Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-21
NUMBER 8.
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
SCcD.d tcssinII.


! the treasury anl the Marine hosKtal service
| vas passed BY the senate today. an important
amendment Was aGOp.c TO ihc seclion giving
| the president power to suspend immigration
| from infected countries; and now the section
| gives 10 the president power not TO suspend I'm.
migration, but TO prohibit In whole or In part
| the Introduction OF persons and property sec.
| ton : OF ire quarantine bill as passed By the
senate, In It's amended form. IL q, follows: See.
ton :. That whenever II shall be shown to the
satisfaction Of the president that. By reason OF
| existence Of cholera or other infectious or con.
| tae.ous diseases In foreign c5uatry there Is
serious danger OF the introduction OF the same
into tie United States, and that notwth-
standing the quarantine defense this
danger Is so increased by tho introduc.
ton OF persons or property from such
country, that suspension Of the right to In.
troduce the same Is demanded In the intero 81 OF
public health the president shall have power
to prohibit in whole or in part the Introduction
| of persons and property fSom such countries or
places rs he shall designate, and for such period
Of tine as he may deem necessary. An appro-
pr:aii0n 0! l,0o),O00 is made 10 enable tho
president to carry the act into eject Compcn.
sllioH Is 10 be mlde for quarantine buildings
and property received from states or munici.
palitCs The act Of March 8 1879. establ shinY
ihe national beard Of health Ia repealed
HousE-The house passed bill granting the
Norfolk and Western railroad an entrance into
the city OF Washington at Three Sisters, which
IS just on The outskirts Of Georgetown
WASHINGTON, Jan ll.SESATE-The senate
met this morning but soon adjourned out OF ro-
spcct 10 the memory OF the late Senator Kenna
OF West Virginia
HOu5E-The Sunday opening hearnr was re-
sumcd to-day by the special committee OF the
house on Wnrld'S (cluuhiau aYuositinn Elliot
T. Shepard addressed the committee in favor
Of the gates being kept closed on Sunday Rev
Dr., Rainstell, Of Washington. argued that Su.-
day opening wo ID lead 10 q loss OF million
dollars to the exposition II was a SANDER to
say that with the fair closed on Sunday the sa.
Icons would be crowded. The churches would
re crowded, and Chicago would see relig ol,s
movement, and would have q moral upli:
Ing such as It had never had before
Rev. Dr. Joseph Cook. OF Boston; Dr.
Mott, OF the Dutch Presbyte terlan church, OF
New Jersey; Rev, DR.. Fernley, ot Philadelphia:
Rev. DR. Brooks, Of brooklyn: Rev Dr.. Crafts
deayor society, and Rev DR. Hamlin, OF Wash
OF Pittsburgh; Dr. Hunter Of the Christian En-.
lnrton, earnestly opposed Sunday opening. The
rep lrt OF the minority Of The house b hiking
and currency committee 10 repeal the Sherman
silver bullion purchase act was made 10 tho
house by Representative Townsend OF Colo
RADIO, II is an argument in opposition to tho
bill. which, it is CHARGED is intended to be
final sep towards an absolute gold standard in
ihe United States, and 10 suppress every enor,
at Li-mctalism Mr.. Robinson, Of Pcnnsylva
MIA, introduced bill increasing from Il TO Il
per barrel tho internal revenue tax on ferment.
Cd liquors
WASHINGTON. Jan IL Both branches of COZ.
gress attended the funeral ceremon es over tha
remains Of the late Senator kenna, Of West
Virginia in the senate chamber to-day and ra
business was transacted in either house.
WASHINGToS jar, e SrSATE-1'he senate
today, after an ,Xp.GI liuv. by Nj Shcr,ral.
PISSED a ill TO e2.eEd 10 The North I'acifs
OCEAN the provisions Of the statutes for The pre-.
lection Of fur seals and otl:er fur.telrng ami.
mails. The McGarrahan bill was under consid.
GRAFTON for half al hour and after a speech
AGAINST II hy Mr Nilia 1. went over til next
Monday The artioption bill was then taken
up, ana Mr.. Whites pending amendment 10 the
second section was defeated. An amendment.
offered by MIR Villas, which would have .he
effect a res r!ctng the operations OF the bill TO
gambling transactions" was debated for the
rest Of the day, and went over without action.
HOUSE Mr Baker pop, Kansas, intro.
dueed bill for the free coinage u silver. and
making il unlawful for any person 10 make any
contract, note, draft or bill payable In any
spec fed coin or cure cy A bill TO pay claim.
Of 2!,0JO for cotton dest Dyed by order Of Gen.
Grant was before the house and Representa-.
tive Storer op0Csedit Some 5000 had already
been paid Of This amount, and the bill did not
take that into consideration, so Mr. Storer cp.
p2sed.it and made strong speech against It.
The ill was not passed The republicans in
the house nllibustored all day against the con.
sderaiion o! the private war claims bill With
tic result that nothing was accomplished
WASHINGTON, Jan. li--SENATE The bill
granting certain rights n the Cincinnati and
Cov.ncton Rapid Transit Co, In the matter o;
the sixth bridge, was laid before the senate fcr
its consideration to-day Senator Sherman
presented petition Of the American Cotton 0l
Co, OF Cincinnati, for The establishment OF
department OF roads, and Tor a road exhibit at
The Worlds fair, signed by W. II. Field, vie
president; and petitions for the stopping
OF the purchase OF silver. Mr. Caffery.
the new senator from Louisiana,
took the oath Of once to-day. ard eS.
ercised twice his righ. to vote-each time in nn.
iagon SIN 10 the anti'op,ion bill That measur,
capc ~ late in the afternoon, but was antagc.
Lized ty two motions On neither O! whi,h waS
there quorum yotirg Stimulated, however,
by hint from Mr., ii rmnn that that measure
was blocking W all important business. Mr.
Nashbrrn gave rotte that he would ask tho
benatc TO remain in session next Wednesday.
until final vote On tie antioption bill was
reached, Nest Of ;oday's session was occupied
by Mr., Morgan, OF Alabama On the Nicaragua
canal bill.
Hot SEA resolution was favoraby report.
ed en- requesting the secre ary OF the interior 10
inform the house whether or not manufactur.
ers and sugar rrtiners had refused such ques-
tons ana furnish such information as had been
requested ty The census bureau relative TO their
business. Il has been alls ged lhit the Amer.
cIn sugar Rchninc Co., or the Sugar Trust, has
avoided furnishing tbs information Repre-
sentative Olthvaiie Of Ohio, to-day addressed
the house committee on banking and currency
in advocacy Of his bill 10 provide for the frc.
Quen redemption Of national bank and treasu.
ry notes, and their exchange at the govern.
ment's expense for new notes