New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
THE DIRECT TAX BILL.
PASSED IN THE HOUSE BY A VOTE OF 172
TO 10l.
THE MEASURE ALREADY PASSED BY THE
SENATE LAST sEssIoN-AN AMENDMENT
WHICH WILL DELAY PAYMENT OF
THE MLIIONS-TIE VOTE.

SLNAIE LAST SESSION-AN h'AI-ND4N''''N
WHICH WILL DELAY PAYMENT OF
TIE MILMoNs-THE VOTE.
Washington. Feb a4.-The House to day passed the
Direct Tax bill by vote Of l72 to 1Ol. inc attempt
to secure the passage Of thi, measure was fought ul
successfully by its opponents at every point
This bill has already been passed by inc sen
ate at its last session. the only change beng III
the amendment which adopted By the House
today the effect Of which IS to delay the pay
ment Of the slj.O0OOOO Involved. The Dill came
before the House on motion of Mr.. Mckinney Hom
tie Committee Rules who reported resolution Io'
dts Immediate considerations the previous question 10 W
considered ordered ut O'Clock. or as soon heFe"''o
as this resolution may go into effect. Mr.. Mis- oi
Texas at once raj ed the question Of considerations but
the House dctermlned-yeaS, 1870; nays, oo-t" con
'der the resolution and then Mr. Dlngley' OF M""e'
offered amendment providing that after the dSposal
Of the Direct Tax bill the House shall proceed 70 te
consideration of the shipping bllhe previous question
to be considered ordered after six hours oeoaU'
The amendment was ruled out as not eermane, and
the previous question the resolution was ordered
Mr. Blcunt Of GorEia, took the floor but there was
good deal Of confusion in the chamber, and the char
undertook the task of restoring order lie had got the
House into comparative quetude when he saw Messrs'
Cannon and Mckinley involved In conversation. ana
his dry remark directly pointed at those gentlemen ta'
members should conversation, especially those
members that had had experience, threw the House
into laugh Order having been restored. Mr. Blolmt
argued against the resolution. II excluded he san'
ANYTHING like decent debate. After brief discussion
the House would be called upon to vote upon measure
Involving only the expenditure Of Sl1OOoooo but
also great constitutional question to the power Of
Congress 10 pass the legislation.
Mr. Herbert. of Alabama criticised the extravaganza
Of the present Congress. The appropriations made by
1t would exceed by S7O00O00O tho appropriations
made BY the preceding Congress. II was the I'M
n!Stalmbc purpose Of gentlemen on the other side to
bankrupt the Government. SO that the Democratic
party when it into power in the House Instead
u being able 10 reduce taxation Gor which it had
been clcctcdi would be obliged to increase taxation
In order ~ pay the dcbt' hcaped up by this Congress
Mr. Mckinley said that far as the question OF
limiting the debate concerned no public measure
had ever received more thorough discussion than IN"
Direct Tax bill. and there was no doubt as to the
ab ~ ~ the Trca ,urv 10 pay the amount called for
The resolution Wa, then adopted and the Direct Tax
bin va, taken mp.
Mr. Ca,wcll. # Wisconsin. in charge of the bill,
Offered amendment providing that no money shall
bee paid to state Territory until the legislature
thereof Shall have accepted. by resolution. the sum
appropriated n full satisfaction of all claims against
the United states account Of the levy and collcc
tOn 81 the tax.
Nr. oates, II Alabama. made constitutional argu-
| mcut against the bill. and followed by Mr. Cum
mir =, of New York. who said that he would gladly
put --.WUtVD mo inc l4rANuFN OI NcN lblh II Hc
thought the state WAS entitled TO IT, but con.
,cicutlpu-ly he could not do 80. Mr.. GrosyenOr Of
ohio f,>ortd the m.a-ure.
Mr. oates, Of Alabama. offered rs an amendment
to NJ C1-weil's amendment proposition 70 test the
coHst.tuuonaly Of the cotton tiN. Then, as a sab.
sutute for both amendments Nr uatc, offered an
amendment rcv!vlnS ior ono year inc rlsnt oi t1
lu the Court Of Claims under the provisions uf the
captured and abandoned property act his sub
,titntc offered out Of order. and, ON Mr. Gros
vcnOr's objection, was ruled out Mr Oateas amend
mcut va, ost-ycas. II nays, 1870; and Mr. CaswelVS
The amendment provides that the Legislatures Of
the states TO which the money under the bill Is TO
be paid shall first pass resolutions expressing thelI
willingness To accept their qnota 9 me money IN u
payment lDr al claims under the Direct TAX a't
against the United states, and second that tne GOV Gov
crnor, of the different states shall De authorized
to receive the money Al" W'rp' ~, '"o fi,i ,,n
many Of the Legislatures ol the >ta, aIc'tei VIII
not convene for year or two. ana the amendment
provide, that all the St"s 'hs i &'Ip' te at
some time. yea, pcrlaI~, must cIAp-e bcforr 'hc
pro, sion, Of the biil PISSED BY the lIoa.e to-day can
be carried into effect The share OF Nc"-lor under
the hill. 4, S2.2l3.a3o 10 Al IL, go -,
The prcyiou, question waS then ordered on The
biI yea.. ia: NAYS 9G. M oates then moved
a rccommitmcnt but this was lo,t-ycas, II nays IL.
