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

4 Synopsis Of What Is Being Said and
osne ct Washington from Day to Day
One Hundred and six,y-rif.h Day,

Information as to the tota! number of
persons engaged in protected indus
tries, whose wages may be effected by
tariff legislation. was taken up. A
motion to refer it to the finance CON-
mittee was defeated and the resolution
went over.-The tariff bill was re.
sumed, the pending question being
the income taxsprovisions, which oc-
cupied the session until the hour of
adjournment.
HOUSE. senate bill making
Labor Day,-the first Monday in
Septcmber,-a legal holiday was pass
ed; also house bill providing that
in all claims arising under the pension
laws the oath of private soldier or
non-commssioned officer shall lave
the same force and effect as that of a
commissioned officer.-A house bill
extending the time for the
construction of bridges across
the Hiwassee, Tennessee and
Clinch rivers in the State of Tonnes
see, authorized by an act of 1898, was
passed.-The general deficiency bill
for the year ending June so, 1894,
was taken up an finally disposed Of.
1t approprIalcs 100000 to be paid on
judgments amounting TO $4,000,
rendered by the court of claims on
account of Indian Gepredaions. The
bill appro rates total of 50, 900, 900.
Adjourned.
nd CO.
SENATE The house joint resolu-
ton, extending for 80 days the appro-
priations for the current fiscal year,
was received from the house and laid
before the senatc.-Except the few
moments taken up in the receipt of the
resolution mentioned, the entire SEES.
sion was devoted to the income tax
measures and fair progress was made.
AT $3.50 the senate adjourned.
HOUSE. Speaker Crisp laid before
the house cablegram from the presi-
dent of council and the minister of
foreign affairs of france gratefully
acknowledging the expressions of
fraternal sympathy extended to the
French people by the senate and house
OF representatives of this country on
the assassination Of the president of
France.-A joint resolution extending
for 80 days the appropriations for the
current fiscal year, ending June 30th,
was passed.-A bill to forfeit about
100000 acres of unearned land
grants to railroads was reported and
placed on the calendar. "A resolution
was agreed 10 authorizing the COM
mittee on appropriations to sit, either
entire OF by subcommittee, in recess,
to prepare the appropriation bills for
the next session of congress- The
house went into committee of the
whole on bill to authorize the secre-
tary of war to appoint board of
three officers, active OF retired, to
review the action of any court martial
in cases where the accused has been
sentenced TO dishonorable discharge,
and to review the proceedings Of re-
turning boards in cases where an
officer is wholly retired. The bill
was amended, reported to the house
and passed. AN order to consider the
bill for the admission Of New Mexico
as state, under the five minute rule
for three hours and then to vote on
the amendments and passage of the
bill, was agreed to, and the bill was
taken up. After discussing proposed
amendments until but eight minutes
of the allotted time remained. mo-
ton to postpone fur her consideration
of the bill until the expiration Of the
second morning hour tomorrow pre-
vailed, and the house, at $3.50, adj
journed.
One Hundred and Sixty-Seventh Day
SENATE The house joint resolution
to continue the appropriations for the
current year 80 days was read a Sec
ond time. A motion was made to
refer it to the committee on appro-
priations. Mr.. Hoar gave notice that
when reported back he would move to
substitute for it the sundrycivil appro-
priation bill for the ensuing current
year. The hour of 1880 having
arrived the resolution went over
without action, and the income tax
ulCdcutCo WOtO AoouhAON ohA
finally agreed to. A motion
by Mr.. Hill, of New Y ork, to strike
out the income tax sections entirely
was defeated by yeas 20, nays 40.
The sections relating to distilled spirits
were reach and disposed of, including
the amendment to paragraph S3 prov :
ing for a tax of 81. 10 per gallon, on
and after the passage Of the act, on
all distilled spirits then in bond or
that may be thereafter produced.
The tobacco schedule was disposed of,
and section 104, the last but one Of
the bill, having been reached, Mr..
Hale gave notice that he intended to
move to strike it out. 1t is the section
which abrogates the reciprocity
treaties. Adjourned.
HOUSE. Several bills were passed
under the consent rule during the
morning hour, none Of them important.
The regular order, which was the
dill to admit New Mexico into the sis.
.erhood OF states, was taken up and
the bill was passed without division.
= The bill providing for the construc-
lion Of hall of records in the city of
Washington, being the special order.