Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-12-21
AT THE CAPITOL.
Report Of the Proceedings of the Fifty
Third Congress.

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opponets of repeal-Senator Cullom
of Illinois. Senator Stewart of Neva-
da, In short speech, advocated the
repeal of the election laws, and Incl
dentally gave expression to some of
his well-known views on the financial
question. The resolution calling upon
the president for additional informa-
tion in the Hawaiian matter was laid
over until tomorrow, in order that Mr..
Frye of Maine might submit some re-
marks.
EIGHTH DAY. The Hawaiian ques-
ton was again the subject of animat-
ed discussions in the Senate today.
Mr.. Blount's report was characterized
as containing ''not one line of unvar-
nished truth by Mr.. Frye of Maine,
while Mr.. Vest of Missouri declared
that while he was opposed to the an
nexation of the islands, the restora-
ton Of the queen by force would be
an act of war. The resolution offered
on Monday by Mr.. Hoar, calling upon
the president for further information
in the Hawaiian matter, was finally
referred to the committee on foreign
affairs. The senate also listened with
attention to tariff speech from Mr..
Morrill, of Vermont.
9TH DAY --In tine senate today much
business OF miscellaneous character
was transacted. The house bill re-
pealing the federal election laws, re-
ferred to the committee on privileges
and elections few days ago, was re-
ported back favorably and placed on
the calendar. Among the bills intro
duced the most important was one by
Senator Voorhees,, chairman Of the
committee OIL finance, providing for
the coinage of the silver seigniorage
in the treasury at the rate of $4,000
600 per month, and when that was
exhausted the purchase for coinage of
similar amount of silver monthly.
"A house bill providing for two addi-
tional associate justices Of the supreme
court Of Oklahoma territory was also
passed. The resolution offered some
days ago by Mr.. PETER of Kansas to
rescind a recent order closing the SEN
ate chamber to visitors was considered.
1t was provocative Of much debate and
finally referred to the committee on
rules.
10TH DAY.-The Senate when 1t
adjourned yesterday was to meet again
an-Aon1ay.
18TH DAY--In the senate today the
long looked for message from the
president, as to the cations of this
government and this country to the
Hawaiian, islands was received, and
Its reading was listened to most atten-
lively. A request by Mr.. Chandler OF
New Hampshire for the reading Of the
instructions of Mr.. Willis led to a
debate of an hours duration, and they
were finally read. The message and
accompanying documents are now be-
fore the senate, the pending question
being on the motion of Mr.. Hoar to
refer them to the committee ON for
eign relations,
In The House.
SEVENTH DAY.--The house today
discussed the question of pinning an
other star on the American flag. The
consideration of the bill for the all
mission of Utah into tine sisterhood
of states was begun. The principa
point at issue was whether the enab
ling act should contain a provision
imposing pains and penalties for poly.
gamous marriages, the contention on
the one hand being that the stat,
should come in on an equal footing
with other states, on the other that al
polygamy had been stamped out by q
statute, and as the admission of the
territory would repeal that statute
congress should make it practically
apart Of the enabling act. The entire
day was spent in the discussion OF
these questions.
9Th DAY.-The bill for the admis.
sion of Utah to statehood was passed
without division by the house today
at the conclusion of the debate, the
only amendments of importance in
corporated in the enabling act being
one by Mr.. Powers of Vermont, pro.
hibitIng pollgamy forever. and anotl,-
CT by Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama, re-
ducing one-half OF the land granted
10 the State for common school pur.
poses. just before adjournment the
resolution Of Mr.. Hit calling for the
correspondence in the Hawaiian affair
amended so as to include an exten.
sion Of the period to be covered b,
the correspondence to March, 1889
the beginning of the Harrison admin
istration, was taken up and passed. /
was expected that lively debate
would occur when this resolution was
reported back to the house, but Mr.
Hit the author, refrained from criti
Ching and there was no explosion
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine, who manifest
ed disposition to speak, was taken
OH his feet by the motion to order the
previous question.
9TH DAY.-There was no bust.
ness of importance attended to today.
The house was deadlocked for sevcra
hours by the refusal of the re-
Dublicans to vote on the motion to 70
Into committee of the whole for the
consideration of the Arizona sfatehood