Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-03-11
NUMBER Is.
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Sccond scssInn.

WASHINGTON, March i.--SENATE-The dem
ocrats seem determined to prevent an exccu
tive session, and Tuesday twice mustered
strength sufficient TO defeat motions made b.
republicans TO go into secret session The ighi
against an executive session Is due 10 The nomi
nation Of Benton Hancheit of Michigan, to be
circuit judge. The naval appropriation bill, q,
the senate passed it Tuesday afternoon, coz
tanned an item Of 300 90 for the naval review
at Hampton Roads and New York IN April
and $3.50 to enable Fortress Monroe to parties
pate in the ceremonial.
HousE-Tuesday was stupid day in cor.
gress, notwithstanding the end is near at hand
The house spent most of the day in very unin-
teresting discussion OF the Turpin con.
tested election case from Alabama This comes
up in every congress II the house is repub
lcan McDunle gets in II it is democratic Tur,
pin wins.
WASHINGTON March 2-SENATE-After
routine business the senate went into executive
session. The doors were reopened in about
half an hour and legislative business was pro-
ceeded with. The post Office appropriation bill
was reported and placed on The calendar. A
conference was ordered on the naval appropri
alton bill, and Messrs. Hale, Allison and Cor
man were appointed conferees on the part Of
the senate. Mr. Teller asked unanimous con-
sent to take up for consideration the McGarra.
han bill, and 1t was discussed unit the expira-
tion OF the morning hour, when the bill lost i.a
right Of way
HousE-CO. Hatch's motion to suspend the
rules and take the anti-option bill out OF the
committee Of the whole and to concur in the
senate amendments was defeated by a vote OF
ayes l72 nays l23 a two-thirds vote being re-
quired. Representative Storer addressed the
house on the ear-coupler bill
WASHINGTON, March 3-SENATE The ap-
priations bill was completed Thursday, the
paragraph in relation TO the southern fast mail
having been modified so as to leave the whole
question to the discretion OF the postmaster
general The post Office appropriation bill was
followed by the Indian appropriation bill This
latter contained an amendment reported from
the committee on appropriations appropriatng
ss,D0,OD1 10 pay the Cherokees for the lands
ceded by them in the Indian territory lying
between Oklahoma and Kansas. The amend
ment was agreed TO. Then the deficiency bill
nhe last of the appropriation bills was acted
upon. Both the McGarrahan and New York
bridge bill were crowded out by the appropria-
ton bill
HoUsE-The sundry civil appropriation bill
consumed the time Of the house Thursday
There was fight over the New York custom
house provision, and over the Worlds Coum-
! confusion, the speaker being obliged over and
over again 10 appeal 10 members to preserve
order, and directing occupants Of the galleries
TO do So The bill to prescribe the number on
district attorneys and marshals in the judicial
district of Alabama was passed over the prest-
dents veto-l1S to s. The senate amendments
| TO the post office appropriation bill were non
concurred in, and the bill was sent to confer.
cnce, Mr.. Holman submitted the conference
| .,t. ,r,n ,fns,h
After considerable debate, and amid much con
| fusion, the conference report was agreed to
! yeas l5l, nays ll9
| WASHINGTON, March 4.-SENArB-The ap-
preparation bills we're agreed upon in confer.
ence and all of them were PASSED by the SEN
| ate The credentials Of VIM. n Roach. sena
| torelect from North Dakota for the full term
Of six years ending March T. 1892 were pre-
sented ana placed on file. House joint rcsolu-
tion, authorizing the state Of w Wisconsin to place
| in Siatuary hall, at the capitol, the statue OF
| Pere Marquette, was reported and passed By
resolution the vice e-presiGent was author zed To
| retain for his personal use the writing set and
appendages used by him during his term Of Of
| fee. The senate was still in session at lO
Saturday morning.
HoUsE-Mr Sayers moved to suspend the
| rules and non-cOncur in the senate amendments
|
Agreed to, and the bill went to conference. Mr..
| DurbOrrOw moved that the house recede
from its disagreement to the senate amend
ment providing for the government exhibit at
the Worlds fair After considerable debate
the question was put upon Mr.. Durborow's mo-
ton to recede The motion was lost-yeas 1885,
nays al. The house held a night session.
| WAsHINGToN, March 6-SENATE-Thc Fifty
second congress expired at noon Saturday by
constitutional limitation. The senate passed
on two election contests in favor OF the sitting
members, Dubois, OF Idaho, and Call, of Florida,
the contestants being Claggett and Davidson
| respectively.
HoUsE-The house unseated Stewart, the re-
publican sitting member from Pennsylvania
district, and gave the place to Craig. In the
| Noyes Rockwell contest from New York il re-
fused to follow the recomm endation of the cleo
tions committee that Rockwell the democratic
sitting member, be unscated, and by majority
vote confirmed ROCKWELL title, In the cases
Of McDufie vs.. Turpin, from Alabama, Rey
rolds V. Shonk and Grevy VS., Scull, from
Pennsylvania, and Miller vs.. Elliott from South
Carolina, the elections committee reported in
favor of the sitting members In the closing
hours of congress Representative Dockery =
resolution was adopted providing for an invcs'
tigation into the methods of doing business in
the several departments of the government
! WASHINGTON, March 5.-SESATE-E EXTRA
| SEssION-The senate, in executive session. Mon
lay morning, confirmed the appointment OF
Clcveands cabinet. Vice-President Stevenson
presiding Senator Sherman introduced a join,
resolution. 1t proposes that the terms of ofiic1
ot the president and vicc-president, and of thu
Fifty-iourth congress shall continue until noon
of the S0th Of April, 1897; that the senators
whose terms would expire on the 4th Of March,
1885, shall continue in oifice until noon Of the
10Th Of April and that that time shall hereafter
De substituted for the 4th of March as the com,
nencement and termination of the official
terms of the president and vice.president, sena.
tors and representatives, in congress. The reso'
luton was laid on the table and the senate ad,