Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary Of Important Events.
FlFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
sec0nd Session.


IN the senate, on the e3d practically the en-
'lre Gay was consumed In tho discussion Of an
amendment to the Indian appropriation bill for
the opening to settlement OF the Uncompahgre
ind'an reservation In Utah, containing over
Two million acres, which was finally agreed to-
resolution was passed requesting the presI-
uent to furnish statement Of facts concern
lhg the arrest Imprisonment and death Of Dr.
Ricardo Ruiz in Cuban jail. short 4
ecutlve session was held. ..... In the &c
most OF the session was spent In conss' ..ye,,,,s
OF the naval appropriation bill, ->hiOh ~
passed p1actly as reported by the oSm.I.s %Ss o.
naval hfiairs. bill to ar .ud .ys? ,Na - on
Statutes so as to give pr ,kfnoys NJ Hsisoa
inc kht to remove % %ell as "a an oin, aas
.an rritoral ono ss was, after u1cS is dscss ves
.ifN4e sfnate, on the 24th, 10 less than tbrss
nHsuyes In relation to CvJa were introduced
he Joint resolution o. handing the Immediate
ana unconditional rs!ease OF Julio Sanguiilv
1 ana compensatory from the government of
spain foS'his IMPRISONMENT md suffering The
.huiar tppropy alton bill was taken up. two or
'hree tmenaVients thereto provoking long and
aoiin' 'phio'p' debate, In the house confer
euco refost upon the bill to define the rights OF
n .e.a'rrs OF the property OF the Atlantic & Pa
WI n1iroad Co. was agreed TO. message
~ Secelved from the president transmitting
NFeport OF the Joint commission on the Ash
Tw's OF the waters contiguous to the United
Srates and Canada The rest OF the dav wns de-
voted to business relating to the District NJ Co-
lumbia. ''' VI W.
IN the senate. on the 25th the Indian appro-
prihtion bill was aid aside. and the Cuban n,,os-
tion was taken up on moxiop to proceed with
| the Sansuilly Joint resolution consideration of
| wn'ch'developed som2 Strong sentiment against
spain and occupied the entire session without
actioh oeing takert ,,,.. In the house the bill
| authorizing natiopal banks to take out circula-
zion 70 the Ar vAlue OF the bonds deposited was
passeu. A biU was passed to determine the
number ot1gSflees Of the supreme court of Ok
| 'ahoma. A,pumber Of other bills, some of them
OF considerable interest, were passed
IN the senate, on the Goth the Indian appro-
pHatlon bill was nomlnally the subject under
CONSIDERATION, but most of the time was taken
| up in discussion Of Cuban affairs, the San
gully case leading, and tho Aguirre and Dr.
Rhiz cases coming in for some attention When,
~ 7:N D m, the senate adjourned, tho Indian
Dill ha3 hot been acted upon. n...., In the house,
/ senate bill providing for representation In any
! International bimetalllc conference that might
be called was passed-2s9 10 g. Under suspen-
| sion OF the rules several bills Of minor import
| ahce were passed, among them one protesting
| against the importation Of impure and unwhole-
some tea.
IN the Sanate, on the 27th victory for or
gaRized labor over capital was won by the fail
ulS oe resolution authorizing the Metropolitan
tVaftroad Co ot Washington to extend It's lines
ifso one OF the suburbs, The remainder Of the
ysssion was occupied In the consideration and
passage Of the post office appropriation BILL
carrying @5, ,S3aS3s .... In the house the anti
scalpins bill was passed, after hard fight
against 1T by rs opponents, by vote OF l4g to
81. Several bills OF local interest were passed.
and the hoase concurred In senate amendments
to the lndan appropriation BILL which was sent
to confidence