The Forrest City times., 1894-08-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 (siven.

 The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given.
 THERE was small attendance of members when the senate met on the ll.h. Soon after the journal was read the bills, for free sugar. Tree Iron ore. etc. passed by the house. were formally presented and referred after Senator Hill had given notice that he had amendments to oner. The resolutions for Investigating the Dominion Coal Co. and the Alabama election again went over and the senate adjourned at 2;IO.. The house was not in session.
 THE senate had lively session on the 18th, the free sugar bill being the subject of debate. Senator Berry (Ark.) spoke decidedly in favor of the house bill Pending debate the enrolled tarin bill was presented and signed by the president of the senate. The house revenue bills were read second time. and Mir. Harris had communication from Secretary Carlisle read showing the necessary revenue to be raised The debate on the free sugar bill was continued until o'clock, when the senate ad- journed. ... When the house met the tarir bill was reported as correctly enrolled and was signed by the speaker. A prolonged debate followed over the report on the deficiency bill Several bridge bills passed. and the debate on the deficiency bill permitted to extend to Thurscay. Adjournment at 450 o'clock.
 THE contest over the sugar bill was resumed in the senate on the 10th, and finally the house bills for free sugar iron ore, coal and barbed wire were referred to the finance committed MT. Hills bill for the exclusion and deporta- tion of anarchists passed. Mir. Kyle (N. D.) called up his resolution to prohibit the sale of liquors in the senate wing of the capitol during recess. but it went over. At $50 o'clock the senate adjourned. When the house was called to order only few members were present. The conference report on the deficiency bill was made. The senate bill for dcporting an- archists was received and referred, and the bill to repeal the free alcohol clause in the tarir bill was passed Adjourned until Monday.
 WHEN the senate met on the 17th MT. Harris moved that Senator White (Cal) be appointed to the vacancy on the finance committee. Mir. Chandler objected and sharp debate fol- lowed and the matter went over. Mir. Murphy presented resolution, which went over, that in view of the letter of Secretary Carlisle no further tariff legislation should be attempted at this session The senate soon adjourned. ... The house was not in session.
 THE senate on the 18th virtually decided against any further tarin legislation at this session. MT. Gray's resolution instructing the finance committee to report the free sugar bill went over without action for want of a quorum. MT. Manderson's amendment instructing the committee to report back an amendment 10 the free sugar bill providing for the Mckinley bounty on raw domestic sugars was adopted by 2i to 20, and after considerable debate on the sugar question. quorum disappeared and the senate went into executive session The house was not in session
 WHEN the senate met on the 20th some time was consumbed in securing quorum only 70 senators being present MT Harris reported the amended sugar bill and the bills for free coal, iron ore and barbed wire. The bill to push the claim of the United States against the Leland Stanford estate passed. At 40 o'clock the senate went into executive session and soon adjourned until Wednesday .... The house met in quorumless condition and did but little business, and that only by unanimous consent. The bill appropriating 5000 for an additional force in collecting internal revenue and 5000 for carrying into effect arbitration between the the United States and Venezuela passed. At 1o. .45 the house adjourned.