Oxford eagle., 1896-04-16
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Evens.
lN. CONGRESS.


IN the senate. On the en- the entire session
sas taken NJ with consideration Of the post
Office appropriation stII-repuelirlns general
~ ehamptnnfnx the administration Of the prst
ofnce Departments AMI Democrats cousfe-r1l1x
r. Lt was agreed that a vote on the bflT should
b taken as $ p N. on sae TN r In the house
the conference coEnniEfee's repor, On the Gu
ban resolutions vas agrre.f sa-etS 70 % me
river and harnor bin vas taken ~. aaI aster
furtAer Consideration passed nnstsr suspension
Of the rlles-eis 10 ~ A letter from Secretary
sf Agriculture Norton vas real promising
compliance win the wishes of eony--ssraei
IN r-iasion 30 the dtstr-busi1n Of seeds The
that y wGuid be eaiie; lp On the sth
II the senate on TIE TN. after another az
tire dag devored - the pnss osfce spprvpria-
stnn Bill sas measure was passed. An amend
Ezent restricting the consolidation system 70
the 1Enirs II eorparate towns anf cities was
arreesf 10 a. WIS also committee amsnst-nens
appr1pr1ssiux s~l.oo additional cuupensa-
tam 70 sae Oceanic Steamship Co for ecean
HAL service In the hous<s the bill reurrre-i
from the committee On cotaage weights aud
measures % aispc the metric system N gov
srurrent business January {. fsss. ant - make
Il the Legal Standard 0f the -uuntry January I.
fHst. vas taken up hur the house refused TO or
Der he atii u iHs sG<ros-ment ant shiri read
ing
~
ln'At spu<s f1r an aour snst a half IN support
sf me ietns resolution introduced oT M Gail
propsssinx Intervention N the var now being
Dru~-cursst n Caoa. making sarcastic attack
aprn MesS-s >nrrnan lnsI Lodge The reso-
lasloa vent over without arrian. AMI the re-
naiaLisr % The session was Devoted - The In
n&1 appropriation ofii. without action UPON u
being reached In sae house. AFTER two
aours spent az ne metric system biII the
1sA-1r- SSx anaiIF recunr-ultre,i 10 the COM
Mite ca e1fast4z-. weights aad measures
n. otll - -spezi sas compulsory piIotaxe sys-
TEN ss- EA<en up. aasI IaEsr the conference
r~porS Tz the Agricultural appropriation bfl
sas p--s~assst ansi agreed Ia
~ ne senate. On the stn. Mr. MsaEef af
Nnztisaa. asitv~r~si a prepared speech IN plsti-
4czEi1a 0f taa~e silver senators who voted
sraiasr sne ho,sS- s1rfr oEiI. ami Mr. Butler
y Nor-a GAr5ifna. spa.sr IA support Of th.. blII
l1rrp.ilnre-f ny aim tsr rh- establishments OF a
fu>ta4 seAesrzph SFsseu- The Ilsiian Kppro-
arsartsn atII nzLsie some progress. ansf =
grfrzte ,e1Si0a niEx wers pasSe,f ----In
ne 1ssszzs ne r~Sui1rlnn - repeal the curupul-
sarT piIsc1are slff vs. isf-zz-t The snarnliss,f
os>rrics u CuiHuhi1 appropriation hUl w1s
a@s~sest-xeas. ia 1ayS. Il Caafereare vas
1r-ierei On ta,s senate amendments % the post
1fice suurorr@zsicn Dill The nIlest cheese aflI
sas rax=n up
rssae s-aasr. On TIE Hata- Mr Cali eyla-l IN
NNs-AsA17t n aa-lA FszsatAhAlA On ne u1ifrE or
ne innpri<aumeut 0t Mn AsEoEick IN En-
g. ami s1irh vas -=f~rrext - the eummlrEse sn
Ne I'ssfsrfarT- etf xrvfrx the all OF TIE
governments ~ the rr11s-Ntssfssfupi aud IN
ssr1asianaI exposition At Omaha Nea. IN r@ss
sss paSse1- TIE most % the session vas de-
sDt--1 ~ consideration af sAr Indian appropri-
ssssn OIL IN Eae house general debate ga
lie -1Iiest chessst stII vas eanclrlstesI ne.
fgr- freastarS and enast defense appropriation
Sfif Tor tse year ending June 10 Iss- was r--
pafs-st fr-Ha eurzzEiEree and placed On the cal
ercar. An evening seSzsau vas held for the
consideration Of private pension bEIlS