Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-04-21
CONGRESSIONAL
Epitsms or the Frvc-edtn<s OF Roth
Hsas~. the Pase Ws~k-

THE senate was not In session on Tho ath 10
In the house Mr. Blanchard repsrtrd th~ river
snd narbcr appropriation oili. ana In committee
% the whole the free cotton narEiur htfl WAs
further cnusbf-reL Mr nafrrn PA su-sEs
against u and Mr. Turner ttsa closed the sr.
bate IN advocacy ot IL The bul waa trea re.
ported IA the house AMI passed. ny q vote % -.
tn ~ Thc BIZ to rrtiuce the t5ty On tin piAts
was then reported from the ways aug means
euv ~tttec. anil after euIogtss upon the late
Representative Ford of Michigan. the house
adjourned
ArrKH three hours -psnt IN executive session
the senate on the TIN vacated the ofic- %
executive clerk nIled Tor ten years ~ James
X Young The house cotton ties ansi na gxing
etil Wa laid before the senate. and MIR stewart
New offered a resolution calling on the secEe--
tary % the treasury for Information esanecfe,t
with the purchase AMI cptnas,e % silver ftft
httie other business was nn-actetf o.. The
house passed bill rep-nIlnr the uiut resolution
which authorized the secretary ot war 10 lease
. pt~r At the mouth Of the Chicago rivrr ant
after considering District of Columbia business
AMI passing FEW bills the hou.. Adjourned
ATrKR tho rnutinr business IN the senate On
the 1sth the resolution oGer-ts BY Mr. stewart
IN relation ra the purchase % silver ant ths,
coinage Of standard silver dollars. having been
taken up Aud amended. Mr. stewart procer,ir,i
to address the senate the subject taxing
strung grounds in favur of free silver Thrs
resolution went over and Mr. Paimsrs r~solii-
tinn for the election OF senator's BY the p-opie
was talgsn up Mr. Chandler spoke tn oppus-
tim and Mr. Palmer IN favor ef u Nftsr pass
ing several Bills the senate adjourned In the
hnusr the senate amensiments ~ ths. indian ar-
preparation bnl were nnn-cuncurrrd in A bli
passed authorizing the huliins or hriirs
across ne Mi-sisrippi river at Moline, m Mr
Alien Miss ark~d unanimous consent ssr
present consideration % a btli auprupriatiug
es.sn fsr TN southern food sufferers. Nr
knscr- objected and " went A cunfer-
sHce was ordered on the Indian appropriation
Dill and the urgency deficiency bul passed 10
appruprfat.s " I.nrsgn. The naval anprupria
tion oiil then considered until adjourn
mrut
IN the srnst~ On th.s tith Mr DnIph rrpurtesl
hack the house ball fpr taa exclusion Of Chinese
with q substitute Mr. Morvan spoEe in favor
n free csinass- tou Mr. >tewnrts resolution
Biis on the calcniiar were thrn considered aad
many btlls passed. aiming them a hiit - amend
the rzlroasi land forfeiture acts sn 20 enahls
sstrnl SETTLERS a. puNaas- the land Within
three years from t8rf~itare ansf IN. buI 90 pro-
vide fsr uniform standard 81 ci4Ssif cation sHi
| yrasfina af grain also tns Sul Tor the h~ttrr
enntrei nf ami safety % aatiunal nanHs
also the btu appropristinr 80 a11 far ths
Grant Bland fNe0l public building. Ab
burned After executive session After
passing bilt granting right ot wav through y
indian t.rrttary - The Gainesville. Oklahoma
& Gulf raiIruad the horse went into committee
consideration Of which vas continued until nj
!surnmsnt
IN the senate the ttth rraolutions wers
prrSentrd frum Boston merchants ftvorirv the
| repeal of thr silver law sf I-ssl Bills pna@ssf
appropriatinE ssa.n1l Tor the foundation and
p~i~-taI for brunze statue 81 Chrtstaphsr
| Columbus m thr capitol grounds. granting % the
Topeka water company the right Ia sfect dams
across the Kansas river. extending free deliv-
cry OF mail u lawns with population of not
less than s.isa. ansl the bill to amend the act
- tahifshinE circuit cnurt-. kft-r an executive
session the ssnats adjourned until NIantav
The huuse consumed two hours In trying IN
determine whether certain members cuuid have
the privilege under lravs % print af printing In
the Record aud circulating unti.r frank Henry
George. beck free trasie ant prutcrtinn.
The remainder OF the day was given TO coa-t,i-
Grafton 0f the naval appropriation bill IN cau-
mitt-- OF the Whole The hnl was mt Gem
pletesi at adjournment
THK senate was rot in session the Fath. it
being Good Friday and the haus. met without
Quorum. The bi1 ~ prsuiafe the safety ~
national nsnls. with senate amendments. wls
laid before the house Referred The bili for
the relief of the heirs Of n r. SIhleY. the In
v-utor Of thr SihIeY tent again proved an OBJ
stscie to the transaction Of business and the
whole day consumed in is consideration
As the evening session private pension bins
we're considered