Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-05-23
NE VS. AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
Llv. CONGRESS-.


In the senate, on the 12th, the question Of
| locating breakwater and deep-sea harbor In
southern California was disposed OF by COM
promise providing for o commission to exam
Inc the rival harbors OF San Pedro and Santa
Monica, their report 10 be final. and contracts
to be made In accordance Herewith by the
secretary OF war, .....I In the house an hour and
half was occupied In discussing the right OF a
member to insert matter in the Record for
which no permission had been given The
matter was finally ordered TO be excluded.
The rest OF the day was spent In discussing the
contested-election case OF Rinaker VS.. Down
ing, from the Sixteenth Illinois district. with
out arriving at decision up to the hour OF ad-
journment
In the senate, on the 18th, the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill was passed, leaving only
three OF the annual appropriation bills yet to
be disposed OF. As 1t passed the house. the
bill appropriated &l0,504,718 As reported to
the senate from committee 1t carried sl2,61I,-
900. to which, before passage, was added various
Items, including the provision for the deep-sea
harbor In southern California . In the house
almost the entire session was occupied In the
discussion OF the Rinaker- Downing contested
election case, which was rccommitted to COM
mittec on elections No I, with instructions to
recount the parts Of the vote deemed neces-
sary.
In the senate, on the 18th, two speeches were
made on the bill TO restrict immigration by
the illiterscy test after which the bill
was laid aside. A bill providing for an in
crease Of duty on sugar was briefly consid-
cred. The question OF Mr.. Dupont's right to
n seat In the senate from Delaware was taken
up, Mr. Platt tconn.l speaking in favor OF Mr..
Dupont's right Sixty pension bills were
taken from the s=i.4,dar and passed. .... In
the house the day session was spent. In COM
mittee OF the whole. considering private pom
sion bills 81 OF which were acted upon favora-
bly, and reported TO the house for passage.
The contested-electlon case OF Cheatam
against Woodard. from the Second district of
North Carolina, was decided in favor OF Wood
ard.
IN the senate, on the 18th, by vote of 81 to
30 the claim OF Henry A. Dupont to the vacant
seat In the senate from Delaware was re-
jectod. Mr.. Gallinger IN H. offered resolu-
tion declaring revision OF the tariff law to be
imperativcly demanded. Mr. Bacon (Ga.)
made long speech advocating the repeal OF
the act Of 1879 (the resumption act) under
which authority to issue bonds is claimed by
the president and secretary of the treasury.
...... In the house i0l private pension bills,
previously favorably reported from commit
teelofsthe wholeswere passed.. All 80 OTHERS
were laid aside to await engr0ssment before
final action. The Hogue-Otey contestcd-elec-
tion case from the sixth district Of Virginia
was decided in favor OF Mr.. Otey, the sitting
member.
IN the senate, on the 10th, Senator Morgan
(Ala) delivered long speech ON the subject
OF the war in Cuba and favoring the passage OF q
joint resolution recognizing Cuban bellger-
ency, so as to give the president the oppor-
tunity OF coinciding or vetoing the action OF
congress. At the close OF the speech his reso-
luton, previously introduced, was agreed to,
instructing the committee on foreign relations
to tnQuirA into the n n n nd n
tion Of citizens Of the United states captured
on board the Competitor. No other business
OF Importance was transacted, and. after hear
ing eulogies on the late Representative Grain,
Of Texas. the senate adjourned ... The house
was not in session.