The Forrest City times., 1892-02-12
Proceedings inthe House.

FrONdl OI tIlt Joui HUI ai' '"' N ~ of several unimportant executive com munications, Mir. McMillin of Tennessee, from the committee on rules. reported back the Mutchler resolution, directing the committee on banking and cur rency to make an inquiry as to the fail- u.e of the Keystone and Spring Garden banks of Philadelphia.
 Mir. ONeill of Massachusetts offered an amendment extending the inquiry so as to include the failure of the Maverick National bank of Boston, Agreed to.
 Mr. Cookery of Missouri offered a resolution directing the Judiciary com mittee to inquire into the right of the Secretary of the Treasury to employ the sl00, 900. .0O0 gold reserve for current ex- penditures. Referred.
 Mir. Bacon of New York, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, reported bill to promote the safety of national banks. Placed on the House calendar.
 Mir. Outhwaite of Ohio, from the Com mittee on Military Affairs, reported back bill authorizing the detail of army officers for special duty in con neetiou with worlds fair. House cal endar.
 The House passed the bill introduced by Mir Hatch of Missouri placing the Secretary of Agriculture in the line of Presidential succession after the Secre- tary of the Interior.
 The House then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on the mili- tary academy appropriation bill, after which the committee rose and the House adjourned.
 Adverse Reports on Finance Bills.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-In the Senate adverse reports were made by MT. Nor Till from the Finance committee on the following bills:
 To provide for the free coinage of gold and silver bullion (Mr Stewart's) to increase the circulating medium by issuing treasury notes based on gold and silver coin and bullion MT. Peffer's) for the retirement of national bank notes, the free coinage of silver and the promotion of the international free coinage of silver (Mr. Plumb's); for the loan of money to the farmers of Indiana (Mr. Peffer's); making certain issues oi money full legal tender in payment of all debts (Mr. Kyle's).
 The first three bills, with the adverse reports, were placed on the calendar and the last two were indefinitely post poned.
 Mir. Squire reported back Senate bill appropriating s3oe, 900 for monument and statue to General Ulysses S. Grant on ground belonging to the government in Washington, D. C. Calendar.
 Invitations to the Worlds Fair.
 Mir. Pettigrew, chairman of tho Select Committee on the Quadricenten nial. introduced four joint resolutions extending invitations to the Presidents of American republics and Governor of American colonies to participate il the worlds exposition; to extend lik, invitations to the King and Queen O Spain and the descendants of Colum bus; requesting the loan of certain ar ticles, relics of Columbus, from tn, Spanish government, and authorizing the Librarian of Congress to exhibi certain documents referring to Colum bus. Referred.
 Agricultural Depression.
 MT. Gibson of Louisiana introduced a joint resolution for the appointment of a commission of five Senators, sever Representatives and three experts t take evidence and inquire into the de pressed condition of the agricultura interests and the low prices of agricul tural products, especially of cotton the causes thereof; whether thos, causes are of a permanent character and whether they have been created O can be remedied by legislation. Re ferred to the Committee on Agricul ture Adjourned.
 Wike Wants the Free List Enlarged
 WASHINGTON, Feb. li.-Representa tive Wixc of Illinois introduced in tn House series of resolutions whiel have secured the approval of n numbe O. nss betnOctstllc colleagues, declaring that the tariff is n tax, aud calling upon .he Ways anl Means committee ts report as speedily as possible bills en larg;ng the free lists andreducing com rensatory duties in accordance witl the pledges of the party to the people To meet any deficiency in revenue caused by this action. the resolution Al Al. r.. t- report bill providing for a graduate, income tax.
 Bland Bui to Go to the House.