Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-12-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Report of the Proceedings of the Fifty.
Third Congress.

on last MONDAY, pursuant W lhe Con'
stitutional provisions.
The senate chamber presented q
handsome appearance, arrayed i'll its
winter apparel. A Brussels carpet,
pleasing to the eye and soft to the
touch, had supplanted the light Chi,
peso mating which covered the floor
during the recent extraordinary ses-
sion. Highly polished desks and chairs
awaited senatorial use, while the hap
Ply owners of sixteen smiling little
faces sat on the steps of each side OF
thu vice-president's rostrum eager to
On some of the desks were floral de-
signs aud flowers, whose fragrance
swcVtened the atmosphere and lent
additional charm to the senate.
As the massive clock over the main
entrance announced the hour of II
o'clock the blind chaplain was led up
to the vice. presidents desk, and after
All eloquent prayer, while all the SELL
ators present in the chamber remained
standing, Vice-President Stevenson
called the senate to order.
A resolution was adopted notifying
the House that the Senate was iii ses-
sion and a committee was appointed to
join committee from the House to
wait upon the President to inform
him that congress was in session.
AT / :33 the Senate resumed its ses-
sion and the Senats committee made
its report, whereupon Secretary Pru-
den at once stepped forward and de-
livered the message to the Vicc-Presi-
| dent, who directed its reading.
After reading the message it was
| ordered to lie on the table.
Numerous petitions were presented
and many bills introduced and re-
ferred to appropriate committees. A
| joint resolution permitting Col. Arson
Mills, United States army, to serve as
engineer on the commission to survey
and fix the boundary between the
| United States and Mexico was passed.
A message was received from the
house announcing the death of Hon.
| Charles O'Neill aud Hon. William
Lilley, late representatives from Penn
sylvania.
A resolution expressive of tho sor-
row of the senate at the sad intelli-
| gence, was offered and Senators Quay,
Henderson, Carey, Smith and Kyle
were appointed committee on the
| part of the senate to attend the funeral.
| AS an additional mark of respect to
! the deceased tie senate then at 1858 p.
IN. adjourned.
| IN THE HOUSE.
The enclrc.ing galleries of the house,
| keep those reserved for the president
and the diplomatic corps, which
looked gloomy andvacant, were filled
to overlooking with eager and expec.
tant persons when Speaker Crisp,
lignified and stately, assembled the
rostrum at high noon to-day and
raped the regular session of the Eff
| ty-third congress to order.
Fully 800 members were in their
| seats. According to the rule of OPEN
ing of session, the speaker then di-
reced the clerk to call the roll in or
der to officially ascertain the presence
Of quorum.
Chairman Sayres, from the commit
tee on appropriations, asked unenl-
nous consent for the consideration OF
bill appropriating $50, 900 addition
al to pay the salaries of officials en-
gagged in the enforcement of the Chi
nese deportation and registration act
of last May and the amendment tC
| a, =
The resolution was passed.
MIR. Hines of Pennsylvania asked
unanimous consent for the considers
| ton of resolution for the appoint.
ment of committee of five to investi.
gate the Lehigh Valley railroad strike,
its causes, the loss of life and proper
ty, and to recommend any feasible
general legislation for the prevention
of strikes in the future. Mr.. Kilgore
of Texas objected and the resolution
was referred under the rule.
Upon motion of Mr.. Dockery thu
house then, at IL; So o'clock, took {
recess until ] 10 p. m.
At 1885 p. m. Mr.. Pruden, TIN
White House executive clerk, ap
peared with the presidents message
and Speaker Crisp Immediately laid j
before the house. After the reading
of the message General Bingham who
had been selected by the Pennsylvani;
| delegation to make the announcement
of the deaths of representatives O'Neil
and Lilley, was then recongized.
A committee, consisting of Messrs
Mcdowell and Mutchler of Pennsyl
vania, Northway of Ohio, Robinson
of Pennsylvania, Curtis of Kansas
Whiting Of Michigan and Tate OF
Georgia, was appointed to attend the
funeral of the late Representatives
O'Ncill and Lilley Of Pennsylvania
and then at 8 p. M, as futher mark
OF respect to the memory of the de-
ceased members of the house, the
house adjourned.
SECOND DAY.
The second days proceedings in the
Senate passed without any interest
being seemingly taken by either mem
bers or the public generally. Not
more than twenty-five members were
prasanf Of tho nnenjtlr and the gal.