Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-06
4 SMALL ATTENDANCE Of Congressmen Visible in the
 Morning Hour. THIRTY DAYS EXTENSION
Of Appropriations for the Navy Causes SCuSSion-Tariff
 Bill Reported Back.

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 seats at noon today when the house re-
 convened after it's Fourth of July vaca-
 tion, notwithstanding the probabilities
 that the tariff bill as passed by the senate
 would be communicated to the house at
 this session. The gallery devoted to the
 public, however, was toleraby we'll filled
 despite the hot weather. An unusual buzz
 was in the hall proceeding from the half
 dozen or more electric fans placed in
 position since the house adjourned. The
 currents of air created thereby were quite
 grateful, but the buzz seriously added to
 the accustomed confusion of the chamber,
 making it almost impossible to hear any
 thing distance of more than 10 feet.
 Speaker Crisp laid before the house a
 congratulatory message from the Brazilian
 chamber of deputies transmitted by that
 body yesterday.
 MT. Turner of Georgia rose to a personal
 expianalion, but was interrupted by Mir.
 Hopkins, republican. of Illinois. who
 asked if the machinery (the electric fans)
 could not be stopped so that the house
 could hear what he had to say. The speaker suggested that the fans were placed in the hall by order of the house. At the suggestion of MT. Hopkins, however, the fans were stopped and Mr. Turner pro- ceeded.
 6H1u. MTs EpcdhcT, Ouo Oi buO
 morning papers today says: 'Mr. Turner of Georgia, who has always been regarded as a loyal tariff reformer, in line with the
 Wilson bill, made a speech recently in Georgia in which he is said to have told his audience that the senate bill was prac- tca!Iy the same as the Wilson bill, with some immaterial changes
 "A regard for the good opinion of the members of this house, ' said MT. Turner,
 "impells me to say that not only never kot atafa kuk onto
 tained that opinion. Applause. On the occasion referred to stated just the orpo- site.''
 Mir Savers presented from the committee appropriations joint resolution au- | thorizing and directing the secretary of the navy to employ until July 31 all necessary mechanics aud laborers in the navy yards employed upon the increase of the navy, construction and machinery, who have re-
 ceotiy been discharged. Mir. Savers ex- piained that it was supposed that the blanket joint resolution passed last week extending appropriations for thirty days would be sufficient to cover all expendi- tures, but Secretary Herbert, after consul tation with Attorney General Olney, was disabused as to his authority and dischaged hundreds of these classes of employees in tho navy yards.
 In answer to questions by MT. Cannon' republican, of Illinois, MT. Savers said the blanket resolution had been submitted to the treasury officials before it's introduce tion in .he house and as in the same general terms as those which had previously been passed by the house to cover expen ditures not provided for by the regular appropria- ton bill.
 Mr. Cannon of Illinois and Mir. Reed embraced the opportunity to make political speeches attacking the administration and the democratic party.
 Among the reports made by the commit tees was one from the committee on inter- state and foreign commerce, by MT. Mall lory, democrat, of Florida, as substitute for the various bills relating to the Nica- ragua canal, which was placed on the cal endar.
 At 1:29 o'clock Secretary Cox of tho sem ate appeared at the door and Speaker Crisp announced, "The house will receive a message from the senate." The house was all attention at once and listened atten- lively while MT. Cox stated that the senate had passed the tariff bill with sundry amendments, on which amendments the senate asked conference. For the senate Messrs. Voorhees,, Vest, Harris, Jones, Sherman, Allison and Aldrich had been named as conferrees.
 As Mir. Cox concluded ripple of ap- plause broke over the democratic side of the house, and MT. Reed interjected "col- lars and cuffs' amid republican laughter. MT. Cox, democrat, of Tennessee, was on his feet before the applause had subsided to move that the house take up the bill re- ported from the committee on banking and currency to permit states and territories to tax greenbacks and treasury notes as gold and silver are taxed.
 The tariff bill went to the speakers ta-
 ble ,eattracting no further attention at that time.
 MT. Cox's motion prevailed and MT.
 Hall, democrat, of Missouri, opened the
 argument in favor of the bill. MT. Bros- ius of Pennsylvania opposed it. MT. Gros-
 venor, republican, of Ohio, read from the
 constitution of Ohio the section which pro-
 vides specifically that money may be taxed,
 and then spoke briefly in favor of the bill.
 MT. Cox of Tennessee also supported the
 bill. The tax on greenbacks, he said,
 ought to be more than on gold and silver.
 It was inconsistent, he thought, that If
 man owned 5000 in green backs he could
 escape taxation, whereas if he owned the
 same amount of property he would be
 compelled to pay tax upon 1t.
 Mir. Johnson, republican, of Indiana,
 denounced the bill as part of the revo-
 lrtionary and retrogfessive programme of
 the democratic party, which, when accom- plished, he said, would show the doctrine of state rights to be pushed far beyond
 what was everywhere claimed for it. MT. Powers, republican, of Vermont,
 con batted the argument of Messrs. Bros1us
 and Johnson, asserting that there was no reason for exempting greenb backs from tax
 ation that would not operate in favor of any other money and that they were not an
 agency for the federal government, and
 therefore exempt from taxation on the grounds of expediency and constitution
 alty. To Mir. Halt, in charge of the bill, Mr. Powers suggested that the contention