Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-07
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
A Condensed Report of the Doings OF oar
Senators and Representatives In
Washington.

nun s,,o,o IN the cath agreed to the confer
ence report on the army rcorgahIH"Np" ~
Judge Day was confirmed as secretary VI S'"e'
In place OF John Sherman, reslsheu' 9c'p"S |
four pryate pension bills and numerous nio"'
ures from the general calendar "crV o
passed The war revenue Dill was repoi'
Ia the house and an arrangement made 10 take
80 on 4, ON tho ooth, The contested election
c,se ot wise vs. Young from the Second Nlr-
rinia district was decided in favor OF -" U.S.
dren) by a party vote. The senate aihehu-
ments to the naval appropriation oil WI
non-concurred in and contcrehce cpnuit
was anpointed A bill was passed granting W
| tho Santa Fe e. Grand Canyon Raiiroah COM
many a right way through the drahu Jan
yon forest reserve. Aorr
| Tur senate was in session for only an houf
| and n half on the 27th. Senator Stewart tNeV)
| introduced a resolution asking that the secre-
| ,,r, of ,var furnish an estimate OF the money
| needed to cauip and feed the Cuban army uh'ii
,he Spanish troops shall have been cApcheo
from tho island The resolution was rcierieu
| 10 the committee on military AFFAIRS Diii
was no% sed for the sale of public lands IN MIS-
souri, No other business oi any iihPoi '"heo
was transacted -. The general deDate oh ~ .ie
war revenue bill was opened up in the mouse
hr Nr Dinpley chairman OF the ways ana
means committee He was followed Oy Mr
Roilev CrexD who argued for ~ income TAX
tho coinage of the silver segniorage ana the
Issue of AS 900 900 OF legal tender notes lhstcau
of the bond proposition Mr.. Sayers NieA
argued that the money TO De ral>eu " Wv
: was excessive ana WOuu ptcou i'on'09, -,
1 ligacy, Mr. DoillVer lia) niauo aa,'ad tbo
speech in favor of the bill which arouSeo the
house and galleries 10 cheeiH n,pnnin,, session
| measure were hiso i"uo w w. Lrnc,er ORG
a AFE" pliis oi an u'ii'"po' ~ ,ho os,h senate,
IS passed IN tnc Soh''1 W, ,-onioi. from Floridf
i5 PaSco Fla) presented mem ito.i
,' boards OF traue copo-, M no rresent war
- with the coas'WlHe t'auo W w. ,rp cnmmitte
e The memorials were reie,iou W IN mt ~ miro
a on commerce oehaIoi n"s' ,ho Irpite,
81 duced resolution plo''''l1 -, "a, no in
u | states Dohueu lluc o''u" ~, ,rar ehoul
e, creased pu' 'he . tncomos and coinin
10 be dcltayeu ny t uaNli7 7, wont over .
Ob the SILVER seisn,o."5 s.a.o, doh,te an the wa
0i In the house 'ho 5eno," ,,a. oi,,b, and a ha
800 revenue plA ""' 49, - =, I,o,,cd ho,h spir
'Sl hOurs OF speechmakllb' ~ ,ta.,,on ,
li and interest There was ll''le t tn, m
wv the internal revenue features ol lho o!ti 1
~ democrats continued lheir aSs"ui.' -, w ,a
ii3 feature and their advocacy vi Wv
An urgency war measure was pI.a,,oy, pu1,e y nm,
nous consent 10 repeal tno Ia, e',,,,,iios du
the purchase oil quafttr,Lhees.Jjt' er,jn ''fP
as ing the eAlsVlhs wa % oa,h arreod tn the reno
N ihh Sonoso atorons On the naval appropriate
=, OF inc eoiie'oo' ol .o,,aotod carries n lit
bill Ine ineas1Ie no3 az oo, Several unimporta
,p more than t57oooWl seVsFai unt,pos thn eena on
be bills were pasS99 ,,e anu ~ The house passed
adjourned uhtii II, 'he ,,o,a ot lsl to 1871
Try war revenue olA oy q W. i,S stx exceptio,
yer democrats anu pt popu.,o'. =, marv amendmer
voting soilaly against 1 ~ tnat,ro of the h
RANGING from proposition for the substitute
., OF an lncoiiio vas s,,n M, ooo oreanbacks but
the Tor an Issue oa @,''J,o nolegatc Callahan int
,cn were voted down 'cioS"', oI,laho