Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
NEWS AND NOTES.
FirTv-FleTn CONGRESS.


II the senate- on the -stn during a sho-t sp~n
session n elll vas p@s~sSi .pprupriattax go eor
20 Be expcsiesi In saving hf~ AMI property IA
the rs~o'e<i district af The Nlssts<tpri saiiey.
also . esil TO approve 4 eomprouzls< an: <ssfie-
nent between the Cnitesf States snd the state
Of Arkansas Two hours aat . a@if sr-nt
n ex-ru.fse session 1s-<sssszx the srhffrsssca
treaty .--..- In th~ hog~e durfnx the discussion.
IN ecunirte~ ef tE> wnul<. of the ,artr olll the
hixh rztes q duty tn2-r-~,i II the euttrn an.s
voosen seae.,zl>s we're atszck~f nF N>s-rS No
Gall AMI Lsyer1ns. q Massachusetts,. aa.t De-
eCcrnl AMI Dl1xi-y fN~Lk Whrn tn esmunis-
tee ru>- The houSe passed. s~zas- tasn. r-sriu-
sicu rxkinx tum-tixseiy available t1e so foe
prote<sira q hfe a.e property n the ioxer
Ais>s><ippt rsll<T-
In tn~ s<nA.e % the srA. Mr Azieu gpor,
Neal <pakr more tAza a hrar - pr0v- tia.
eenx--<s does ass p-~-~<s tas coastirzttonal
daa1y souzumprsoa fsx tae espr~~s ana aEo~rss
pu-po~~ er ln<r-s<lnx sn~ private fortunes q
CO. e4n~s cf ct1tx - a. Ire exc<rse cf the
na~=~<- Hs1-< 2zssss1=rnes - ~<rsre sstzt
-~~sizkcr .zprup<sz.l-< s->s..s tc AL a PRO-
se<tlax Gs> and p~sg<-<y N he Mississippi
.a-.s ~~r- esnrzrr-~s n asd sss iataE r~sals-
Ilen ~rnf - ah- r<~sS.snt- In the hnu~e
Ese &zF ..x nszrfy al sp,-rs IN dfsp,~fnx q
s>rrs1m-nns - zhe tarlr BAL ef<r-a hT fh>
es1nzz1~~ On wxvs kzd EeAns prineipaIiy To
cu~r-rz t.~ phrx~seasaxy &c - MAKE The cikssta-
e.<>na e1<<r~r. ADsnx ees@rs q. Anen.inenr
ruzzzax ecc<s n2ps <aa charts for the u>s Of
-caaak~I colfsr~s anzl puniir nnrsrie< ca the
-e-~ ss-x go s<r---s -. az-s zoe Fsstssias the
NektnA~y rxs>s % nssrs-s xn.t Eale~
II he ~rnasr. % ne ytst. lar caiy matters Of
puelle izs-r-<s trvzr-a of In sp~z srs<isa we're
to res-slaEbuc- up-nn the sab1-ct ef Cuba. both
sf wsieh ve.- ever wisAs.t aetiaa. Al y - p
- he senate pruc~~1-t 70 the eunstsrration of
exsrurtve n1.tz~xx. inelDttax the areftratioa
treaty and ts- question ef allinx the vzcaneies
N The sea-atlnS committees seas. In th~ hoEs~e.
tne drbzre On the tariff btil under the fvc-ratl-
u.e rule havin- ensi>i ey Limitation ef Fs.,s the
vcte On the measure szs taken AID resulted;
Yeas 80, n,yx ~. present. snli not voting Il
The Affirmative vote ass composesi of 10 re-
pchiicans. inciudiay Speaker Red four demo-
erats and one popalass. the nexztiye vote Of liz
| democrats and four popalisss
fx the senate. On the is.. during the aour oi
the opening session sotnt resolution was
passed aathsrixin< the secretary Of the navy %
p1Acc var vessel and . chartered nerchza;
vessel ~ the disposal Of the collector Of the
port of New York for transportins supplies "a
relieve the sznishinS poor u India The reso-
lukion. occred by Mr. Morgan ftsmL Ala. as %
lersers Of Maxine Gcr,ex to Prcsident Cleve-
| Land and President Mckinley Vas passed. as
rexl. - 10 the obligations assumed by the
Unsted States toward the people Of Cuba IN A.
serftnx and maintaining the right 10 preveni
the a4sxuisitiou Of the stand by zny European
power. The senate was in executive session
frum p N u1til s-tsswAen it <iloarnet TO
the sth- ----~-T The house vas 1o< n SESSION on
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