The Forrest City times., 1894-07-20
CONGRESSlONA
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given.

Given.
 The proceedings in the senate on the 10th
 were full of interest although no general busi-
 ness was transacted. After routine business Senator Blackburn attempted to call up the
 post office appropriation bill. but was antag-
 onized by Senator Pefer who asked for the consideration of his resolution looking to gov
 ernment control of railroads and coal fields, and the adoption of the single tax. The Kan sas senator refused to yield and made fiery speech denouncing Pullman and referring to Deos as man of wh ich the country had heard great deal lately, but would likely hear a great deal more before long. His speech brought out strong replies from Senators Davis (Mfnn.), and Gordon (Ga.). Senator Daniel tNa.) offered substitute for the Peffer reso- iution pledging the president the support of the country in maintaining order and asked for an immediate vote. but an objection took the matter over The post office appropriation bill was passed. and the diplomatic appropria- tion bill was then taken up and briefly con- sidered, and the bill admitting Utah passed as amended ... The house passed the bill opening the Uncompahgre and Uintah Indian reserva- tlons in Utah to settlement, and the title Of
 MT. Enloe fTenn.) to his seat was confirmed,
 the electious committee report being unani- nous in his favor.
 THE senate the lith did considerable
 work and ddisposed of three appropriation bills. The diplomatic and consular the invalid pen
 sion and the military academy appropriation bills passed. Mir. Daniels substitute for Mir. Pefers strike resolution was adopted after
 some debate The resolution adopted fully
 sustains the president in his action in sup pressing riotous proceedings. After the pas
 sage of several private bills the senate ad- 1ourned. -.- The house had a long debate on the McRae land grant forfeiture bill and it was finally passed. The bill will restore to the
 public domain 54.OO0.oo) acres, principally from the Northern Pacific road. The house ad- Journed at o'clock.
 THE senate on the isth passed the house bill
 
 Oklahoma City to that city with amend- ment reserving ten acres to Benjamin Miller. The army and the fortihcation appropriation bills were passed, and progress made on the river and harbor bill. Several private bills passed and conferences were appointed on the | military academy and diplomatic bills s... The house agreed to the senate amendments to the Utah admission bill Eleven bills reported from the foreign affairs committee were passed. but they were of little general importance. | Representative Hudson Ckan) has introduced bill to provide against strikes and providing | for an arbitration commission to settle Ia Dor | disputes.
 THE senate made rapid work on the river l and harbor bill on the 18th and passed it and | the legislative appropriation bill was far ad- l vanced. Mir. Davls tMinn) introduced a bill | placing sleeping ear and Sining companies | under the interstate Ney, and MT. George | (Miss) introduced a bill to amend the act for | appointment of arbitration boards. The senate | adjourned at 6:i0 o'clock =. The house agreed | to the conference report on the pension bill. | The remainder of the session wasldevoted to considering private bills and in the evening pension bills were considered.
 IN the senate on the 14th Mir. Allen (Neb.). on a question of privilege severely denounced
 the newspaper correspondents who had made | certain accusations against him of late in con- | nection with an alleged loss of temper on the | senator's part in a committee room. The leg | islative appropriation bill was then debated at | some length but did not pass on account of the | disappearance of a quorum The house dld | no business, session being held merely for | the delivery of ealogies upon the death of | Representative Houck of Ohio. After the | adoption of resolutions the house adjourned THE senate put in good days work on the 16th and disposed of several appropriation | bills The legislative executive and judic ial | and the District of Columbia bills were passed
 The agricultural appropriation bill was about | completed in committee of the whole. Only
 three more appr opriation bills remain to be | completed. The conference report on the mili- | tary academy bill was agreed to and the house | anti-option bill was referred to the agricul- ture committee The house by a vote of 125 | to 2 adopted Mir. McCrearys resolution sus- | taining the president in his action in suppress | ing lawlessnesS during the strike. The re- l mainGer of the day was devoted to considera- | tion of the Bailey bankruptcy bill The bill was ordered to third reading but before vote was reached on the passage the quorum disap- peared and the house adjourned.