Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-07-06
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
CONGRESS.

SENATE, June 2G-The senate disposed of
about eighteen pages of the tariff bill. all re-
latlng to the income tax, leaving about twelve
pages more to be gone through with before this
portion OF the bill is completed. After short
executive session the senate adjourned.
HorsE.-Ihe general deficiency appropria-
tion bill for the year ending June 30 1894 was
passed Most Of the session was spent in con-
Slderation Of the question of paying the judg-
monts rendered by the court OF claims in the
matter OF claims on account of Indian depreda-
tons. II was finally agreed to appropriate
100000 toward the payment Of the judgments
in the morning hour the senate bin making
Labor day (thc first Monday in Scptcmber) II
legal holiday was passed. Also the house bill
providing that In all claims arising under the
pension laws of the United States the oath of
private soldier or non-commiSsioned officer
snail nave the same force and effect as that of n
commissioned officer.
SENATE, June 27.-Debate on the income tax
provisions of the tariff bill was resumed Seua-
Tor HllI continuing his assaults on this portion
CT the bill wherever there appeared to him to
be weak or vulnerable point. All his amend
mentS were ruthlessly slaughtered by the DEM
ocratlc majority. The progress made was from
Section 80 to Section GO, covering ten pages of
the bill
houSE'-The house passed the senate reSol,l-
tion calling on the secretary of war for infor-
nation as to the cost of making u deem water
harbor at Everett, Wash. and the Joint reSolu-
ton reported from the committee on appropri-
ations extending for thirty DAYS after June 70
the appropriations for the current fiscal wear.
a few other measures of minor Importance
were passed, and the bill providing for the ad-
HilHSioh OF New Mexico to statehood was taken
up and discussed until adjournment.
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hours session to-day. only two sections of the
tarlll BILL remained undSposed of. All the in
come tax sections which had remained over
from the previous day were gone through with.
and then an omnibus motion to strike them all
out was made by MIR, Hill This was the i'm
portaht vote OF the day, and the decision was
against the motion-yeaS 23 nays 10. Pending
action on an amendment by Mr. Hale to strike
out the section providing for the repeal of the
reciprocity provisions of the MCKINLEY bill the
senate adjourned.
houSE'-SeVeral naval bills were passed and
then the bill for the admission of New Mexico
was taken up 1t passed without division. The
house then took up the bin to construct hall
ol records IN washington, but adjourned with
outaction on the measure.
SENATE, June 20.-The tariff bill was COM
pleted in committee and reported to the senate.
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to be ready for consideration on the ID The
JOINT resolutions extending the general appro-
prlatlonS for thirty days was passed signed by
me speaker and vice president and sent to the
president OF the United States.
HOUSE.-The house disposed of several bills
OF MINOR Importance and decided the contested
election case of Black vs. Watson of Gcorgja.
IN favor Of the former. a Joint resolution was
also agreed to providing for the printing of
hOoOOO copies of the report of the secretary of
agriculture for the year 1891. Theusual Friday
recess was taken until o'clock, the night ses-
sion to be for the consideration of private pen
sion and relief bills.
SENATE, June 3O.-The senate was not in
session
HoUSE'-Thc bill to readjust the salaries and
allowances of the postmasters at Guthrie and
hlngfiSher Okla, was taken up. but was laid
aside without action. Twenty-nine pension and
desertlon bills which had been favorably re-
ported, were passed and the senate amend
ments to the house bill fixing and defining the
units of electrical measurements were con-
CURED in, The house then adjourned.