Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-12
AT THE CAPITOL.
4 Synopsis Of What Is Being Said and
Done at Washington from Day to Day.
Nineiy-third Day.

Ninety-third Day.
/ HOUSE. The O'Neill-Joy contest
from the 18th Missouri district was
before the house, the pending quest
ton being the motion to lay on the
table the motion to rcconsi,, n The vote
by which the resolution declaring Joy
to have been elected was defeated.
The motion to lay on the table was
adopted. A substitute for the reso-
luton declaring O'Neill elected was
then voted down and that resolution
was carried, yeas l55, nays 2S. So
Mr.. O'Neili, democrat, was declared
elected, and he appeared at the bar of
the house and took the oath. The
English Hilborn case from the third
California district then came up, and
u vote was taken Gu the minority res
olution in favor of seating Hilborn,
yeas SO, nays 165. On the next roll
call quorum was wanting and the
house, at $40, adjourned.
SENATE. After the routine bust
ness, MIR. Penders' resolution direct
ing the finance committee to bring in
bill repeating all laws authorizing
the Issue of bonds or other interest
bearing obligations of the government
was laid before the senate and MIR.
Sherman moved to refer 1t to the COM
mittee on finance. 1t was, how
ever, allowed to go over I'M
hi tomorrow, and the Behring
sea bill was taken up and passed. Mr..
Harris gave notice that, after tomor-
row, he would, after the routine morn
ing business, move to proceed to the
consideration of the tariff bill. At
p. m. the tariff bill was taken up and
Mr.. Allison of Iowa addressed the
house for two hours, and then yielded
to motion to go into executive ses
sion.
Niuety-FOurth Day.
SENATE.-A protest of pastors
against the proposed constitutional
amendment to recognize God III the
constitution was presented by MI.
Gordon. Mr.. Quay presented the
memorial of the board of trade OF
Philadelphia, asking for adequate dll-
ties on sugar. The resolution instruct
ING the finance committee to report a
bill to repeal all laws authorizing the
issue of interest-bearing sureties with
out express authority of congress, was
taken up and Mr.. Petfer spoke on 1t
until 2 o'clock, when it went over
The tariff bill was taken up and MI
Allison, of Iowa, resumed his speech
against the bill. Mr.. Mills replied,
and, after an executive session, the
senate, at 6:15 adjourned.
HOUSE. English Hilborn con-
test from the third district of Califor.
MIA was taken up and the majority
resolution, seating English, was adopt
Ell. Mr.. English was sworn in. Mr..
Bland called up the seinorage bill,
which was brought to vote and failed
to pass over the presidents veto--ycas
l44, nays ia.
Ninety-Finh Day.
SENATE.-Mr. George offered res
olution providing for reduction of
| 90 per cent. on all official salaries not
| protected by the constitution. - A res
olution was offered by Mr.. Allen, dis
! charging the finance committee from
further consideration of bill to re-
peal part of the resumption act. 1t
went over on objection by Mr.. Sher-
man.-Mr. Hmisbrough's bill, appro-
priating 81, 100000 for extermination
of the Russian thistle or cactus, occu-
1 pied the senate until p. m.-The
tariff bill was taken up. A motion
was made to 60 into executive session.
Mr.. Harris demanded The yeas and
nays, and the motion was carried
yeas 81, nays 10. After executive
session the seuate, at 5:15, ad.
| journed.
HousE-M j. +. lzler, the new
,nembes from the First district OF
South Carolina, was sworn in.-The
bill to enforce and give effect TO the
recommendation of the Paris tribu-
nal of arbitration, for the preserva
lion of fur seals, was taken up, by
PLANTATION the bill was read q third
time and passed. house wen,
into committee of the whole on the
general appropriation bill, Mr.. Hatch
of Missouri in the chair. BY unani-
nous consent the urgent deficiency
bill was raken up and read. 1t carries
$1,237,2 55. An amendment was of
fered making several changes relating
to the census bureau. The amendments
were agreed to and the bill was passed.
The postal appropriation bill was
taken up. On motion of Mr.. Gc@w-
ford, democrat, of North Carolina,
$50, 900 of the appropriation for in
land mails was ordered to be set aside
for increasing the service on lines
where the sales of postage stamps are
insufficient, under existing regulations
to warrant such increase. Pending
The further amendmtnt of the postal
appropriation bill, the committee rose
and at o'clock the house adjourned.
Ninety-sixth Day.
SENATE. After some unimporiant
proceedings, Mr.. Hill moved that
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