Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-16
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.



WASHINGTON July 5-SENArE.-NothingH H
special interest was transacted in the senate.
Senator voorhees, made his appearance in the
senate today, the first time since the Chicago
convention. lie looks quite feeble and has tho
appearance Of being quite H.
HousE.-The free coinage BILL passed by tho
senate recently, came up for reference. Tho
natural place for it TO go was, OF course, to the
committee on coinage, weights and measures, OF
which Mr.. Bland is chairman. Mr. Tracy, OF
Albany, N. Y, an ant-coinage democrat, moved
to refer ii to the committee on banking
and currency. Mr.. Tracy is himself
member Of Bland's committee, bat he pro-
posed an inappropriate reference for the
purpose Of making show OF opposition to the
bill. The afternoon was spent in filibustering,
there being scarcity OF members. Sometimes
there was quorum and sometimes there was
not. A vote on Traceys motion was not OBJ
tanned, and the house, after several hours OF
tiresome nonsense, adjourned, leaving the ques'
ton of reference hanging fire. No advantage
was gained by either side There was a nero
consumption OF time. 1t Is strongly intimated
that Mr.. Tracey never expected, and does not
expect now, the bill to go to any other than the
committee on coinage, weights and measures.
WASHINGTON July 8-SENArE.-The senate
has ADDED to the sundry civil appropriation bill
S25, 600 for the federal buildings at Cincinnati
HoUsE-T~ silver question Is still in the
air The senate bill again came up to-day In
the house on the question Of reference and tho
motion to send it TO the committee on
banking and currency was beaten, but
there was hlibustering on motion by
Bland to refer 1t to the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, and after some
time the matter was dropped for the present
and other matters taken up There is a lull in
the storm. There will be more trouble. Thcr
free silver men seem indisposed TO take chances
on amending the bill and will probably push It
as it stands notwiths tandng the opinions OF
several leading lawyers that the bill repudi-
atos the paper now in circulation based on sill
yer deposits There Is much doubt as 10 the
outcome Of the fight, but the majority opinion
is that the bill will pass.
WASHINGTON, July 7-SENATE. - Senator
Blackburn to-day submitted the petition OF the
| kenton county, KY, Womans Suffrage asso'
| citation praying for an amendment to the con-
stituton granting the right Of suffrage 10 WON.
en-. The senate has passed bill providing
for the erection Of a public building at Mnncie,
Ind, at a cost Of not to exceed sl5O,OOo
| HousE-Speaker Crisp received a telegram
| from Cordela, Ca, announcing his denomination
| for congress by acc!amation, BY unanimous
| consent to-day the senate free silver bill was
| referred to the house committee on coinage,
weights and measures. The long filibustering
against this logical result was led by Mr..
Tracy, Of New York. Tracy, however, objected
| when Bland asked unanimous consent for the
committee to sit during the sessions OF the
house. Mr. Harter and other anti-silver demo-
Gratis feel assured that the bill will be beaten
in the house, though it will die without fight.
WAsHINGToN July 8.-SENATE-The resolu'
L.. tfnr t,NtA nfYn.
tead difiiculty, offered in the senate by PETER
nd Gallinger, and appropriately referred yes.
terday, were not reported to-day, but Mr.. Gal
linger worked in speech anyhow, making de-
Tense Of the tariff.
| HOusE-Wth the land-office business done
by the democrats in the house to-day there
comes a streak Of daylight on the question of
adjournment. Nothing remains Of serious con-
sequence in front Of the appropriation bills ex'
cept the silver bill and some members are con-
ddent of the adjournment by the last OF the
month. Mr. DUNCAN, Of Ohio, introduced bill
to remove the record OF conviction and dishon-
orable discharge from the service OF F'irst-Lieut
W H. Davis, late Company H, Twenty-ffth
o. vi The tin-plate bill, the leadore bill and
the bill to limit the amount Of wearing apparel
which travellers may bring into this country
free of duty were passed under suspension oi
the rules in the house to-day, the democrats
having larger number OF members present
than they have had for months The anti-silveI
men tonight are positive OF their ability TO de
feat the measure in the house. It's the general
opinion that the bill can not pass the house
This will leave the bin IN The peculiar condition
Of being passed by a republican senate and de-
feated by a democratic house, while the party
platforms make declarations contrary to this
condition.
WASHINGTON July o Five of the animal ap
, preparation bills have received the signatures
Of the speaker and the vice president, and nov
only await the signature of the president TO be
: comelaws. They are the agricultural, the rive
and harbor, the Indian, the post office and th'
, pension appropriation bills. Six of them arr
still in conference, or with the conference report
Enacted on. They are the army, the diplo
matte and consular, the District OF Columbia
} the Military academy the naval and the leg1s
lative appropriation bills. The conference re
port on the Military academy bill has beel
agreed TO in the senate, but has not yet bee
| reuorted in the house The conference repor
on the naval bill has been twice rejected in tn
: house, the trouble being over the senate amend
d ments authorizing the construction OF one line
of.battle ship, and appropriating $4,000 for tn
! proposed international naval review in Ne'
York harbor and Hampton Roads in celebratio
I of the discovery Of America.