Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-02-24
NEWS AND NOTES.
a Summary Of Important Events.
F1FTY-THlRD CONGRESS,

IN the senate. on the 18th, the bill to con
tnue In force for ten years the act OF March ..
ieSo, to protect the fish in the Potomac river
In the District Of Columbia, and to provide a
spawning ground for shad and herring In the
Po'oinac, was passed. Mr.. Gray resumed his
speech on the Hawaiian resolution. and house
piii requiring railroads in territories to estab.
iish certain stations, was debated without az
tion ,....In tho house the Hawaiian corr.
sponoehee transmitted by the president was
read, after which the seigniorage bill was
teken up. and after considerable discussion,
Mr.. Bland offered an amendment to section .
concerning redemption and reissue OF notes.
IN the senate. on the 18th. a aremonstrance was
presented from the ". c. T, y. against the tax
on whisky, The unfinished business, being
thc house bill requiring railroads In the terri.
tories to maintain stations ut towns estub.
iished by the interior department was taken
up but went over without action. After a
snort executive session the senate adjourned
......in the house number Of executive com
munications were laid before the house, among
them one suggesting that the statue OF Liberty
Enlightenlng the World In New York harhor be
utilized as u beacon. Messrs. Quiyg and
strauss mcmbers.elect from New York, were
sworn in letter from Mr.. Brawley was read,
stating that his resignation as member of the
house would be forwarded TO the governor OF
South Carolina
IN the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. McLaurin,
successor TO Mr.. Wallhall, OF Mississippi. re-.
signed. was sworn in. The unfinished business,
being the bill requiring railroads in territories
to maintain stations and depo,s at all towns
established by the interior department was
taken up and Its discussion occupied the entire
session, The bill was passed the vice presi.
dent breaking tie by an Affirmative vote. -.
In the house, after preliminary business, the
Bland seignlorage coinage bill was consid-
cred In committee Of the whole, but without
any action being taken the committee arose at
300 o clock and the house adjourned.
IN the senate, on the 10Th. after the transac.
tion Of some routine business, an executive
session was held. lasting nearly four hours,
after which the senate Immediately adjourned
During the secret session the nomination OF
Wheeler H. Peckham, OF New York, to be as.
soclate justice Of the supreme court was re.
lected by u vote OF II to 3.l....I In the house,
after the morning hour, Mr., Bland moved that
The house 20 into committee OF the whole for
the consideration OF the seigniorage bill and
to close the debate at o'clock; but the ses.
sion was frittered away in flibustering against
Inc motion An evening session was held for
the consideration OF private pension bills.
THE senate was not In session on the 18th +.
In the house most OF the day was spent In de,
batting motion TO non.concur in the senate
amendment to the town site bill. which was
finally carried, and conferees were appointed
After the call Of committees for reports Mr..
Bland moved that the house go into commit,
tee OF the whole on the scgnioragc bill, and
that general debate close in thirty minutes bu,
no quorum voting the motion was lost, and The
remainder of the session was taken up in
speeches euloglstic OF the late representative
Gen. William Lilly, out OF respect TO whose
memory the house at 3 10 adjourned