Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-12
FIFTY-SEC0ND CONGRESS-


| ness OF general Importance was transaetfxd
Houss-Thc Wheels Of tariff reform lreisIos
> uon wiii be fairly started in the house ef reps
! tscnta'iscs In = few days. The Indian nppro
] pnia.on oiii which has occupied tho house f0r 3
1 ! week was passed this afternoon fmmediatcty
the tariff bills were reported from the commit.
ee on ways and means. They relate 10 free
: wooi' tree binding twins and froe cotton tien
} ns PROBABLE that they win be considered II
r .n,s oroer. IL was the intention to have these
rI'is 'aRen up ~ soon as reported, but owing 70
INC Illness Of Mr. Springer, chairman Of The com
mItee on ways and means. the consideration
mas oeen postponed until next Tuesday
WAsHiscros, March 2.-SErATs-Pctttioas
presented: Urging the passage OF bill dcfinlns
laro and imposing tax thereon: pravihc fur
! sne passage OF law against the adulferatiUn Of
iooo ana drugs; also for law prohibiting ean,.
Oiing In iarm products, and also for the passage
q an act making certain issues Of money full
..Eal Venaef: praying for the passage Of houoo
D'lI no ~ to amend and enforce the cighthous
NV ana also similar petition from tho sradeo
ana iabor assembly OF Tolcdo providing for tn
preference Of old soldiers and sailors n cmntoy.
msnt and retention on all public worls and pub
nc improvements under the control and supee-
vision Of the United States, ana ID remove. by
general legislation, eli bafrisrs ana reatrtcsions
now 70 zoe way OF their appointmSht ana retcnr
"on IN tne cisil ssrvic Of the United States,
nouss uss-Fepfssentative Cultivate, chais.
n4n OF Inc committee on military affairs n.
u ,,,.,,y ,avoraoly 70 me house . resolution thst
Gen William J. Seweu Gen. Martin r "a.
Mahon' Capt John L. Mitehell and Maj. Georro
boneDrake be reapponted managers Of tn
National homes for disabled volunteer soldiers
tor 'no Term OF onico commencing on the 2ist
day OF April, 1892, to fll vacancics which vili
occur oy expiration OF terms Of onHca Judge
IAra ~ taylor. OF the judiciary committee, 70
ported 70 the house bill to define the crimes Of
wu1uel IN tne nrst ana second degree and man.
''xugnter, and providing punishment therefor.
WASHINGTON, March 3-SENATE-Thc sen.
ste decided the Idaho senatorial eentest by dc.
elsr'ng Dubois entitled to the seat he occupies.
ana re'ecting the claims Of Claggett contest
ant; the house bill authorizing the poetmaster.
general to credit the late postmaster A. Indian.
apolis, Aquilla Jones, with the sum Of q. al
vas passed. The senate ratified The protocale
ana treaty making the United States party %
.ne convention Of Betne, relating to the proteo
The senate adopted resolution providins tSat
me agreement p nos to be Ia derosstion Of ~
cIisune U. :. statutes relating 70 patents.
nvusA-Inese were among tho petitions In
noouccd INTO the house to-day: Petition a 1.
washington Grange, No 1850, Of Indiana. ~
!eslsiaucn extending the free delivery Of man
D.u!ai dnt!icts; . petition from the Fifteenth
District o. Ohio Of the Women's Christian Tenn,
Reranee Union for closing tho Worlds f.ir =
No, 8, Of Cleveland, praying for the possare Il
we mousse bill for amending and enforcing the
eighthour law. Several private bills were Ia
troduccd
WASHINGTON. March l-SEHArR. .-Tha scn.
ate was deluged with petitions urrinr actior
upon OIL kinda Of propositions Among the ri.
