Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-05-12
FIFTY-sEcoND CONGRESS-.
In tho Corata


of the Worlds fair on Sunday, and the sell
Ing OF beer on the exposition grounds, today,
Senator Vest made some interesting re-
marks Senator Call offered resolution,
which was laid on the table subject to call,
providing for special committe to consider
and report the legislation to relieve the
scarcity OF money among farmers, to reduce
the rate OF interest to farmers, and to estab-
hsh a sub-treasury or banking system
which, through government aid, money
could be Kept within the reach Of every com
munity In sums sufficient for the need, to be
loaned to them at low rates; to devise some
| system OF rates by which the flow of money
to commercial centers could be limited so as
10 leave sufficient amounts in all sections of
tne country for the respective communities.
Senator Power offered resolution for an in
| yestlgation OF the geological bureau; referred
TO the committee on civil service The
senate passed the bills appropriating $50 600
for a public building at Selma Ala, and
| Sl50O for a public building at Altoona,
| ia. On motion OF Senator Sherman, the
i senate went into executive session ON the
| pending Russian and French extradition
| treaties.
TuEsDAY-Senator Kyle took the floor and
read prepared speech on the silver question.
Inc conference report on the Chinese exclu-
sion bill was taken up and passed. 80 to 49,
Messrs' DolIh, Morgan and Hscock favored
| the action taken, while among those who
spoke in opposition were Messrs. Sherman,
Dawes and Palmer, Qlls) After AN execu
i've session the senate adjourned
WEDNEsDAY-In the senate to-day bill
was passed releasing the title of the United
states tract of land known as the Quartet
addition to the city of Monterey, Cal. The
| bill opening the klamath river, Indian reser-
vatlon, was passed, with an amendment. A
number of private bills were taken up and
passed.
THURsDAY--In the senate today Mr..
Morrlli, of Vermont, accompanied the pre-
sehtatlon of a petition from Vermont on the
SUBJECT of opening the Worlds fair on Sun
day with statement of his individual opin-
ION that unless the exposition should be
opened on Sunday the working class would
no deprived OF an opportunity to visit it.
Inc Choetaw and Chickasaw Indian APP
preparation of 81, 99l 200, made in 1891 and
held up by the president was taken up and
discussed aiSa The house bill appropriating
ei5o,oOO for the expenses of the Behring sea
arbitration In Paris was passed. After an
executive session the senate adjourned
FRIDAY-Ihe vice-president laid before
.he senate reply OF the navy department to
the senate resolution in regard to the bids for
certain types of warships from certain shlp-
building firms on the great lakes. The CON
tract was awarded to Samuel l.. Moore a.
sons, OF Elizabeth, N. j., at $3.50 600. Mr.
Gorman had read to the senate lengthy
OF the Revolution, asking congress to make
an appropriation in aid of the construction
OF monument to the revolutionary heroes
OF Maryland. Mr. McPherson's resolution
directing the secretary of the treasury to
prohl1lt the storing OF powder boats in New
YORK harbor was taken up. Mr. Hiscock
suggested the resolution be referred to the
committee on commerce with instructions to
make an immediate report. Mr. Mcpherson
asserting, this Was ordered. Mr.. Dawes,
chairman OF the committee on Indian affairs,
replying to Mr.. Platt on the Choctaw and
ChicKasaw appropriations, occupied the time
until O'Clock, when the senate listened to
euio'gles upon the late Senator Wilson, of
Maryland, until adjournment Adjourn.
ment was taken until Monday.
'SATuRDAY-The senate was not in session
to-day.
In the House
MoNDAY-This being suspension day in the
house, the first bill called up and passed was
that reported by the committee on merchant
marine to encourage American ship build.
ing. The next bill passed was that pension
ing all survivors who had served thirty days
IN the Indian wars from 1882 to 1912 the
Blackhawk, Creek, Cherokee disturbances
and Seminole wars The bill appropriating
Sloo oUO to pay the expenses of the Behring
sea arbltration was passed The free binding
Irvine bill was brought up under a suspension
OF the rules and passed In half an hour by
vote Of 1873 to Al. The speakers were Simp-
son, Baker, Farmer Hatch and Bryan in ia
vor OF the bill, and Payne and Covert in OBJ
position. Nearly all the remainder of the
session was devoted to the consideration of
private and pension bills.
TUEsDAY-In the house Mr. Breckenridge
reported the fortifcarion appropriation bill
from the committee on appropriation. The
house then went into committee of the whole
(Mr Oates in the chair on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. Mr.. Hit,
OF Illinois, continuing his attempts of yester-
day to restore the original salaries of several
consus which had been curtailed by the COM
mittee. The consideration of the bill by par
agraphs was concluded, and vote was then
taken on the amendment OF Mr.. Chapman.
ldemocrat) Of Michigan, that no portion of
the emergency funds should be paid to any
foreign nation in settlement of any claim
against the United States, which was agreed
to- The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was finally passed by the house The
amendment providing that no portion of the
emergency fund should be paid to any foreign
nation in settlement of any claim against the
United States was agreed to as was one strik-
ing out $65 900 set aside for continental
railway survey.
WEDNESDAY, After the house had an
proved the journal, Mr.. Geary, of California
presented the conference report on the Chi
nese bill and demanded the previous ques-
of Mississippi, opposed the report. Mr..
Hooker demanded the yeas and nays. The
conference report was then agreed to-yeas,
1885; nays, 2S The resolution asking for in,
formation in regard to the sugar trust was
then taken up The report was discussed and
then passed. The house after discussion as
to the precedence Of the appropriation bill
took up the river and harbor bill. Over one
hour was occupied by Mr.. Blanchard, G.al,
chairman of the committee, in explaining the
bill. 1t appropriates S2l, 290,975. The bill
went over.
THURsDAY--After unimportant routine
business the house went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Hatch in the chair, on the
river aud harbor appropriation bill, general
debate to be limited to two hours During
the session the committee rose, and, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, Joseph
Nj. Kendall was sworn in as a member from
the tenth district of Kentucky, to succeed
his father, j. t. Kendall. After passing sew
eral private bills the house adjourned Iii
thought the river and harbor bill will be
passed tomorrow.
FRIDAY--A number of department COM
munications were laid before the house by
the speaker today and referred to the proper
committees. Representative Owen Scott. OF
Illinois, having stirred up the sugar trust, is
now after the cordage trust He introduced