Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-02-18
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

| WAsHISGToN Feb 7-SEyATE-Scnator Hi
called up the bill Introduced by Mr. Sherman
10 repeal the act OF July, 1890 providing for the
| purchase oJ 4,500OO0 ounces Of silver month,
and the Issue OF treasury notes, known as tho
Sherman law. Mr.. Hill addressed the senate
after which vote was taken, which resulted as
| follows: yeas 90; nays, ~
| HousE-A bill was introduced for the estab,
lishment in the District Of Columbia Of a ma.
| tional university, where instruction shall DO
gwen In the higher branches OF all departments
| OF knowledge, practical as well as literary and
| scientific, and where facilities shall be fur
| nished for research and investigation Repre-.
| sentative Caldwell introduced in the house
joint resolution aopropriating $500 to enable
| the secretary OF war 10 cause preliminary ex-
animation and survey TO be made OF the south
Crawl h creek and the mouth OF Mil creek, in
Cincinnati, for ascertaining ihe availability of
either or both Of these locations for the purpose
OF an ice harbor
| WASHINGTON Feb. 8.-SySATE--Senator
Observation-Disclosures Tuesday an amendment
which he prop ses to attach 10 the sundry civil
appropriation bill. II recalls q tragedy which
occurred here on Christmas day, 1882 On that
dag Benjamin A. Jones' a clerk who had been
the employ Of Maj Green Clay Goodoe, pay.
master OF the marine corps, committed sui.
eide. Jones, while in Mai Goodloes employ,
| 'h4'NHSlNA
the crime at the time he took his life. Mr.
Blackburns amendment provides for the pay
ment by the government to Maj. Goodloe the
amount stolen from him by Jones Senator
voorhees, introduced a proposed amendment 10
the sundry civil bill appropriatlng 900 10 be
paid to tie heirs Of Bayless W. Hanna, Of
Indiana
HoUsE-Litte business transacted Repre-
sentative Caldwell introduced in the house
large number of petitions signed by labor organ
izatons of Cincinnati favJtng the opening OF
the Worlds fair on Sunday
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-SENATE-The morn.
ing hour Wednesday was spent for the most
part in the consideration and passage OF bills on
the calendar, and considerable progress was
made in that direction. At o'clock the sen.
9tors headed by icePrcsident Morton, and
accompanied BY some Of lis principal officers,
proceeded TO the hall Of the house OF repre-
sentatives, and there took part in the ceremony
OF counting the votes for presidential electors.
Afterwards the railroad automatic car-coupler
bill was taken up ana debated up to the hour Of
adjournment, without any definite action being
taken.
HOUSE Representative Bacon, chairman OF
the committee on banking introduced q
resolution suspending pension" night on next
Friday by providing that il no vote Is taken on
the Cate bill by Friday February 10, and tho
bill Is not disposed OF by 5 O'Clock that day. the
night session set aside for private pension mat.
ter may be abrogated, and the Cate bill taken
up The house agreed 10 the senate amend.
ments to the quarantine bill by a vote Of lal 10
2 and the bill is now ready for the presidents
signature.
WASHINGTON Feb. l0-SgSATE-The bill
introduced by Senator Faulkner OF West VIII.
ginin the other day, granting permission 10
hp q pntt Iryt
the Big Sandy, joining with West Virginia ana
Kentucky was tavorably reported The the sen.
ate Thursday. In the senate committee Of the
whole, which was considering the automatic
c1r-ooupling hill during the discussion SENATOR
Bricc offered an amendment extending h" liNc,
and on the amendment made short spaee, cy-
planning his reason for introducing It Ihs
was the junior senator from Ohio's frs, spccrh
in The senate, except the announcement of tn.
ute Of some petition he introduced. Without
concluding the consideration Of the bill the sen.
ate adjourned
Hors 1t was silver day in the horse. and
the friends Of silver were victorious in the
fight by majority of nine. They sustained
the demand for the previous question on the
resolution setting apart Thursday and Friday
Tor The cons Iteration OF the bill repeating the
Sherman uct An analysts uf ihe yut- shows
that the motion was supported by 10; demo
Gratis, 70 republicans and the 10 populist or indie.
pendent members The opposition Of clotufe
and silver repeal party consists Of lci demo.
cra's and 50 republicans, Mr.. Harter inroduc
ed q bill tJ pay Seth II. kellogg OF Lorain
county. O., sl-i, 533 80. for cotton DESTROYED by
the L. $. authorities during the war.
WASHINGTON Feb. ll.--SENATE-The ,le.
bate IN he senate Friday on the railrond auto.
matte coupler bill was not Of an culiveninr or
Interesting character. The rice,presidcnt pre-.
sentcd the memorial OF he Chicago chamber o..
commerce flyoring the annexation Of the Ha-
waian islands, and 1t was referred to the CON.
mii,oe on foreign relations. Tho vote by which
the house bill 10 provide for sundrv lich.
houses and other aids to navigation was passed
some days ago was. on motion OF MIR Doiph
rcconsidered all the amendments adopted ty
TIE senate 10 II were rejected, and the bill Wa.
passed without amendment, Just as IL cam
from the house Three un.mportant senate bll
were passed
H9rsE The committee on invalid pensions
Friday made q favorable report on bill grant.
ns pensions to the survivors Of certain Ken
lucky state militia companies who rendered
service during the war Of the rebellion TIL
bill was originally introduced by Mr.. Wilson. G
Kentucky, but the committee have reported
substitute After the routine business ha
been disposed Of the house proceeded in con-,
nt'ee OF the whO,c. (Mr, Wilson, of West Vir
,Inla, IN the chair,l to the consideration of th1
Invalid pension appropriation bill