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The Car Coupler Bill Discussed Before
the Interstate Commerce
Committee.
APPIALIw sEHAlrorrHE RUSSIAN
JLWs.
The Anticipation Bll.-The Income Tax.
"a Special Order Ia Favor
Of FREQ Coinage.
FRon WASHINGTON.
An ArRnmen, on .he Car Coupling


WAsiuSOTOs. Feb. i7.-The Senate
Commit, ON hibernate Commerce
listened this morning to an Argument
Of Richard Olney Of the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy road ON the mca.
sure tcfoe thu conimitle known rs
the Procedure bill, which contomplatcs
definition Of the measure " pro-
ccduTc In the hearing Of tho railroad
cases before tho Interstate Commerce
Commi.siOn. He held that this mea-
sure was unconditional, and should not
be- enacted.
George Crocker Of Boston spoke IN
favor OF TIE ear coupler bill now before
the cOmuitteu.
Mr.. Haiue, president Of the Amerl.
can Railroad Association, opposed any
Interference by Congress In the dotef.
mination OF the type Of the coupler To
be used by the railroads.
Mr.. Wilkinson, grand master Of the
Biothorhooi Of Tfalnmen, said that
swilchmrn were In favor OF prompt
action, but believed that no coupler
was yet invented which gave satisfac.
ton.
Mr.. Sargent, Of indianapolis, repre-.
eenting the enginecIs' and fremon's
associations, thought that commission
should be appointed OF railroad ofll-
clals and mechanical employees to make
thorough inyeztigatlon into the do.
vices.
IN BEHALF on THE JEWS.
The subcommittee TO whom tho
foreign Affairs committee referred Sow
eTal Russian Hebrew resolutions, In
ducUd In the House, have reached an
agreement upon the following resolu.
ton 10 be reported:
Resolved, That the American people,
through the Senators and Representa-
tives IN Congress assembled, do hereby
expires sympathy ior the Russian Hs-
brewe and their depressed condition,
and hope that tho government Of Rus.
via, however, with which the United
States has always been on terms OF
amity aud goodwill, will mitigate AS
far ns possible the DEGREES lstoly issued
respecting them; aud the President In
requested 10 use his good offices 70 In
duco the government Of Russia 10
mitigate such DEGREES.
the ASTI.oI-rIoS BILL.
The committee OF the Senate Judi
ciary committee today heard further
argument upon the pending WASH
burn Anti.option bill. Alfred Romer
OF New York Produce Exchange,
Charles ID. Hamil and Thomas A.
Wright Of the Chicago Board Of Trade
and William Cudahy, the Chicago pork
packer, argued In opposition Of the bill.
THE INCOME TAX.
The committee on ways and means
today devoted its attention TO the
principles OF the income tax as
| means Ot raising revenue In the event
Of a reduction OF the tariff, should II
ever bring the revenues Of tire country
below the legitimate expenses OF tho
country. a few days ago Representa-.
tive Wiko (lll.) introduced resolutions
endorsing this income tax theory and
recommending legislation Ina that d.
feotiun by the Fifty.secopd Congress.
These resolutions were referred, and
the committee today accorded Wiko y
hearing In advocacy OF his resolutions.
A SPECIAL ORDER ~ FAVOR OF FRKE
COINAGE.
WAsnINu1oN, Feb. 1.-THE leaders
Of the contest In tho House for FREQ
coinage have received from Speaker
Crisp assurances that special order
will lie brought In the House In favor
Of tho free coinage bill. The Speaker
has assured them that he IL In favor OF
the consideration q the bill, and Of 1t
being finally disposed OF In tho House
within n reasonable time.