Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13
The House

WASHINGTON, j une 11.-Under call OF the
States resolution was introduced by
of Florida, and referred. 1t re-
cited that at this time there seems to be
no probability OF the passage at this ses-
sion of the Mills bill. There is q large sur
plus in the treasury daily accumulating to
tse detriment OF general business. aud
which tends to the contraction OF the clr-
culating medium of the country; that the
late unfortunate and unnecessary civil war
had made an enormous and daily lncreas-
ing pension list just and necessary; that
the success OF the armies OF the United
States made possible and secure the accu-
mutation of large private and corporate
fortunes all over the country, and instruct
ing the committee on ways and means TO
report to the house bills:
First-RepealiDg all laws providing for
internal revenue taxation and removing
all paid tax, except that now collected on
spirits distilled in whole or in part from
grain and upon malt liquor.
Second Providing for the levy and col
lection of graduated tax upon all in
comes of persons, corporations, assocla-
tions and trusts OF $1,000 and upwards
per annum, The proceeds OF said income
tax to be devoted exclusively to the pay
ment Of pensions.
Third-Proyiding that all articles or pro-
ducts not now manufactured or produced
in the United States shall enter the ports
of the United States free OF all import
duty.
AZ the conclusion OF tine call OF States,
the House took up the bill to Increase the
police force of the District OF Columbia.
Grosyenor took the floor commenting
sarcastically upon the fact that all great
questions of the hour had been laid aside,
in order to ena BILE that body to consider
hill increasing the police force of the Dis
trict. He referred to the fact that the
surplus is still accommodating; that the hscal
wear was nearing it's close with the appro'
priation bill still undisposed OF and finally
came to the gist OF his remarks with q
| citation of the various pension bills which
had been reported on by committees or In
| troduced in the House. They announced
themselves in favor of liberal pensions
but unfortunately in the recent utterancet
of the Democra tic party at st. Louis there
was no suggestion that the Democratl'
party in the future proposed to carry ou
| its promises to the Union soldiers OF th'
country.
Cannon, who is one of the minority mem
hers of the Com mittee on Rules. said tina
i as far as he knew there has been no meet
ling of the committee for some weeks
Other of the minority members, Reed an'
himself, had asked that d meeting be callet
in order that they might properly voice tn
sentiments of the Republican members Q
the house, but they had heard nothing Il
I regard to it.
Grosvenor then said that petition ha'
been presented to the Committee on Rule
signed by all the Republican members pres
emit in the House, asking for an assignmen
I of time to the Committee on Invalid Per
sions, and respectfully calling after
tion to the demand there was l
the country for pension legislator
' The petition was presented about
r month ago. Up to this time the Comm
tee on Rules had not assigned any time fe
consideration of pension bills. While
had given days to carry every other con
mittee it had stubbornly refused to let tt
ICommittee on Invalid Pensions have da.
He wanted the soldiers OF the country t
l. understand that the minority was utter
r powerless to call up the pension bi
|. except with the consent and through I'll
h will of the majority, as expressed by I'll
:. Committee on Rules.
III Woodburn, of Nevada, made bitter pc
q sonal attack upon Cox, OF New York, ia
% ing for his text extracts from Cox's tar
l. speech, in which he characterized Nevae
as "a rotten borough" and rldiculed !
representative in the house. The GENT
man, he said, called Nevada rotten DO
'. ough, but he defied the gentleman to nau
!. any instance of purchase OF the legisiatu
= of that state. He detied the gentleman
y name a time in her history when there vi
}. not an honest vote, honestly counte
[, Nevada never had to boast OF Connoll
a Sweeney, Cardoza, a Field or an Ing
ii soil, and it was to her credit that she D,
j, never produced a Cox. [Laughter.l >
0. needed no Canada on her border to shelt
her thieves and political scoundrels.. U
T. like the State OF New York. the capacity
of her ballot boxes was limited by the qua
le tity OF votes cast, and if the Blair bill Decal
a law his constituents will not get a Gel