The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-04
Congressional Proceedings.

"WEDNESDAY. JUNE 27.-In the senate the
debate on the clause OF the tariff bill which
relates to the income tax on corporations
dragged along Several amendments were
agreed to and others were rejected. -
In the house, Joint resolution was agreed
to providing temporarily for the expend-
itures OF the government after the expira-
ton OF the present fiscal year, by extending
the same rate OF appropriations for July as
the bills for the current year make for each
month thereof. A bill was passed author
izing the secretary OF war to appoint boards
to review the action Of courts martial In
cases where the sentence OF the court CASH
tered the accused from the army. Congress-
man Stone of Pennsylvania introduced Q
bill providing that any anarchist who shall
attempt the life Of any person holding oficee
or employed under the constitution and
laws OF the United States, or who shall at
tempt the destruction OF any building or
other property where the loss OF the life Of
any United States official or employee
would be the probable result OF such de-
struction, shall, upon conviction OF such Of
Tense in United States court, be sentenced
to death by hanging.
THURsDAy.-Mr. Hill of New York made
an attempt in the senate to strike out all
the sections OF the tariff bill that related to
| the income tax, but was defeated by vote
| OF "a to 49, - In the house, the bill to
admit New Mexico as state was passed
WITHOUT ulVlSlOU. ln6 uOuSe Wenb lnJO
committee of the whole on the substitute Of
| its committee on public buildings and
grounds for the senate bill to provide for
| the construction of hall OF records in the
| city of Washington. The substitute directs
| the secretary of the treasury to purchase
| half block Of ground just south of the CAPT.
toll grounds, at cost of 100000, for hall
| OF records. No final action was taken on
the bill before the hour OF adjournment was
| reached
FRIDAY.-The discussion of the clause in
the tariff bill abrogating the reciprocity
| treaties occupied the time OF the senate, but
final action on the subject was not reached
when the senate adjourned. - In the
house, the contested election case of Thomas
f. Watson against j. G. G. Black, from the
| 10th Georgia district, was heard. Mr.. Wat
son was declared not elected and Mr.. Black
| was given a seat.
SATURDAY.-The senate was not in SEES.
sion. - A brief session of the house was
| held. Twenty-Five private pension bills
were passed, also several bills removing
the charge of desertion.
| MoNDAY.-The senate adopted Mr.. Hills
| amendment to the tariff bill, making the re
peal of the sugar bounty take effect on the
passage of the act instead OF January 1
1895. The day was spent in digging away
at other amendments to the bill. But little
progress was made. The senate refused tt
strike out the provision for an additiona
duty Of one-tenth cent per pound on sugar
imported from countries that pay an expor
duty, directly or indirectly. - TIL,
house went into committee of the whole
on the bill for the erection of a building IL
| Washington to be used for a hall of records
| A quorum could not be secured, and tn,
house adjourned till Tuesday.