Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-02-08
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
LIv. CONGRESS-.

(First sessIon.)

(Eirst Session.)
| IN the senate. ON the 28th throe speeches
were mado on the house bond bill with tho
senate free-coinage substitute, two OF them In
favor OF the substitute and one against It, Mr..
Turpie dem, Ind.) presented memorial on
tho subject OF the Armenian horrors, accom-
panied by fierce invectivc against the sultan
and Mahometism, and Mr.. Thurston rep,
Ncb.) spoke in favor OF the maintenance Of
the Monroe doctrine, for which he said he was
ready to sacrifice all his sons as he had his
sire In the late war. In the house the diplo-
matte and consular appro priation bill was
passed without discussion and practically
without amendment. Several bills of minor
Importance were passed. Upon the announce
ment OF the death OF Representative-elect
Remain, of Illinois, by Mr.. Hadley his sue
cessor, the house passed the usual resolutions
Of regret aHd adjourned
IN the senate, on the goth, concurrent res
olution was read, discussed and placed upon
the calendar, requesting the president to use
his good Offices with the government of Spain
to have belligerent rights extended to the Gu
ban rcvolutionists. The event OF the day was
the speech OF Mr.. Tillman (pop., S. c. osten-
sibly In tavor of the free-coinage substitute
for the house bond bill, but really in denuncia-
tion of the president and the secretary OF the
Treasury, In which he referred to the former as
"bnliheaded and self-idolatrous" anc~to the
ldlteI an Tiuul JuudS lTOm hbHbuCky- LII
the house the first consideration morning hour
of the session was held during which several
bills reported from the committee on public
lands were passed.
IN the senate, on the 30th, most Of the morn
Ing hour was consumed In discussion about
the joint resolution ordering the purchase and
distribution of seeds by the secretary of agri-
culture on which, however, no action was
taken. The remainder OF the session was oc-
Qr1aa m
with the finance committees substitute. 80. In
the house Mr.. Wadsworth reported the agri-
cultural appropriation bill from the COM
mittee on agriculture, and Mr. Grout reported
the District of Columbia appropriation bill for
the year ending June S0 1897. The contested
election cases from the Fourth and Tenth
Te cas- districts were decided in favor of the
sit:ing members. Several bills OF minor i'm
poitance were passed.
IN the senate on the 3ist, an unanimous
Rgoecment was reached that vote on the
bose bond bill with the finance committees
free coinage substitute should be taken at two
o'clock p. m. on the 1st. Several speec hes, for
and against the bill and substitute were made,
n night session being held to accommodate
those who woull otherwise have found no op-
portunity to speak. Mr.. Palmer dem. Ill)
gave notice OF an amendment to be offered by
him. In the house consideration OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation bill was
entered upon, and number of bills OF minor
Importance were passed. A night session for
the consideration OF private pensions bills was
taken up in flibustering by the opposition.
IE the senate, on the 1st, discussion on tho
house bond bill and the free coinage substitute
was terminated ut 2p M, an amendment re-
serving to the government the seigniorage on
tho silver coined, offered by Mr.. Morrill, (rep..
Vt) having been rejected. the title changed to
read ITO Restore the Coinage Of Silver and for
Other Purposes. " and all the sections of the
house bill having been stricken out, the bill
was passed by vote OF ~ to 35. $50. In the
house large number of unimportant bills
were passed during the first hour, after which
the day was spent in discussing the District of
Columbia appropriation bill, without conclu-
sion being reached