Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.


SENATE.-i5,th Gay-Mr. Poacr addressed
the Senate briefly in support Of his resolution
instructing the committee on postofhces and
| postroads 10. report back postal savings bill.
| Mr., Henderson said he had introduced postal
| savings bill based on the English system. but
| he did not favor the paternalistic scheme OF
Mr.. PETER. which contemplated making the
| government the banker Of the people and the
| complete extinction OF private financial insti-
| tutlons. No action was taken. Rapid progress
/ was made with the tariff bill The income tax
| on page llO had been reached when the senate
ADJOURNED. only I'll pages or the Dill the III
/ come tax and the internal revenue features.
| remain undisposed Of, and the end of the long
| debate seems close at hand. The remaining
| features OF the free list were completed with
| out friction. both sugar and wool, the great
controversial items. contrary to expectation.
| not giving rise TO debate. yea and nay vote
was demanded on. striking sugar from
the free list; while the final struggle
on on, free Wool was pos tponed until the
| Dlll should be reported 10 the Senate.
| salt was placed on the free list Logs and
/ lumber, including dressed lumber, were placed
on the free list. Mr.. PETER gave notice OF the
| intention TO oner an amendment TO graduate
| the income tax so as TO make incomes in eX-
cess OF $1,000 and below $4,000 subject TO "a tax
| OF per cent; between $4,000 and S25.O00, . per
cent; between $4,000 and $4,000. per cent;
| between 10000 and Sl00,OO0, per cent, above
| 100000. per cent HoUSE.-The anti-option
| bill occupied the attention OF the House all
day.
SEEATE.-15sth day.-Among the bills passed
was one 10 authorize commission TO draft
code of laws for the district OF Alaska, and
another to promote the efficiency OF the navy.
| Mr.. Hill, OF New York. made the opening
speech against the income tax feature OF the
| tariff bill, and delivered a carefully prepared
! argument, sensational combat OF words
INDUCED in by Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Chandler.
Mr.. Hoar OF massachusetts. also opposed the
income tax. Mr.. Aldrich moved that the date
| on which the income tax should cease be
January I. 1893 (the finance COMPROMISE amend
ment to the House bill which provided no time
limited, liking the date on which IL should
Iaaaf nstN InN
defeated and the conference amendment agreed
TO. Mr. PETERS, amendment for "a graduated
income tax was defeated. There was wrangle
as to whether the report of the sugar investi-
eating committee should be heard during the
tarin debate. but the question was not settled.
! HOUsE.-There was little interest manifested
in the House. and several minor bills and reso-
lutonS were passed. There was some delay
in taking up the anticipation bill and an agree
ment was entered into extending the time for
debate Tor two hours on the closing day TO be
consumed under the ivc-minute rule, after
which Mr.. Hatch will be allowed an hour for
his closing speech. Several speeches were
made bearing upon the bill Mr.. Pence, Popu-
list of Colorado, spoke on the silver question.
SEYATE-159th day-Bills passed: The
House bill to incorporate the supreme lodge Of
the knights OF Pythias was reported favorably
and was Immediately passed; Senate bill for
the relief of Charles College, Missouri tDeing
payment for use OF property during the war; {;
senate bill appropriating $1,000 for the in
| vCstiga tion and tests OF American timber by
| no forestry divsion ~ the horticultural deDart- :
ment; Senate bill making first Monday in sep
| tcmber OF each year Labor Day legal holiday.
| When the tariff bill was taken up Senator
! Kyle made "A speech In favor OF the in
come tax. Mr. Vest offered four additional
amendments To the income tax sections. one
was one TO reduce the exemption from $4,000 to
$1,000: another exempted from the operation Of
the tax building and loan associations making
loans only TO their shareholders; another pro-
Yidcs that IN reckoning the profits Of Coz
pOratiOns for taxation actual operating ex-
penses, losses and interest On fixed
Indebtedness shall be secluded. Mr.. Teller
and Mr.. Allen supported the income tax while
Mr. sherman opposed IL. Mr., Jarvis, Senator
Vance successor from North Carolina made
his maiden speech in support OF the incom.
tax. Mr. Patton. OF Michigan. the successor OF
the late Senator Stockbridge. also made his
first speech. The Senator picked out the DEM
ocratic income tax for special attack aud took
the good old-fashioned Republican and mono
polistic position. He made very good i'm
preston on his colleagues as public
| speaker. The income tax was "A
war measure he said, neccssitated b.
the exigcncies OF that great struggle. in
| order To meet the enormous drain upon the
resources OF the government. IL was adj
mitted TO be simply war measure. en-
acted against the protest Of the Demo-
| cratic party, and there Is no excuse
| for its existence in the time Of peace
| HoUsE-The House went into committee OF
the whole on the anti-option bill Mr.. Hatch
was then recognized and was given an hour 10
| passed. 40 20 n. Immediately after the pas
| sage Of the bill the general deficiency apDro-
pratiOn bill was taken up but no action takca
| Pensions in the evening.