Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-03-04
CONGRESS-.


tte Monday agreed TO several amendments OF
fered making appropriations for or increasing
the limit Of cost Of public buildings, The only
yea and nay vote that Was taken upon them
showed all the republican senators except Mr.
Sherman In the affirmative and all the demo
cratic senators except Mr.. Vest in Tie negative.
The sundry civil appropriation bill occupied the
attention Of the senate Throughout the day.
HorsE,-Fiibust ring against the New Yorh
and New Jersey bill proved Intellectual in thu
house Monday 1t was led by Messrs. w. A.
Stone and Dalzell, both Of Penngslvania, bui
they were never able to muster more than seven
men to thcr support and the bill was rassed
without opposition. After the disposition Of
two private bills, the naval and agricultural ap
propriajion bills were called up, under sus
pension Of the rules. and passed, and the house
adjourned
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-SESArE-Senator-
elect Lindsay (Ky) appeared Tuesday morn.
ing and was sworn in by the yce.president
The senate held niaht session, the first this
session. and enleavorcl TO pass the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The work of the scs.
sion is far in arrears, and it is feared an extra
session will be necessarY.
HOusE-Reprt sentative Butler OF Iowa. who
has gained c0nSi .eraDlc renown during this scs'
sion through his efforts TO have The pansy
adopted as the national flower, and his bill to
change the arrangement Of the stars in the flag,
Tuesday Introduced two bills. One proposes to
amend the great scafcf the United States so ia
to work into the seal the gentle pansy. The
second bill Is to establish a true symbolica fg'
ure OF American constitutional liberty. Mr
Butler wishes 10 see the American goddess oi
liberty clothed in the costume of the period.
Tho house held an all,night session, but owing
to flibustcring accomplished nothing
~ tea
ccutiye session Wednesday, the senate had un'
der consideration the Hawaiian treaty. There
were few speeches made but correspondence
vas read showing the condition Of affairs there,
and also letters to prove that the queen who
was deposcd, is immoral, and 50 grossly so that
she is unfit for the sovereignty The senate
passed the sundry civil bill with the sherman
amendment attached toit, and it will soon be in
the lousc. Il is not likely that there will be
much more legislation in this congress aside
from that involved in the appropriation bills
HOusE-lhe house WAS in session from II
o'clock TUESDAY until after o'clock Wcducs-
day morning The car coupler bin was under
consideration. he bill provides that r ilway
companies engaged in the interstate commerce
shall equip their freight cars with automatic
couplers, which shall be of uniform application
and which shall make il unnecessary for men 10
20 between cars 10 couple. The question in the
mouse is on concurrence in senate aMendmeAts
the principal one OF which is an extension OF the
time in which the railway companies shall tc
required 10 make the change 10 January l.
1893
WASHINGTON, Feb 24--SrNATr. Good FROG
rcss was made in The senate Thlrsdly in dis.
posing Of the absolutely necessary work Of con
cress Within less than an hour TWO Of the
general appropriation bjlls--thc rloIna'ic and
consular, and the military acadcmy-Wcrc read,
considered and passed, and then the leg sliiiTe,
executive and Judiciary appropriation bill
| (Which appropriatcs about 10000 % vas
taken up and considered til the time OF ad-
iournment AL the amendments that were re-
ported from the committee having beon agreed
| to- except as to few reserved for dis uss on
and action Friday,
| HOUsE-The Gnti-Op.icn was set back Thurs
day as it was twice Wednesday by coming in
| collision Witha general appropriation bill The
/ Indian arpror ration bill was tafon Up ard,
| with Mr.. Hatch presiding in committee OF the
4 whole, was made By the opponents Of tho Hatch
Washburn bill 10 drag along until the end OF tie
| days session AS the sundry civil bill Ni!l be
ready for consideration Saturday il viii com
| pete with the alti-opton bill for the righ, OF
| way
WASHINGTON Feb 25-SENATE-Senator
Dixon, of Rhode Island Friday, favorably re-
ported from the committee on pest Offices and
post roads his amendments to the post Office
appropriation bill. which proposes TO ray to
"ler carriers u" o''es "nc'o tt.c 500 aa
hcch ce,"9-.7l,cu' 'ne i's' 'al 80 SIN,
year .,,V VA. oHi - "a
nc!,"..e' 'i-o| Ine 0,"%tv , 1'''.e ~ -. .tl,
ltS'Sld'No APPROPRIATION o''i al" ''4''''' s0o>
| Pgti , .,.,., -.
no QtsH- Mr' har'el ln''ouGNr.' III '4t' ipIuse
tru1y o'A 70 ptonIue .ot W., ~. "
ShNot anu eoiI Nv 'ne iFtNe"' i"lo, "lil' ulyo"
e44a1 cElHS' II l'ro''u ma "'t'I is9 l''ss"51
lhe purln.SeS Vi sh'tF rN.'y"' ns 'i'e GoNvtn , u
A'H' Sh"4 ''"eV, al" - wy N.i','9 sun ~
oleHcu 10 lIc 'oili"bt VI solu III, '.,' Nlos ,t'
same terms as eA!s'e" prior 70 1o'' pfoN 4. Iult
however, t"' "'l sl.Nct "nU HoiN eol'',u
Ter LOT lhe aeeouh' ot oN"e eHa'' NOV n"N'