Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-22
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Second session.)


In the senate oa the 18th, lively de-
bate occurred between Messrs: AlorlcIlz
Vest and Carmaok over an efIoFt nleo
by Mr.. Aldrich to secure postpoheiile.'
of the Vest resolution requiring the COM
mittee on finance to report 9 bill Iemos-
ing the duty on coal, Mr.. vest express
ing the belief that to allow its postpohe
ment would mean its defeat. AFTER e
large number Of private pension bills haa
been passed, the senate adjourned o9t "
respect to the memory of the late KEEP
resentative Tonga. OF oregon, ~ IN aus ai,e
thorize the committee on mercn2ht Ha
rine and fisheries to investigate the coai
situation. No other business was @ ,rans ms,
acted the house at once ad1ournlng OUT
of respect to the memory OF the late heP-
resentative Tongue, OF oregon.
In the senate, on the 18th, the nest
resolution directing the finance commlttee
to report a bill removing the dul[ Vn
coal was under discussion, and Mr.. DoI,-
yer Qa,J attacked those senators respon-
sible for the holding up, OF reeipIVsSaS reeipI sac
retary shaw for his instructions to
customs collectors TO favor the lhiPOa'ots s2,o, 81
where differences regarding the gradlng oa
coal existed. Mr Aldrich *: ~ Igpieu ,nPns the
Dingley bill. Mr. Ttllman u. ~ sae,SS
notice that he would string I'VE s.i Wlre
and lay the blame for the pres,ednt p,dnnt situad and
attorney general. Mr.. Nelson Shirnii9 MI ~
concluded his remarks In opposition 70
the statehood bill.. In the house the s see,
political debate between Mr.. Grosvenor
lO.) and NJ Clark (Mo.l. A numper ',t ~
members spoke on various topics, ~ ~
no business of Importance was transac.eu
IN the serate, on the 14th, the mouse
bill providing rebates on the duty on coo. oos.,
was acted on and passed UNANIMOUSLY
without debate. The militia phi was VIC.
passed with an amendment striking oue
the Objectionable feature proyiding Ior
force Of trained men. Mr.. Truman sPohe
for an hour and half in character Is.as
way, denouncing trusts ana nlol,iIp0MNiE9 arai M
and critieising the attorney-general. MI MI
Cumming spoke In favor OF granntlng
statehood to Oklahoma, Arizona ana a.; New
Mexico The house passed tne orrt II
ported from the ways and means comnllt-
tee providing for rebate or the uuties tii Ui
foreign coal for one year bv practlcaiiss any
unanimons vote. Rapid gr0sirstsss gDgsietssn Tif XII
after the coal bill was passed AMEND
ments were adopted to increase the num- 1a
Der OF officers In the, signal corps py Ao
namely, one colonel two heutenant77 ant
colonies, four majors. eight captains and
eight first slieutenants. and another 10
prevent the discontinuance OF the army
transport service without action py coh-
gress.
In the senate, on the 18TH Mr.. Tillman
continued his speech against trusts ano
monopolies, and blamed the attorney
general with responsibility Tor ~. lacn snoSe oe
on the statehood bill, urging the right ol
Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico TO
be admitted into the Union. Mr. Nc.
Laurin made denial of the charges thet
the people of Indianola, Miss, had peen
guilty Of threats and intimidation against
the colored postmaster at that place Ihe
senate adjourned until Monday. In the
house the army appropriation bill was
passed and consideration of the depart
ment of commerce bill was begun. oppo-
sition to the measure coming entirely
from the democratic side.
Tbere WAS no session of the senate on
the 10th. In the house the day was de-
voted to private pension bills, about TWEEN
ty being passed A claim Of B. F. Moody
Il Co, OF Keokuk Ia for the payment
Of a balance due for furnishing equipment
TO an Iowa regiment was disallowed. An
omnibus resolution to refer a large num-
ber of southern claims for stores and
supplies taken by the Union army, aggre-
eating $500 600, failed for want of a
Quorum, but the bill will be the first thing
In order on the next claims day.