The Forrest City times., 1894-12-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Weeks Proceedings in a Condensed
 Form.

rho weeks Proceedings in a Condensed Form.
 WHEN the senate convened on the f7th Mir fiiii offered resolution calling upon the secre- tary fthe treasury for copy of the income tax regulations. Several bridge and local bills passed and the senate resumed debate upon the Nicaragua canal bill which continued until the senate went into executive session at 4:55 o oclock- When the house met Mir. Herman (Ore) offered resolution for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty as it was an ob- stacle to the construction of an oceanic canal The Dill to protect public forests passed and Mir Springer, from the banking committee, re- ported favorable the new currency bill, which embodies the views of the secretary of the treasury. Mir. Walker presented a minority report. Both ordered printed The army bill, which carries an appropriation of s23, ,299 sos, was then called up and considered. It finally passed. At o'clock the house adjourned.
 THE senate on the 18th passed bill appro- priating Sl0O,0O0 for public printing MT Dolph reported adversely the general land grant for feiture Dill Mir. Gallinger presented a resolu- tlon inviting the annexation of Canada The resolution he said, was written by one of the best known subjects of Great Britain who fa- vored a political union. MT Hill spoke in favor Of a change of the rules, in which he favored the counting of a quorum. The Nicaragua ca- nal bill was then debated until adjournment ...The day In the house was devoted to a cur rency debate, the Carlisle bill being under con- slderation in committee of the whole The post office appropriation bill was reported and at 5:l5 o'clock the house adjourned.
 WHEN the senate met on the 18th the report Of Adm. Walker on Hawaii was received bill extending the act relating to abandoned military reservations was passed; also a bill amending the act of May IS, 1891, giving per- mission to construct bridge over the Mis- sourl river near Jefferson City Mo. After pass- Ing the bill for national military park at the battlefield of Shiloh the senate took up the Nicaragua canal bill and debate continued un- Ill adjournment. After ,routine business in the house the currency debate was resumed in committee of the whole and continued until adjournment at 5:20 o'clock.
 WHEN the senate met on tho 20th it immedi- ately went into executive session to permit Mr. Harris to move a reconsideration of the vote confirming Judge Clark as district judge of the East Tennessee district. The matter was re- ferred. and after the usual routine business the special order was taken up. Speeches were made on the unveiling of the statues of Daniel Webster and Gen. Stark. A number of sen- ators spoke .... When the house met the urgen- cy deficiency bill was taken up and passed. also bill to pension the widow of the late Gen Banks. The currency bill was then debated in committee of the whole until o'clock when the special order came up-speeches upon the unveiling of the statues of Daniel Webster and Gen. Stark, presented by the state of New Hampshire. Many members delivered ad- dresses and the statues were formally accepted. Adjourned.
 E THE senate was not in session on the Fist When the house met at least twenty members tried to secure the passage of bills of local im- portance. but MT English (N. J) who has in- augurated war of retaliation against unani- nous consent to legislation until measure of his should be passed, objected. He relented In two instances however. allowing senate bill and joint resolution to go through pro- viding for the entrance of foreign exhibits to the Atlanta exposition. Mr. De Armond (Mo.) objected to bill granting pension to the widow of Maj.-Gen. Doubleday. The joint resolution for holiday recess from the 22d to January 3 was adopted. The currency bill was then considered and Mir. Springer announced he would introduce a substitute, and it was or dered printed alongside of MT. Walkers sub. stitute in the Record. After passing a bill for the relief of homesteaders in the north whose property was devasted by fire last year the house adjourned at 5:10.