The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-08-11
Conference at the White House.
LIVE ISSUES UP IN TIE SENATE

LIVE ISSUES UP In THE SENATE
Bank Tax Bill Passed Immigration
Bill Discussed.
WASHrN9ToN Aug: 4..-The senate
held short session today, the confer
ference report on the river and harbor
bill, for the consideration of which it
met today, having been temporarily
withdrawn. In lieu of this private
pension bills were considered aud 81
were passed, including one increasing
to 500 month the pension paid the
widow of General Abner Doubleday.
aud another granting a pension to the
widow of Arctic Explorer Lieutenant
Schwatka.
Several other bills were Tassed, the
two principal ones being the senate
bill to amend quarantine regulations
so Tar as they apply to vessels plying
between United States ports and for
elgn ports on or near the frontier; and
u house bill TO subject to state taxation
national bank and United States
treasury notes.
The conference report on the river
and harbOr bill, which was presented
by Senator Dolph yesterday, was with
drawn on Senator Dolph's request and
the bill was sent back to the confer
ence to correct errors in the eugross-
ment of the bill. The bill to subject
state taxation of national bank notes
aud United States treasury, totes was
taken up and after being amended was
passed.
Provisions OF the Amended BtlI..
AS passed the bill provides that cir
cuiated notes of national banking asso-
Citations and United States legal tender
notes and other notes of the United
States payable on demand and circu-
lating and intending to circulate a.
currency aud gold aud silver or other
coin shall be subject to taxation as
money on hand or deposit under the
laws OF any state or territory, provided,
that any such taxation shall be exer-
cised in the same manner and at the
same rate that any such state
or territory shall tax money
or currency circulated as money within
its jurisdiction. The provisions of this
act are not to be deemed or held To
change existing laws in respect TO the
taxation OF national banking associa-
tions. An anicable arrangement was
was to be given to consideration of the
pension bulls, after.which the bill of
Senator Hill to prevent the admittance
of anarchists should he considered, but
Senator Allen insisted on the regular
ORDER. The senate finally proceeded to
consider the pension cases.
To Correct, Existing Evils.
Senator HIPS bill providing for the
inspection of immigrants by United
States oonsuls was taken up. Senator
PETER thought such an impor tant
measure should have full sen ate, and
he therefore suggested that it go over
until Monday. Senator Hill, however,
asked that it lie considered today.
though a vote need not be taken on il,
and this was agreed to.
Senator Chandler favored the house
bill rather than the senate substitute
because it was simpler and milder, and
yet made the exhibition of "a certificate
from United States consul by every
Immigrant obligatory. If he had his
way, he would pass the house bill to-
day and sendi to the president for his
signature, although it had arrayed
against il all the steamship companies
carrying immigrants and the secreta-
800 - SNNN~ NAN NASNShAN 90 wen hS
the commissioner of immigration.
The house plan, he thought, which
provided for consular certificates, was
much 10 be preferred to the senate plan
for placing treasury inspectors on
European docks 10 inspect intending
| immigrants.
Moreover, he was convinced that
sucn treasury agents would have 10
status OF European docks except on
the Invitation of European govern
ments, though this difficulty might be
Obvinted by making them officials of
the state department. He thought the
four other sections of the Till against
anarchy could be passed without OBJ
lection and he suggested that the four
sections providing for the exclusion of
! anarchists, but emitting the section
| relative to the appointment OF immi-
grant inspectors, if drafted into bill.
would pass both houses this session.
He accordingly offered such bill AS a
substitut- ard had 1t go over until
Monday.
Senator Hill, who had charge of the
bill, did not wish to reply today, but
reserved his speech until Monday. At
2:l5 the senate went into executive
SEES ION and five minutes later adj
iOuFued