Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-02-22
NEWS AND NOTES.
Llv. CONGRESS.


IN tho senate, on the i,th, the bill for tn.
purchase and distribution OF seeds for the yea
1896 was passed. The urgent deficiency bill
| was taken up. and its discussion occupied the
remainder OF the session -. In the house the
calendar was cleared OF measures reported b.
the District OF Columbia committee, compris-
| ing o large number OF bills The remainder oi
| the session was devoted to the further discus
sion OF the bond-sllver-coinage bill
| IN the senate, on the leth. Mr. Hansbrough's s
bill making Lincolns birthday, February II a
national legal holiday, was just on the point
OF passage by unanimous consent when Mr..
Hawley. (Conn) interposed an objection on
| the ground that there was danger OF running
| to an extreme In tho matter OF public holi-
days. and the matter was dropped. bill for
u memorial bridge across the Potomac from the
naval observatory grounds, Washington. TO the
Arlington estate, was passed The urgent de-
ficioncy bill was then taken up. In the house,
senate jointresolutionu onuppropriating s75,000 to
pay the joint expenses OF the SURVEY OF the
boundary line between Alaska anil the British
possessions waspussctf-s rhc rcmainder or the
tho discussion of the senate's free coinage
amendment to the house bond bill.
In the senate, on the 18th, the urgent def
cheney bill, carrying appropriations TO the
amount OF S5000,000 was passed, and the mill
tary appropriation bill was taken up and be-
came the unfinished business. The Paria G
railroad problem was further considered with
out material action. The resolutions on the
subject OF Cuba were taken up, but by consent
went over for the day .. In the house, in COM
mittec OF the whole, nonconcurrence In the
senate free coinage amendment to the house
bond bill was rccommended--1D0 to 80 Sew
eral proposed amendments were voted down.
The report OF the committee on elections No.
2, upon the contest of Van Horn VS.. Tarsney,
from the Fifth Missouri district, in favor OF
Mr.. Van Horn was presented by the chair
man.
THE senate was not in session on the nth. ...
In the house the long debate over the senate
free-coinage substitute for the house bill au-
thorlzing bond sales to maintain the gold re-
serve: sales of treasury certificates to meet
deficiencies in the revenue, and to provide nd-
dltional revenue for the treasury, was termi-
mated, and the substitute was rejected by u
vote of 2l5 TO 90. Twenty-Five republicans, SO
democrats, one silverlte and all the populists
present voted in favor OF free silver, and "a
republicans and 81 democrats against 1t. A
night session was held for the consideration OF
private pension bills.
THE senate was not In session on the 18th ....
In the house. the agricultural appropriation
bill being under consideration, several MEM
bers chiefly democrats, made scathlng at
tacks upon Secretary Morton of the agricul-
tural department for his refusal to execute the
purpose of congress to distribute seed among
the farmers of the country Several of the
speakers included Comptroller Bowler in their
denunciations and demanded that the lines
dehDing the duties of the executive depart
ment OF the government be moro closely
drawn. Senate amendments to several house
bills were concurred In.