Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-01-19
At THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Summary Of the Proceedings Of The Fifty.
Second Session Of Congress.
EIGHTEENTH DAY.


EIGHTEENTH DAY.
SENATE.--Th senate was in session |
today for over five hours. Half of
the time was spent on the joint reso-
luton of Mr. MCPHERSON, authorizing |
the secretary Of the treasury to sus-
pend all purchases Of silver under The |
Sherman act, and the other half on
the bill granting additional quaran-
tine powers. The senate adjourned
without final action OH either matter
House.. -Nothing of public import
ance was accomplished, and the house
adjourned after u short ses sion.
NINETEENTH DAY.
SENATE. The bill granting addi-
tional quarantine powers and impos-
ing additional duties upon the secre-
tary of the treasury and the marine
hospital service was passed by the
senate today. An important amend
ment was adopted to the action giving
the president power to suspend ilnmi-
grafton from infected countries, and
now the section gives to the president
the power not to suspend immigration,
but to prohibit in whole or in part
the introduction of persons and prop
erty. After the quarantine bill was
passed, the special order--the bill
prohibiting immigration for one year
was permitted to lapse. The anti
option bill was then taken up and Mr..
Villas, democrat, Of Wisconsin, com.
pleted his argument against it. There
was no action on the bill, the senate
adjourning for lack of quorum.
HoUsE.-Nothing of Importance was
accomplished and the house adjourned
after short session.
NINETEENTH DAY.
SENATE. No session. HOUSE,. The
Sunday opening hearing was resumed
by the special committee of the house.
Colonel Eliot f. Shepard addressed
the committee in favor of the gates
being kept closed on Sunday. There
were, he said, petitions asking for
this preservation of the Sabbath
signed by more than 20, 1000, 900 Of
our people. After further argument,
the house adjourned without action.
TwENTY-FIRsT DAY.
In respect to the memory of the
dead senator, both houses of congress
adjourned for the day.
TwENTY-sEcoND DAY.
SENATE. -The senate today after an
explanation by Mr.. Sherman, passed
a bill to extend to the North Pacific
ocean the provisions of the statutes
for the protection of fur seals and
other fur-bearing animals. The anti.
option bill was taken up, and Mr..
Whites pending amendment to the
second section was defeated. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Villas,
which would have the effect of re-
stricting the operations of the bill to
.gambling transactions" was also
debated, and wont over without &C.
ton. Mr.. Wilson (Rep.), Iowa, Of
fered resolution, which was agreed
to, calling on the secretary or the
treasury for copy Of the opinion of
the law officer of his department un-
| der which he Is disbursing the 5,000,-
600 souvenir coins in aid of the Co
lumbar exposition, conditioned on
Sunday closing, also a copy of the
regulations as to the issue and deliv.
cry of these coins. Adjourned till
tomorrow. HOUSE. The republicans
flibustered all day against the consid-
Grafton Of private war claims bills,
with the result that nothing was ac-
complished.
TwENTY-THIRD DAY.
SENATE. Mr.. Wolcott, wpub.
| lican of Colorado. offered res.
olntion instructing the committee on
foreign relations to inquire what sums
had been expended in and about the
construction of the Nicaragua canal
since the last account was rendered.
Mr.. Hoar called attention to the va
riety and the unnecessary verbiage of
the forms of certificate of election OF
senators; and suggested uniform
one, simply stating that A. b. had
been on q certain day duly elected by
the legislature of the State to the sem
ate Of the United States for term OF
six years commencing on the 4th of
March, 1898. HoUsE.-The morning
hour of the house was devoted to the
consideration of the bill to promote
the efficiency of the militia. No &C.
ton was taken and the bill resumed
its place upon the calendar. The
floor was then accorded to the COM
mittee on Indian affairs. The first
bill called up was one appropriatine
$S,595, 900 TO ratify and confirm the
arrangement with the Cherokee Ma
ton, passed and the house adjourned
until Monday.
Gov stones Appointments
Governor Stone of Mississippi, has
appointed the following city officials