Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-14
lauR. NATIONS CAPITOL.
VIII BEING AND WHAT HAS
BEEN DONE IN WASHINGTON.
Movements Of our Country's CelebIi.
ties.-CongressiOnal and Other
Matters
CONGR ESS.

The Senate on Tuesday, proceeded to
the consideration of Mr.. Vests motion
to reconsider the vote by which the con-
ference report on the direct tax bill was
agreed to. After speeches by Messrs.
Vest and Blair upon the general subject
of the bill and in opposition to it, and
by Messrs Harris and Morgan in favor
of it, the motion to reconsider was re-
jected-yeas 8, nays AS. The conference
report now goes to the House for ito ac-
ton. The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. Among the amendments
reported by the committee on appropria-
tons and agreed to by the Senate were
the following: For protecting the site
of the postoffice building at Key West,
Fla, $4,000; making appropriations for
the lighthouse service steam tender for
the first lighthouse district, $S5, 900; for
the second district, $4,000; Chinco-
league buoy depot, Virginia, 81, $50;
Portsmouth depot, Virginia, additional
land), $40, 900; Buch's bluff. near Nor
folk, Va, $40, 900; Diamond shoal, off
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, $500, 900;
North River, North Carolina, $40, 900;
steamer for lighthouse service in North
Carolina, 1856 600; Hilton Head, South
Carolina, $4,000; Fernandina harbor,
Florida, $l,750; Pascagoula river ranges,
Mississippi, 81, 900; fixing the total cost
of library building at Washington, d.
c., ut $4,000, COO, exclusive of appropri-
ations heretofore made; inserting an
item of S32, 945 for a sewerage system at
Fort Monroe, Va. -. The post-office ap-
preparation bill was up in the House all
day and night. The session of the House
was perfect parody on legislation. 1t
was called for the consideration Of bust
ness reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs. Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas,
raised II point of no quorum. As each
measure was called to the attention of
the House, Mr.. Campbell, of New York,
raised point of no quorum against it,
and it was withdrawn. Appeals and
entreaties were of no avail
In the Senate on Monday, the Senate
resumed consideration OF the Texas out
RACES resolutions, and Mr.. Coke began
his fourth days argument against il.
At the close of Mr.. Coke's speech, the
resolution was laid aside. The Senate
then passed the House bill 10 provide
for taking the eleventh and subsequent
ceususes. Among the amendments
agreed to by the Senate were the fol-
lowing: Requiring the population
schedule to include an inquiry as to the
number OF negroes, mulattos, quadroons
and octoroons Allowing to the enum-
orators the compensation of five cents
for each surviving soldier and soldiers
widow. returned and requiring the
enumeration to give the names. organiza-
ton and length of service Of the sur
viving soldiers, sailors and
marines and their widows. :.
In the House, Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri,
called attention to the fact that in July
last Mr. Conger, of Iowa, from the com
mittee on agriculture had presented
substitute for the bill regulating the sale
Of compound lard, and that it had been
placed upon the House calendar This,
he maintained, had been an improper
reference, and he held that the bill
should be referred to the committee OF
the whole and secure place on the cal
endar of that committee as of the date of
its presentation. Mr.. Hatch's motion
prevailed-86 to 3S. The balance of the
day was spent in fllibustering.