Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-10-12
AT THE CAPITOL.
A.Full Synopsis ofWhat Has Been Done al
Washington the Past Week.
FORTY FIFTH DAY.

Senate. = Mr.. Dubois's resolution
to postpone action upon certain meas y
ures until nextJ January was taken up
and debated at length. The debate
was very personal one. The resolu
ton went to the calendar. The repeal
bill was then taken up aud discussed
by Messrs. Pasco and Teller, aud 6
O'Clock the senate adjourned.
House.-The first three hours OF The
morning session were spent in an ef-
fort to secure the adoption of reso.
luton to which there was no objection.
That having fiually been accomplish,
thu bill to repeat the Federal election
laws was taken up aad Mr.. Lawson,
democrat of Georgia, au1 NJ Daniels,
republican of New York, spoke res
pectively for aud against the bill AT
$40 the house adjourned.
EoRrY-srxrH DAY.
Senate. After regular routine bus
iness this morning the repeal bill was
taken up and speeches We're made by
several senators, but thu IN ,st of thu
time was taken up by Mr.. PETER with
his third speech upon the question.
At 5:15 the senate went into executive
session and at 5:45 the body adjourn
ed.
House.--After routine business to-
day the repeal Federal election bill
was again taken up and the house was
addressed by Mt Black. democrat of
Illinois. He was followed by Mr.
johnson, republican of Indiana Nj
Breckenridge of Kentucky was the
aext speaker and at the conclusion OF
his remarks the house at o'clock adj.
lourned.
FoRTY-sEyENTH DAY.
Senate. - Today was spent as neal
all of the past three weeks
have been, in the discussion of the re.
peal bill The speakers of the day
were Mr.. Harris of Tennessee and Nj
Morgan of Alabama.
House.--In the house the regular or.
der was the Federal election bill,
which was discussed at considerable
length.
FORTY EIGHTH DAY.
Senate. -Senatoc Chandler made a
speech this morning in which he at
lacked President Cleveland. Two
amendments were offered to the repeal
bill today. Senatoc Camden made
speech in favor of the bill, and Sena.
tor PETER continued his speech com
menced several days before; but the
senate adjourned before his spec Ii
was concluded.
House.--The Federal election bill
was again discussed in the house, af-
ter call of committees failed to bring
forward new matters for attention.
FoRTY-NINTH DAY.
Senate. When the senate first as
selnbled this morning there lacked a
quorum and it was after considerable |
delay befor ethe requisite number of |
senator's were in their seats to enable
business to begin. Mr.. Teller's reso-
luton calling for information regard |
ing the purchase of silver bullion in |
September, was laid before the senate
and agreed to. The repeal bill was tax |
EN- up at 1925. Mr.. Sherman pointed |
out fraud and forgery in connection
with the decentralization act of 1875. |
Mr.. Dubois complained of the state
ment made by Mr.. German last week |
as to his resolution for the postpone
aent of the repeal bill, being offered |
for the purpose of delay. He denieI
that statement aud said be was in no |
plan for obstruction. Mr.. Kyle thea
addressed The senate in opposition to
the bill. The next speaker was NJ
Mcmillan, republican of M chigan.
who made an argument in favor OF
the bill. Mr.. Teller then took the
floor to continue speech begun las.
week, but he yielded the floor to Nj,
Dolph, after which the bill went ovel |
until tomorrow. The house bill ex.
tending the time for concluding til |
work OF the eighteenth census fron /
Decemocr 81, 1898, 10 June 80, 1894,
AMI authorizing the commissioner OF |
labor to perform the duties of super
intendent of.census was taken up aud
passed. -g
House. The Federal election repeal |
bill was taken up this morning before
a very small audience, and Mr.. Dins-
more took the door in its advocacy
Mr.. benson of Alabama followed in
the support Of repeal. dr. Cooper Of
florida and Mr.. Clark of Missouri
also spoke in favor Of repeal.
Reaching Into the South.