Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.

IN tue senate, on the 2eth, Mr.. Turpie (dem,
lhd) resumed and concluded his speech In IA
vor OF the recognition OF Cuban independence
MT chandler succeeded In getting considera
tioh OF MIS- Dill for commission TO any inter
national monetary conference The bill wen
over ana the remainder OF the days session
was occupied by Mr.. Daniel dem, Va) in {
speeoh against the Nicaragua canal bill as be
Ing I'm fraud Of the contract" In the hous,
tne Dill to restore Jonathan Scott to the pen
sion roll (from which he was dropped by the
bureau In lso4) was passed over the president,
Veto Mr. Hit reported the diplomatic ant
consular appropriation bill, which was plncet
on the calendar The rest OF the day wa.
spent In committee Of the whole In consldera.
tion OF the Indian appropriation bill.
IN the senate, on the g7th, the military acad.
emy Dill was passed, after o lengthy contro.
versy over an amendment providing for the at.
tendance OF the West Point cadets at the in.
auguration parade. The Nicaragua canal bill
was taken up, and gave rise to a spirited do
oate The bill was pending when the Senate
adjourned. .... In the house the conference re
port on the immigration bill was agreed to af.
ter many speeches for and against the meas.
ure As reported from committee It is prac.
tically new bill. The principal objection tc
The bill was tho clause requiring Immigrants
TO read and write !n the language OF their ma
tive or resident country"
IN the senate, on the 9sth, Mr. Allen (pop
Neb.) introduced q resolution intended to i'm.
pede foreclosure proceedings for the sale Of
the property OF the Union Pacific railroad
which went over without action The bin for
o commission to an international monetary
conference was taken up. and, after speeches
by Messrs Chandler, Bacon and Stewart went
over After season spent In executive session
several bills were taken from the calendar
and passed 80, In the house the Indian appro-
priation bill was passed, with some changes
relating TO the scope Of the measure. The bill
making appropriations for the agricultural de-
partment was called up, and gave rise to ON
amusing and sometimes acrimonious debate,
based on ex-Goy. Altgeld's charge OF fraud in
the Ohio election.
IN the senate, on the Goth, the bill for the
representation OF the United States in any
international monetary conference that may
be called occupied tho session almost excu-
sivoly and was finally passed by a vote OF
10 to In the house the report OF the con-
ferces on the bill providing for the ineorpora-
tion Of the purchasers OF the Atlantic & Pacific
railroad, after heated debate, was rejected-7l
to las. The house refused to take up bills from
the private calendar, and for nearly an hour
continued In committee Of the whole Ia consid-
GRAFTON of the agricultural appropriation bill.
THE Senate was not In session on the SOth
......In the house almost the sole subject OF
consideration was the agricultural appropria-
tion bill. As usual the distribution OF seeds
was the subject OF discussion, q motion to
strike of tho appropriation altogether being
lost by vote Of Qi to 10 The proposed rear
rangement of salaries Of bureau officers was
stricken cut OF the bill and the provisions Of
the present law inserted In lieu thereof
The bill was then passed, as were two or three
private bills, when the house adjourned.