Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-02-15


the bill providing for the issue of sill
yer certificates equal to the seigniorage
on silver purchased under the act Of
July IA, 1890, and moved to go into
committee of tho whole. No quorum
voting on this motion, the house adj
journed.
Attn DAY-The house after con-
Stunning much time in filibustering,
went into committee of the whole to
consider the Bland seigniorage bill.
Mr.. Bland opened the debate, explain.
ing the provisions of the bill. 1t
provides for coming the seignlorage
of silver which had accrued under the
silver purchase act, and for the issue
of silver certificates, which, when re-
deemed by silver dollars coined under
this act, are not to be reissued. The
bullion was to be coined only for the
redemption of certificates and notes,
not to redeem notes issued under the
Sherman law. AT 4:45 the commit
tee rose. Unanimous consent was
asked for immediate consideration of
the bill to regulate the making proper
returns by officers or the government.
Agreed to without debate, and at 1850
the house adjourned
Forty-Eighth Day.
HOUSE, The day was spent in debating
the Bland SILVER seniorage bill. The
chairman of the pension committee
being sick, the standing rule for the
night session was vacated, and the
house at 1 80 adjourned.
Forty-Ninth Day
HoUsE-Mr. Land of California.
asked unanimous consent that the |
special order, setting aside this after
noon for eulogies on the late Senator |
Stanford be vacated. and that the hour |
of Monday be given tosthat purpose.
1t was SO ordered. The death of Rep
resentative Houk was announced, and
after the adoption of the usual reso- |
lutions and appointment of the usual
committee provided in such cases,
the house adjourned at 1907.
Fiftieth Day.
SENATE. the senate, after the |
of number of petitions
relating to the tariff, Mr.. Pettigrew Of
South Dakota offered resolution call |
ing on the secretary of agriculture for |
information as to the wheat crop and |
supply of wheat in the country.
Agreed to. Mr.. Gray of Delaware
addressed the senate on the res
olution declaring the inexpedien-
cy of considering further the annexa-
ton of Hawaiian Territory. Mr.. |
Gallinger of New Hampshire, gave
notice of IA substitute to the Wilson
bill, to be offered, declaring that, in
view of the depression in industries
throughout the country, it is unwise
to make amy change i'll the tariff. The
presidents message transmitting Ha-
waiian correspondence and other mat
tiers was laid before the senate and re-
ferred to the foreign relations COM
mittee. After an executive session |
the usual resolutions on the death of |
Representative Houk were adopted |
and the senate adjourned at 4:40.
HoUsE-Mr. Cox of Tennessee off.
cred joint-resolution providing for
the compromise and settlement Of |
mutual claims between that state and
the government, relating to certain
railroad equipments and transporta-
ton. Ga objection the resolution |
went over. Mr.. Bland read an
amendment to his seigniorage bill,
the coinage under the act |
Of July IA, 1890, of $55, 1876, 6S1, of sill
yer bullion, and the issue of certifi-
Gates thereon to be used for current
expenses; also providing for the issue
of certificates in excess of this amount,
but not to exceed the seigniorage.
The urgency deficiency bill was passed.
the items of the bill ia
one Of $4,000 to aid
in carrying into effect the Chi.
nesc exclusion act; S1l,95S to repair
the Ford theatre building, and $780,
600 TO repair the gunboats, Castine
aud Matthias. Eulogies on the late Sen.
ator Stanford were delivered. The
Presidents message tran shifting ad-
ditional correspondence relating to Ha-
wall was laid before the house, which
then adjourned.