Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-03-22
AT THE CAPITOL.
4 Synopsis of What Is Being Said and
Done at Washington from Day - Day.
seveu,y.nfih Day.

seventy-nfrh Day.
SENATE.-The seigniorage bill was
taken up at 1880, and MIR. Stewart
of Nevada, addressed the senate in
favor, as did also Mr.. Lindsay, and
Mr.. Dolph of Oregon, against it.
Mr.. Dolph was interrupted by sug-
gestion of no quorum; u call of the
roll showed only thirty-six present,
and the senate at $3.50 adjourned.
HOUSE. The speaker laid before
the house The resignation of Repre-
sentative N. q. Blanchard of Louisi-
ana, appointed senator.-Mr. Cum
mines of New York asked unanimous
consent for present consideration of a
resolution asking the secretary of the
navy to report to the house all the
facts in his possession relating TO the
failure by Carnegie, Phipps " Co. to
furnish armor plates in accordance
with their contract. Objection was
made and the resolution was referred.
Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee reported
from the committee on education
resolution with the recommendation
that it pass, calling on the secretary
of the interior for u statement OF the
reasons for the issue, by the bureau
OF education, of bulletin on educo-
ton in Tennessee, written by Prof.
Merriam, late professor of Philosophi-
cal economy in John Hopkins and Cor
nell university. Resolution was agreed
to.-The house, in committee of the
whole, took tbs sundry civil appropri-
alton bill. An amendment was agreed
to appropriatblg $4,000 for repairs
and improvements of the New York
post office, by yeas 10S, nays 7S.-Mr.
Haines of New York, after vote on
another proposed amendment, raised
the point of no quorum, and The COM
mittee rose.-rhe resolution of Mr..
Cummings, relating to the armor
plates contract, was reported back and
agreed to, and, at $40, the house adj
iourned.
sevenSy-sixth Day.
SESATE.-Considerat of the
seigniorage bin was resumed. Mr..
Teller of Colorado, spoke for the
bill, as did also Mr.. George of Miss
issippi. Pending Mr.. Georges re-
marks the hour set for vote, 2
O'Clock, arrived. The vote was taken
and the motion to reconsider the ac-
ton by which the bill had passed a
third reading was defeated, yeas 2S,
nays As. Mr.. Henderson moved to re-
fer the bill to thecommittee on finance,
with instructions to amend 1t so as to
provide that the silver certificates shall
be increased only in anticipation or in
lieu of the seigniorage. The motion
was rejected by 81 to A. The five
minute rule was dispensed with, and
the hour of O'Clock tomorrow set,
by agreement, for voting on the pass
age of the bill. Mr.. George then re-
sumed his argument, and was followed
by Mr.. Carey of Wyoming, who op.
posed the bill. At 5:15, after an ex-
ecutivc session, the senate adjourned
HoUsE.-The house went into COM
mittee of the whole OF the sundry
civil appropriations, Mr.. Lester, OF
Georgia, in the chair. Nh. Morse
withdrew his amendment to strike out
the appropriation for the inter. state
commerce commission. When the
paragraph making appropriations for
Missouri river commission was
reached, Mr.. Broder1ch, of Kansas,
asked that it be passed over for the
present. Agreed to, after much
wrangling, and the committee. at 4 80,
arose, and the house adjourned.
Scvenfy-Scyenth Day.
SENATE. A resolution was offered
and temporarily laid over calling on
the secretaries of the treasury and in
terror for the names of all clerks ap-
pointed, promoted, reduced or dis.
missed in their departments since
March 4, 1898. -The seigniorage bill
was taken up, and Mr.. Carey resumed
his speech, and the debate was con.
tinued until the hour of 2, which had
been agreed upon for voting. The
vote was taken and the dill passed.
yeas Al, nays 81. Ten republicans
and three populists voted for the bill
and nine democrats against it-A Joint
resolution providing for a commits
sion to settle claims between the United
States and the state of Tennessee was
passed.-Mr. Teller gave notice that
he would try to get the McGarrahan
bill up for action next Monday. At
ter the transaction of executive bust
ness the senate adjourned until Mon.
day.
HoUsE.-The house was occupied
until the hour of II in efforts to secure
the consideration of bills bv unanim.
GUS consent. A local bill relating to
Oklahoma was passed, the reports of
several committees were received. and
the house then, in committee of the
whole, took up the sundry civil appro.
priation bill, Mr.. Lester of Georgia in
the chair. An amendment was offered
and agreed to providing for the pay.
ment of claims under the federal cleo
ton laws repealed February 4, 1894
for services performed prior to thai
date. The agricultural department
and the coast and geodetic survey were
discussed at some length end an
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