Mse ol!is introduced in the senate to-day were
Me iol'owing' BY Mr. Sherman -Pcnsionipe
Angcine Hyde, widow Of Alpheus II. HYDE. Ists
RI sllss y Lieutenant Company H, issd O. v. l.; by
Mr. voorhees, relieve A. q. Robb. lata r,rst
Lieutenant Company E, twenty sixth ind VT:
granting On Increase OF pension 10 Horny Rsiter.
isse "a private, Company B. Ninety.seventh Ind
'. l., pay'n& MIN $50 per month. Tho army and
navy appropriation bills were completed In com.
mlttee to-day. The former sppropriates so1.
w. the latter about "a, ,OC0, 900.
houss-Mr. Stone, Of Kentucky, introduced
M ,nse tne house to-day bill for the relief Of
Nv ~ -. S.lman, OF Graves county, KY paying
nm Clao Tor stores and supplies furnished TIA
y. y army during the war The bill Of M.
Caruth. Of Kentucky. for the relief Of Mary
Casher1ne Reerdon, IN army nurse pensionina
aes as VIZ per month was favorably reported 81
'ne committee on invalid pensions. Also. Tia
'iu Of Mr. Martin, Of Indiana. restoring Cynthk
'pa 2. bruneman, formerly widow Of John Tasa.
y montpelioT' IND, late private In CdmpSry-
y Eoftysevensh Ind v. I Bills were passed
commn!ee OF me whole, With . favorable
10 the house, for the relief n
nc Cumberland Female COLLEGE, Of McMinn.
llle, Tenn; for the rolicf Of the First Meth.
DIST church In the city Of Jackson Tenn.
WASHINGTON, March S-SKNAry-No busi
ess transacted
HoUsE-Mr Tucker, Of Virginia, from thu
ommittee OF election Of president vice.presi.
ent, etc, reported joint resolution proposing
cohstltuuonal amendment changing the date.
eglnn'ng and ending Of terms Of senators and
from March to December a..
rovtding that the annual sessions shall h.oir
the second Monday in January; and further
roVldlng that the term Of the president and
ce president shall commence and end nm Anrtl
instead OF March I. House calendar ma
gent deficiency appropriation bill was thcn
ken up ana passed without amendment or de.
ne Mr.. Hatch OF Missouri, called up tho bin
'propriating (as deficiency sI5D,OOo for car.
lsry and $4,000 for experiments In The nro.
lcton OF sugar.
WASHINGTON, March 7-SRNArE-Bu,s In,
oduced: BY Senator Voorhees, -Pensionins
mn B. Coleman. late an cmp!oye in the ouar.
rmsster generals office, U. S. army; for tho
liei OF Ihos. 9. Corbin, now a captain on the
tired list Of the navy: pensioning Dor.
Nutt, WIDOW OF Nicholas Mutt, lata
private In the U. 8. army Senator Sher,
IN introduced petitions as follows: The peti
N OF Olivia N. Ford. widow OF Dr. H, A. Ford.
aging compensation for services rendered bv
husband as missionary surgeon at the port
Gaboon, West Equatorial Africa, from octos
:, isto, 10 February, 1853
doUsB.-Before the reading Of the journal in
house Mr Caichngs called up the resolution
ting apart three days for the Consideration
the Bland frec-coinage bill After lengthy
sharp debate March q was fixed upon a
date for the consideration Of the bill Birs
reduced: Pensioning Mary Cox, dependent
ther OF David Newson, late OF Componv X.
trteenth I. v. l.: John Newson, late Of Com.
ny D. Sixty'seventh l. v. l.; Jos. Newson.
Q Of Company A, Tifty.third l. v. l.. and ri;
wson, late Of Company A. Twelfth / vi.
pay her twelve dollars per month; to nav
W. Sterns, Of Company c, Thirty second
ntucky Volunteer Infantry, for his seryicee
! private from the 18th Of December. Isee. ~
gust IL 1883, as though his name had been on
muster roll all that time; pensionine Sarah
3lcdsoe, widow Of Willis NJ Bledsoe. lats of
npany X. Sixtieth Enrolled Missouri Militia:
pension I. B. Turpn, Of Pulaski county XIV.
nm equal to to the pay Of Second Lieutenant
npany Q, First Kentucky Volunteers, from
gust T. to December II. 1851
6T Wife First, Himself Next.