Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-01-25
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Items of General Interest that are Occur
ring at the Capital City.


/ troversy wakes warmer from day to
day in the senate. Nearly score of
resolutions have already been intro
duced on the subject, but the end is
not yet in sight. After more than an
hours sharp discussion today the sem
ate adjourned with the promise of a
I prolonged discussion on the Frye res
olution on Wednesday and a POSSIBLE
ity of Mr.. Turple's resolution, today
! presented, being called up tomorrow.
| Mr.. Hoar succeeded in ascertaining
with practical certainty that Commits
sioner Blount was paid from the secret
fund of the state department, this be-
ing substantially admitted by the DEM
ocrats.
22ND DAY. The principal event in
the senate today was the speech of
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, in sup
port Of the policy of non.intervention
in Hawaiian affairs. The senator
plainly represented himself as in fa.
vor of the annexation of Hawaii and
declared that to be the manifet destiny
of the Hawiian islands, In the earli-
eli part of the day, and on another sub
ject, Senator German created some
surprise by declaring that during the
past three years the total appropris-
tons of congress had exceeded by
$500, 900, 900 the total revenue of the
government during that period. A
large portion of this enormous aggre-
gate is for public buildings and is in
great measure yet inexpended.
23RD DAY.-The Hawaiian contro-
versy consumed almost the whole time
in the senate today. Mr.. Davis of
Minnesota concluded his speech in
opposition to the policy of the present
administration, and was particularly
emphatic In his opposition to the act
of the president in commissioning Mr..
Blount to Hawaii and clothing him
with plenary powers, even to the ex-
tent of control of the naval forces
without such and appoint ment having
been confirmed by the senate, Mr..
Turpie made al hours speech that
was full of surprises. 1t was strong
legal argument, based on international
and diplomatic law, and took the po-
sition that the provisional government,
having been once reco gnized by the
United States and the civilized world,
it was fact accomplished and the re-
cognition could not be withdrawn.
Path DAY.-The chief event of the
open session of the Senate today was
the adoption of the resolution of Mr..
Allen, the populist senator from Me-
braska, calling upon the secretary of
the treasury to explain certain figures
in his recent report in regard to the
gold importations for 1898. Mr..
Dolph of Oregon joined with the pop
ulist senator in expressing an inability
to comprehend the secretary's report,
and resolution of inquiry was adop-
ted without any dissent. The
Hawaiian correspondence, expected
to be communicated by the president,
was not received and at 1880, ON
motion of Mr.. Gray, the senate went
into executive session, which lasted
until 5 p. M, when an adjournment
was taken until Monday.
26TH Day There was an unusual
food of petitions protesting against
the passage of the Wilson tariff bill in
the senate this morning after the read
ing of the journal. Senator Martin,
democrat, of Kansas, called up the
house bill authorizing the Shawnee
Heat and Light company of Kansas to
construct dam across the Kansas
rive in Shawnee county, Kansas, and
it was passed. At 12:45 the senate,
on molten of Mr.. Hill, went into exc
cutive session to consider the Horn
Blower nomination. In the executive
session Senator Hill opened the fight
against the confirmation of Hornblow-
er for associate justice of the supreme
court, and Senator Villas of Wisconsin,
the only democratic member of the
judiciary committee who supported
Mr.. Hornblower in the committee
room, made strong appeal for con-
frmation. After general discussion
lasting throughout the afternoon, Mr..
Hornblower's nomination was rejected
by majority of &.
In The House.
10Th DAY.-The House debate on
the Wilson bill is at last under way.
Aftera deadlock of four days the
democrats, with the aid of warrants to
arrest absentees, succeeded today in
mastering quorum, and the obstruc-
lions which were placed in the path of
the tariff debate last week was forced
aside. A sharp tilt with Mr.. Boutelle
over the Hawaiian matter and lively
debate over the adoption of the special
order fixing limits of the debate pre-
coded Mr.. Wilson's opening speech.
The chairman of the committee on
ways and means began at $40, and
after speaking one hour and half
was SO exhausted that he asked the
indulgence of the house to complete
his remarks tomorrow. His speech
evidently made deep impression.
The evening session was devoted to
general debate on the bill.
22ND DAY. The third day of tariff
debate in the house was enlivened by
sensational speech by Mr. johnson
of Ohio. He boldly attacked the dem
ocrats for the tilnid manner in which