Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-19
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FiFTY-THIRo CONGRESS.

II the senate. on thc ssh. the naval appro-
rriattan bill vas passed. rhe chaplain in his
opeuins PRAYER, invoked divine restraint upon
tnn Violence % iawless men who set themselves
ep against the statutes Of their country. Mr.
Fefer offered \ series Of resolutions looking tn
government ownership OF Interstate railroads
and coal beds. N the supply of menev by the
government alone; to a uniform rate OF inter
est, and TO raising all the revenue % the gov
ernment by taxes on real estate . In the
house. after the transaction ~ some routine
business, the remainder 0f the session was
taken up with the consideration of district of
Columbia business IN committee of the whole
IN the senate. on the 10Th th. post ofic- ap-
preparation bill was passed; also house bill for
the admission OF Utah as \ state the latter
not even requiring the calling OF the yeas and
nays Most Of the session was taken up in
fruitiess discussion Of Mr.. PETERS resolutions
for government control Of railroads. coal
mines etc In the house a hill to amend
the land-grant-torfeiture law Of September p
1890. greatly extending its operations and re-
storing about 5ooso.tsa acres Of land 10 the pub
lie domain. was discussed but not disposed o.
In the consideration morning hour a number OF
bills OF 4 more or less private or local nature
were passed The coutestcd-electfon case Of
Thrasher vs. EnlOe. from the Eighth Tennes-
see district. was decided in favor Of the latter
In the senate. on the 1ltn. the diplomatic and
consular. the invalid pension and the military
academy appropriation bills we're passed with
out opposition The pension bill appropriates
sia0.Ooaeo. The Daniel resolution fndorSing
the action Of the president in his Efforts To sup
press lawlessness in connection with the Pull
man boycott strike. was adopted without a di-
vision ..... In the house the bill to amend the
act Of September -, is0. providing for the for
feiture Of certain Land grants. increasing the
scope Of the present law by Including - ceD 0o0
acres OF Land within it, operations was passed
IN the senate. on he lsth the army and the
fOTtefeatiouS appropriation bills were passed
without encountsring any opposition The re-
publican members of the conference commit
tee on the tariff bill having been excluded from
the meetings Of the eonferees. Mr. Hale offered
a resolution directing the chairman 70 inform
the senate whether a full and free conference
is being held The resolution went over under
the rules s.... In the house even dozen bills
of no general interest were passed. and senate
amendments 70 the hill 10 provide for the adj
mission ot Utah into the union and the post
ONCE appropriation bill for the year eading
June N. iSsa. we're agreed To- senate amend
ments to the pension. military academy and
diplomatic and consular appropriation bills
were non-coneurredi in and conferences ordered
In the senate, on the isth. senator Hale :
resolution directing the chairman Of the sen
ate conferees on the tari1 bill to report why
free conference had not vet been held occupied
an hour and half-and was laid aside. Consider
alton Of the river and harhor bill was complete
ed. and the bill was passed and a conference
asked The Legislative. executive and judicial
Appropriation bill was considered only the par
sgraph providing for the reorganization Of the
executive department being reserved - In
The house, beyond adopting the repor, of the
eonferees on the pension appropriation bill. the
entire day session spent in consideration
II measures on the private calendar