Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-01-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Items Of General Interest that are Occur
ring at.the Capital City.

10TH DAY When the Vice-Presi-
dent raped for order at noon today,
there were hardly a score of Senators
in their seats, and 1t was some time
before quorum was announced. MIR.
Eppa Hunton of Virginia was sworn
in Immediately after the reading of
the journal. A resolution was offered
by Mr.. Fry of Maine relative to rela-
lions of the United States towards
Hawaii, and a bill by MIR. Hill limiting
the effects of the regulations of COM
merce between the several States and
with foreign countries. Mr.. Pugh of
Alabama, called up bill, for the re-
lief of certain aliens who had acquired
property in the District of Columbia.
After considerable debate tue bill was
passed. AT 12:40 the Senate went
into executive session and at ;2S adj
journed:
18TH DAY.-In the Senate today
Senator Hoar introduced resolution
calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for his authority for the
payment of special Commissioner
Blount for bis Hawaiian services.
Senator Gray served notice that on
Tuesday next the democrats would in
sist upon taking up the federal cleo
ton bill and continuing with its con-
sideration until the measure should be
finally disposed of. The session was
short and uninteresting the body adj
journed at 1920 until next Monday.
n, ha Honsa
10TH DAY. The House today met at
noon but adjourned at 300 p. m. for
lack of a quorum. There was consid-
cradle animation on the floor in the
interim. 1t was clearly observable
that the republicans propose to force
the democrats to enact legislation with
their own quorum, when the said leg
lslation does not set we'll with them.
The democrats realizing the situation
instructed the sergent-at-arms to notify
all absentees by telegraph that public
business was suspended and request :
ing their immediate presence.
nth DAY.-In the House a repeti-
ton of yesterdays experience resulted,
for the republicans refused to vote
upon any question that did not suit
them, and the democrats lacked TWEEN
ty-nine votes of having quorum of
their own present. 1t was fully de-
cided, however, by the democrats on
account of the opposition they have
met to force the tariff question to a
vote before the consideration of any
| question be allowed. After two I'M
successful efforts to get quorum to
vote the house adjourned.
18TH DAY.-Republicans were again
able to block the proceedings in the
house today by refusing to vote. The
Committee on rules, however, made
report that the fiual vote on the tariff
bill should be taken January 25th. 1t
looks very much like some of the
Democrats are in league with the re-
publicans by the way they keep out
af reach of the roll call, or by refusing
10 vote when they are present.
18th DAY.-Another day of
wrangling occurred in the house and
deadlock still on, when it a vote
was taken. The repu blicans with a
small portion of democrats still retus-
ing to vote. Mr.. Boutelle republican
! has occupied the floor most of the time
since Congress readjourned, trying to
got resolution before the house on
The Hawaiian question.
vanderbiIt's Bonds.
The advocates of the income tax are
passing about some figures which af-
ford them much satisfaction. There
are registered at the treasury in the
name Of VIM. III. Vanderbilt, $47,-
$50, 900 4-per-cent. bonds. On Dec.
81 check for S470, 900 was sent to
Mr.. Vanderbilt, This is done every
three months. In the course of the
year the United States government
sends to Mr.. Vanderbilt 81, 1892, 900.
The security is as nearly absolute as
possible. There is no possibility of
loss from fire or thieves, or any the
usual risks. Not a cent of tax is paid,
national, state or municipal. With
such an income tax as the ways and
means committee has voted to impose,
Mr.. Vanderbilt's registered bonds will
yield the government $37, GAO year.
That is the object lesson the income
taxes are presenting for the considera-
ton Of people who work for living.
Oates New Bill.
Representative Oates of Alabama
has introduced the following
important bill to provide for the COIN
age of silver bullion now owned by
the United States:
Section /. That all If the silver bull
ion now owned by United States shall
be coined as speedily as practicable In
to standard silver dollars of the
weight and fineness now prescribed by
law, which shall be legal tender in
payment of all debts, public and pri-
vate; provided, that one-seventh part
of said bullion may be coined into half
dollars, quarter dollars and dimes in
the proportion directed by the secre-
tary of the treasury and to contain the
amount of pure silver and alloy as
now prescribed by law for such coin
age.