Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-05-05
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FlETY-sIxTH CONGRESS.

IN lhe senate, on the 22d the final two
way debate on the right of Hon NJ :
Quay TO q seat as senator from Pennsyi-
" ma was begun, Messrs, Chandler IN.
~ henny (Del) and Penrose (Pa.
speaking IN support of Mr. Olay's claim
ana Messrs. Plat Comm and Ouarles
WE delivering speeches in opposition
- MT. quay r.,..ln the house consider, =
u ',.o OF me post office appropriation bill
was entered upon, and Tie General a.
pate closed with the afternoon adjourn
H'hL The main subjects of contention
we're the provisions In the bill relating to
tile extension of the pneumatic tube SER
zee special fast mail facilities and the
eost OF railroad transportation
In the senate, on the 24th, the debate
on the quay case was continued and con-
cIuded, and at four O'Clock the vote on ths
motion of Mr. Chandler to strike out of
the resolution declaring Mr. Quay not to
DC emitted to seat the word mot, ="
was deieated by a vote of: Ayes,
~ nays, 80; thus ending the hard-fought
Dattle OF the appointee of the governor OF
f'nnsylVania adversely to Mr. Quay.
~ me house the Foraker RESOLUTION con-
lhlihE the present officers in Puerto rico
uAtl the appropriation acts are amended
by The committee on insular affairs was
adopted
In the senate, on the 25th, the confer
ence report on the Hawaiian civil govern
ment bill was agreed to; the agricultural
appropriation bill carrying a little over
three million dollars, was passed, and the
Alaskan civil government bill was under
consideration for an hour. but no progress
was made. a joint resolution authorizing
the exhibit of government relies at the
New York Printing exposition was adopt
ed.....ln the house, the post office APP
preparation bill being under consideration,
the item of S2o,On for pneumatic tube
serVice-an Increase Of $500 900 over the
tOrmpTlH "A
dropped from the bill, after sensational
charges of bribery of members by Pneu-
matte Tube Co. An amendment to re-
classify railway mail clerks went out on
point of order,
lE the senate, on the 26th, almost the
entire session was given up to COnsidera
ton of the claim of Nathan B. Scott, of
West Virginia, to his seat in the senate,
several speeches on both sides of the con-
tention being delivered. The case finally
went over without aCtiOn...ln the
house the post office appropriation bill
was passed, The bill to Increase the sal
airy of the director Of the census and the
salaries of supervisors of census by two
per cent. of the amount received by their
enumerators was passed, The final con
ference report on the Hawaiian govern
upon
In the senate, on the 9th, the resolu-
ton declaring Nathan b. Scott to be en-
titled to his seat in the senate from West
Virginia was adopted with but three dis.
senting votes. The Alaskan and cotton
claims bills took up the rest of the daF,
save for an announcement concerning the
Clarke Case....ln the house 81 private
bills were passed, among them one grant
ine $40 a month to the widow of the late
Col John NJ. Stotsenberg, of the First
Nebraska, who was killed in the Philip
pines. The conference report on the lta-
Waiian government bill was adopted and
the bill sent to the president