Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-26
FlFTY.THlRO CONGRESS.
Federal Election's BiIl-Now York Ante
Income-Tax FiIibustering.

Income-Tax FiIibustering.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January o.
SENATE.-After half an hour devoted to
the presentation of memorials and petit
tlons, principally relating to tariff legis-
latIon. the Hawaiian resolutions were laid
before the Senate. but they were laid
aside In order that Mr.. Allen PopulisD, or
Nebraska, might address the Senate on
the resolution offered by him last Thurs
day. declaring that the Secretary of the
Treasury is not clothed, under existing
law. with any legal authority to issue and
sAi bonds inid that any sucn bonds, IL
issued would be null and void. Mr.. Allen
read prepared speech In support OF his
resolution.
No action was taken on Mr.. Aliens reso-
luton. which still lies on the table.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Noor-
hees and agreed TO- appointing Mr.. Mills
a member OF the Committee on Finance
during the absence OF Mr.. Mcpherson.
The House bill to repeal the Federal
election-laws was then taken up. and Mr..
Chandler resumed his argument. begun
some days ago, against IT.
ALLEGED DEMOCRATIC CRIMES.
The whole OF Mr.. Chandlerss speech
was devoted To what he called the afro
ciOus" Democratic crimes perpetrated AT
an election several years ago in the city
Of St Louis and to a criticism OF GER
tain statements made by Mr.. Vest in
relation to that election. He expressed
the hope that some senator would in the
course OF the discussion, refer TO the at
tempt to purchase for $4,000 the electoral
vote of Florida I'm lS7C from Hayes and
Wheeler and give II 10 Tilden and Hen
bricks.
Mr. Call denied that Tlden had ever
authorized such proposition. The cleo
toral vote of Florida In 1876, he said. should
have been given TO Tilden. and the Su-
preme Court OF the United States had
practically so declared.
Mr.. Frye read a letter from gentle
man In Florida relating circumstances In
which. had it not been for the nterfer-
ence Of Federal officials, $50 colored men
would have been deprived OF their votes,
because the collector would not secure
their pol!-tax and give them certificates;
and he asked Mr.. Call whether in view Of
those facts he thought that the Federal
election-laws should be repealed.
Mr.. Call replied that Mr. Frye had no
right to assume that the State authori-
ties would not have protected those vo-
ters; and he suggested that, I'm all proba-
bility, every one of those voters had been
purchased. and that the purchaser had
offered to pay their poll-tax The law OF
Florida required the payment OF poll
tax as preliminary 10 voting and no one
but the voters himself was authorized to
pay the poll-tax.
The bill went over without action. and
the business OF the Senate was. at r.
NJ. suspended. lin order that tributes
might be paid to The memory OF the late
Representative Chipman, Of Michigan.
At $50 the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES.
| No time was lost by the Democrats OF
| New York In inaugurating tlibustering
proceedings against the income-tax bill
| in the House this morning. Immediately
after the reading OF yesterdays Journal
| Mr.. Cochran suggested the absence OF
| quorum. and the Speaker ordered the roll
| called. Mr. Haines was the only one OF
| the New York Democrats who answered
| 10 his name. The call showed the pres
| ence OF 202, thirteen more than quorum.
| After the defeat OF the first filibustering
| effort. Mr.. Morse fRepublican), OF Massa-
| chusetts, introduced a joint resolution pro-
| posing an amendment TO the preamble OF
| the Constitution Of the United States ac-
knowledging the supreme authority and
! Just government OF Almighty God In all
| the affairs OF men an.nations. The reso-
luton was referred TO the CommHtee on
| the judiciary.
| Committee Of the Whole TO consider the
| tariff Lill and Mr.. Richardson, OF Ten
nessee. took the chair.
When the House took recess yester-
/ day there were pending four amendments
to the observation-disclosures schedule.
| The first was one offered by Mr. Robbins
| DemocraO, OF Georgia, putting cotton
machinery on the free list. TO this MT
| Payne Republican), Of New York, pro-
posed a substitute striking out the above
amendment and providing for reciprocity
Mr.. Terry Democrap. Of Arkansas. Of
| fered as an amendment to the first amend
ment proposition looking to the free
as well as the finished machinery. The
last amendment was one offered by Mr.
| Hare (pemocraD. OF Ohio. to the substi-
tute Of Mr.. Payne. and provided for
piemsnts. with provision for reciprocity.
| COCHRAN UNDISMAYED.
] Even after the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole. Mr.. Cochran con.
| tfpued TO- fight the income-tax bill. ali
tried 70 block every move made by the
msjo!iy nj Wilson snn.n. o1 West S viTyinis. ns
bate an the pending schedms should
close u twenty minutes. and when OBJ
| 5ection Was made ne made . motion g
ssIs s esss secs voss ns @SeS
0smauded division. and followed this
| % With call for tellefs.
1 All the members OF tho Democratic
!sst e as ssg sssopds9 fSTt tbs Tss sS
| even fbouQh thsy were hacked by ~.
Eyerett 0emocfnt). Of NeeunchunFsts,
thsy dA eet heye Z sumctent aI@oss
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