Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-06-14
AT THE CAPITOL.
Synopsis Of What / Being Said and
osns at Washington from Day 10 D,y

" O''J ,o'Vfut
Day.
oENArE-0n the bill AUTHORIZING rbe
construction of "a bridge on tbe Hind.
SUI between New York city and New
T Y1'sey conterees were appointed. -
Inc senate resumed consideration of
'ne sugar schedule of the tariff hin
AT ~ O'Clock a vote was taken on the
amendmendment by Mr.. jones most.
Ponlng the repeal of the sugar bounty
from IRON July l, 1894, to January i.
1880 ana resulted yeas SO, nays 81.
A series of amendments looking 10
the retention and to the gradual ex.
'ihctlon OF the bounty was offered
ana all rejected. Finally
.he amendment by Mr.. Jones
inserting 1,sa, an additional paragraph
llosl l-2) was adopted; yeas So,
nays 70. 1t provides for a duty on
and after January l, 1895, of 40 per
cent al valorem on all sugars, syrups
ahd molasses, of beat juice and cane,
ana 20 of l cent pound additional
on all sugars above Mo. 16 Dutch stan.
dard in color and upon all discolored
sugars; and upon sugars imported
from countries which pay bounty
on the export thereof one.tenth of a
cent in addition to the above rates
Provided, that after Jan. /, 1895.
there shall be paid OH moasses testing
ABOVE 40 degrees, and not above 50
degrees polariscope, cents per psl.
lon; and above 50 degrees, 4 cents.
Nothing herein to be construed 10
abrogate The reciprocity treaty
with the Hawaiians islands.
AN amendment increasing the
duty on sugar candy, etc., from 80 to
90 per cent and laying a duty of IS
Der cent on sacharine was adopted.-
The sugar schedule being finished, the
senate at 6:05 adjourned.
House. The committee on rules
brought in resolution putting de.
bate on the bank tax repeal bill under
tue I'VE minutes rule and providing
that the bill be put on its passage i'm.
mediately upon assembling tomorrow
morning, all members having leave
for ten days to print remarks on the
OH. The resolution was agreed to.
The discussion then proceeded and oc.
cnpicd the house until the hour of
Ono Hundred and Forty Eighth
bay
eLNATE. Several local and private
oils We're passed, and resolution
was reported from the committee on
fnies Tor the appointment of select
committee Olive senators ON the exist
lug public distress, 10 which shall be
REFERRED the petition of Morrison |.
swift and others, and all other petit.
tlohs Tor relief from such distress
lie tariff bill was resumed and the
tobacco schedule disposed of. Pending
consideration OF the schedule of agri.
cultural products the debate took a |
wide range and consumed the time
until $40, when motion to 20 into |
executive session failed to secure |
quorum, the republicans, except four
rcfrainlng from voting. Al o'clock
the senate adjourned.
hoUsE.-Thc house passed the New |
York and New Jersey bridge bill and |
phi Tor bridging the Monongahela.
-Ine bank tax repeal bill was re-
sumed, and fiually lost by vote of |
lo2 yeas to ITO nays. The bill to sus.
pend the operation of the tax of 10 |
per cent as to clearing house certificates
issued during the emergency of last
1ail was also defeated Indian |
appropriation bill was taken up and |
was pending when at 1925 the house
adjourned.
One Hundred and Forty-Ninth
Day,
sENAIE.- Mr.. Hoar offered a reso-
lntiou directing the judiciary commit
tee 10 inquire into the justice and
equity, of the claim Of The United
States against the estate of Leland
Stafford. and 10 report as soon as il
may be whether it is expedient that
such claim shall be forthwith re.
lii quished. The resolution went over.
Ale lalitl bill was taken up. Para.
eIol l3V, IutllnS uuty OF Az Der
cent advalolum on .buckwheat, corn,
,oln meal, oats, rye, rye -four, wheat
and wheat -four, and Is per cent on
oat meal, was passed, with proviso
admitting there products free from
countries which impose no duty on
like products exported from this
country, After an executive session
The senate. at 6:l5. adjourned.
HousEs-A resolution was agreed
10 asking the secretary of the treasury
for information respecting The enforce.
lnent of The immigration and contract
labor laws. and providing for an in
vestjeatjcn at Ellis Island by the
committee. The Indian
appropriation bin was before The
house, but no action was taken until
a:25, when the house adjourned.
ono Hundred and Fifticth Day.
SENATE Mr.. Hoar's resolution re-
ating TO the Stanford claim was laid
before the senate and Mr.. Hoar modi-
led somewhat. 1t was then, on mo-
ion Of Mr.. Allen. laid on the table. -
The agricultural schedule of the tariff |