The Forrest City times., 1890-07-05
WASHINGTON.

Richard Nanx, Samuel J. Randails sue cessor. made hts first speech in the House the other day,
 A bill to pesion ex slaves has been intro
 duced
 An additional allowance of <io clerks has
 been asked for by the pension bureau.
 W. ". Dckcrson has qualified as sue. ccssor to John c, Carlisle in tlc Housc.
 Tho salary of Commissioner Gron, of
 the General Land Once will be decreased
 to <a, ,0u0 year.
 Representative Laws has introduced
 bill providing for national commission to
 investigate social vice in all its phases.
 Tic Secretary of the Interior transmitted
 to the House an cstimats of au additional
 appropriation of te,i, ,oo 10 carry out the
 provisions of the disability pension blu.
 Senator Cullum spoke in favor of the
 admission of Idaho,
 The national debt has been increased
 materially in the past year
 Absent Democratic members have been
 urged to return to Washington.
 Northern Democratic members have
 issued au address to the pe,po declaring
 that the Lodge bill menaees ,he very life
 Of the Republic. Congressmen in many districts a,,, got. ing fearful of rotation in '',e President Harrison hsis amounted him sell in favor of the Federal election bill Tho debate in Conspess this week will have little change From its tendency the pas. week.
 Secretary Noble has written letter con. corning railroad hand rt.ants Congressman Breekinridgo has an nouneed himself u candidate for " cleo. tion.
 Tho Federal election bill came up in the House and was discussed at length. Henry Cabot Lodge leading tho debate Senator Eimunds has announced himself in favor of unrestraincd debate in at leas, one branch of Congress Senator Vest has made a speech against Wyoming as State. The frec coinage bill was put permanent. ly to sleep in the House. The readlustment of salaries of second class pos,mas,ers has been completed. The majority report on the Federal elec- tion law k couehod h vigorous language Mir. Blaine's tarin talk Is s,iil the talk ol NtaNAthk NRi4
 The Federal election bill has hccn calsesl up and very warm times are expected lr the House
 Tho Senate passed three appropriation
 bills aggrega,ing sioo, ,ooo.ooa The original package. bill win probably
 hc passed in modified form Notwithstanding Mir. Blaine's ut. terances, 1t Is claimed the President favors the Mckinley bill as it passed tho House. By almost the regular Republican ma iority tho House defeated tho free coinage Of silver, 3l Republicans voting with ths Democrats for free coinage and 2s Demo ctats voting with the Republicans against IL The silver bill now goes into confer ence, and compromise will probably b< arranged between the Senate and House providing for the coinage of q. .bQp GOO oi silver monthly. X brutal assault on a white child by burly nesro, committed May is, has just come to light at Bradford, Tenn. The trustees of the sugar trust will mee, in New York mex. Monday and consider the adverse decision of the Court of Alp peals.
 Very Rev. Chas. Hayden Proctor of Little Rock, one of the best known Episcopa Ciergym-n in the South, died in Pine Btun after q brief Illness, aged 36. Afiidavits have been prepared in Minns
 apclis denying the St. Paul census fraud