
lomsfae and Consular Apprupriafion hlfI
vas then taken up The senate committee
on ananes suemissed an adverse report On
the etii providing for Govsrnmsnsall loans on
real estate The eommIsfes IN Irs report
hold that the sxrsrimsnf would result dis-
assroasiy- The Dtplonasse hul vss thea
passed and the copyrsghs oEll vas taken ue
action on H. In the House Q re~olusson vas
reporsed for the impeachment cf AYsxana<r
Boarman. United ssafes District Judge for
the district OF Louisiana The resolution
sas ordered printed and recoumEsset- ne
conference report On the rorssae.sions bsIi
vas agreed TO- The Indian Appropriaslon
bfi1 vas considered In commltsee OF the
Whole. and - sngrossmsns and third read
ha ordered
In the Senate. On the rssh, the Copyrtrhs
bill vas taken MP. amended aad passed rhs
Senate bill for the erection Of new en- ssoua-
house in New York vas passed The bill
providing for the payment Of clafnns arising
from Indian depredafIons vss shen sah ca
up and discussed unsfi p n. when q recess
vas taken until eight O'Clock la the
House Mr.. rayson. Of Iiifnels. vas elected
speaker pro tom. IN the absence Of Speaker
Reed. who vas detained as home By sick
mesa Couferrnres we're ordered on the Dis
preparation bills AFTER which the rndian
Appropriation bill vas considered and
passed and the Post Once Approcriastou
esli vas carried into committee Of sns y hole
bus vas aos Disposed Of
In the senate. on the ssh. Mr. Ingalls,. in .
brief saztrsss. s<n1eret ut. r-sfgnssion as
prestsisaf pro s<m- Of the senate 20 take
ed-cf the -lscfloa Of his su~ces>or
Several bills Of an nnIm porsans narnr~ we're
passed afrer vhi<n the Indian pepr~sf.sso1s
slli vas discussed and passed The Mica
ragua biu vas made sns unfinished bust
ness ----- In the Hssse. Atssr three nogrs had
bean consumed IN consideration Of the
Claims bfli- the Pcse -Omes ApproprtaEfoa
etll Vas taken mp in eommiexe~ Of the whole
eas without dispo.ing Of r1e bali the Heass
as p m took Q recess Enkii eight O'Clock
the evening session being aevsxe1 20 ne
eonsi9erassoa sf the inamigratioa bill
II the <~nsre. the rsth. ass~r the pas
sage ef EH Hoase Psnsioa buis and sAs
transaexion Of ether routfne eustness1 eon-
sts-r.fion of the Nicaragua Canal biu vas
resumed Mr. Vest made q Icax speech In
eppesirion % the 9TH. taxing ths xreana
tnas sas Balw~r-Ctayton treaty ke-
tween the Cnits<t >eaers AMI ereas Britain
wa Sill in force No action was kaa-n On
the hfii------fn rhs House. AFTER objection
and slioass<rsax by th~ D~morrxss a r~.o-
i1ffan for the tmnesf ATE consideration OF
business rerorte: oy the counlrree oa the
Judiciary v2s adopted and the bin sor IA,
RELIEF of the Supreme Court. With senate
aEsndEentss Was taken mp. the amend
men<s ron-cooeurr~si tn and conference
ordsred The House then proceeded 20 the
consideration Of the bill 20 an the salaries
Of United states district Judges. bat without
etsrostn< OF q q rece~s vas taken until
eight o'eioek-tne nighs session being for
sae eonsi1e-afsoD % persicn oillA