The sun., 1894-12-06
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
sERENo n. PATNE AND JOHN DAT
zELL ARE RIVALS.

Each Hopes 60 ne Chairunn or ways and
Means In the Nest Congress snd Is Pay
ing Marked Attentions 70 To,n Reed
Knotty ouestIon Regarding the Incors
Tax Law - Proposed Territorial Gov
eminent for the Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.--Ohe Of the questions
now being agtated by the Republicans who are
elected to serve In the Fifty fourth Congress il,
whether Serene f.. Payne OF New York or John
Dalzell Of Pennsylvania will be Chairman OF
the Committee on Ways and Means In the event
Of Julius Caesar Burrowss election TO the Senate
from the State OF Michigan. Mr.. Burrows Is
| telling his friends here that he would rather
have the Senatorship than the leadership
Of the House, which usually goes with
the Craftsmanship OF the Committee on
| Ways and Means. Messrs. Payne and
| Dalzell fully understand MIR. Burrows's
| feelings on the subject and secretly they arc
| hoping that he will secure the Senatorshp for
/ In tnat event eecn OF them hopes ot being
| selected to preside over the Ways and Means
| Committee Of which both of them are members.
| Their friends are telling them as some Of Mr..
| Burrows's friends are telling him, that the
prospects are that Mr.. Reed may succeed to tho
Presidency, and whoever is Chairman OF the
Ways and Means Committee In the next
| House will succeed to the Speak ership II
is this tempting assertion that sometimes
| dszzles Mr.. Burrows and inclines him
toward remaining In the House, and for the
| In the mean time It is amusing TO observe the
| friendly rivalry between Messrs. Payne and Dal-
zell for the political and personal affections OF
MIR. Reed. Their attentions to him are so marked
as to attract comment They walk to and from
yite him to be their Joint guest at luncheon. and
they keep as near to him as possible throughout
the day. Mr.. Payne is Just one number ahead
mi too wit nn
rowe out OF the race for the chalrnanship, 1t is
difilc9lt to predict which OF the two men mem
toned will be selected for the honor by Mr.
Reed, who will probably be the Speaker Of the
next House.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
met this morning to consider the Nicaragua
Canal bill. There was no quorum present, but
Senators Morgan. Sherman, Frye. and Turpe
plan OF action when the measure which Is now
on the calendar. should be called up. The Sem
between the Senate and the House bill can be
settled in conference The chief difference be-
Senate bill Of something like six million OF dol
lars to reimburse those who have invested that
amount Of money up to the present time in the
Speaker Crisp this morning informed one OF
Committee on Rules had decided to permit that
day.
Senator Quay to-day introduced an amend
ment TO the Sugar bill passed by the House
and reported to the Senate, which amendment
provides for striking out the one-eighth OF a
cent per pound difierential on sugar. Mr. Quay
subsequently said that the Democrats had been |
talking great deal about the Sugar Trust and |
At the same time were endeavOrinx to dodge the |
issue. His amendment would. he said. bring |
them face to face with the Sugar Trust and put |
them on record.
A knotty question has arisen in the prepara- |
tion Of the income tax regulations. 1t IL at what
H.. -.
income tax should be collected. Government |
disbursinR officers are held responsible, for the |
collection OF the income tax salaries paid out |
by them. Does the law contemplate taxing the |
salary per se or the person who receives it2 |
Only salaries above 1000 per year taxable. |
drawer Of II dies after after 81 six mon months a the the
Gnfss S plS 9S rata GS, pont s the d
Guilty is encountered that the drawer of the sal
no neome tax has ScSrsed the d9.usr 81 a
Ss} ssS9g sslsry a dies or resigns after receiving
Of his little more than half o the IN ooe tai only
That sSs hs hmss It does to
should pay an income tax on part OF the salary
drawn by another. and yet 4 such an
$4,lOO by another man. by holding the latter
responsible for the incoms tax on the salary
sioo Was this the idea % tenn & efst BY tSe
seea by sRpy ates to al osss
members of the Cab met, Senator's, and mem
bers of Congress and Others who receive a
yearly salary in excess OF $4,000.
Mr.. Proctor. President OF the Civil Service
Commission, had an interview with Secretary
Carlisle and Assistant Secretary Curtis as to
extending the civil service rules so as TO EN-
brace storekeepers and gaugers and others OF
the Internal Revenue Bureau. 1t was practically
clerks below the position OF deputy collectors In
collectors offices within the classified service,
II Is all probable though not certain. that the
800 spe..aI agents 10 be appointed To collect the
income tax win be placed in the classified
pointmsnts will have to be made from the
eligible" list OF the Civil Service Commission.
the outside, and the class Of special income tax
agent placed afterward in the classified service.
In addition TO the seventy Senators who were
present on the opening day of the session Sena-
tors Dixon Of Rhode Island, Martin of Kansas,
and Walsh OF Georgia have since taken their
seats in the chamber. Mr.. Hill OF New York is
still absent.
Senator Berry OF Arkansas to-day introduced
q bill TO provide temporary form of govern
ment for that part of the Indian Territory occu-
pied BY the five civilized tribes. II provides
for Territory TO be known as Indianola Pro-
vision is made for the changing OF the boundaries
Territory by act Of Congress Without the thee con-
sent Of the Inhabitants of the new Territory.
Council OF twenty-one members and a House
of Representatives of forty-two members,
are provided for. The Territory is To be
divided into twenty-one counties. and the
right OF suffrage is given 10 all actual
male residents OF lawful age and ali male
Indians belonging to any tribe In the territory |
1t is provided that no law shall be passed in
terferlng with the primary disposal OF the soil,
or with the title of the Indians of the various
tribes, or their manner Of holding the same In
dian homesteads are made inalienAble and are
exempt from taxation. A complete Judiciary
system Is provided for, and many OF the laws of
the state Of Ar kansas are adODted. All treaties
with the hye civilized tribes, except those relA-
governments, The lands now held In common
by the several tribes are To be divided among
the members, anu after each Indian has received |
a homestead, the residue is to bs sold.
The court martial which tried Lieut. Fisher.
navigating officer of the Adams, for allowing
that vessel to run aground on the PribyloV
Islands last summer, found him guilty OF neg
ligence. and sentenced him 10 suspension from