Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-03
NEWS AND NOTES.
a Summary of Important Events.
r'rTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-
Special Session,

especial Session.)
~ Mr. ,' senate on the 23d, a resojut,or oco-
mIt,ao n'ieh pop, Neh), directing ,hs o,e,c a.c
miss,I =, olVl service to inquire into tho i,i az"
onimo, -. certain employees OF the huraa,' u's
penar,, ,anius'ry' led to o long discussina 49,. y
and was eia'ioh a,,s OF the civil service law
bills wore ,,, ei amendment, adopted Tbro,
tents To fopd a'a,, among them one to sunni,
duced ~ ,unefers; "; and several were miro
bill was con,,n, ~. muse the debate on the tario
mad eohtmued, several sncechos h",- w. ~
niaoe In favor Of and In onnos,,tes ,oeohes peing
poseu measure. The senate ioin, ras., w. .ne pro-
pop!iatihe slo,0O0 to enable tbo ."h aa up
il purchase tents for the housa,a'" Vi
ns vi 'he mississippi valley floods ,~o' VIC
-, .o.cning session devoted IN a d;.. uh h'eeu
OF the tariff bill was held ''0' " discussion
,,,, .no senate on the 24tb tho o.,
M ss"S leported back In the shane IL .ural ,'.
dar NJ ."e mouse, and was placed on N" un an,a. ~
and ar nien introduced bill for tho no.'si, na.en
n, al, ,uiiient a't OF the civil service ,.,, a.poa,
~ ~ am executive orders issued under !, law ano
w. .1serict the exhibition of kinc,oso ~ a Dill
ons OF prize fights was referred 70 H. Illus
oas committee. The senate thor w ,,, ene JUL
day. session. .,..In the house tho .,u.',
was e,ai ,,s.,ie debate on the Dingev tarjt ~,
ers ~ h.u sipated In by large number NJ sn,a'1
nass a..'. .n sues OF the house. No Other ~,
uNeup'eo 'he attention of the body '1''-
Ira WV senate, on the 25th, Mr.. Hoar 40 ,,.,.
alec,,o, 'er OF the committee on prjyleoes "mm an,
neot;u, eApiained that he had NOT caIIad
# John "a .ha1 committee to consider tho casa
be go q, HENDERSON, OF Florida, apnointod hs.
he oi nr,,a W HI vacancy, on account -,
Nearly tn vacancies in the commttoo
ion on tha a'. n1urs were spent in executive SEQ.
In |
Material i"'ion nra.'' treaty without MAKING
hen tnlten ~, me bankruptcy bill was
Nv I'VE onered by Mr. Nelson (ren Mn 'upn.l-
nIch the senate adjourned, In thn ho, al'er
oms .he last day of the general dscuss;oa ~ ,
~ a,pi.ratlon treaty, the PROCEEDINGS ,,,a w
uui,S interesting A large numbcr of ,roaat'
= 49,, oo.h sizes were made A night sesvion ,ne
=" ior general debate on the treaty Voc
Nv 'he senate, on the 10Th. d,trino tho
ssloh the' civil service commission opeh u
" ON subjected to adverse criticism ana .ihI
=, nl' uaiilhscr and the printed circ,,Ia, :,
,a., No'iihissloh upon which he basod NJ II
Il, ioa , was referred TO the commi,tco on IL
= ''e anu retrenchment to inyes,ioa,n C.
80 .noio uoJect Resolutions of inouirv uoro o.;
.,cu aho adopted as to the future disno,i@,ia @ 81
.hc Union Pacific railway propertv 'on ond o' al
,Ac arrest and Imprisonment of Amor,oa s,
sja Jis ~ ~ ouoa' After protracted executive oil
SION ,. 'he senate adjourned until the oatb
, s ~, iouse consideration OF the tariff bilI mn
.no hVe-minute rule began but soon led - OF
1pa'e ,,,a pased on democratic charges that re, pr
i', ,,ieahS favored trusts and did not want 10 hf
.a'a,e against them. During the afternoon ,r;
e'"i 'h"nees OF duty were made in the bin g
nh senate was not in session on tho 9th w
ne houSe, IN committee of the whole con. TO
ration ,n of the Dingley tariff bin was nro. en-
'1u , wi'n' very slow progress being made sti
'ohhsoh rep lnd) protested against tho
Tory tactics employed and askc1 Mr. Dina-
', y. chah9e could not be made which would HI
NJ IN more rapid work As fesut of tho is
WORK few immateral changes worc WI
III .he chemical and earths and carthen- do,
scneduies proposed by the ways and w
ms committee. "'' anu sid