The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 

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 THE senate was not in session on the 27th The house further considered the tarff bill in committee Of the whole, and the debate was practically closed so far as the customs sched ule is concerned There was great deal Of de- mand from both sides of the house for recogni. lion Tor the purpose of offering amendments but Mir. Wilson had the floor and not one of them got in. At least lOJ amendments were shut off. series of amendments to the m tai schedule, all making reductions, were agreed to, and tho committee reversed it's action of a week ago and fixed the time for free wool 10 go into effect on August and the woolen goods to go into effect on December 2
 THE Hawaiian controversy and the federal elections repeal bill occupied the attention of senate on the 29th Several petitions were pre- sented Among them one by Senator WolGott from ihe Colorado legislature repuiiating Gov. Waite's state silver coinage scheme. Senator Stewart presented resolutions denying the right of the secretary ot the treasury to issue bonds, which went over and the senate went into executive session, %. The tarin bill occupied the attention of the house Mir. Me- Mill!n introduced his internal revenue amend. ment and spoke at length in favor Of 1t The debate contin ed until recess at 5:3l At the evening session several speeches were made for and against the bill
 WHEN the senate met on the 3)th, by agree. ment it was decided 10 take . final vote on the federal elections repeal bill on Tuesday, Feb ruary 6 Tn bond question again came up and Senator Sherman in a speech upheld the power of Secretary Carii ,le to issue bonds under pres ent laws Pending debate on the bond resolu- tion, the federal elections bill came up and was debated until the senate went into executive session. ... The tarin bill again occupied the at tention of the house, The tight was on the in come tax proposition. Several New York democrats spoke against the income tax, the special feature of the debate being the speech in opposition by Bourke Cochran (dem), of New York Mir Bryan (Neb.) ardently favored the income tax At the evening session MeSsrS Coombs, Haynes anu Hendricks (N Y ), demo- crats, opposed the income tax, and Hess 8. Holman Und ), De Armond (Mo), Wheeler (Ala ), democrats, and Davis (Iian), populist, spoke in favor of the tax. Messrs. Lucas (S. D) and McClearJ (Mnn), republicans, spoke in position
 THE entire time of the senate on the aIst was consumed in debating MT Stewards resolution declaring the secretary of the treasur, had no power 10 issue bonds for which bids were in- vited Senator Allen favored the resolution and so did Senator Hoar who surprised the senat IS by declaring his belief that such bonds would be illegal Sena or Voorhees, spoke strongly in support Of Secretary Carlisle The resolution finally went over.... Tae house con. u vote of 10 10 6I placed the internal revenue bill upon the tariff bill as rider The entire day was spent in considering amendments offered to the internal revenue features The whisky tax is increased to Sl per gallon, the bonded period remaining at three years A provision was adopted to extend the oneration of the income tax 10 all moneys and personal property given or bcqneathei by inheritance This, it is estimated will increase the revenue from the income tax about Si, ojJ,0n per annum. An amendment providing for graduated in- come tax was defeated.
 AFTER the presentation Of petitions in the senate on February | Mir Allen (Neb) pre- sented resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to inform the senate what amount of paper money had been redeemed since 1875 and how much had been reissued also what authority of law exists for the gold reserve The resolution went over under objections Senator Peffer offered a resolution asking for informa- ton 10 offers for the bond purchase Then long debate ensued on Senator Stewards bond resolution and at 5: 10 o'clock the senate went into executive session. .. The day was one Of excitement in the house The tIrin bill was formally reported from tho committee Of the whole and Mr. Reed (Me), in . speech of more than an hour made the closing opposition remarks on the bill Speaker Crisp replied in speech of some length ani Chairman Wilson closed the debate. The vote was then taken on the passage of the bill Uhe house being packed full of visiters), and the bill passed b a vote of 20i yeas to l4O nays only l7 democrats voting against it, and amid the widest enthu- siasm on the part of friends Of the measure the house adjourned
 THE nate on the 2d adopted Senator Peffer's resolution calling upon the secretary of the treasury for the names Of persons bidding for bonds. the rates Of bids and rate of interest. Senator Stewards resolution denying the au thority of the secretary of the treasury 10 issue bonds was discussed at length aud went over. The tar fl bill was received from the house and referred to the finance committee. During the session Mir. Quay (PA) presented amendments embOdving several new sections 10 the tarir bill, providing for free coinage of silver, and for the purchase of i5J0 ounces of fine gold month ly anu issuing treasury certificates for 1t; also the repeating of existing lIws providing for the issuing of bonds Adjourned until Monday. The house began debate on the Hawaiian mat ter. during which personal tilt occurred be- tween Messrs Bouie,le (Me) and Catch ings (Miss.) which at ono time was carried 10 an angry extent A resolution Of thanks of. fered by Mr. Morse (Mass) 10 MT Richardson, of Tennessee, for he impartial and able man. net in which he had presided during the tarin debate was unanimously adopted Pending de- bate on the Hawaiian matter the house ad- journed