Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-01-24
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Event.
FIFTV-THIRo CONGRESS.


tc~FoGI session
IN the senate on the isth. ave hours were
consumed By the speeches Of senators gorrnan
and Hill ou tho subject % Mr. Inns amend
meut % the urgrney defciencT bin BY whirh
se seeks 70 confer on the United -. - cS,slrsS
jurisdiction Gin advance of the collection of the
Income taxl 10 declare upon its conssitntionaii-
y and validity but a. the hour Of ad diaarument
no vote Raj been reached In the house
M Grouts oleonargarfne bil failed to reach
. vote in the consideration morning Acur. aad
lost It's favored place oblection was made 70
granting unanimous consezt 10 consider the
pure-food bill The bill Tor the reisistrietinx
tndia1 territory. etc. was passed with amend
ments- and the bill 20 make IN additional isI-
dietal district Of Kentucky vas taken ap
IN the senate. on the issh. no setion vas
taken on the income tax amendment Mr.
ta4l tdem-. Fla ra1e a speech directed largely
70 the evils Of the un>qasi distrfbutfon o.
wealth In the United States and England whieh
ne attributed 70 franchises and monopailes
created BY legislation Mr. Allen (popl. NebJ
defended his party against the charge Of being
a party Of vagartes. and ridicuied both the Old
parties for their confessed imbeeiIity ...... In
the house most Of the session was devoted 10
discussion Of the Indian appropriation biz
The suniry civil appropriations btn ~aS r--
Ported d-placsf on the calendar President
Cievclands veto Of the Oil authorizing the en-
try Of public lands for reservoirs aaa gravel
pits. ETC.. Vas referred 70 the COMMITTEES On
public lands. Several unimporsaaf bills were
passed
IN the senate on the ferh. Senator Hill's
amendment 20 the urgent deficiency bill. IN
reference % testing the eo1stitufionzlirF af the
income tax was rejected Sy an overwhelming
majority The bill vas then passed . In the
house q number Of unImportnnt bills re2or.@ss
from the Committee On military arAIrS w~r~
passed and the bill 70 establish a aatioual uark
on the Gettysburg battlefield vas made the
order for the I'm In the morning hour. The
and its discussion occupied the remainder Of
the day session.
Is the senate. on the I-sh- two financial bills
one By Mr. sherman and one BY Mr. Puxh-
were Introduced. read In fun aad referred The
pension appropriation nlli. with an amendment
making the minimum disability pension Six
collars per mouth sad carrying an approp-f-
alton Of slo-oecs was passed The army ap-
proprtattoa Dill vas taken up----.-Ia the house
consideration Of the Indian Appropriations bIlI
ander the tve-1zfnute rule occupied most Of
the sessinn- several amendments being adopted.
among them one 20 par the first izstaIiment.
tue March l. t-e6. upon the purchase of the
Cherokee outlet By unanimous consent the
oill 70 establish = national park At Gettysburg.
Pa. went over.
II the senate. on the issh. two hours were
fpent IN seerr. session conSitlerinz the question
Of rzti;yt7g the p~ndinx japanese treaty The
army appropriation oin was passed. a. was .
lotnt resolution 70 revive sfor the benefit Of
Maj Geu- Seeoreld1 the title q lieutenant
general q he army Another dn21cizl hiu
S1s Introduced, by NJ. PETER Gxasi. The
Nicaragua canal ball was takez Up. and after
discussion an izerectuzi effort Eas made 10
have q time axed for fakil< 1aai vote ca the
etll------In the house the District Of Columbia
vas given the right u way but surrendered
the noor before O'Clock and Ehe. rest of the
day sas spent In further consideration q the
Tadizn appropriation bin In committee of the
whole An evening session sor the consider
aLlon of urivate n-nsinn hills Has he'll