The Forrest City times., 1894-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given.

The Proceedings of the Week brfenv
 Given
 THE resolution cf Senator Pefer ceelarirs that the secretzrs of the treasury had no right 10 issue i've per cent bonds was debated in the senate on the 22d and finally went over without action res lu ion in regard 10 civil service reform vas agreed 70 The federal elections repeal bill was informally laid aside at the re- euesf ol Senator Peier. In executive session the president sent in the nomination of William Fl Peekham of New York for associate justice of the supreme court and the senate soon sd- 1ourned The house had under consideration ali day the sugar schedue of the tarin olN ana the debate was prolonged, and after some vrang- ling. by a vote of is5 yeas 10 ee nays the bounty on sugar was abolished The bill vas further debated at the night session
 Ix the senate on the z3d Mir Turpie, from the foreign committee. reported re olu'ior that il is unwfse and inexpedient 10 consider as this time any project for the annexation or the Hawaiian islands and asked its immediate con sideration, but Mir. Teller objected and the resolution went over Senator Stewart spoke in favor of Senator Pefer's resolution denying the right of the secretary of the treasury 70 issue bonds The federal elections repeal bill was taken up and Senator Wilson Ia spoke against repeal Senator Chandler suggested that the bill go over until the first Monday in December, but the sugges ton was not accepted and the senator spoke against The bill After some talk on the Ha allan and other questions the senate adjourned .... The house further con- sidered the sugar schedule of the tariff bill and adopted the Warner amendment which abolishes bounties on sugar and places il on the free list Voting the various amendments was continued. the fight being on the coal and iron schedules. V hich was kept up into and dur ing the evening session st which the galleries were crowded
 THE senate devoted an hour on the e4th tc the discussion of the Hawaiian question Al eo'ciock the dersl elections repeal bill was taken up and Senator Lodge spoke against peal After some debate the bill authorizing .he Scl.. Beaumont < Kansas Ciis railroad to bridge the Neeches and Sabine rivers iu Louis ians and Texas passed Several other private bills passed and the senate adjourned :. The house continued consideration of the tariff hill The debate was full of interest The sensational features of the debate were the op- position speeches of two democrats. Beltx hoover (Pa) and Denson Ala. both of whom spoke against the bill ana in favor Of protec- fion. Iron ore was finally made free and all amendments to the schedule defeated The committee of the whole rose and Mir McMfl- len brought forward the internal revenue bill containing the income tax feature A lively battle followed. the opponents of the income tax fayoring adjournment. but the motion was badly defeated and moment before the hour of recess Mir McMilen reported ihe revenue bill The attendance al ,he evening session was small
 THE senate held an uneventful session on the 8Sih Senator Allen tNeo.) argued at length in favor of his resolution against inc contem- plated issue of bonds and there was a scatter ing debate on the federal elections repeal bin After euiozies upon the late Representative Chipman- of Michigan, the enate adjourned. ..T4e b use further debated the tariff bill after intellectual attempts on the part of the democratic opponents of the bill to break a G-t. the bill was addopted and that was the repeal of the reciprocity clause of the Mckinley law, by a vote of l36 10 sa Al the night session a number of speeches were made for and against The bill
 THE senate on the 26ih devoted some time to the discussion of Senator Calls public land resolution and then debated the elecii n repeal bill Senator Chandler again moved to post pone consideration of the bill until December, but met with defeat Pending debate on the bill the senate went into executive session and then adjourned until Monday ... The house re- sumed the tarin debaie with a number of New York democrats hlibustering against the in come tax proposition The resolution of MT. Bailey CTex) expressing it as the sentiment of the committee that the secretary of the treas ury has no authority under the resumption act 10 use the proceeds of the sale of bonds to pay current expenses was favor ably reported from the judiciary committed
 THE senate was not in session on the 27th The house further consid red the tariff bill ip committee of the whole, and the debate was practically closed so far as the customs sched- uie is concerned There was a great deal of de- mand frcn bo.h sides of the house for recogni. lion for the purpose oe offering amendments, but Mir. Wilson had the floor and not one of them got in At least i0l amendmen's " re shut or- series of am meniments to the n tai schedule, all making reflections were agreed 10, and the committee reversed its action of a week ago and fixed the time for free wool to go into effect on August aad the wooden goods to so into effect on December