Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-06

The Measure Was Laid over IEdcr the
Rules, but Confcrccs Have Been Selected.
and Chairman Wilson Believes Four
Weeks VIII See the End of the 1911.
wAsHINGTON July 6.-Thc events of
interest in the house We're u cablcgram of
cOngratulation from the Brazilian cham
Der of deputies to the house of representa-
tives on the one hundred and eighteenth
anniversary of American Independence
and the reception of the tariff bill. This
latter event excited Democratic applause.
and tho bill was laid upon the speaker S
table.
A joint resolution To authorize the sec
rotary of the navy to continue the employ
ment of mechanics and laborCrs in navy
yards who have been discharged on &c
count of the failure of congress to pass
the necessary appropriation bills was
passed after some tart remarks from
Mcssrs. Cannon and Reed.
The bill to subject to state taxation
national bank notes and United states
treasury notes consumed the entire after
noon.
Reeds Bitter Speech.
During the debate ON the resolution to
employ the men in the navy yards pend
Ing action 10y congress Mr.. Cannon said
that IL there was one ten housandth part
of the liberality and common sense in con-
STRUNG this resolution in the liberal
construction of the law by the treasury de
partment in issuing bonds these thousands
of men would not have been thrown out
of employment. and the work Of construc-
ton OF the new navy would not have been
stopped.
Mr.. Reed differed with Mr.. Cannon
but he felt that he had omitted one con
sidcration of general and very penetrating
nature. All private industry had been
stopped by the policy of tyr administra
tinn, and why should not the public in
dustries be stoppcdI BY the passage ol
this resolution thousands of mon would
DO restored, but 1t was II great spectacle
when the government added to the army
Of the employed.
Other bills Reported.
Tho resolution was then agreed to- Mr.
Mallory, from the committee on interstate
and forcign commerce., reported the Mica
ragua canal bill.
Mr.. Cooper Of Indiana, acting for Mr.
Hall Of Missouri, called up the house bill
to subject to state taxation national note:
and United States treasury notes, ant
Mr.. Hall explained the provisions OF tn,
measure. Mr.. johnson of Ohio raised tn,
question of consideration against the bill
but by an overwhelming vote the hous,
decided to consider It. -
Mr.. Brosius of Pennsylvania asscrtek
that no was utterly opposed TO the REIN
quishment of any part of the federal tax
ing power 10 tho states, though he agreed
that there WINS no sectional policy in thu
bill
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio In n brief speccf
favored the passage of tho bill, and, read
ing from the constitution of tho state o.
Ohio showed that IL specifically provided
that money might be taxed. and money
he contcnded, included treasury notes.
Mr.. Cox of Tennessee, who followed
also favored the passage of the bill, main
tanning that grcenbacks should bear
higher tax than gold and silver. and Il
was inconsistent to tax n man with ON,
kind of money. while exempting another
because he had q different kind.
Mr.. johnson of Indiana opposed tn,
bill. Tho supreme court, no asserted, helt
that treasury notes werc not subject Z,
taxation. He feared that the passage o.
this bill would be but tho beginning o
disastrous legislation. Tho I'LL was an
other stop in the attempt to extend stat
rights at the expense Of federal rights
The house adjourned, and tho bill wen
over without action.