Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
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FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.


WAsHISGToa, March s-SESArE-Senator
Carlisle introduced a bill to reimburse the state
of Kentucky for arms, ordinance, and ordin'
ance stores issued to volunteers and militia
organizations and United States ordinance on
GERS and used in aiding to suppress the rebel!'
ion against the United States Senator Black
burn presented to the senate the resolution OF
the Kentucky Legislature, signed by the speaker
Of the house and the president pro ten. Of tbs
senate, and was approved by John Young
Brown. governor. and by John w. Headley,
secretary OF state, concerning the election oil
United States senators by popular
E-Representative Storer appeared be-
fore the house judiciary committee to-day and
made an argument in favor OF favorable re-
port on his bill for the reimbursing Of the city
OF Cincinnati in the sum Of about s. 600 for the
pavement around the customhouse on Walnut,
Fifth and Main streets. The house met and ad-
iourned out of respect to the memory of the late
Representative Kendall, OF Kentucky.
WASHINGTON. March 9-SESATE.-The SEN
ate joint resolution for payment Of the state OF
West Virginia of her share OF the direct tax re-
fund was taken up and made special order for
next Monday. The pure food bill was taken up,
and after the adoption OF several slight amend
ments, it was passed without o division Mr.
Hale, from the naval committee reported back
his bill to further increase the naval department
ships, coast defeuses gunboats and eight first
class torpedoboats. Among the bills introduced
and referred was the following: To test and
try the science OF spelling, and to provide for
establishing one hundred schools for that pur'
pose; and to establish spelling school in the
Worlds Columbian exposition, to be held in
Chicago in 1893
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Correcting mill.
tary record Of Same B. Smith. of the Ninety.
third O. V. l., and paying him certain back pay
pensionng Thomas Thompson, dependent and
crippled son OF Cornelius Thompson, late pri-
va,e in Company ID, 1924 0. v L., and paying
him pension of ST. per month; removing charge
OF deserton from the record Of Geo, Igen, late
Of Company f., Eleventh O. V. l.; TO correct the
record Of Richard Curl late OF Company c,
Seventh Kentucky Cavalry; OF Scott Mulford,
late Of Company B, l50th Indiana " l.; OF Con
rad Pender, late OF Company G. Sixth Ken
lucky v l., and Of John NJ Fagn, of Company
c, 18th Indiana " l., granting them honorable
discharges and removing charges Of desertion;
TO reimburse Geo w. Mckinze, postmaster Of
kokomo, Ind, for money paid out by him as
postmaster for clerk hire rents, gas light and
fuel in the sum Of s7l3
WASHINGTON, March O--SENATE-Senator
Voorhees, to-day introduced bill for the relief
OF Robert p Graham, removing the charge OF
desertion against him. Senator Sherman pre-
sented to the senate to-day the memorial OF the
Ohio legislature for ship canal from the great
lakes 10 the Ohio river. and also a petition for
the relief Of Gideon Nei who was fife major.
Eleventh o. " |. There were also number Of
petitions upon many subjects that are not Of in
terest Mr.. Cooper, OF Indiana, introduced bills
to pension Ferd Anderson, imbecile son Of Capt
| Archibald Anderson, late OF Company C, l45th
Indiana V. l.; to pension Jacob koshart, late
| private, Company b. First Indiana heavy arti.
| lery. Mr. Outhwaite-To remove charges Of
| desertion Of the military record OF John c.
| Frost Company C., Seventh Pennsylvania cav.
| airy. Mr. Pearson-Pensioning Henry Merritt,
| late private Of the Second Ohio regiment in the
| war with Mexico.
