Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-07-28
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FiFTY.ThIRD CONGRESS.

IN the the senate, on the nth, the agricultural
bill being under consideration, almost the en-
Tire session was taken up in the discussion OF
an amendment appropriating 81 100000 to be
used in the determination Of the Russian cac-
tus or thistle which was finally carried by
vote OF u to "a, and the bill was then passed,
after which the Indian appropriation bill was
taken up......I In the house after the transact
tion OF some unimportant business, bill au-
thorizing the appointment of third circuit
judge In the Eighth judicial circuit and one
making all railroad corporations for the pur-
poses OF jurisdiction, citizens of any state into
which their tracks or leased lines may run or
In which they do any business and In which the
cause OF action may occur, were passed
IN the senate, on the 18th, the Indian appro-
priation bill occupied almost the entire ses-
sion, going over finally without action. The
conference report on the naval appropriation
bill was agreed to. Several bills were passed,
Including one to encourage the reclamation OF
arid lands and their cultivation and sale In
small tracts to actual settlers. d. In the house,
after an animated coloquy between Mcssrs.
Reed, Terry and Richardson and Speaker
Crisp ns to the different methods In vogue for
counting quorum in this and the fifty-frst
congress, several bills of no general interest
were passed, and the agricultural appropria-
tion billwas sent to conference.
| IN the senate, on the 10TH the Indian appro-
priation bill was finally passed The confer
| ence report on the diplomatic and consular bill
was agreed to. At p. m. message from the
house asking further conference on the tariff
| bill was laid before the senate, followed by al
| oral report from Mr.. Voorhees,, chairman of tn,
| finance committee, to the effect that the con
| ferees had been unable to agree In th'
| house Mr. Wilson, chairman of the committed
| on ways and means, reported the failure Of th'
conferees on the tariff bill to agree, and movet
that the house insist upon its disagreement Il
the senate amendments. The conference re
ports on the naval and diplomatic and consu
lar appropriation bills were reported an
| agreed to.
| IN the senate, on the Goth, the entire day
session was taken up by speeches provoked b
the presentation of a message from the hous
asking for further conference on the tart
bill. Mr.. Hill, who was the leading speaker
declared that democratic senator's would hay
| to rally around the president or else the
| would go to the wall. No vote was taken o
| any Of the propositions submitted. ..... In tn
| house eight bills from the committee on tn
| judiciary were passed, one OF them providin
for the inspection OF immigrants coming to tn
United States at the port Of departure, and on
to prevent the interference by United State
courts with the collection OF state taxes levie
against railroad corporations, notwithstandin
their being operated by receivers appointed
United States courts
THE senate was not in session on the 2lst.
In the house, for the second time, a joint rest
luton providing for the election of Unite
States senators by the people was passed by
vote of more than two-thirds of the member
present. The rest Of the session was occupit
in discussing the bill directing the restoratio
as fast as vacancies occur, Of railway post
clerks who were dismissed from the servit
between March Is and May t. 1889. No concl,
sive action was taken on the bill