Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-07-05


(S) of the Mckinley act.lwhich empow-
ers the president to make treaties of
reciprocity, was modified so as not to
abrogatc such treaties now in existence,
except where they are incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act.
q motion by Mr.. PETER, of Kansas, to
insert section levying duty of $50
per capita on foreigners coming by
steam or sail vessel to any port in
the United States and on every alien
immigrant crossing the border to EN-
gage in any industrial occupation:
laid OH the table by AZ to IL. The
repeating clause was then agreed to,
and the consideration of the bill in
committee of the whole was finished,
except as to reserved matters. Mr..
Allison moved an amendment of tho
whiskey section reducing the bonded
period from 8 to years. Lost by 2S
to Sc. A large number of unimport-
ant amendments by the finance COM
mittee were agreed to. Upon the
request of Mr.. Hoar, which he said he
preferred in behalf of few hard
working men on the coast of Massa-
chusetts, paragraph putting a duty
of 10 per cent ad valorem on sea moss
or Iceland moss was inserted. The
bill was then reported from the COM
mittee of the whole to the senate and
| ordered printed. An executive session
was held aud the senate, at 6:20 I'D
journed until Monday.
HoUsE.-Mr. Pence called up the
contested election case of Thomas e.
| Watson VS. Jas. G. Black, from the
10th district of Georgia. MIR. Brown,
democrat, of Indiana, of the commit
mlttee on elections, raised the question
| of consideration, and no quorum APP
pearing on division the yeas and nays
were ordered. No negative votes
were recorded. Mr.. Pence, populist,
asked unanimous consent that, when
the case is considered, Mr.. Watson be
permitted to speak in his oWn behalf
one hour, and moved postponement of
consideration until Monday at 2
O'Clock. Rejected: yeas rs, nays 1876.
Other dilatory emotions followed.
Finally Mr.. Cultivate from the COM
mittee on rules, reported an order re-
citing that Immediately on its adop-
ton the previous question should be
considered as ordered in the case of
| Watson VS. Black, and that the vote be
taken without intervening motion.
No quorum voting on Mr.. Outhwaite's
demand for the previous order the
| yeas and nays were ordered, resulting
yeas 14O, nays Al. So the previous
| question was ordered. In the discus
sion that followed, Mr.. Brown said
that Mr.. Watson had never manifested
so much interest in the case as would
| suffice to bring him before the commit
tee at any time. The only thing he
had done was to send bill of $4,000,
for expenses, to the committee. which
the house had voted to pay. The res
olution of the committee on elections,
declaring Mr.. Black Untitled to his
scat, was agreed to by 100 yeas to 10
nays. AT 4;40 recess was taken
until p. m. AT that hour the house
met and, no quorum appearing, after
an hour spent in tillihustering, adj
| journed.
| One Hundred and Sevehtieth Day.
SENATE. Hitherto the tariff bill
has been considered by the senate in
committee of the whole, where bills
receive their first rough dressing. 1t
is nov before the senate proper, but
still subject to amendment res.
olutions relating to the present RAJ.
road strike were introduced and laid
on The table for the present. The
first, by Mr.. Call, of Florida, calls
Tor select committee of five senator's
to inquire and report the cause of the
strike and the justice of the demands
of the strikers, and whether reason
able and fair to their employees and
secure the transportation Of the mails,
freight and passengers without inter-
ruplion. The second, by Mr.. KYLE,
of South Dakota, is Joint resolution
and is as follows:
Resolved, by the senate aud house of
Representatives Of the United States of
American in congress assembled, That
no warrant or other process, civil or
criminal, shall be issued by any
United States commissioner, or out of
any circuit or district court of the
United States, against any person OF
persons for the alleged obstruction of
any railroad train or trains, unless il
shall appear that such person or per
sons have obslructed or hindered sucl
train in such manner as to interfere
with the safe and convenient move
ment on the part of such train or trains
as is essential to the safe and con
venient carriage of the mails of the
United States: and the detachment OF
Pullman or other parlor or sleeping
coaches from any railroad train OF
trains she'll not constitute any offense
against the laws of the United States,
The tariff bill was then taken up.
Paragraph 1872, which repeats the SUI.
gar bounty, was amended TO take ef.
feet from and after the passage of thu
act. Paragraph 1872 1-2-sugars and
sprups-was adopted, yeas S8, nays
81. The committee amendment put
ting cotton bagging on the free lis
was agreed to. Pending motion by
Mr.. Mills 10 strike ont the narApranl