Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
summary OF The Proceedings or the
Fifty Second SEES sion of Congress.
FORTY SIXTH DAY.

". DionCS was LuAlly dis
pcsed OF in the senate today. The
substitute for the house bill passed
Inc only other important piece of leg
'siation done was the agreeing to the
conference report on the Notifications
OIL and making the Nicaragua Canal
diminished business. HoUsE-The
session of the house today was not
without interest, but it was without
result. The attempt of the democrats
10 limit the time for debate on the
pension appropriation bill was firmly
resisted by the republicans, and the
strong minority came out victorious.
The result was that without termina-
ilon OF general debate the house ad.
jodrned.
FoRTY-sEyENTH DAY.
SNNATE-.-The bill intended IN secrro
the construction of the Nicaragua shin
canal occupied the senate TODAY. #
provides that 8 per cent. bonds of tbe
company to an amount not exceeding
SlOo;n00,O00 shall be guaranteed
principal and interest, by the United
States, these bonds to be issued as
money is paid out by the company in
the construction of the canal. The
government is to own the capital
stock of the company, with the ex-
ception of S12, 200, 900 and the. shares
TO be delivered to the governments of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, The hill
went over until tomorrow and after
an executive session the senate adj
lonrned. HoUsE-The District of
coinmbIs committee, notwithstanding
the protest of the committee on an.
preparations, held the floor all dav
Half dozen measures of entirely To-
cai Importance were passed and the
house adjourned.
FORTY-EIGHT DAY.
SENATE-The Nicaraguan cono,
bill was before the senate to1av hnt
no action was to be had. Mr.. Onav
offered resolution, which gave notice
OF an amendment to an appropriation
Dill, making appropriations CONNECTED
with the worlds fair conditional On
Sunday closing. After a short execn-
tive session the senate adiourued
HoUsE-ln the house the debate on tho
invalid pension bill continued todov
but it was without special interest
The debate on the bill was prolonged
but embarrassing, and without dis.
posing of the measure the house ad-
jourDed,
FoRTY-NINTH DAY.
SENATE. In the senate todav
amendments to the sundry civil hill
including the Worlds fair items. wore
disposed of. Mr.. Quay withdrew his
objections to the worlds fair items.
being assured that the ground had
been covered and they were passef,
The Nicaraguan canal bill had to give
way today to the sundry civil appro-
prlatlon bill, which occupied the time
until adjournment. HOUSE. The
pension bill was under discussion. hpt
no final action reached when adjourn
ment was had.
FlFTIETH DAY.
SENATE.-The session of the senate
today was occupied in the considera.
tion of the sundry civil appropria ton
bill Mr.. Faulkner gave notice that,
IN consequence of the very serious
illness of one of the late Senator Ken
mas children, the memorial services
were postponed from next Saturday
until Monday, February 27. Adjourn.
ed. HoUsE.-The house resumed in
committee of the whole the considera-
ton of the pension appropriation bill.
The amendment to the pension law
providing for the transfer of the pen
sion bureau to the war department
was disagreed to by vote of So to 95.
The amendments relative to recurring
pensioners under the act of 1890 to
show that they were disabled for
manual labor. and have not an annual
income of 5000, and providing that
no widow shall be granted pension
II she was not married within five
years after the close of the war in
which her husband served, was also
defeated without division.
FIFTY-FIRsT DAY.
SENATE. The question as to the is
sue of 3 per cent. bonds to maintain
the gold reserve was precipitated on
The senate today. The amendment
was offered by Mr.. Sherman, and n
point of order raised against it by
MIR. Stewart. The point was, after
discussion overruled by the vice-pres-
dent, and an appeal from that deci-
sion was laid on the table by vote of
Is yeas to Is nays. The merits of the
were discussed for the
rest of the day, and without disposipg
of the amendment the senate adjourn.
I'D. HoUsE.-The pension appropria-
ton bill was passed and the postoffice
apl roprirtion bill was considered
without final action. The car coupler
bill was postponed until Tuesday
next. The senate bill was passcd ex.
tending to the North Pacific ocean the
provisions of the protection of fur
'eals. The house then. in committee
\ the whole. considered tho postoffice
appropriation bill. An amendment
vas agreed to increase the appropria-
ion for the payment Of the salaries Of
lostofHce clerks. and witho nj d;snos