The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-06-28
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
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WASHINGTON, June 1ass.1sSEN Asr&--Tnc sen
ate made good progrcss Monday With the tasEa
bill Beginning ct fo:so Eltn scheauae d.
'uulp. papeP ard books = On page "a, It dis
posed Of that and the succesMns schedule N.
"sundrfes, . and st S:fS. when 10 adjourned. had
reached the freq list nlpage 90 Tho only Inn
nortant check 70 rapid progress was caused By
me amerdmens Of the finance committee "a
place bttuminous coal on the dutiable list, at
forty cents q ton The amendment passed.
81 TO q.
HoUsE-An interesting debnte marked tho
Hrst days consideration or the hntcn anti
option bill Mr. Hatch and Mr. Bryan (Dem.,
Neb.) advocated the passage OF the blu on the
ground, With others. that gambling transac-
lions IA food products affected tniuriously the
prices of those products. Mr.. Warner (Dem..
II. w opposed Il for various reasons. one OF
which was that the bill would not put stop to
gambling but would destroy or harass legiti-
mate traffic. In the early part OF the session
bills were passed authorizing tho railroad COM
panies to issue interchangeab !. 0O0-mile mile
age tickets, with privilege OF excess baggage
requested by the National Association OF Com
mercial Travelcrs), and granting the right OF
1yav Ia the East Nebraska md Gulf Railroad
Co. through the Winneoago reservation In Ne
braska.
WASHINGTON, June 2a-SENATD-The sen
$50.
Tuesday. About 50paragraphs OF the free list
were passed over with but little friction, ex-
cept in the matter OF books, which led to @
desuItory debate. However. on all points in
dispute. except quicksilver, the amendments
OF the finance committee were sustained. AT
the opening OF the session Of the senate Tues
day, Mr. Voorhees, reported from the finance
committee resolution authorizing the trans
lation and publication Of the proceedings Of the
recent Berlin silver conference. The proceed
ings OF the conference, MIR. voorhees, said. had
been in this country less than d hours Inc
resolution was adopted
HoUsE-Among the bills passed In the house
Tuesday was one directing the secretary OF the
interior to sell at public auction 100 600 ceres OF
pine land on the Chippewa reservation. Minne-
sofa. and ono to surrender TO the city of New
port, KY, for park purposes the old site OF the
Newport barracks. situated OF the confluence
of the Ohio and Licking rivers. The day was
chiefly spent IN general debate: op the hatch
anticipation bill. speeches agafnst1t being de-
Iivered by Mr. Coombs (Dem.. N. " and MIR.
Aldrich Rep, ILL., and speech IN Its favor
by Mr. SiOley Oem, Pal.
WASHINGTON. June 2l.--SENATE.-The pro-
gress made by the senate Wednesday In the
way Of getting through the torif bill might OIL
most be called phenomenal Beginning at 1880
O. m. on page 1l3 OF the bill, 1t had reached In
Ave hours page 1885, Then ct one jump. with
hardly On impeachment or objection. sixty-fve
more poges were wiped out. and oil the admin
istrative SECTIONS Of the bill were eliminated.
Another holt hours work brought the senate
up to the income tax sections Of the bill, and
then halt was called until morning.
HousE-Another Day was devoted by tho
house to the consideration OF tho anticipation
bill, otter determining by unanimous consent
10 close the debate OF adjournment Thursday,
tho vote on the pending bill and amendments
10 be taken after tho morning hour on Friday.
Speeches of the dsy were by Messrs. Walkor
(rep., Mass.,, Harter (dem., o. and Goldxier
tdem., Ill) In opposition to the bill. and by
Taibert (dem., 8. C) and Richardson tdcm..
Mioh.) in favor OF It,
WASHINGTON, June e2.-SENATE-Senator
Hi! addressed the senate Thursday morning
against the income tag section OF the tarif Dill
An argument against the income tax was made
by Mr. Hoar (rep Maaspnd some features
OF 1t were specially cT BED and condemned.
At the close Of Mr.. H05 remarks an amend
ment was offered by Mr Aldrich (rep.. R. ~
to change the limit fog the existence OF the IN
come tax from January /. 1900, to 1888 The
amendment was reiected--yeas 20, nays 80. The
flrst committee amendment was then agreed to
(withoUs division). fixing tho limit OF the tax
at January /, 1900 DIR, Peffer (pop. ,Kan.l Of
fefed his amendment for u graduated income
tax Laid on tho table. AZ this point two re-
ports were made from the select committee In
vestigating the connection Of senator's with
the sugar trust. The majority report GER
titled the fact that Messrs. Havcmeyer and
Searles had refused to answer proper ques-
tions In mannerly report by Mr. Gray. and
Mr. Lindsay certified the same fact ns to MI.
Mccartney.
HousE-Every day OF the discussion Of the
ant,-option bill makes 1t moro apparent that
the measure will go through the house. The
event of Thursday in the discussion of the bill.
was the speech Of Gen. Grosvenor. OF Ohio. Tho
general told the house thattho one thinS nccI-
full to make times better WAS the rc-cntry OF
tho republican party to power. and nothing less
would do it. lie. however. indicated his tiiteu-
tion to vote for tho Hatch bill. An agreement
was entered into extending the time for de-
bate for two hours Friday. to be consumed
under the hve-minute rule. after which Mr..
Hatch will be allowed an hour for his closing
speech.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-SENATg-Mr. Vest
on behalf of the senate fnuncc committee. FRI
day presentcda substitute for the amendments
heretofore offered in relation to mutual insur-
nnce and benefit associations. Also IN amend
ment reducing the exemption from $4,000 to
$4,000 year. Also an amendment for the re-
and other corporations Of the actual operat-
ing expenses" interest on bonded debt and
losses The amendments were ordered to be
printed, and then Mr.. Teller (R.. COLI made an
argument in defense Of the principle OF an In
come tax. Mr., Sherman spoke against the in
come tox; also, Mr.. Patton, the new senator
from Michigan.
HoUsE-On q vote Of $50 yeas to 81 nayg the
house Friday passed the anticipation bill OF Mr..
Hatch, OF Missouri. This bill, which It's author
claims to be in the interest OF farmers. pro-
poses to tax all speculative transactions known
as "options and futures" This result was
reached after two hours consideration Of the
amendments to the BILL under the tlvc-ininute
rule and IN hours speech by Mr.. Hatch the
author OF the BILL summing up the arguments
In It's favor. The vote in detail was MS follows:
Yeas-Democrats. %; republicans, A. Nays
Democrats, 81; republicans, &c.
WASHINGTON. June 25.-SENATE.-The heat
knocked Senator Harris out He did not hold
the senate In session until It finished the in
come tax. lie permitted 1t to adjourn a few
minutes after Saturday afternoon The per-
spring senators were almost cooked In that
Differentiated, walled-in chamber which so
many ambitious men seek to enter. Tho day
was characterized by another vigorous sNeech
by Senator Hill, who at times brought laugh
ter even from his enemies, the democrats, by
his unfailing redicule. For somo reason. not
yet disclosed, the finance committee withdrew
It's amendment reducing the exemption from
income tax to incomes over $4,000. which had
only been offered Friday, probably doing SO
because Hill gas pleased with the amendment.
Many amendments were voted upon and do
feated,
HousE-No business Of Importance trans
acted Saturday.
Drowned at Lafayette,
LAFAYETTE, Ind, june 25.-Jaccb
Shields, harnessmaker, aged forty
and single, was drowned in the Wabash
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