The record-union., 1894-12-14
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The House Appropriates Money to Coll
lect the Income Tax.

The House Appropriates Money to Coll
lect the Income Tax.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The House to-
day passed three appropriation bills-the
urgent deficiency, Notifications and mill
tary academy, and made progress on the
| pension bill. Mr.. Cochran received as
record-making vote on the appropriation
for the collection OF the income tax by
moving to recommit the bill with instruc-
tions to strike it out. but his motion was
defeated by l20 majority, the vote stand
| ing 49 to l69. The forti fications bill as
passed carried 81, ,S79,057, which is $5,47S,-
646 less than the estimates, and the mill
tary academy bill S457, $40, or SI27, ,372 less
than the estimates. The pension bill
with which the day will be taken up to-
! morrow, carries Sl4l, ,3Si $40, or $500 600
less than the estimates, and SIC, ,2G0, 900 less
| than the appropriation for the current
| fiscal year.
| The bill was then passed, and the
House, in Committee of the Whole, took
up the notifications appropriations bill.
The bill was passed without amend
ment, and ONeil (Dem.) of Massachu-
setts called up the pension appropriation
! bill. He explained that it carried Sl4l,-
! 3Sl, so, $780, 900 less than the estimate.
This year Sl5O. 900 were appropriated
! for pensions. The appropriation in the
bill for 1896 was $40, 700. The only
other change in the estimates and the bill
| for the current fiscal year was a decrease
! in the appropriation 1or examining sur
| geons from 81, l,00G, 900 to SS00,0
Grout (Rep.) Of Vermont criticised the
amount of the pensions carried by the
! bill as of doubtful adequacy.
An agreement was reported to close the
general debate on the pension bill at the
end of four hours tomorrow. when il
was laid over, and the Military Academy
appropriation bill was taken up, on mo-
ton OF Cultivate. The bill was passed
without amendment, and adjournment
was taken.
IN THE SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Senate adj
| journed to-day until next Monday. Prac-
| tically all the time of the session to-day
was consumed in the discussion of the
| bill to establish National University at
! Washington and the Nicaragua Canal
| bill. Senators Hunton OF Virginia and
( Villas of Wisconsin addressed the Senate
in support OF the former, and Mr.. Nor
gan practically concluded his speech on
/ the latter. During the day he asked the
Senate that unanimous consent be given
! for time fixing vote on the bill, but
| this was refused.
Mr.. Hunton moved to take up the bill
for the establishment of the University
| of the United States at Washington.
MIR. Hale (Rep.) of Maine objected to
the consideration of the bill at this time,
/ but suggested that it be required to be re-
turned to the calendar under rule of the
| Senate where it could be debated in some
way commensurate with its import
ance.'
Hunton insisted, however, that he be
given notice OF his contemplated Act, and
addressed the Senate on his bill.
at the conclusion of Runton's speech,
Morgan asked unanimous consent that
the vote on the Nicaragua Canal and
amendments be taken up next Wednes-
day at O'Clock.
Caffery (Dem.) of Louisiana objected.
Black burn (Dem.) OF kentucky moved
that when the Senate adjourned to-day 1t
be TO meet on Monday next.
On this motion Morgan demanded the
ayes and nays. The vote resulted: Yeas
-, nays -.
Villas (Dem.) of Wisconsin then ad-
dressed the Senate in advocacy of the
university bill.
Senator Morgan took the floor at the con-
cluslon OF Villas remarks, beginning with
the reading OF an opinion by Chief JUS
tIce DAILY of New York on the constitu-
lonal power of the United States to aid
IN constructing the Nicaragua Canal. The
opinion was favorable to the view that
The United States would be acting entirely
wlth4n Its constitutional right in engag-
ing IN this enterprise, on the ground that
the canal would facilitate business be-
tween the Eastern and Western States.