Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-06-23
IN THE HOUSE.

MONDAY-On motion of MI. Feel, or Ar
Kansas "a bill was passed providing that
Indian children shall be declared to be citi-
zens when they have reached the age of 81
years, and shall thereafter receive no sup
port from the government, provided that
they have had ten years of Industrial train
ing. The floor was accorded to the committee
on the District of Columbia The pension
appropriation bill was today reported to the
senate from the committee on appropriations
1t carries the total up STAG, 727, $50, which is
an increase of 1912, PAS over the house BILL
and 1929, 200 less than the estimates. The
bill as reported exceeds that of last year by
Sl1 ,522. 565. The principal increase over the
house bill is $ll 800 1853 for army and navy
pensions.
WEDNEsDAY.-Afte unimportant business
the house today went in to committee of the
whole on the naval fertilization bill Mr..
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, explained the
provisions of the bill, which appropriates
", 412, 376 and contracts are authorized to
the extent of 1876, 900 to be appropriated
hereafter An amendment of Mr.. O'Neill, Z
of Massachusetts, was adopted providing for
twenty breech loading rifle mortars for the
gun factory at Watervilet Arsenal, West
Troy. The bill was passed without division.
The house then proceeded in committee of
the whole with the bill to reduce the duty on
tin plate and taagers tin.
THURsDAY-The house went into commit
tee of the whole with Mr. Blount, of Georgia,
In the chair, on the tin-plate BILL Mr.. BupE
ing, of New York spoke for over an hour in
favor of the bill. Z. B. Taylor, of Ohio
and Dobell, of Pennsylvania, each occupied
nearly as much time in opposing it, Messrs
Kinson, OfNeill and Hutfe, of Pennsylvania,
each spoke briefly against the bin, and Mr..
Hemphill, of South Carolina, addressed him
self to the financial question, pnd urged con-
gress to enact legislation which would relieve
the people of the south from the burdensomel
legislation under which they were now sM-
fering. The house thenadjourned.
FRIDAY-The confeees of the river and
and harbor bill reported disagreement.
The house adopted resolution to insist on
the disagreement and the bill was agains
sent to the conference. The private claim
bill, known as the Sibley bill, was taken up.
After short time spent in filibustering upon
it, the house came to the point, when no
quorum voted, and in order TO escape from
the sitting atmosphere of the chamber, took
recess until o'clock, the evening session to
be for the consideration of private pension
bills. The house failed to break its usual
FRIDAY nights record. Various efforts wep
made by the champions of private pension
bills to bring their measures before the house,
Dut each effort was unavailing, and the house
adjourned.
SATURDAY-Mr. Mcmillan, of Tennessee,
stated that every appropriation bill had passed
the house, except the general deficiency bill,
and that six general appropriation bills were
Enacted upon by the senate He therefore
moved that when the house adjourned today
that 1t be to meet Wednesday next The
motion was agreed to- Mr.. Livingston, of
Georgia, asked consent that, beginning with
wednesday next, three days be given to the
discussion Of the sub-treasury bill Mr..
McMillen said the subject was under consid
GRAFTON in the COMMITTEES on ways and means,
and he must ohiact