Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-04-09
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.


troduced: Granting an increase OF pension TO
Isaac c. Ross, and paying him forty dollars per
month; granting an increase OF pension TO Jas
F. Singer, Company F, Sixth regiment, L " l.;
for the relief OF Seaton Norman, appointing
him assistant surgeon in the U. s. Marine ser
vice; pensoning VIM. Condeli. Company r, U.
S. Infantry; granting an increase OF pension 70
Robert Hammond, late private in Company A,
Fifteenth o. V. l., and paying ffty dollars per
month; granting an increase OF pension TO
Sarah A. Woodbridge, dependent mother
Of Capt Charles Brewer, late of the Nineteenth
O. V. l., and paying her fifty dollars per month;
paying Indiana Polling, widow OF Lewis J. Tull,
Of Company +, Third Lv. l., q pension Of twelve
dollars per month. Senator Voorhees, bill to
purchase , painting Of Abraham Lincoln has
beenfavoiable reported by the committee on
library.
HoUsE-The tariff occupied the attention Of
the House to-day, the debate on the free wool
bill being continued. Mr.. Harter (Ohio) made
| speech, which was good free-trade argu'
| ment Gov. McCreary, Ky.) also made
speech, in which he showed forth the democratic
view on the subject The other democratic
speaker was DeForest tCt). The only fepub
| lican who spoke was Doliiver Qa).
WASHINGTON, March 30-SESATE-Roger @
| Mills was sworn in as senator to-day. Senator
| Voorhees, favorably reported from the commit
tee on library his bill authorizing the purchase
Of Lawrie's picture Of Gen. George H. Thomas
Senator Hiscock introduced bill appropriat-
ing 1900 for expenses incident to dedicatory
ceremonies over the statue Of Gen. Lafayette,
proposed to be held in Washington during the
G. A. r. encampment in September, 1892. Sem
ator Sherman presented sixtyeight petitions,
with $50 signatures, urging that oleomargarine
be made subject to the laws Of the several
states.
HoUsE-Bils introduced; BY Mr. Martin, Of
Indiana-Paying 81 900 to the lawful heirs Of
Daniel Henner, deceased, late of Pennsylvania,
| for property destroyed during the war; by Mr..
Stone Of MISUNDERSTANDING charges Of de.
| sertion from the record Of Robert NJ Young,
late OF Company X, Thirty fifth kentuckyV.L l.;
| paying Mrs. Margaret Martin, widow OF Thomas
Martin late Of Livingston county, KY, $50 for
| one mule furnished the U. S. army during the
war The wool bill debate continued
| WASHINGTON, March 3l-SzsATE.-Little
| business Of general interest was transacted
| The senate to-day voted TO retain in the Indian
appropriation bill the house provision the as
signment Of army officers, instead OF civilians TO
| the duties OF Indian agents.
HoUsE-The following private bill was intro
duced to-day by Gen. Enochs: Removing the
charge of deserton from the military record Of
| Andrew J. Sayre Company X, Eleventh West
| Virginia V. l. Mr. Storer introduced the fol-
lowing private bills: To place the name Of Capt
and Brew. Brig. Gen Anderson on the retired
list, and late OF the Fifth infantry; pensioning
Mrs. Lucy Ord Mason widow OF Lieut. John l..
Mason, Of the U. s. army.
| WASHINGTON, April 1.-SENATE-Senator
| Mills, OF Texas, fairly entered upon his SEN
atoral duties to-day, and accepted as his COM
| mittee assignments the places vacated by the
retirement OF his predecessor Senator Chiffon.
| hp a M hpro nj mi n
coast defenses. mines and mining patents and
post Offices and post roads. Senator Mills also
| appointed as his private secretary Obrien
Moore. There was little business transacted
to-day.
HoUsE-Mr Lodge introduced a bill provid.
Ing for international ratio between goli and
silver, and to suspend the purchase Of silver
bullion and the issue OF treasury notes thereon,
as provided by the act Of July IA, 1890 Repre-
sentative Sayers, of Texas, reported the ur.
gency deficiency appropriation bill to the house.
II aggregates s952, 63D Of which $4,000 Is to
supply deficiencies in the appropriation for the
collection Of customs revenues. The most in
| teresting item, however, is one OF f24l, $50 TO
supply with artificial limbs soldiers who lost
limbs in the war For the eleventh census an
appropriation Of 100000 is made.
| WASHINGTON. April 2-SrNArr-Ne business
OF interest was transacted.
HoUsE-The general discussion on the tariff
bill in the house closed to-day. II the present
programme as agreed upon by the leaders, is
| carried out, the consideration OF the free wool
bill under the five minute rule will begin Mon
day, and the measure will be passed by the
house early in the week. Mr.. Burrows, OF
| Michigan, a member Of the committee on ways
and means, was the chief speaker in opposition
| to the bill
WASHINGTON, April 4.-SENATE-Sherma
spoke on the silver question defending the act
Of 1890. Senator Blackburn presented a me-
mortal Of the legislature Of the state Of Ken
lucky asking that the franliing privilege be ex-
tended to the commissioners Of agriculture OF
the several states. Senator Sherman presented
petitions OF the citizens of GAINESVILLE asking
that the Worlds fair be closed on Sunday, and
Of the Woman's Christian Temperance union,
Of Defiance, and of $50 citizens of Wellington,
o.. urging that the Worlds fair be closed en-
Sunday, and protesting against the sale OF IT,.
toxcating liquors on the fair grounds. A large
number of private bills were introduced.
HousE-The Chinese exclusion bill was pass.
ed by the house by vote OF l79 yeas to i3 nays.
Tho bill absolutely prohibits any Chinese
| whether or not subjects OF China excepting
diplomatic and consular officers and servants)
from entering the United States, and Chinese
who may hereafter leave the United States are
prohibiting from returning to this country II
makes liable TO arrest upon warrants issued BY
Any justice, Judge or U. s. commissioners, Chi.
nese or persons OF Chinese descent entering the
United States by crossing its boundary lines,
or found unlawfully in the United States, and
provides for the punishment OF the Chinese by
Imprisonment not exceeding five years and sub
sequent removal from the United States to the
country whence they came, provided that when
they come TO the United States from China by
way of contiguous foreign territory, they shall
be returned to China.