Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-02-04
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Second Session.

Second Session.
WAsHISGToN Jan 23-SESATE-Senato,
Squire introduced bill appropriating tl0o00
for one l0inch am one lsinch rifled high-powei
steel Gattling gun for coast defense. Mr.. Brics
presented number OF petitions from boards q
health OF different towns In Ohio for the es
tabishment OF q national quarantine and Tho
suspension OF immgratit until such times az
the quarantine defense OF the country shall be
in position to guarantee protection against In
feciious diseases; also, number OF petitions
favoring Sunday closing Of the Worlds fair;
also for the passage OF the anti.option bill;
also, for better roads; also petitions from
number of trades unions iavoriug the opening
OF the Worlds fair on Sunday
HoUsE-Hool introduced bill granting .
pension to Emily Minerva Van Derveer, widow
OF Brig, Gen. Ferdinand Van Derveer. U. S,
Volunteers, who recently died at his home in
Hamilton, o. The rate Of pension Is fixed al
soO month. Mr. Cultivate introduced resolu-
tions of boards OF trade OF different towns In
Ohio urging legislation for the restriction OF
emigration. Mr. Patterson also introduced like
resolutions. Mr.. Harter introduced petition
OF sundry citizens Of Cincinnati favoring the ro-
port Of the repeal OF the Sherman act Mr..
Houk introduced, by request. bill providing
saillss and Gsarines now on the pension roll
pcnsioned for total blindness, and VINO have
also ustained The loss Of an arm, a leg, both
arms or both legs, parts OF or the use OF the
same by gunshot wound or contracted while in
the service, shall be entitled to receive pen
sion for those injuries in addition TO the rate
paid under existing laws for blindness
WASHINGTON, Jan "a -SENATE-The follow.
ing uDir finn rpreiynf from MAlV1lla
W. Fuller chief justice Of the United States:
"The Vice-President. 1t becomes my painful
duty 10 inform the vice-prcsident and the sen.
ate OF the death Of Mr.. Justice Lamar, which
occurred at $50 last night At Macon, Ga" Eu.
logistic remarks we're made by Senators Walt.
hall dem, Mass), and Gordon dem, Ga). A
motion by Mr.. Wilson (rep,l, OF Iowa, to I'D
iourn out Of respect to the memory Of the de-
ceased Judge was agreed to.
HoUsE-There was but little business trans.
acted In the house to-day because Of the an.
nouncement OF the death OF Justice Lamar On
motion OF Mr. Allen OF Mississippi the house
adjourned as mark Of respect to the memory
of the dead justice.
WAsHINoroS, Jan es-SENATE-Neither the
ant.option bill nor The Cherokee outlet bill,
which have The alternate right OF way in the
senate, had any show OF consideration to day.
The hour OF the session was taken Up In routine
matters, none Of them entitled TO be regarded
as of much public interest The only excep
tions were the Introduction Of bill for the ad-
mission Of Utah rs stae, and IN amendment
reported from the committee n naval ansira
and referred to the committee ON uppropria
tions looking to further increase OF the navy.
The rest of the days session, from CLOCK up
TO adjournment, passed behind closed doors and
was devoted TO the question OF whether the
nomination Of Mr.. McComas as one Of the
judges OF the supreme court OF the District OIL
Columbia, should be or not confirmed. Sen
ator Platt, OF Connecticut, introduced bill
to-day authorizing the secretary OF the navy
10 contract for the building Of an Ericcsor
destroyer and appropriat!ng so500O0 for thii
purpose
HoUsE-The democratic members Of tht
house subcommittee on appropriations hav,
adopted amendments changing the law Of 1890
The following are the principal changes made
That no widow shall receive pension under th'
act Of 1899 unless married to the solder prior tt
1870; that no person shall receive pension un
der the act of 1890 unless disabled in the service
from manual labor, and In receipt OF an incom'
Of less than 500 year and that no non.resi
dent of the United States shall receive pen
sion unless he was actually disabled in th'
service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. q. SENATE. - Their,
were not many senators in the chamber Thurs
day during the debate on the anti-option bill
but those who were present witnessed the re
marlSable circumstance OF Mills (dem. Tex.
having his argument against the constitution
ality of the bill sustained by a sialwart re
publican, Hiscock, OF New York An effort Il
pass bill creating a committee on the alcholi'
| liquor traffic gave Mr. Vest dem. Mo- and op
portunity of ventilating his views on such speci
mems of crank legislation and on thos'
| pseudo philanthropis,s Who wanted to usl
| the power of congress to advance some specid
| hobby to which they are devoting their other
| wise useless lives" After further discussio,
| the morning hourexpired without action on th'
alcoholic traflic bill.
HoUsE-1he sundry civil bill was granted th'
| right of way, and while few obstructions wer'
placed on the track, none OF them proved disas
| trous, and the bill made fair progress. Mr.
McMillin, from the committee on rules, report
| ed back the Dockery resolution for the appoint
ment by the speaker OF the Fifty-second con
gress of commission of five representative!
| of the Fifty-third congress TO inquire into th'
status of laws establishing executive depart
|
was accompanied by a resolution referring th'
Doclery proposition to the committee on appro
priatons Resolution adopted.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i.-SENATE--The an
nounCemcnt of Mr. Blaine's death was made il
the senate by MIR, Hale, who has been for man.
years one Of the closest personal and politica
friends Of the dead statesman. His remarks
| were followed by notion made by Mr.. ock
| l.. tlNnt fns ton II
journ out of respect TO the memory of the dc
ceased, and that motion was declared carried
The adjournment Friday makes the sixth inter
ruption of business in the senate caused b.
deoth within the last few weeks,
| HousE-The death Of Ex-Speaker Balm
| brought the business OF the house to sudde
termination this morning. After brief and al
| fecting speeches by Milliken (who represent
Mr. Blaines old district, and Holman (wh
served many years with him In the house an
who has always been his personal friend, III
house, out Of respect to the memory Of the dea
statesman, adjourned In his opening prayer
| the chaplain referring to the death OF MI
Blaine, said, 40 Eternal God, we stand belor
Thee profoundly moved as the news comes TO tn
capitol and flies through the land that >
great man and prince among the people ha
ended his earthly career Rich in the manfol
gifts with which Thou has endowed him, trt
less in energy, dcvoting himself fora gener,
tion to the services Of the land holding men :
him by ronds stronger than steel, winning 70
himself the hearty affection and confidence c
millions OF his fcllowcitizcns; such place ha
rarely been held by any man, he passes from u
mourned, honored, loved-his memory fri
GRANGE in this house and throughout the capitt
and throughout the nation"