Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-11
NEWS AND NOTES.
ASumnlary Of Important Events.
FiFvY-ThlRD CONGRESS.

IN 'he sehae, on the 3st, the bill to pur-
'hase site foi the government printing office
was considered. nut went over without action,
Ine conference reiort on the Indian appropri-
ntion Dill showing agreements and Disagree
n'ohts' was presehteuand adopted and q fur
tner conference ordeied The general deti-
clency Dill ana the houst bankruptcy bill were
placed on the calendar-tle latter to be taken
up for consideration on Aup,st G. some half n
dozen bills were taken from ,he calendar and
passed. $500. In the house several hills. most of
them from the committee on naval affairs and
nearly all uwimportant were oassed The
house voted to adhere to It's oppoaition to the
senate amendment to tho Agricultural bill
appropriating 81 100000 for the externination
Of the Russian thistle.
IN the senate, on the lst most OF the dav wa
occupied In the consideration of amendments
offered by senators to the sundry civil NIL.
The question of railway stations and depots in
Oklahoma territory was taken up, and the SEN
ate amendment favorable to the railroads.
was receded from. The conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill (the senate
conferees reccding from the 81 100000 Russian
thistle amendmenp was agreed to-. In the
house the conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill was agreed to, and the con-
VuSpOu-CiCCtitH Cuot VI MOOTc Vs. II uHStOH was
taken up, and the resolutions offered by the
minority, that Moore was not elected and thai
Funston was. we're defeated by party vote, af.
ter which the house adjourned.
IN the senate, on the I'd, Mr. Chandler spoke
an hour and half in favor Of the adoption o.
his resolution for an investigation of the his
tory of the Dominion Coal Co OF Nova Scotia
The resolution was sent to the calendar. Tht
cundrv civil a nj hill omap1nf
and passed. Senator PETER offered resolu
tion looking to the employment by the United
States of all unemployed citizens at the min
imum wages of two dollars per day. bill fo
the exclusion OF anarchists was reported from
the committee on immigration and placed OF
the calendar In the house very little busi
ness OF importance was transacted. The con
ference reports on the Indian and district o
Columbia appropriation bills were agreed to
and Mr.. Moore (dem.) was seated in place o
Mr.. Funston (rep), from the Second district o
Kansas.
In the senate, on the Sd, the general def
cheney appropriation bill was passed and sen
to conference. House bill for the admission o
the territories of New Mexico and Arizon
was reported and placed on the calendar TIL
conference report on the river and harbor bill
was presented and went over. ...... In the house
after the passage Of couple Of private relic
bills, the conference reporAo on the river an,
harbor bill was agreed to, and q conference wa
ordered on the sundry civil appropriation bill
also upon the bill regulating the printing AM
publication Of public documents.
In the senate, on the ith, thirty-seven privat
pension bills were taken from the caenda
and passed. Several other bills were passed
the most important Of which was house bill l.