The bin then passed. ,,..
IN, ,nfc iu detail va, a, follows;
V.,.-Ncssrs Adams Alien NlchJ, Anderson (kan0
Arnold Atkinson Penn. Atkinson Nv. NaJ. N2kcr
banks Iayne lcdcn. Ecknap, Bersen. Ei29. ',ms
hTm' E,,' Eoo'uuan, Eoufclle Eowd"n. brewer
Irn..us Brower. Br,wuc Va. j. B. Browu Buchauau
- T. Hur;on. caldwell, campbell. Cannon, Clrtcr
C,,v.ri CI,adlc Chcat'.tm. Clark WHo'. C.-,We
Cocm1u Comstook. cooper 'iuG. T. '3llidn' '"'ciI
Cutcrt- -on penn. Cut,h"on p1lz'll, DaIH-t9q' pe
l,ro DuIlr Du.l,v Dplliycr. Dorsey, DuUicl. ~.
ans Farluhar Finley. Flick Flower, Gear "t''' r3
SON Giori. otccnhals", "r1,Ncl'r; "r'Ht Ii+'
Ilaa,hgonrh Harmcr Ilu-eu. H. i: Ilayo, layne,
Heard Ilcmpll llcudcr lu ND, Henderson ~, -
Iltt Holman. Iopkr-, Hoik. kennciy hct'hiW
kinney. Knnpp Ldccy. Ludlaw. Lanc,tou. Lansing
Law lee. Iehlbac.. lester ,oi3); Lind Lodse. VA
sur. Martin Qudl. Mason, Mcclellan. Mc'omAS; We
cord. McCou!cS. McDuiAc. Mch'nna' DC hthDl D.
Miles. Miller Mlihcu. Mof't. Moore a. H.. Npr'N.
Morrow Morse Nudd. Ncldriu- -hau,. Nutc. ppuhu'!L
OFrrfall. O'Ncil lndl. O'Ncll Hrnn1 ',bVfh''
Outhvaitc owen dudl. owens ohio. FaNtt: P1,ne
Paynirr pay.ou Perkins. Perry I'udar Post PA, les
Eane- Rav R.yburn Rife Rockwell. H0"cu liu,-'I"
sanford scranton. -cnll, ~rucy, sherman ~with bl
silver. SlocAbr.drr ,i0ne prnh;l' eIr'"n' rNi.
IN. Tay ylor Tcm.l +. T. TAYLOR. -. - lTla'r'
Ihoma, Thompson lliman' I%"hlruu V1., ,h,tt xxx
Wa1dll. wade. walker, wallace lla,@l wallace M -
Wheeler NHchl, Wic,hnm. Wiley Williams 'olor
Nays Me,,rs. Abboii Anderson (Mss1 Andrew
Hankhead, Harncs. Hland, 'rlount. Eotncr bre'Him
ride Ark; Brook~hlrc, buchanan Na)' hn., hunn. hH
Chapman, Clements. Cunlc. cobb, 'oWler, i r'''i
Crisp. Culber,on UcXl Cummings. Dargan Payias - 'm
toIney Fowler, Funston. GciS, 'nm'hrr. o3''iii Hi
Grimes Hare, Hatch. W. |. HAYES. ierbcH. mn
IoIkcr Kelly Kerr Gowa Kerr Ienn1 & Lane' hMn Mr
ham, Lawlcr Lester tVa); Lewis, Martin tl'N' VI. VI.
Ndoo. Mctlammy. McCtcary, Mci'ae Mo' NAM %Hian'
Somcry. Morgan. Morrill,. Mutchler Norton 4%aie, %
O'Neil la,,J; Peel. Pennington. Peters PIERCE PIcr
Quinn. Reilly. Richardson, Robertson, Roger savers
Shivclcy. SINNER Spnola Springer, stewart llrN)'
stewart Vt) StOckdalc, stone (ky, stone lNlo') SNe
ington WhitcInw Whiting Wkc Wilcox. Williams
M; Wilson CioJ; wilson Wash); wilson wv N")'
The Speaker appointed Mcssrs Caswcl +. B Tay-
lor Of Ohio and Mr.. Oates contcrrccS ON the Dill
For other Hdshington Ners see Ih'ra fdGe'
Mr. DUNLAP LIKELY TO BE UNSEATED ToDAF'
Albany, Feb. 81 cpccaD.-Coloncl Webster Of New,