The record-union., 1894-01-31
Special to the REcoRD-UNroS.

has finally named the day when vote
will be taken on the bill repeating the
Federal election law. After another long
colloquy between Gray and Chandler.
the Republicans consented that general
debate on the measure should close next
Tuesday at P. NJ. After that hour
amendments may be presented and
passed upon, but a final vote must be
taken before the adjournment Of the
Senate on that day.
The bond question came up again in
the Senate, and after long debate went
over by unanimous consent until to-
morrow. The significant feature of the
discussion was the firm stand taken by
Sherman in favor of the authority of
Carlisle to issue bonds. The gold re-
serve, he declared, was fund which
should be preserved inviolate, and he
thought it even mandatory, rather than
discretionary, with Carlisle to sell al
least sufficient bonds to restore the gold
reserve.
At the conclusion of Sherman's re-
marks, Quay introduced an amendment,
the Durport of which was a declaration
that the Secretary of the Treasury had no
power Except to provide for the re-
demption of legal tender notes OF the
United States presented to the Sub
Treasury in the city of New York"
Dubois, as a substitute presented the
following:
''Res0tUed, That it is the sense of the
Senate that the Secretary of the Treasury
has no authority under the existing law
to issue and sell bonds of the United
States, except such as is conferred upon
him by the Act approved January IA,
1875. and the money derived from the
sale of bonds issued under that Act cam
not be lawfully used for any other pur-
pose except for that provided therein"
This resolution seemed to meet with
favor.
Il approve of that resolution" said
Sherman.
Teller said: ST we have reached a
point where the issue of bonds is neces-
sary for current expenses, then Congress
must provide means and legislation for
the issue of such bonds" Teller attrib
uted the financial depression to the re-
peal of the Sherman Act and not to tariff
legislation.
Chandler introduced two amendments
to the elections repeal bill, the first pro-
viding that flag of the United States
and the words For Representative in
Congress- be stamped on every box for
the Congressional ballot, the second
amendment requiring election judges to
make up and publicly declare the result
OF the Congressional election IN their pre-
cinct Immediately after the close OF the
polls.
The Senate then adjourned.
FIELD DAY IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-This has been
a field day in the House. The opponents
of the income tax had their opportunity.
Covert and Bartlett of New York and
n Ill IAr1w,1
sented the opposition along with the Re-
publicans, but it remained for Bourke
Cochran to eclipse all the speeches he has
over made in Congress. Bryan OF Ne
braska closed the debate for the day IN
defense OF the income tax, and he, TOO,
made an eloquent speech.
When the House met the tariff debate
was at once resumed, Covert Dem.) Of
New York continuing his attack on the
bill. He declared that the bill was sec
tional, and reminded the Southern mem
bers that Northern Democrats assisted
them to defeat the force bill, and asked
them to return the compliment by assist
ing to defeat this sectional measure.
Cox (Dem.l of Tennessee followed in
support of the income tax, and Stone
(ReD.) Of Pennsylvania in opposition.
Bartlett declared that he was opposed
to the income tax at any time and in any
form, whether as rider on the tariff bill
or as a separate measure.
Pendleton (Dem.) of West Virginia
said the West Virginia delegation would
support the bll, and thought New York
ought to do likewise and take its medi-
cine in the form OF Al income tax.
Breckenridge, of the Ways and Means
Committee, referred to the fact that full
Democratic caucus had decided to make
the income tax feature of the bill.
johnson of Ohio followed with a rather
sensational theoretical arraignment of
the income tax proposition, which gave
him an opportunity to advocate the i'm
Dosition of the Henry George land tax.
Cochran followed as the especial cham
pion of the Democratic opposition to an
income law. For over an hour the great
Tammany orator poured forth eloquence
against the income tax. lie had hoped
the tariff bill would be allowed to come
to a vote unvexed, undlSturbe free from
all danger and EN- barrasSing side issues.
He had hoped the Democratic party
would first redeem its pledges before it
began to indulge in the vagaries of
member. Why should the harmonious
militant party be plunged into discord by
this nroposition? He denied that the
tariff reductions in the Wilson bill would
produce a deficit, or that there was any
need OF an income tax on this account
He appealed eloquently TO his Democratic
colleagues not to commit TINS error; nos
TO throw away the New York strongnold
of Democracy. On concluding he was
tremendously cheered.
Bryan of Nebraska followed IN advo-
cacy of the income tax and took issue
with Cochran as to the justice and equal
ity of the tax. Many members congratu-
lated Bryan on his speech. The house
took recess until s O'Clock.
wASuTNGToS NOTES.
nbo RelI TeIenhone Patent Expired