The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-03-08
CURRENT TOPICS,
FlFTY-THlRD CONGRESS-

lSccond SESSION.
~ s.o senate on the 90th, the snndrv rlvN
@ppropriation bin was further eonsidered
ns,t,an y 49, Nv amendments reported from the COM
Orn -. ~ au appropriations being disposed of.
eHnc AoF @00,uO0 70 protect public 1ands s~~-..
timber depredatons and one for tha y,a,-,'
-, ss susar Oounties due under the McKinlev 49,
~ ~ ~ august, 1894, and eiRht-teuthS nf a rnnt
- pound bounty on ali sugars above "a 80
sS1~ seor PoiArlscope test produced M Ia June An
49, ~ motion OF Mr.. Frye an amendment
enn. retired list for officers OF the rev.
S Snue cutter service was adopted rn thn
mouse an arbitration bill for the settle,,,ct -
49,, 5uSteu disputes between common carriers
...ss. @na enelr employees was passed Some Other
1aeesFS .1sFS ot no general interest received atteus
eaon' and the latter part or the session was de-
solSo ME-, 70 euiugies upon the late Representative
ad,nnp dnp rost OF Illinois, after which the house
In the senate, on the eth. after a~a borrs
spent IN debate on an amendment to th6 rnn.
ury civil appropriations bill providing FOR an 49,
sue ~ FivVfVVUJ0 certificates OF lndchtedrnao-
bearing per cent interest to meet defrIancIaa
y, - tne treasury and requiring future issues N
oouus 70 pc onered TO the public for at least
twenty uaSs' the amendment was withdrawn
ana unanimous consent vas given 10 have n
maj vote taken on the bin on the eeth M a u
"a .''.. In the house conference reports on the
tohowlnR bills were agreed to: The pension
appropriation bill; granting u pension OF SsO
Per month TO Gen. Harrison G. Hobart. "a
equallze the duties and salaries OF the steam-
ooat inspection service; and the post once ap-
preparation bill, and the following bills were
passed. Fifteen private pension bills. grant
ing an American register 10 the steamer
hAuhi extending 10 January 4, 1897, the time
WITHIN which Certain forfeited railroad lands
may be purchased. --''-'
IN the senate, on the 28th, the sundrv civil
appropriations bin was passed all OF the amend
ments agreed to ia committee or the whole
having been adopted. The legislative. execu-
1--WE and judicial bill was taken up, and consld-
Grafton OF over two-thirds OF II completed
Resolutions we're agreed 10 allowing Joseph W.
Ady s2i0O1 for contesting and Senator Martin
thasl $1,000 for expenses incurred in defend
ing MS seat......In the house several yea and
nay votes on different matters occupied the
time OF the day set apart for the consideration
and disposition Of measures relating to affairs
or the District Of Columbia until after O'Clock,
after which only one District OF Columbia
measure-a joint resolution authorizing the
erection OF statue OF the late Prof Samuel
Gross, NJ D., d. G. L.. Ii. d.. Of Philadelphia
with an amendment striking out tho approprl-
atlon-was passed before Adjournment
In the senate, on tho ist the general def
ency bill being under consideration. the COM
mittee amendment appropriating 81. .S00.539 10
pay "A Judgment I'm FAVOR or the Southern PaclnC
Railroad Co. for government transportation
after strong opposition, and after amendment
appropriatlng 100000 for the payment OF about
one-half OF the judgments OF the court OF
claims under the French spoliatl0n act. was
carried-3s to a. The proposed amendment to
appropriate s425,000 on account OF the Bchring
sea arbitration award was voted down. and the
bill was passed. Eulogies were pronounced
upon Representatives Lisle, OF Kentucky:
Wright, OF Pennsylvania; Post, OF Illinois, and
Houk, OF Ohsp..... In the house the conference
report on the Qualifications appropriation bill
was agreed TO, and the sundry civil, the legis-
lativc executive and judicial and the general
deficiency appropriation bills were sent TO con-
ference. Several bills OF minor importance
were passed.
IN the senate. on the Cd, the last session Of
the ifty-third congress was begun, which con-
tinued, with several recesSes, up to noon OF
the 9Th, when the congress expired by limita-
tion. The only really pressing business Of the
session remaining 10 be transacted was the
passage OF the naval appropriation bin and
agreement with the house in the case Of eight
other appropriation bills. These after various
conferences and amendments. were all passed
together with some less important meas
ures. and the senate adjourned sine die..... In
the house agreement with the senate on tho
various appropriation bills yet TO be enacted
was the principal business OF tho long session,
though several other bills Of importance were
passed before final adjournment