HoUsE-The debate on the tariff was con-
| tinued.
| WASHINGTON March l-SENATE-Senator
| Brices bill for sundry lighthouse and other
| aids OF navigation was fayorably reported to
the senate to-day by Senator Dolph with an
amendment 1t provides among other things
| for steam fog whistle at Fairport Harbor, O.,
| on Lake Erie at a cost Of 1890, and one al To-
rain Harbor O., on Lake Erie, at same price,
| The original bill provided for a steam signal and
range light on the pier but this was stricken
out The reported bill also provides for 4 light
at cost of $500 at Starve Island Reef, Lake
Eric, for the re-establshment of light at Port
| Nllltul, W. NJ ID COSt Vi el,Jb, anu luT HOSlIR
| range light in the Maumee river so as to proper
| ly light the new channel at cost OF 5000
HoUsE-The tariff discussion in the house to-day
was more than usually interesting. and there
| were several lively passages which forcibly re-
minded one of the fierce political scenes of past
| congresses, when this allabs0rbing issue was
| TO the front. The speeches of today, on both
| sides OF the house, were well fortified, and
| were listened to with great deal OF attention
| by the members.
WASHINGTON, March l2,-SENATE.-Littlc
business was transacted today. Senator Ne
| Milan Of Michigan, and his district committee
have entered decree against the practice Of
docking horses tails, and it will be stopped. In
bill defining and Furnishing cruelty to animals,
which that committee favorably reported, the
| docking OF horses tails is prohibited, and
henceforth the equine race will live and flourish
in the District Of Columbia in peace and COM
fort II will be hard on the Anglo-maniacs who
ape the English, and delight in their drag and
bob-taied nags, but Scnacor Mcmillan has no
deterioratcd American blood in his veins. He
| is thoroughly American, n lover Of fine horses
owns a good stable and believes that, in addi
ton 10 blooded stock, magnificent name and
tail is one Of the chief adornments of horse
The decree has gone forth, and docking will be
| stopped.
| HouSE.-The house committee on territories
| finished the consideration Of the Arizona state.
hood bill, and has decided to report 1t favorably
to the house. Practically the same conclusion
has been reached on the New Mexico bill
Among the private bills introduced in the house
are the following: BY Mr.. Stone, OF Kentucky
For the relief OF Susan b. Chambers, OF Full
ton county, Ky, paying her s75i for stores and
supplies taken from her by U, S. troops during
the war; paying j. W Know, Of Carroll county,
Ky, $3.50 for stores and supplies taken by U.
s, troops during the rebelion paying Sarah F.
Dickson, OF Caldwell county, Ky, 5000 for sup
plies furnished L. s, troops.
| WASHINGTON, March l5-SENATE-The SEN
ate passed, by vote Of 81 to 81, the post offlcs
building bill, authorizing the postmaster gem
eral 10 cause the construction Of post offices in
cities where the gross receipts have for three
years exceeded 5000, and have not exceeded
$1,000. Senator Sherman introduced the fol-
lowing petitions from citizens Of Ohio: Sixteen
for legislation defining lard, and imposing a tax
thereon; six praying for legislation to prevent
the adulteration of food; twenty-one for legsla
tion for the encouragement OF silk culture;
twenty-six for q law prohibiting contracts dis
, crediting legal tender currency; thirty-four In
favor OF a law toprevent gambling in farm prod
ucts; thrtyone favoring the free delivery oi
mails in country districts.
HoUsE.-Mr V. A. Taylor introduced bill
providing that all soldiers of the late war who
ro-enlisted as veteran volunteers and afterwart
, were discharged TO receive promotion and com
missions as officers in the army shall be paid
all installments Of veteran bounty which wer,
withheld from them on account Of their beint
$ so commissioned and mustered, the same a
. they would have been entitled to receive hat
. they completed their term of enlistment with
out promotion and received an honorable dis
u charge. provided that oil soldiers Of the lat
y war who were discharged TO receive promotion
!. prior TO their reenlistment as veterans shall b.
I entitled TO receive the same bounty that the!
would have been entitled TO had they served n
enlisted men for the full term OF their service
A number Of private bills were introduced.
Destitution In Portugal.
LISBON, March 15.-Great distress pre-
walls among the working classes in thi
city, and the situation grows wors,
" daily. Many OF them are absolutel,
s penniless, and every day bread is dis