The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-05
IN THE SENATE
STATE TAXATION OF NATIONAL
BANK NOTES.
Chandler Presents Substitute For
the Bill Providing For the Inspec-
ton of Immigrants and For the
Exclusion of Anarchists.


held a short session. the conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill for
the consideration of which it met to-
day, having been temporarily with
drawn. In lien of this private pension
bills were considered and thirty-seven
were passed, including one increasing
to 500 a month the pension to the
widow of the Arctic explorer, Lieuten-
ant Frederick Schwatl1a.
Several other bills were passed, the
two principal being Senate bill to
amend the quarantine regulations so
far as they apply to vessels plying be-
tween United States ports on or near
the frontier and a House bill to sub
ject to state taxation national bank
notes and United States treasury
notes.
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill, which was presented
by Mr.. Dolph, just before adjournment
yesterday, was Withdrawn on Mr.
Dolph's request and the bill sent back
to conference to correct errors in the
engrossment Of the bill.
Taxation of Bank Notes.
The bill to subject to state taxation
national bank notes and United States
treasury notes was taken up, and after
amendment was passed. AS passed the
bill provides that circulated notes of
national banking associations and
United States legal tender notes and
other notes Of the United States pay
able on demand and circulating and
intending to circulate as currency and
gold and silver or other coin, shall be
subject to taxation as money on hand
or on deposit under the laws of any
state or territory, provided that any
such taxation shall be exercised in the
same manner and at the same rate
that any such state of territory shall
tax money or currency circulated as
money within its jurisdiction.
The provisions of this act are not to
be deemed or held to change existing
laws in respect of the taxation of ma
tional banking associations.
An amfcable agreement was then en-
tered into, by which one hour was Civ
en- to consideration of pensions. after
which the bill of Mr.. Hill to prevent
the admittance of anarchists should be
considered, but Mr.. Allen threw a tenn
porary wet blanket on the arrange
ment by insisting on the regular or
der.
House bills were passed making the
city of Oakland, Cal, a SUPPORT of en-
try; for the relief of George H. Plant.
House bill for the relief of BENJAMIN
Alvord, and Senate resolution for the
relief of w. D. Mack
Ante-Anarchfst Bill.
In accordance with the agreement
reached, the bill reported yesterday by
Mr.. Hill providing for the inspection
of immigrants by United States con-
suls and for the exclusion of anarch-
lists, was taken up.
MIR. PETER while unwilling to raise
the point of no quorum against the
Dill, thought such an important mea-
sure should have full Senate, and he,
therefore, suggested it to go over until
Mondey.
Mr.. Hill. however. asked that it he
considered today, though a vote need
not be taken on it, and this was
agreed to.
Mr.. Chandler favored the House bill
rather than thC Senate substitute be-
cause it was simpler and mflder and
yet made the exhibition of a certificate
from a United States consul by every
IMMIGRANT obligatory If he had his
way, ne would pass the House bill TO-
day and send it to the President for
ms signature, although it had ar
rayed against it all the steamship
companies carrying the immigrants.
and the secretaries of state and treas
ury as we'll as the commissioner of
Immigration. The House plan he
thought, which provided for consular
certificates. was much to be preferred
to the Senate plan for placing treas
ury inspectors on the European decks
to inspect intending immigrants.
Moreover, he was convinced that
such treasury agents would have no
status on European docks. except on
the invitation of the European governs
ments, though this difficulty might be
obviated by making them officials of
the state department He thought The
four other sections of the bill against
anarchy could be passed without OBJ
lection, and he suggested that the
four sections providing for the trcIu-
sion of anarchists, but emitting The
section relative to the appointm, III of
immigrant inspectors, If drafted jrto
a bill, would pass both Houses this
session. He accordingly offered such a
Dill as a substitute and had it g over
until Monday.
Mr.. Hill. who had charge OF the kin.
did not wish to reply today. but re-
served his speech until Monday.
AT 2:l5 O'Clock the Senate went into
executive session and 1--WE minutes la
fer adiolrnaJ -