Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-14
NEWS AND NOTES,
Liv. CONGRESS,
Firat session.

IN the senate ON the %, the only important
>+.|I 6I|ls) B. motion soinliised " NJ (tor.
1la| do16 Nd o1fs35ns i<efAtion Or bhe
vote Of the day previous passing bill author
izing the enlistment OF additional mon In the
navy. The motion is privileged one, and may
be taken up at any time. The agricultural ap-
preparation bill was passed -. In the house
the session was devoted almost wholly to O
discussion OF proposed amendment to the
legislative, executive and judicial appropria.
lion bill to make the offices OF district attor
hcys and United States marshals salaried ones
Instead OF paying the incumbents with fees
No action was taken on the amendment
IN the senate on the 4th, consideration o
the question whether Henry A. Dupont is or Is
not legally-elected senator from the state Of
Delaware, was entered upon. The facts are
tonceded, but the legal points involved may oc.
cupy the time Of the senate for weeks to come
The senate disagreed to the house substitute
for the senate concurrent resolution as to Cuba
and conference was requested. In the
house. after the passage OF o few relatively
unimportant bills, the entire days session was
occupied In consideration, In committee OF the
whole, of the fee and salary amendment to the
legislative, executive and judicial appr opria.
tion bill
IN the senate on the 9th, some 25 bills were
taken from the calendar and passed without
objection. Mr.. Mitchell (Ore.), chairman OF
the committee on privileges and elections
finished his argument In support of the COM
mittee's report declaring Henry A. Dupont a
duly elected senator of the United States
from the state of Delaware. The matter went
over. The conference report on the Cuban res
olutions was made the special order for the
9TH at two O'Clock. $50. In the house the princi-
pal feature of the days proceedings was o saw
nge attack upon President Cleveland by Mr..
Hartman MONTY on account OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands Carnegie hall speech, when presiding
over the meeting of the Presbyterian Home
Missionary society.
THE senate was not in session on the 9th. -.
In the house the legislative, executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill was passed, the fec
and salary amendment having been so changed
RS to forbid the beginning OF q prosecution un-
der the internal revenue law upon the COM
plaint OF n private citizen, except by the writ
ten approval of the district attorney; and, fur
ther, to forbid the appointment OF any federal
court onicer, including United States COM
misioners, rs receiver in any case before q
federal court. The post office appropriation
bill was taken up
THE senate was not In session on the 7th. -.
In the house several bills were passed. among
them senate bill authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to distribute the diplomas and
medals awarded exhibitors at the Worlds CO.
lumbar exposition. Senate amendments to
The agricultural appropriation bill, with two
exceptions, were non-concurre1 In. The house
went into committee Of the whole for the fur
ther consideration OF the post office appropria-
tion bill. General debate lasted an hour, dur
ing which several efforts were made, unavail-
lngly. to increase the compensation of fourth
,lass postmasters