Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-08-16
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.


FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.
Washington, Aug G.-The bin to sub
notes and United States treasury
notes passed the senate 1t
provides that the circulating
notes of national banking as
sociatiors and United States legal ten
der notes and other notes and certif-
icates of the United States payable on
demand aud circulating or intended TO
circulate as currency and gold and sill
yer or other coin shall be subject to
taxation as money on hand or on de-
post under the laws of any state or
territory which shall provide that any
such taxation shall be exercised in the
same manner aud at the same rate as
any such state or territory shall tax
money or currency circulating as mon
ey within its Jurisdiction. The provi.
Slons of the act are not to be deemed
or held to change existing laws in re-
spect to the taxation of national bank.
ing associations.
The bill reported by Mr.. Hill proyid-
ing for inspection of immigrants by
United States consuls and for the ex.
clusion of anarchists was taken up.
Mr.. Chandler favored the house bill
rather than the senates substitute. He
accordingly offered the hill as a sub
stitute and had 1t 90 over until Mon
day.
Washington, Aug Elm the senate,
a resolution was introduced by Mr.
Mills, of Texas, and ordered to lie on
the table temporarily, declaring that
ia the revision Of the existing system
of national taxation the following
principles should be observed:
First-That all taxes are burdens Oh
the taxpayers and can only be right
fully imposed to raise revenue to sup
port the government
Second-That when taxes are i'm
posed on imported goods the rate
should be SO low as not materially
to. restrict importation.
Third That in selecting articles 10
be taxed only those ready for con
sumption should be chosen and those
imported for manG facture or re-manu-
facture should be exempt.
The resolution offered on Aug. / by
Mr. Chandler looking to the investiga-
ton of the Dominion Coal company.
of Nova Scotia and the substitute
offered by Mr. Mills in the way of an
addition to the original resolution
providing that a special committee of
FIVE should be directed TO report to
the senate whether any member of
congress is or was Interested in any
company engaged in mining coal in
any Of the states OF the United States
or any railroad company en- gagged in
transporting coal which would come
in competition with the Dominion
Coal company, and whether its re-
to consumers and what section Of the
country would be benefited by its re-
tention. came up.
A discussion arose between Mr.. Mills
and Mr.. Chandler as to whether the
old sugar committee be entrusted
with this Investigation or whether
new committee should be appointed.
Mr. Mills favored the retention of the
old committee. because. as he said II
was honest and capable and recently
made an exhaustive investigation and
had reported that charges made
against senator's had not been sus-
tanned rs that the reason the SEN
ator fayors this committeey' inquired
Mr.. Chandler. Mr.. Mills denied that
he was Influenced by any such mo-
tives and expressed willingness to
have new committee appointed. The
resolution went over under the rules
without action, and the conference
report on the river and harbor bill
was passed. The bill now goes TO the
president
The bill for the deportation Of anarch-
lists then came up. Mr., Hill favored
the senate bill because he believed IL
was better than the house bill. Unless
some action was taken by this govern
ment this country. he said would soon
be the dumping ground for the anarch-
lists OF all the world Mr. Palmer
pointed out the danger Of doing in
justice to harmless socialists while
protecting ourselves against the dan
ger OF anarchists
He asked Mr.. Hill whether the bin
would apply 70 undesirable persons
already III this country anu AR Hi
replied it would. The discussion then
took on a legal aspect and hinged upon.
the right 81 d country to protect III
self against undesirable aliens. After
further debate and the adoption Of
some amendments the bill passed and
Mess. I'LL Faulkner and Chandler
were appointed couferees.
A. r az the day in Chs house was
sp.t ID debating the senate amend
merit I'd the indian appropriation bill