Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-06-21
AT THE CAPITOL.
A Synopsis Of What Is Being Said and
Cane at Washington from Day to Day

HousE. "A resolution by Mr.. Baily
of Texas was fovorably reported by
the committee on printing and agreed
to, for printing 5000 copies of COM
pilation of all messages, procamations
aud inaugural addresses of presidents
Of the United States from 1889 to
1894 inclusive, and 10 600 copies Of
The report of the bureau of ethnology.
The day was devoted to District of
Columbia matters aud at 4.25 the
house adjourned
One Hundred aud F,ryThird Day,
SENATE.--The wool schedule was
taken up and the day was spent in
useless coloquy and speeches in oppo-
sition to the amendment of iheiinance
committee, which puts all classes of
wool, not manufactured, OH the free
list, and at 6 p. IN, the senate nd
journed.
HoUsE.-The bill to appropriate
$4,000 out of monies due the estates
of deceased coored soldiers, now in
the treasury, TO the national home for.
aged and intirm colored people in the
District of Columbia, was passe |, af-
ter the adoption of an amendment
providing that the institution should
not at any time become Il charge upon
the United States treasury aud making
the entire expenses of the homo a
charge upon the revenues of the dis
trict.-Afte the passage of n private
relief bill the house At 2 O'Clock went
into committee of tho whole on the
Indian appropriation bill, After dis.
posing of ~ pages of the bill the COM
mittee rose and tho house adjourned.
One Hundred ana Fifty Fourth Day.
SENATE--Mr. Vest, on the part Of
the finance committee, stated the COM
mittee had no objection to an amend
ment Of that part Of the tariff bill re-
lating to an income tax specifying the
benevolent and beneficiary societies
exempt from the tax more particu-
iarly, although the bill. without such
amendment provided fox such ex-
emptions.-Mr. Morgan offered res
olution asking the secretary of the
treasury for information as to gold
coin received since Nov. /, 1898, what
part of it came from the sale of bonds,
| to what persons the bonds were sold
| aud what payments or redemptions
have been made in gold coin or bullion
since that date. Agreed to.-Mr.
IIoar offered resolution. which was
agreed to. requesting the president to
communicate, If not incompatible
with public interests, any threats of
retaliation, made to this government
by any foreign government for the
proposed imposition of duties on
sugar.-Three senate bills providing
an additional circuit judge for the 7th,
| 9Th and 9th judicial circuits, each, were
passed. The tariff bill was taken up
and the opponents of the wool schedule
occupied the time in speeches unit
1880 when, after an executive session
the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The bill by Mr.. Turner, Of
Georgia to amend the act organizing
the circuit courts of appeal, SO as tt
permit appeals from judgements there
of In cases where receivers are ap
pointed without accompanying injunC
tons, was assed.-The Indian appro
priaton bill was taken up in commit
tee of the whole, considered until i IS
and without action or progress 10
wards completion Of the bill, th
house adjourned.
One Hundred and Fifty Fifth Day
SENATE "A senate bill was passe
providing for the establishment o
tive experimental stations in differen
parts of the country, for The purpos
of developing silk culture. The bill
appropriates S. 900 annually for eac
station, 10 be expended under tn
direction of the secretary Of agricu
turc. The tariff bill was resumed &
1880. and the wool schedule liscusse
by the protectionists until $3.50, whe
ne senate adjourned.
| HoUsE.-In committee of the who
consideration of the Indian appropri
ton bill was resumed. An amen,
ment was agreed to prohibiting Il
employment of any man as Farmer {
stockman who has not, for five year
next preceding his employment, bee
entirely engaged in that business
several other amendments were di;
cussed, voted on and lost, taking II
the time until p. In. when the hons
adjourned.
One Hundred and Fifty Sixth Da
SENATE No action resulted fron
the talk on the wool schedule in lh
senate to- day. "A bill to provide 60
the expenses of printing, and som
other expenses was PASSED; and shor
executive session, and then, at $3.50
adjournment.
HoUsE.-A resolution from tb
committee on rules was reported di
recting the immediate consideration
of the Indian appropriation bill, be
ginning with page 81, under the fiv
minute rule, until $3.50, when the pre-
vious question shall be considered a
ordered on all pending amendment
and on the passage of The bill. Tn
resolution Was adopted, but at !
O'Clock the reading of the bill had no
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