Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-28
WASHINGTON.
RECENT D0INGS AT THE Ma.
TIONAL CAPITOL.
The Revenue Bill killed-A Big Steal
Concnrred In-Unearthing a Fraud l.
Several Hundred Millions Collected
Without Loss.


Without Loss.
WASHINGTON, July 26-Thc wake
of the Internal Revenue bill began in
the Senate two days ago, and this
afternoon the life!ess body was laid
to await its doom until next session
probably forever. The corpse may
be resurrccted long enough to allow
one more vote to be taken on the
question OF assuring its considera-
ton, but there is no hope that the
subject will be regarded rs worthy
of dissection. The debate in the
Senate this morning, before the Ma
val Appropriation bill was taken up,
consisted Of number of ante-mor-
TEN statements which do not salts
factorily explain the cause Of death.
The Republicans insisted that the
Democrats did the work. while the
latter vigorously charged the crime
against the majority.
Among the gentlemen on the floor,
who listened intently to the discus
sion that followed Uale's motion to
take up the Naval bill, were Judge
Kelley, James d. Weeks, Secretary
of the Iron I'd Steel Association. of
Pittsburg, who had hoped to see the
Government impose the same duty
on cotton ties and barrel hoops as is
paid on hoop iron, and eX Represent
ative Kellogg, Of Connecticut, who
| is interested in the fate of the Knit
Goods bill. There is no prospect for
the passage Of this bill before I'D
journment.
Thirty four Senators voted to con
slider The Naval bill. and 2G Senators
stood by the Revenue bill to the last.
Every Democrat voted against the
bill, and Senators Hale, Ioar. In
gals, kellogg. McDill and Plumb
voted with the Democrats.
The River and IIarbor steal was
concurred in by the House of Repre-
sentatiyes this morning. The re.
port of the Conference Committee, as
approved by the Senate yesterday,
being adopted by vote Of II to 50,
owing to the absence, yesterday, OF
members who were parties to the log
rolling operation by which this job
was put through Cong->ss, the House
refused TO agree to the report of tn.
Conference Committee.
Last night the absentecs were
drummed up and the result was the
reconsideration of the vote by which
the House had previously refused tc
concur in the repor: Of the Confer.
ence Committee.
here is reason fer believing that
this bill will be vetoed by the Presi
dent, although no positive infcrma
ton to that effect has been received
The Cabinet, on several occasions
has discussed the bill, and while none
OF the members have said that the,
favored vote, the general sentiment
among them is that the measure as q
whole is monstrous swindle that
should not receive executive approval.
1t is rot doubted but that there
are many items in the bill of worthy
character, and that tho appropriations
for the majority of the improvements
are just and necessary. AT tie same
time the defects in the measure arc
SC numerous and the increased cx.
penditure that will be required in
future years to complete the ncces.
sary works provided for in the bill
are SO great that the President is re.
luctant to approve it. He feels, how
ever, natural dislike to veto meas
ure that is approved by both Houses
OF Congress, and political consdera-
tons may not be entirely disregarded
in whatever action the President may
see fit to take upon the bill. 1t is
probable that decision, one way or
the other, will be.reached at the Cab
met me eting Friday, for if the bill i;
vet led the message of disapproval
will be sent to Congress in time to
allow that body to pass a new bill
from which the disgraceful features
Of the present bill are eliminated.
The report that President Barrios
had succeeded in making an agree
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