Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-06-30
CONGRESSIONAL.

June eL-Thcre va, fairly rood attend.
ance In the galleries In anticipation OF the
opening OF the income tax debate when Vice
President Stevenson called the senate TO order
acted when the tariff bill was laid before the
senate As soon rs the clerk had REID the
trst section OF the income tax provisions
Mr. Hill. who assumed the leadership OF tho
and delivered careiully.prspared ar!umcnt
against the INCORPORATION OF m income tax In
the tariff bill. Mr. III ms followed Mr.. Hill.
Then Messr. Oh miller and Allen passed
the date on which the income TAX should
cease be January l. ises Tho finance com.
mittee compromise amendment 10 the house
bill. which provided no time limit
s s1as nj wa; aeIcasod. d to q All the he
Democrats voted q ainst Il, together with
Dubois. Teller and Mitchell OF Ore on, Re-
publieans ana Allen Kyle and PETER; popu.
vote. The finance committee amendment
Akin; the time limit durins which the tax
pas to run at January l90. was then asreed
p After the vote was taken Mr. Hlil pre-.
dtcted that the income tax would be declared
encons tit tionai by the courts
In the house the anti option III debate
was resumed speeches we're m ID, by Messrs
Grosvener Of Ohio whcrler OF Alabama
sas in support OF the BIZ, and Me,srs Covert
bartlett and Quige OF New York and u ,atner
OF Louisiana In opposition 10 1t Mr. Pence
Populisp OF Colorado spoke on the silver
question
June s.-Quite q number Of bills were
passed before the consider liion OF the tariff
bill was resumed by the senate. The house
bill To In, orpOrate tho supreme lod % OF the
kni hts oi pythias WAS reported avorably by
sen itor Faulkner and was immediately passed.
Whom the tarin hill was laid before thu senate
Mr. Kyle spoke In favor OF the In ONE tax
Al the conclusion Of Mr. Kylc's speech Mr.
Vest offered additional amendments -
the income tax sections Tho most
important was one TO reduce the ex.
cmption from sI.,M 10 800 anoth.
or exempted from the oprr ton OF the tax
building and loan RESOLUTIONS making
loans only To their shareholders another pro-
vides th VI In re .kOnin! tn. profits o; corpD'
rations for taxation actual operatin. ex'
penses. losses and interest on fixed indebted.
ness III I'll he excluded Shcrm N and Patton
OF Michigan spoke Mainst the bill Teller:
Allen and Jarvis Spo';c IN favor OF II Al o
o'clock Hin asked Iirrrls In cha 20
OF the hill 10 yield IN adjourn
mcnt This Mr. Harris refused TO do and n
wordy war Of words followed durin which
Hill said he " Nd not he bulied ny plantation
manners and Hair l. ,id NJ won d not no die.
tated TO by New York slum methods Hill
then denounced the majority nnd rules com
mittee for not - an IN the s'naic rules 80 rs
20 control debate nni without tnishins sen
In the hone TIN au,ioptiun till wa, re ID
by sections for nmcndn ent, and MIR Aldrich
OF Illinois offered the iir-t amendment. insert
in -four in III list OF agricultural produ,ts
affected by the bill. Tho amendment OF Mr.
Aldrich WAS adopted on division. aj to3t AZ
ter other amen lmcnt, consider ably weaken.
ing tn bill had bcei adopted II WAS passed
By q vote OF 40 tos 81
June . But little actual progress was
made with m. income tax lection. Mr. Hill
"a tV .aatN Nh.N
mcntS advanced yesterday but there Was no
repetition OF the sensational Incidents OF yes
terday a series of amendments offered by
Mr Hill 10 reduce th3 amount ~ tho income
exemption from :I,OD TO sl,JJI t:UO. -. ~
o. 500 were in turn voiei down
The amendment OF the committee Of
fered yesterday. to reduce the exemption TO
ss.wJ. was Withdrawn to-day without cxpl INA
ton. An amendment offered by Mr Hoir TO
exempt the salaries OF United States jul IS.
was accepted bv the fnan:e committee. and
this led Mr hin in II spiri, Of fua apparently.
TO moe TO exempt the salary I me pre- 'idcnt.
Al;hou h not accepted 10y tn ommtiee II
was reed TO by viva yoce vote. Mr. Me-
Laurin. Democrat. Mlssis .ippi bcin the only
senator who raised his voice a'nst II
The house held u short session and. after
consicerin the dcicicn y appropriation b'li
until 3: IL o'clock II went over until Monday,
and the house adjourned.
June - -Ih, assassination OF President
Carnot OF France. was announced In hotn
houses By u mesa from the pre 'ident Re &.
oluiiOns Of regret and coincidence were passc |
and both houses Immediately dIourned for
the day
June % With the thcrLomcte- standing NJ
So de rees in the s"nli. chamber the senate
cni red upon its thiric nth week OF the tirin
debate Al the openn! the session Mr. AL
len III de another lnofcciu u attempt TO 81 ur
action on his rrsolu ion d ractln the So re-
iary. OF ihc treasury ioiniorm the senate ~ the
total number OF p.r-ons cnya ell In protected
industries whose wuscs mi hit be- affected hv
the tarn lesi>lat Oh Mr. Gallinger Rcpuhli'
can objected and Mr Morrill, moved TO refer
II 10 the finance committee. MIR Ailon gave
notice ihr u ION rs tho resolution re.
main d Enacted upon he would Object
10 all LEGISLATION BY unanimous consent
Mr.. Morrlirs motion was defeated
by n vote OF 10 to-. Tnrn the SEM tc resumed
the consideration OF the income tax provisions
OF the tarir bill Mr.. Hill made another
speech 4 ainst the hill and offered NUM- or
OF amendment which were ali voted down
The amendment OF the finance committee ex'
en- Tin loan assoc alton fratcrnal orders.
counties and mum .tplltiie. was adopted after
viii h the enaie adjourned
In the hO; So an appr0ur iatton OF 100 was
n reed upon 10 paw Hon W. ID In liSh Tor
his successful contest for the seat In the pres
ent con reSs held by Samuel q Hilborn. iron
The Third California Ill trict. his name havn ;
been inadvertently omitted fr m the list OF
contestants and contcsices whose expenses
verc paid Considerable discus ion was pre-
ciuiisted by amendments offer d to the para.
i.raph to pay Indian depreciation claims
June - Only eleven g aiors were n I Q
chamber when Vice President Stevenson r p.
ped TO order. Twcnt: minute were spent
o Naitin the appc VI nee 81 Il quorum 4 bill Ia
amend the II 4 I.rovdin for the time and place
for holding terms OF the Unite ~ ates court In
the state Of Washin ton was pa sed. The de-
hate on the in ONE tax provision 81 the turin
bill was resumed Senator Hill offered
amendment after amendment 10 various pro.
visions OF the bill. and smoke In thsir favor,
but they were nil v0t Il down nd when tho
senate adj ,urned no pro rcs+ had been made
In the house consideration OF the New Me 6.
leo statehood bill was taken u hut had not
Imam dlsnosnl Of when The hOn.c ndiournci