Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-20
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-
SENATE.

nance committee, reported the tariff
bill to the Senate.
Mr.. Morrill,, one of the republican
members of the committee, stated that
so far as the republican members of the
committee were concerned they did
not object to the reporting of the BILL
They were opposed, however, not only
to the income tax feature Of the
bill, but to the change from specific 10
ad valorem duties and to the great bulk
of the provisions of the bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, moved that the bill be-
printed and placed on the calendar
and he gave notice that on the second
of April-a week from next Monday
he would call up the bill for consdera.
ton by the Senate.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said there will be a full
statement and explanation when the
bill is called up for consideration. This
will be ready on the 2nd of April. He
expects to make statement himselfar
the same time. There will be com.
parative statement accessible to Sena.
tors.
Mr.. Mcpherson, a member of the
finance committee, said that he had as.
sented to the report just made by sir.
Voorhees,, justifying his action by the
belief that, whether wise or unwisc in
all its provisions, the bill was the best
compromise obtainable in committee
whose members differed so widely in
their views on economical questions
and on the effects Of the bill on the
prosperity of the country when en-
bodied into law He said that he would
find no difficulty in supporting in the
Senate the colleagues with whom he
had served on the committee in enact.
ing into law as much of the proposed
legislation as would yield to the
government all the revenue needed,
when economically administered. Be
You'd that just and proper Limitation
he must not be expected to 90. There
were two subjects in the bill which had
received much public attention.; and he
would state TO the Senate (as be bad
done to the committed his views upon
them First, he disagreed with his
colleagues OF the committee on the IN
come tax section of the bill Ample
provision having been made in the bin
for revenue, the presence OF M income
tax in the bill was unnecessary IN
income tax was un-American, undcmo,
cratic and, he thought, unwise; and he
should, at the proper time, move 10
strike it from the bill. Secondly. he
disagreed with his colleagues ON the
committee in regard to the sugars SEIZED.
ule as it appeared in the bill; and he
should feel impelled to offer an amend
mcnt TO that schedule, believing tha,
the options to customs officers to elect
whether to impose duties by the POLAR
scope test, or by the Clutch standard
test, was dangerous power. He
trusted, however, that the finance com
mittee would on further consideration
adopt that view and would offer an
amendment to restrict the test OF all
sugar, raw and refined, to the POLAR
scope alone.
After some routine business Mr.
George proceeded to address The Senate
on the Hawaiian question.
HOUSE.
The judiciary committee reported
adversely the bills proposing 10 give
the District of Columbia representation
in Congress by delegate in the House,
and authorizing the Advancement Of
cases in the Supreme Court docket in
which States are parties.
The committee on the library recon-
mended the passage OF bills to erecia
monument at Fort Greene, n. y TO
the memory ofthe victims of the prison
ships, and to purchase an oil portrait
of dolly" Madison, wife of President
Madison, for the White House.
The House then wentint committee
of the whole on the sundry appropra'
ton bill.
Mr.. Simpson addressed the commit
tee, suggesting that it might not
be desirable to go the full length pro-
posed by the appropriation committee
in this bill in the matter Of change Of
methods in the Management
At PIT the bill was fayorabiy report
ed to the House from the committee OF
the whole and the previous question
was ordered on the bill and amend
ments, and the bill was passed.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHANCE.
The board of visitors of the oNef-
sity of Virginia has reelected pr. W.
C. n. Randolph rector, Capt ". Cor
don McCabe, vice rector. and Mr.lame'
d. Jones secretary. The medical Ge'
partment was reorganized. and aain.
ority given to advertise for candidate
to supply the vacancy in the chaiT o
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