Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
SENATE.-l6od day-Mr. Allen made another
! Intellectual attempt TO secure consideration for
] his resolution. directing the secretary OF the
| treasury 70 inform the senate OF the total
! number OF persons engaged in protected indus
| tries, whose wages might be affected by tarln
| legislation Then the senate resumed the con-
| sideratiou OF The income tax provisions of the
| tariff bill. Mr.. Hin withdrew the amendment
| he had olClCd TO strike out the provision eS-
| cmptiug the interest on United States bonds
/ from the operation or the TAX. hiS OBJECT
! in Offering the amendment Mr.. Iiill said, was
to call the attention Of the country 10 the TACT
| that SGS 900 ON OF property in government
bonds were necessarily cXemp, from the opera
! on OF the income tax under the law, although
| the OS.enslble purpose OF toe income tax was
! 10 reach wealth ana cQualile taxation. There
| was an enormous Investment OF capital which
| the income tax could not reach Mr.. Hill then
moved 70 exempt state. county and municipal
! bonds. He argued tnat taxation Of state bonds
! by the federal government would be a direct
/ attack upon the administration of the states.
/ The discussion on the constitutionalty OF the
| taxation OF state and county bonds was con-
| tnued: several Senators coiuciding win Mr..
| Hills idea. Tho amendment was defeated,
! however. Mr.. Hin then moved TO exempt
! state bonds: lost. motion 10 strike out
| the provision for tax on personal prop
! CrtY acquired by gift or inheritance was lost.
! The proViso offered ny Mr.. Vest rs an amend
ment to section -. that in computing the in
! come OF any person. corporation, company or
| association there shall not be included the
! amount received from any corporal IONS tlC..
rs interest or dividend upon the bonds or stock
| Of such corporations, etc, IL the tax Of per
! cent has been paid upon its net profits by said
! corporation as required by this act. was
agreed TO. An amendment OF Mr. Aliens. to
| permit evidence in rebuttal before collectors
| of internal revenue as 10 the amount OF in
! comes. was agreed TO, as was the Vest amend
! meut excluding In the calculation OF the in
comes OF banks, banking institutions, trust
| companies. life. lire and other insurance COM
| panies. railroad, canal, telephone, telegraph
and other mpant IS actual operating and
| business expenses losses and interest on
bonded and other Indebtedness. A committee
| amendment was adopted providing that the
| tax shall not apply ito states. counties or
municipalities; nor to corporations, companies
or assoclatlons organized ana conducted solely
! tor charitable. religious or educational pur-
poses. including fraternal beneficiary societies,
! orders or associations operating upon the
LODGE system, and providing for the payment
! OF life, sick accident and other benefits to the
members of such societies, orders or associa-
tons and dependents OF such members; nor 10
| the stocks, shares, funds or securities he'd by
! any iiduciary or trustee for charitable, religl-
Gus or educational purposes; nor TO the loans
made by building and loan associations to their
| shareholders for the purpose Of enabling them
TO provide FOR themselves homes; nor certain
savings banks. saving institutions or societies
! hoUsE-Thc House passed the general deh-
cheney bill. thus completing ali the npproprta-
! ton bills for the end OF the fiscal year. The
present situation Is quite unprecedented IN
Congressional history. The close of the fiscal
year sees every one of the appropriation bills
| through the House OF Representatives and not
one OF them yet passed by the Senate. In the
| deficiency bill rs passed by the House there
| was an item OF 5000 for the widow OF the late
! Congressman j. Logan Chapman. There was
also contained in the bill an item OF slOLG0O TO
pay the long standing claims Of POttCwatOlic
| indians OF Michigan
SENATZ.-l53l day-Income tax debate con-
tnucd. A large number OF amendments were
presented, but all were rejected with the ex-
! ccption of two: To exempt savings banks or
! gained on the mutual plan, solely for the bon
eht OF their depositors; cXcmpting mutual saw
| ings banks conducted for the benefit OF de-
| positors in the state OF Delaware. HOUSE
! The House got into a series OF deldlocks over
| the New Mexico statehood bill. The bone OF
contention was an amendment originally pro-
! posed by Mr.. Smith Rep, ILL. requiring the
| public schools to teach the English language.
| The consideration OF the bill was not con-
cludcd at the hour OF adjournment. cable
gram from the French government acknowl-
| edging the action of Congress relative to the
death OF President Carnot was laid before the
House: also a message from the President
transmitting the latest Hawaiian correspond
cncc A resolution was adopted extending the
appropriations for the current fiscal year for
~ DAYS from the Both INST. as the Senate will
not be able to act on any appropriation bills
before the expiration of the nscal year.
SESATF.-16lth day-When the Senate con-
vcned Mr. Hoar made point OF no quorum
only seven Senators being present. Tho House
Joint resolution 10 continue for 20 days after
June - the appropriations OF the present fiscal
year was hrst taNen up mr. Cockrell, chair
man OF the appropriations committee. moved
TO refer the resolution to mis- committee. Mr..
Holr superseded this motiol with one that
took precedence, moving to refer with instruc-
tons 10 report back as an amendment the sun
Try civil appropriation bill as 10 passed the
House. Mr. HOar protested against Keeping
the tdriff bill before the Senate 10 the cXcu-
sion o. all other legislation and slid that when
the majority asked the minority TO continue
existing appropriations in order to press "a bill
that the minority believed Injurious they
asked too much. The income tax was the tariff
uu1gr copSi lrrutIOu ~ 20
amendment was that OF Mr.. Hill to limit the
time to the period between March and August
OF each year, when the books of corporations
should be open to inspection; lost. Mr. Hill
made a motion TO strike out the income tax
feature OF the tariff bill; lost. The spirits
schedule was taken up ind number Of amend
ments presented and elected The committee
amendment liking the tax at Sl.i0 per gallon
and extending the bonded period to eilht years
was then agree1 To without division. Mr.. Aid
rich moved to doub Q the special tax imposed
on dealers in distilled spirits lost. Mr. Daniel
offered an amend nent to repeal the section OF
existing law providing that every farmer or
planter selling leaf tobacco shall make o state
ment. vcrihc by oath. as 70 the amount of his
! sales and make his refusal to do so q INSIDE
meanor punishable by "a fine of $500: agreed to.
see lOl, the last but one of the bill. providing
For the reDeal o. the reciprocity provisions OF
the Mckinley bill and the abrogation Of all
agrecmcnts under 1t, was reached. MIR. Hale
moved TO strike 10 out IS this motion would
bring up the whole question OF reciprocity II
could not be disposed OF. The Senate there
upon adjourned HOUSE-No business O;
special importance
SEEATE.--iGjth day-The Joint resolution
continuing the annual appropriations 30 days
after June 80 was adopted. The tariff bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Vest moved an amendmen;
to the clause repeating the reciprocity feature
% tho Mckinley bill. Agreed TO. Senator
PETER offered as n new section the amendment
'evying tax of SO Der head on all aliens land
lag In the United states TO engage In industrial
= occupations. Tabled 45 20 IL Mr. jones' then
asked unanimous consen. TO make number OF
amendments OvcrloOS ed as the ball was being
considered The amendments were agreed 70
, as fast read. Most OF them were ver-
, bal aud unimportant. The bill a. whole
was thcn reported to the senate. and after an
. executive session the Senate ad burned
HOUsE.--With the exception OF a short time
tie day In the House was consumed bs Popu-
list nlibuster over the contested election case
ul Watson against Black, OF the Tenth Georgia
district. TIe latter WAS seated, ol-y the Pop
uii rs dissenting.