Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-02-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Items of General Interest that are Occur
ring at the Capital City.


In The senate.
2STH DAY.-The civil service law
and the way it is administered was dis
cussed in the senate today. Senator
Berry took exception to the policy of
allowing the fourth-class postmaster
to remain in office in order to carry
out the spirit of the law. Senator
Gallinger of New Hampshire criticized
the law, and said i. ought to be re-
pealed. Senator Hoar of Massachu-
sets defended the law, and Senator
Cockrell of Missouri said that it was a
good law, if carried out according to
its intent and purpose. The federal
election bill consumed couple of
hours. Mr.. Gray of Delaware tried
to get the republicans to name day
when final action should be taken on
the bill, but the request was evaded,
and Mr.. Frye said he wanted to hear
the other side discuss the question.
The senate adjourned at 5:15.
10Th DAY.-The proceedings in the
Senate today were devoid of any gen.
eral interest. A few resolutions were
offered and several speeches of disap-
proval Of the proposed bond issue
were made. The senate adjourned
until Monday.
SD DAY.-The civil service law
came in again for its quota of inter-
est in the Senate today, There were
expressions both for and against the
policy of a civil service. A bill to
modify and arrange in order all the
pension laws was presented by Mr..
Palmer of Illinois. The silver ques-
ton was also discussed at some
length.
In The House.
18th DAY.--The ways and means
committee suffered its first defeat to-
day, when by vote of 112 to 102 the
committee of the whole rejected Mr.,
Wilson's amendment fixed the date on
which free wool should go into effect
August l, 1894, and adopted the
substitute of Mr.. johnson, the Ohio
free trade and single taxer, making it
go into effect Immediately on the pas
sage of the bill. Many of the repub-
licans voted with the radical demo-
Gratis for the substitute. One other
amendment was acted on today-to
allow the free entry i'm bond of ma
chihery, as well as the materials used
in the construction of ships built for
foreign account. The rest of the day
was spent in discussing an amendment
Of Mr.. Burrows to substitute the pres
ent wool schedule for that proposed
by the Wilson bill. At $3.50 the house
took a recess until s o'clock. At the
night session Mr.. Sperry, democrat,
of Connecticut, made a vicious assault
on the Wilson bill on the ground that
in the face of a certain deficit in the
treasury of $70,000,000 by June so
next, in the face of the appeal of the
secretary of the treasury for bond
issues the democratic ways and means
committed had brought in bill, os-
tensibly to raise revenues, which, if
passed, would increase the present es-
timated deficit to S145, 100000. II
was free trade bill and il the issue
between free trade aud protection
were ever presented To the people OF
the country, the verdict would bt
overwhelmingly in favor of protec
ton. The other speakers were Mcssrs
Bower, democrat, of North Caroline
Hunter, democrat, of Illinois, Hullick
republican. of Ohio, and Post, repub
lican of Illinois.
29TH DAY.-Almost the entire day
in the house was spent in the con in
uation of the debate on Mr.. Burrows
amendment to restore the existing du
ties on wool, with the result of its de
feat by strict party vote. Alta nigh
session the debate OH the tariff bill
was continued.
BOTH DAY.-The House is making
slow progress with the tariff bill
Only one week more remains, anC
less than twenty amendments to abou
1000 paragraphs has been disposed of
The argument between Mr.. johnson
and Mr.. Dalzcll over the proposition
to put steel rails on the free list wal
concluded today and the amendment
was defeated. The remainder of the
day and the night session were devoted
to speeches for and against the bill.
3lsT DAY.-Only one amendment
to the tariff bill was argued today,
that relating to the tin plate schedule
1t was unimportant, however, affect
ing not the rates, but the technicalities
of the trade-the Henderson amend
ment to substitute the existing rates
on agricultural products. The Dingley
amendment to charge the rates on lime
from 10 per cent. ad valorem to a
specific duty of 6 cents per 100 pounds
and the Crane amendment to reduce
the duties on cotton and wooden goods
from As per cent, to 25 per cent, were
lost. At 1:10 O'Clock the Presidents
secretary appeared with the Hawaiian
message and the veto of the New York
and New Jersey bridge bill. The ref
erence in tho message of transmission
to the remarkable letter of President
Dole to Minister Willis caused great
curiosity in the house, and Mr.. Hit,
leader of the republican minority of
the committee on foreign affairs, asked
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