Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-05-05
In the House

MoNDAY.-The pending motion was that
made by Mr.. Reed on Saturday to table the
resolution to expunge certain portions Of Mr..
Walkers speech from the congressional rec
ord. The vote was: yeas, 1873; nays. g; the
republicans refusing to vote, thus leaving
the house without quorum.
TUEsDAY-After three private bills were
passed the regular calendar was demanded
and the speaker stated the regular order to be
the passage of the Walker expunging reso-
luton, Mr.. Bount, of Georgia, asked unani-
nous consent that the house go into
committee of the whole for the consideration
of the diplomatic and consular appropria ton
Dill There was no objection. The house
then went into committee of the whole, Mr..
Oates, of Alabama, in the chair, on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill. After
a long discussion unanimous consent was
given that general debate on the bill should
close after two hours debate tomorrow. J he
committee then arose and, on motion of Mr.
Geary, of California, the house agreed to the
request OF the senate for conference on the
amendments made by the senate to the Chi
nese exclusion bill, passed by the house.
Messrs. Geary, Chapman and Hit were ap.
pointed conferees. The house then ad journed
WEDNEsDAY-The house, i'm mediately
after the reading of the journal, went into
committee OF the whole on the diplomatic
and consularappropriation bill Mr. Hooker
of Mississippi supported the bill. The entire
day was spent in consideration of the bill.
THURsDAY-The house committee on pub.
lie buildings and grounds today ordered ia
vorable reports of the following public build
port, Ind, 10000; Mansfield, O., $4,000;
Hartford, Conn, SIS, 900; site for custom
house at Baltimore, Nd, $500. 600; Pottsville,
Pa, $4,000; Elizabeth, N. j.. 100000; st.
Paul, Mimi, 81 1900, 600; Kansas City, Kan,
5000, 600; jamestown, N ", SIC, 900. After
I'm IF vuiO ho
went into committee of the whole on the
diplomatic bill, the pending amendment being
that to make the salary OF the minister to
Venezeula 81 500. No quorum voting. the
call Of the house was ordered A quorum
was finally secured and the main features OF
the bill were adopted. A number of pension
bills were passed, after which the house adj
journed.
FRIDAY-After roll call the house went
into committee of the whole, and took up the
diplomatic and consular bill. and the entire
day was spent in its consideration.
SATURDAY-The house took up the diplo
matte and consular appropriation bills, the
pending question being the Hit amendment
to restore the salary of the minister to Vene-
zuela to 81, 500, the committee having re-
duced it to $1,000. The house sustained the
committee--yeas 10, nays 149. Mr.. Cum
mings of New YORK introduced in the house
the bill introduced in the senate by Senator
Henderson, appropriating $4,000 for the
erection of q monument in Washington to
the memory of the late Commodore Paul
Jones. Mr.. Cummings also introduced bill
appropriating 60, 900 dollars for the purchase
OF five oil paintings by Albert Bierstadt, now
in the executive mansion. Mr.. Morse of Mas
sachusetts introduced a bill to amend section
4, revised statutes. Mr.. Harvey of Oklahoma
introduced bill providing that no session of
the legislative assembly of Oklahoma terri
tory shall be held and no election for mem
bers of the legislative assembly shall be held
in the territory until such census shall be
taken and such apportionment shall be made
Hereunder as shall be hereafter provided by
congress Mr.. Cummings of New Y ork, from
the house committee reported favorably the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Caminetti Of
California to present suitable memorial to
Gen. John A. Suffer- to the state of Califor-
mia, in behalf of the United State, to be
placed at Suffers fort. Sacramento, CAL