Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-13
THE P0P-GUN BILLS.
They, With Cloture, are Brought Up
Only 10 Be Sat Down On.
THE INCOME TAX LAW.
McMIilin and Bourks Cochran on the
subjcct-wili,am w. Astor ns an
Awful Example.


the Finance Committees amendment to
II imposing a fiat duty OF 40 per cent. on
sugar and abolishing the differentials,
was defeated, the vote being-yeas, %;
nays, q.
The attempt to get UP Mr.. Vests clo-
ture resolution was also defeated-yeas.
"a: nays. 81.
The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up
and discussed for a couple OF hours, and
Mr.. Morgan, who is In charge OF IT, sig
nified his purpose TO ask the Senate to-
morrow TO fix a near time for voting upon
It.
Bills were passed giving pensions OF
500 a month to the widows of Generals
Banks, Crittenden. and McClernand.
The bill TO organize the Territory OF
Irdianola was discussed adversely by Mr..
Platt and was referred to the Committee
on Territories.
Mr.. Pugh presented the credentials OF
Mr.. Morgan as senator-elect from Ala
bama for the term beginning March 4th
next which were read.
The resolution offered recently by Mr..
Higgins calling on the President Tor
copies OF the correspondence relative TO
peace. negotiations between China and
Japan was adopted.
At p NJ. the unfinished business
the Nicaragua-canal bill-was taken up.
and Mr.. Gray OemocraO, of Delaware
took the floor
POP-GITN BILLS.
But he expressed a preference for taking
IN and acting upon Immediately the bills
for free coal and free iron-ore, and for
imposing a FIAT duty of forty cents on
all sugars. doing away with the dlfferen-
tial of Is and 10 per cent. He believed
Il to be the duty of the Senate, as a
matter Of common justice and common re-
gard for the interests OF the country, 10
vote upon those bills at once. He there
fore moved to proceed to the considera-
ton of the House bill to exempt sugars.
molasses etc. from duty-the amendment
reported from the Finance Committee be-
ing to impose fiat duty Of 40 per cent.
on all sugars.
Mr.. Morgan made slight protest
against the displacement Of the Mica
ragua canal bill.
Mr.. Berry OemocraD, Of Arkansas.
demanded the yeas and nays, and they
were ordered. The vote was taken, and
the motion defeated-yeas. %; nays, q, as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Gallery, Cockrell Coke, Faulkner, George,
Gray, Harris. Hi, Hunton, Jarvis. Nc
Iaurin, Mcpherson, Mills, Palmer, Pasco,
Pugh, Vest. Villas. Walsh, Washburn-Z3.
Nays-Messrs Aldrich. AVON, Allison
Blanchard, Cullom. Dolph. Dubois, CAL
linger. Hale Hansbrough. Hawley, Hig-
gins, Hoar, Kyle, 10, &c, Mcmillan, Man
derson. Martin, Mitchell Of Oregon, Nor
rin. PETER. Perkins, Plat, Power, Quay,
Roach, Teller-27.
Mr.. Vest then moved to take from the
calendar his clOture resolution. and that
motion was also defeated-yeas. q; nays
81.
Among the negative votes We're those
Of Messrs Blanchard, Harris. Jones OF
Arkansas, Kyle, Morgan. PETER, and
Roach.
Mr.. Harris explained the reasons for
his vote in the negative. He considered
the resolution as unnecessary, inasmuch
as a meeting of the Committee on Rules
to take up the subject of cloture would
be held tomorrow.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
When the consideration Of the Nicara-
qua canal bill was resumed. Mr.. Morgan
discussed the international question In
volVei in the right OF this government TO
participate In the construction OF the
canal, in view of our treaties with other
powers. There was. he said. no question
between the United States and Great
Britain, or any other government.
touching this matter. Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, IN their capacity as sovereign
powers, had affirmed what had been done,
and a case was presented in which there
could be no transfer Of the concessions
into the hands Of any other government.
lie discussed at some length the RICH,
of the exercise OF power under the Con-
stitution. 1t was not our policy, he said'
TO, acquire territory by conquest but by
purchase He reviewed the attitude OF
the United States in the acquisition oil
territory and argued that 1t was within
our power to IN like manner engage in
the construction Of this canal by guaran'
tee.
At the close Of bis remarks Mr.. Nor
gan said he would tomorrow ask unani-
nous consent to have near time fixed
for taking a vote on the passage OF the
bill. Mr.. Cullom RepubIcan), of Hi
rois said he would address the Senate
on the bill (Which he favored generally
or Friday, and then the matter went
over as the unfinished business.
After a short executive session the 5 n
ate. at $40 L. NJ, adjourned.
In his discussion OF the Nicaragua
canal bill Mr.. Morgan made the assertion
that there could be no question between
the government of Great Britain and
the United States as to the right OF
the latter to either construct the canal
to guarantee the bonds that should be
issued for that purpose, or to exercise
the power inherent to itself as one of the
great family of nations. This statement
struck some senators as of so positive
h
speaks at random-must be In possession
| of knowledge OF which his associates
we're ignorant. Accordingly. during the
executive session. Mr.. Higgins. OF Della
ware. asked Mr.. Morgan If he was quite
certain Great Britain would not pro
test against our attitude in regard &c
| the construction of the canal. Mr.. Nor
gan replied without going into the mat
| ter to-day at length. by saying that hi
knew the British Government would no
protest, and intimated that the matter
| had been the subject of confidential com
municntion between the two govern
ments.
| House of Representatives
As soon as the routine business or tn
| House was disposed OF the urgent dehci
ency bill was taken up IN Committee Of
| the Whole upon motion OF Mr.. Breckin
ridge. An effort was made 10 agree upoi
a limitation OF general debate. The op
| ponents of the item appropriating none,
! TO make the income-tax law effective
and Of the item increasing the appropria
ton for the payment Of special pension
| agents and Mr.. Breckenridge could moi
| come to terms, however, and the discus
| sion was begun. unde- the rules.
General Henderson Republican). o
Iowa. antagonized the item of $4,000
| 10 pay special pension examiners. TIT
discussion was participated in by Messrs
| Coombs DemocraO. Of New York
| Daniels Republican). of New York
| Morse Republican,. Of Massachusetts
| and Sickles Democrat. of New York.
Mr.. Bartlett DemocraD, Of New York
addressed himself to the item appro
| priating s245.095 to execute the law 10
| the collection of the income-tax. He SAT-
ne had introduced In the first day o
| the session bill to repeal that portion
or the tariff bill. but he recognized tina
| the bill would never see the light
| day. The only way In which the enc
| sought by that bill could be reached wa
| by defeating any appropriation for III
| enforcement OF the law.
| MIR. Bartlett discussed at some Length
| the legal features OF the question. VIII
| a view to demonstrating the uncon
stitutionality and invalidity OF the In