Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-28
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-



WASHINGTON, May i7.-SESArE-Therc was
denial in the senate this afternoon of rather
more than common interest, on the new navy,
economy IN Expenditures, the sinking fund, etc.
measure under consideration being the naval
appropriation bill. The immediate considern.
ton was an amendment reported by the senate F
committee providing further heavy expendis
lures, only 100000 OF which was TO be appropri.
ated this year Altogether the navy got Some
pretty bad hits to-day. Vest argued the strong
improbability Of war, and said that the build
ing OF great navy would stimulate the employ
rnent OF IT, and logically lead TO the enlistment
Of large standing army.
HousE-The house wrangled over items in
the sundry civil appropT atoms bill to-day, and
got along so slowly that several days more mus1
elapse before the measures canfoe reported to
the house.
WASHINGTON, May is.-SENATE-The senate
to-day adopted the senate amendment to the
| naval appropriation bill by q vote Of yeas So,
nays Is The affirmative votes were pearly all
cast By republicans, and the negative totes by
democrats and alliance men. The aInendmsut-
provides for the construction Of one feHgoing
coast line Dattle-sbip, one harbor defense,
double-turret ship, Of the monitor tyr5 foug
ligbs-draft gunbosts, and six torpedo. lAoatas
The bill was then passed. The house bill pro-
The bill now goes back TO the house The sen.
ate committee on commerce has cut down the
appropriations Of the river and harbor bill from
al 1850 to s2O2ol 36s which Is nearly II 10000
less than the appropriation made by the bill as
II came from the house The projects which,
among others were scaled down were as fol.
lows Twenty-foot channel, Great lakes, from
$4,000 to 55,0ol Great Kanawha river, West
Virginia, from 1900 900 TO S2..5 900
HoUsE-The silver question was the feature
Of interest IN the house to-day and much TO the
disappointment Of the silveriics the speaker
sustained the point Of order raised against Mr..
Bartine's free coinage amendment to the sun.
dry civil bill, and thehouse clinched the matter
by unfolding Mr. Crisp's decision. Later on Mr..
Bland offered an amendment for the coinage OF
all silver bullion purchased and now IN the
treasury into standard silver dollars Points Of
order were raised against the amendment and
the speaker reserved his decision. .,
WASHINGTON, May -Senate-No business
OF importance transacted.
HoUsE.-The following were among the pri.
yate bills introduced to-day: Fv Mr.. Caruih,
OF Kentucky for the relief OF the Kentcky and
Indiana Bridge Co; by Mr. Haricr, Of Ohio, in.
cFeasins the pension of George a. Brccsinrdge,
late Of company c ,eighty-second o. VI, TO fifty
collars per month: by Mr.. Enochs. OF Ohio, pen.
SIGNING Peter Wild, a teamster in tie employ
Of the United States army during the war; by
Mr., Warwick, Of Ohio removing the charge Of
deserion aglins: Adam B. Alderman, late Of
company 3, seventeen Indiana V. L. ard from
the record Of Cornelius I. Miller, late OF the
ninth Ohio cavalry, and 10 pension Charles s.
McGirT, late private company A, Hxth United
states cavalry, thirty dollars per /. nth. Mr..
Harters bill TO pay Frank s. Sewers late
lieutenant and quartermaster, third o V. I.
cavalry, S!e9 80 to reimburse him for certain ex.
penses was facorahly reported.
WASHINGTON. May 2l-SENATE-The senate
has passed the river and harbor appropriation
bill without a division, and conference with
the house has been asked An amendment was
adopted authorizing the secretary Of war ID
make 4 survey for ship canal from Toledo toe
point near Cincinnati, utilizing the Miami and
Erie canal.
HousE-There vas considerable excitement
and some il-feelng among the republicans In
the house to-day when Representative Kilgore.
Of TEXAS, raised point OF order, which was
sustained by the chair (Mr Herbert, OF Ala.
bama) against the clause in the sundry civil
service bill appropriating $4,000 for the cree.
ton in the city Of Washington, Of u statue to
the late Gen. W. I. Sherman. The matter will
be called up in the house tomorrow in the shape
of a separate bill, The following were among
Inc private DIS Introduced IN Inc house by
NC,Epofbs. .ntC ltiq-,To. Gnrrect. .tbe ,JniGtasp
ticth O. Y. l. Mr. Pearson-To amend the mill
itary record Of Lieut. W. s. Sprgg late OF Com
pany II, Iltth o. V. 1,
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-SENATE-No bust
ness of Importance transacted
HorsE-Mr. Outhwaite chairman Of the com.
mittee on military affairs, reported favorably
this morning a bill for the appropriation of $780,
900 for the purchase Of pedestal for monu'
ment to Gen. Sherman, The bill was introduced
last night by Mr. Bryan, Of Nebraska, afteS
the action OF the house yesterday in cut
ting a similar appropriation from the sundry
civil bill simply on technicality Mr. Hender
son, Of Iowa, and Mr. Bryan, Of Nebraska ap
peared before the committee on military affairs,
and urged that immediate action be taken in
the matter The result was Dir. Outhwaite's
favorable report this morning.