Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-18
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tife day detotodto th6 post once npprobrla-
tion bill. the measure was passed.. An amend.
ment restricting tho consolidation system ts
| The limits OF corporate towns and cities was
agreed to; as was also committee amendment
approprintfng $4,000 as additional compcnsa-
tion to tho Oceanic Steamship Co. for ocean
mall SERVICE. In the house tho bill reported
from the committee on coinage, weights and
measures to adopt the metric system Is gov
| ernment business January 1, 1885,, and to make
u the legal standard of the country january 1,
1901 was taken up. but the house refused to or
der the bill to Its ongrossment and third read
| ing
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Turpie (iem
lnd) spoke for an hour and half In support
| OF the Joint resolution introduced by MIR, Call
proposing Intervention In the war now being
prosecuted In Cuba, making q sarcastic attack
upon Messrs. Sherman and Lodge. The reso-
luton went over without action, and the re :
mainder OF the session was devoted to the In
dian appropriation bill. without action upon 1t
Deing reached. In the house, after two
hours spent on tho metric system bill, the
measure was finally recommitted to the COM
mStee on coinage, weights and measures.
The Dill to repeal the compulsory pilotage sys-
tenn was taken up and later the conference
report on the agricultural appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to.
IN the senate, on tho 9th, Mr.. Mantel. of
Montana. delivered q prepared speech In justi-
ncation OF those silver senators who voted
hgalnst the house tariff bill, and Mr.. Butler,
OF North Carolina. spoke in support OF the bill
introduced by him for the establishment OF 4
postal telegraph system. Tho Indian appro-
priatlon bill made some progress and rs
private pension bills were passed In
the house tie resolution to repeal the compuI-
Bory piotage bill was defeated. The amended
District OF Columbia appropriation bill was
passed-yeas. 1874: nays. 81. Conference was
ordered on the senate amendments to the post
office appropriation bill. The filled cheese bill
was taken up
IN the senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Call CFla.) in |
PRODUCED joint resolution on the subject OF |
Inc Imprisonment OF Mrs MPybrick in En- |
gland. which was referred to the committee on |
the judiciary. bill giving the aid of the |
government to the Trans-Mississippi and In
ternational exposition at Omaha, Neb., in 1898
was passed. The most oathe session was de-
voted to consideration OF the Indian appropri-
alton BILL. In the house general debate on
the ''flled cheese" bill was concluded The
fortifications and coast defense appropriation
Dill for the ycar ending June a0 1897, was re-
ported from committee and placed on the cal
endar. An evening session was held for the
of private pension bills.
THE senate was not In session on the 11th =.
N the house, after q two days debate the
filled cheese" bill was passed, with an
'menumcns reducing the resail dseleEs, e u
,ound, and requires manufacturers and deal
rs to pay license. The vote on the bill was
hiefy along political lines, republicans and
,opulists favoring the passage OF the bill and
.emocrats opposing It,