Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-12
PETER spoke on it. Pending his
speech the senate adjourned until to-
morrow.

PETER spoke on it. Pending his
speech the senate adjourned until to.
morrow.
HOUSE. Reconsideration of the post
office appropriation bill was resumed
in committee of the whole. There
was long discussion on an amend
ment providing for the transmission,
as second class matter, of publications
of benevolent or fraternal socie-
ties or orders organized under
the lodge system and having
bonafide membership of not less
than 1000, or regularly incorporated
institution of learning, issued not
less than four times year. The
amendment was amended by in
Guiding the publications OF literary
and historical societies, and bulletins
of state boards of health.
1t was then adopted. AS re-
ported the bill contains an item of
SPAS, 900 for printing postage stamps.
In view of the bid of the bureau OF
engraving and printing, Mr.. Hender-
son moved to reduce the amount to
Sl63,000. Pending this motion the
house took recess until s O'Clock.
the evening session to be devoted to
pension bills.
Nincty-seventh Day.
HOUSE, y number of execu-
tive communications had becd laid be-
fore the house, the speaker presented
the report of the sergeant at arms,
| dated April I'd, of his action under
order of the house of March goth.
He had summoned by telegraph all
| the absentees; seven had returned and
were in their seats, six were excused
or sick, two were en- route to the cap
| itol aud fourteen had failed to re-
| spond. Upon motion that the war;
rant of arrest be considered as dis
charged no quorum voted, although a
| call of the house showed 223 members
present. At 2:10 the house adjourn
ed.
SENATE. The house bill extending
| TIE time foc the st. Louis & Birming-
ham Railway company to build a
bridge across the Tennessee river at
Clifton, Tenn, was passed by substi-
tutc. After some time spent in dis.
cusslon of the question whetbe,
further legislation is necessary for the
| protection of fur seals as contem.
| plated by the arbitration award, the
senate, at 1920, went into executive
session. At 4:25 the doors were
opened and the senate adjourned unit
Monday.
| Ninety-Eiahth Day.
| SENATE Mr.. Walsh, of Georgia,
was sworn in and took his seat.-Mr.
Mills offered an amendment to the ed
rule, providing that when any propo-
sition shall have been considered ten
days, and the previous question shall
have been moved, no other motion
shall be in order except motion 10
adjourn, until the subject matter on
which the previous question is moved
shall be disposed of. The amendment
went over.--Mr. Allen, populist, oil
Nebraska, offered a resolution that, on
Monday, June 2, 2 p. M, genera
debate on the tariff shall cease, after
which the five minute rule shall hold
until Thursday, June z, at 2 p. m.
when final vote shall be taken. The
resolution went Over.--Mr. Harris
asked unanimous consent that after
today the senate meet at IL O'Clock
instead of ~, as at present. Messrs
Frye. Aldrich and Quay objected
Mr.. Harris then moved that on anG
after tomorrow the senate meet at H.
Mr.. Lodge objected to immediate ac-
ton and the motion went over Mr.
Hill, of New York, addressed The
senate on the tariff, in opposition te
the pending bill, especially the income
tax feature. No further business was
accomplished, and at 6:20 the senate
adjourned.
| House. I'm the house the day was
devoted 10 District of Columbia Local