Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-29
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Direct Tax Bill Passed BY The
Senate.
3eftFs,n DaIis Ello6iled h Debate %
Mississippi 0atilsss.
Outlines for New Nsvy--lssus Of Ma
tionAi Bank Woess-osossal Bost-

| WAsaISeros. Jan. 70. - Among th.
me- mofiaIs presented and referred in The
Senate vas one from the Augusta Maine
Board Of Trade for the sslection of Ne.
York - the site for the ex position Of 1899
also one presented by Chandler for the es-
tablish1snt Of republican form OF gov
ernment in the State of Mississippi.
| Morrill, in introducing the bill su;horis-
ing the iwue CT treasury notes on deposits
| Of silver bullion and having it referred to
| the committee on finance, said that the
| coDmittee had Addressed the coumu ica.
tion TO the Secre aiy Of the Treasury, ask
| irg him 20 formulate bill 10 accordance
| with tbs recomme dations in relation to
| silver; that the bill had been received and
! sithout committing himself or any mem
Der Of ths committee to it, he asked to have
il printed and referred.
On motion of Sherman the Senate
bill to relieve the treasurer of the
U. s from the amount now charged to him
and deposited with the several states
. mounting to s2s, l0l ga, was taken from
he calenGar and passed.
On motion of Morrill, the bill TO credit
and pay to the several states ard territories
and the District of Columbia all moneys
collected under the direct tax act Of 1861,
wss taken from the calendar.
Sherman stated the bill vas the same
word for word as that which was passed by
the last Congress and a. it had the unani-
mous vote of the finance committee he
hoped that IL would be passed without dis
sent.
Blair opposed the bill. 6rst because he
did not believe it to be constitutional, and
,Lo -
sbire would have TO pay in general taxation
e25 900 or $50 900 more than she would
receive u.der the bill.
The bill passed, yeas ~; navs7. Sena-
tors voting negatively we're Berry. Bllir.
Call, Coke. Plumb, Vance and Vest.
ssr ate Again Discusses the Miss
issippi Outrsses.
The senate at 2P NJ resumed consider
alton of Chandler's resolu ION in relation to
the msltrestment at Aberdeen, Miss, Of
Henry }. Faunce
George made an argument against it. de-
clsring it his belief that the adoption Of the
resolution would be seriou, infraction of
the constitution and serious encroachment
on the rights of the people of Mississippi,
denn the hanging in eitigy of any respect
able officer of the United States under any
circumstances. or under any provocation,
but in the case of Secretary Proctor tn re
was no provocation for insult. He had
never heard from any other democrat any
her comment on the conduct of Secretary
Proctor (for which this indignity WAS
att, mpted to be inflicted on him) except he
k,.l e. T..l ..,l a l....
wi h consideration to the feelings (preju
dices even) of the people of the South.
The pending proposition, he described as
an anne or adjunct of the original offense,
another violation of the law of Mississippi.
The only end to be obtained was to blacken
the name ard reputation of a State whose
sons had hopored and served the country.
Among the distinguished sons Of MIssis-
sippi George referred to Jefferson Davis as
man who had n yer BETRAYED his trust or
failed 10 the discharge of his full dutv.
whether he served the United States or the
Confederacv He claimed that the pending
proposition was without any warrant in the
constitution which the senator's had sworn
10 support. Why pass the resolution, ex
cept TO show that where the Interests, rights,
horor and good name of the people OF the
people Of the South are involved,
the constitution is nothing but q rope
Of sand. II the senate were to go
on in this crusade against the white
people Of Mississippi. for alleged violation
of the law and the constitution, would It
not be we'll for The senate to set the ex
ample to that despsiring people of an OBJ
servsnce Of the constitution.
Spooner said as far as = resolution ap-
peared on Its face, it was not an assumption
by the Senate 10 deal With crimes, isolated
or gen, raj, in Mississippi. and did no, in
voive the contention OF The United States
government, by any existing Law. or by any
law that could be consttu ionly passed.
that could punish q man in its courts for
assault and battery committed in Missis-
Oh pi And va, not ready to admit that there
m ght not be circumstances under which
jurisdiction might be conferred by Con-
gress. on courts of the United St,tes in his
constitutional rights. liberty and pursuit Of
happiness, which all States denied him BY
force and fraud.