The Forrest City times., 1890-01-18
WASHINGTON.

Tho fight over the House rules has begun. Mir Tarsney intends to push tho Nils souri River improvement resolution. The Silcott committee has made three reports to tho House and presented two bills
 Secretary Proctor has recommended that Geronimos band of Apache Indians be re- moved to Fort Sill, I. T, A resolution has been introduced in the House for a monument to SamnelJ. Tilden. Judge kelloy's obscquics were celebrated in the House of Representatives in very impressive manner,
 The story that Senator Vest had written letter declining reelection is emphatic ally denied by all parties
 All of the cities in the race for the Worlds Fair have completed their argu- meuts before the Senate committee.
 The tariff hearings are practically ended. The Senate committee on public build ings has agreed to some important recon mendations
 Senator and Mrs Cockrell gave recep- ton to the St Louis Worlds Fair delega- tion.
 A bill has been prepared converting the battleAelds of Chiekamauga and Chatta. nooga into National Parks.
 Mir. Enloe of Tennessee has introduced a bill providing for a constitutional amend ment suppressing grain gambling.
 The proclamation to open the Dakota Sioux reservation has been prepared This adds to the public domain about II, GOO, ,0oo acres of land
 Congressman Mills is preparing an arti. cle for the next number of the North American Review, reviewing the articles of Mir, Gladstone and Secretary Blaine on protection and free trade.
 Representative Stewart of Vermont has introduced bill declaring that no Nor. mon shall be eligible to vote at any elec- tion or hold civil ofiloe In the territories of the United States, or be naturalized as cit izens of the United States, or settle upon public lands,
 It is proposed that the location of the Worlds Fair be taken out of the hands of the Foreign Affairs Committee,
 Senator Voorhees, spoke in the Senate in favor of his Blocks. of Five'' resolution, and Senator Eduiunds replied
 The Worlds Fair claims of St Louis were oratorieally presented to the Senate.
 Senator Vest of Missouri Is preparing two bills for the regulation of the beef combine
 The ways and means committee is con. tinuing its tarin investigation.
 The Senate was addressed by Morgan of Alabama in favor of the bill for the en- courage mcnt of negro emigration.
 An appeal from rusng called out a bril- liant debate in the House of Representa- tives.
 The Senate held short session Friday and adjourned until Monday.
 Congressman wm. D. Kelly ot Pennsyl- vania died al Washington on tho 9th. The Senate has requested certain cor. rcspondencc relating to Oklahoma which. 1t is expected, will make interesting read. Ing.
 The Senate committee on printing mo, and selected two standards of paper to be used for the public printing during the en. smng year.
 The House committee on elections has taken up the first of the contested election | cases on tho docket Smith vs Jackson, Fourth West Virginia District \ In response to tho Edmunds resolution | the Attorney General has informed the | Senate that no instructions, written or oral, have been given District Attorney ] Chambers on the subject of the arrest of w w. Dudley.
 The special Hous. committee on the Sil. colt dedication has completed it's bill and report