The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-07-05
FIFTY-THlssD CONGRESS.
Second Session.

Tax was considered Tuesday. After on hour and
q ha1f's discussion cir. Hills amendment TO OK
empt from the tax the incomes derived from
securities Of states, counties and lnunicfplli-.
ties was rejected: yeas a. nays 30. Mr.. I4ilis
amendment TO strike from the income tax pro-
vision the clause embracing personal property
acquired By inheritance was rejected: yeas 70.
nays 81. Then Mr.. Hill moved an amendment
requesting the exemption of state bonds. not
counting county or municipal. Tho amend
ment was rejected: yers ". nays 20 Some
eight sections covering about eighteen pt1e5
OF the tariff bill were disposed OF Tuesday. al
applying to the income tax. and twelve p1ges
more remain to be gone through with before
that portion OF the bill will be completed.
EoGsE-Another legal holiday has been
added to the list Of those now existing. SO Fer
as congress has the power to do So ~ on mo-
ton OF Mr. McGann, tho senate bill making
labor day national holiday was passed The
house went into committee CT the whole and the
deficiency bin was taken up Considerable
discussion was preciptated by amendments Of
fered to the paragraph TO pay Indian tcprcda-
tion claims. The house retained the amend
ment. and as amended it WIS passed. At 10
p m the house adjourned
WASHINGTON. June 2S.-SENATE--Senator
Hill Wednesday continued his fight np tnst
the income tax; several amendments offered
by him were voted down. Mr.. Vest offered IN
amendment exenpting such banks, savings
institutions or associations composed OF men,
bers who do not participate In the profits. and
where interests or dividends are paid only to
dcpositors.' Agreed to. The progress made
from section SO to section CO. covering ten
pages of the bill. The senate adjourned 1t Gao.
HoUSE-Thc house Wednesday, afternoon had
under consideration joint resolution extend
lug the operation Of the present appropriation
bills for ten days from July !. when the pres
ent appropriations expire and the new ones
should 90 into effect. an offer Of the house
came over to the senate to advise the members
OF the senate appropriation committee that the
resolution would soon be sent over. aud it was
hoped that the senate would consider and pass
it Wednesday evening. The inference taken
from this was that the president had probably
intimated that he would like speedy action to
enable him to get out OF the city for u short
time, as there was no necessity for the passage
Of the resolution until Monday.
WASHINGTON. June c0.-S ENATE-Scnator
Fill Thursday moved to strike out from the
tariff bill the entire income tax features. The
motion was defeated by u vote OF "a to 80.
very important amendment was offered by Mr..
Aldrich rep. r. ~ to the whisky tax section.
and no opposition being made to it on the part
of the finance committee. 1t WIS agreed to
without q division. The effect Of 1t Is to make
the tax OF Sl.10 gallon appear on the passage
(instead Of two months afterward) to all dis
titled spirits then In bond or that may there
otter be produced in the United States The
section as to playing cards aud as to tho manu-
facturo Of tobacco were agreed to without OPP
position.
HOuSE-The morning hour Thursday was
occupied with the consideration OF bills re-
ported from the committee on naval affairs,
>l,o Sol1o ffr,r M
office OF assistant chief OF the bureau of sup
plies and accounts: to suspend the restriction
regarding age In the appointment Of assistant
poymaStcrS In the navy in the case OF the grad
yates of the naval academy who were at sea on
duty when the act OF 1852 was passed dis
charging them from the service: fixing the pay
Of the twenty-seven mates In the navy and pro-
viding for their retirement. The bill providing
for the admission of New Mexico IA u strte
was considered under the special order adopt
ed Wednesday, and finally passed without
division.
WASHINGTON June 3O.-SENATE.--The tariff
bill. after an incubation period OF thirteen
weeks In committee Of the whole. was Friday
taken out Of the committee and reported to the
senate The bill and amendments were
ordered to be printed. and Will come UP for
the action of the senate on Monday next ut 1880
q. m. The important amendments that have
been agreed to, and some that are yet to be Oh
fcred will have to DO acted Oh. and will be
open TO further debate. The joint resolution
extending the general appropriations for
thirty days was passed. signed by the speaker
and vice president. and sent to the president
of the United States. An invitation 10 the
senate to attend d religious service at st.
Matthew's church in Washington, next Sun
day in memory OF the murdered president of
France, wSS received from the Secrt tary OF
state and accepted, and the vice president was
instructed to make proper arrangements
therefor.
HoUsE-A senate bill was passed TO relieve
the services Of Dennis Murphy, paymaster In
the army ut tho beginning OF the war. The
claim against Murphy vas merely technical.
but the passage OF the bill was essential TO the
closing up OF the estate OF the father OF soma
tor Faulkner, OF West Virgiuin, VINO was on
Murphy's bond A senate bill wus also passed
transferring to the state OF North i'akota, for
the use OF the militia, wooded portion OF Ft
Tottcn military reservation in that state. y
Joint resolution was also agreed to providing
for the printing OF $40 000 copies OF the report
Of the secretary Of agriculture for the year
1894.
WASHINGTON. July g. SENATE - Senator
Sherman came out boldly Saturday in some
comments on the subject OF rates and reSuia-
tions for sleeping and parlor cars, these cy-
pressions being drawn out In connection with
the resolution he introduced In the senate Fri
DAY directing the committee on Interstate
commerce to investigate the question. The
senator thinks congrdss should put stop to
extortionate charges for inadequate service.
Nothing Of Importance transacted in the SEN
a.e Saturday,
HoUsE-About thirty pension bills were
passed by the house Saturday and Friday
evening. These bills were the accumulation
OF work by the committee OF the whole, cover
Ing several weeks, and raises the number OF
pension measures which the house has acted
on to sevcnty-one, though but three bills OF
this character have passed both houspa AZ con-
gress. The pooling bill will probably be
brought before the honso fer consideration In
few days, Ii is believed that it will have
little opposition for It's passage.
Out OF Employment.
UPPER SANDUsKY, O., July s.-The
strike on the Columbus, Hooking Val
ley & Toledo railway has stopped work
on tho streets in this city, throwing
number of men out of employment,
owing to the inability TO procure stone.
Otherwise this city is not as yet affect
cd by the strikers. None of the en-
ployes here are out, ard will not likely
go out. No freight trains passed
through here Saturday Eaerning.
Whisky Rebate.
WAsnrsGroS. July 3.-Secretary Car
isle has abated the tax on twenty
thousand barrels of whisky belonging
to AIR. Monarch, of the Glenmore dis
tiiiery, of Greensboro, Ky. The tax
amounts to s77s,oOO. and the whisky
upon which the tax.was' assessed was