The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-02
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.

o3Nltal NuiAuh nilut hciNe Atllek on thn
Hawaiian episode Tuesday In which be treated
Queen ~ a. Mrs. D0minis and Willis as a SPY,
tic general fusillade will come Wednesday or
next day In order 10 intercept any further
movement on the Presidents part the commit
tee on foreign rGlttions directed senator Tur-
pie as its mouihp.ece TO report resolution de.
claring under existing eondticns annexation
inexpodleEi, ana as the provisional government
had been duly recognized the highest iRterna-
tional interests require that Il Shall pursue its
own line cf policy foreign Intervention in the
political affairs Of the Islands will be regarded
as an act uniriendiy to the government Of the
United States
Horss-The radical free traders In the house
are In command This force has oyerridden
the ways and means committee as to Eool
Tuesd4y they carried the day for free sugar,
the abolition Of the sugar bounty and for free
coaL When the house adjourned Monday night
It was In o perplexing wrahfle There was
doubt as to just what Il had done, because OF
the intermlxing Of amendments. When It met
Tuesday It was stlll dazed and for more than
two hours there vas an argument 10 mare clear
the action Of the previous day The chairman,
VINO was himself more tuan ratified rcsub-
mltiod the Vital amendment Of Monday and : 2
a vote yociferously In the Affirmative Il was de-
cidcd 10 make an grades Of sugar free and abol.
ish all existing bounties upon the passage OF
the bill
wAsHISGToN, Jan. 25-sENATE The Ha.
waiian question came prominently before the
senate again Wednesday and after an hours
brisk q scussion went over until Thursday The
result ofthe debate was to show that there is
divis on 10th IN ihe democratic and republican
ranks as 10 the wisdom Of adopting the resolu-
tion reported By the foreign relation commit.
tee
House, Possibly tho most important phase
n the iaTih fight was developed Wednesday
night when the income tax bill was brought into
the house. Before the bill was reported to the
house BY Mr. McAllin IN the morning there
had been o continuation OF the hghtin the ways
and means committee against the measure, and
finally, after a prolonged struggle, and with
Cochran and Stevens voting against and the re-
publicaus voting with them, the bin was re-
ported In the consideration OF the tariff bill
iron orc was placed on the free list
WAsH1EGToN Jan % 2G-SESArR-The Ha.
waiian resolutions we're considered Thursday.
They were presented 10 the morning hour. but
laid aside in order 10 give 10 Mt. Allen the Ne.
brasla papulis', aud opportunity TO deliver a
legal argument aganst the authorityof the Sec
retary Of the treasury TO issue 1--WE per cent
bonds His argument was 10 the effect that the
RESUMPTION act o. is7b, under which Mr. Car
isle claims authority for the issue and sale OF
bonds ceased 10 be operative as soon as It's pur.
pose-the redemption Of outstanding legal ten
der notes was accomplished, and that It has
no more efficacy now than piece OF blank pa
per.
HousE-The nearest approach to anything OF
interest IN the house Thursday was the repeat
ed attempts OF Tho democrats OF the New York
delegation to filibuster against the possible in
PRODUCTION OF an income tax amendment to the
tarif I'LL There we're good many amend
ments offered, but only one OF importaneo-that
Of taking crude Opillm on the free list and i'm.
posing aduiy Of 81 per pound. This, like all the
other amendments approved by the ways and
means committee, was adopted, At lao the
house tool; rec S. In order 10 permit the hold
ing OF dsmocratic caucus to consider the in.
come Tax bill BY vote Of 50 to Il the demo
Gratis Of Tho house OF representatives, In tho
caucus voted TO make the internal revenue bill
including the income tax, an amendment to the
customs revenue bill before the house
WASHINGTON, Jan H-SESATE-The ses
! sion Friday was devoted TO q discussion OF Sen
ator Calls public land resolution, and q genera
coloQuy over the federal elections bill
| strong appeal was made by Senator Cali in IA
/ yor OF the homes leaders Of Florida, who, h
alleged, were being deprived OF their rights b!
| land grant railroads without authority OF Law
| and he finally succeeded in having his resolu
| iion referred 10 the judiciary committee for
careful inquiry into the legal rights Of the ques
| ton. Senator Chandler made an effort 10 hav
the bill repeating the federal election laws post
/ poned until next December, but the motio
was, Of course promptly defeated by the demo
| Gratis on 0 roll call After an executive sessio
| adjourned until Monday.
HoUsR-The only amendment to the taril
nd soil Il
| crtasing the duty on cut stones unset 10 thirt!
per cent ad ,aloren and taking rough, uncu
stones from the free list and placing them OIL
the dutahle list at fifteen per cent ad valorem
| The ways and means committee, which de
sired TO reduce the duty on cut stones from
fifteen 10 ten per cent, was overruled In thil
matter An attempt TO place tin.plate on thl
freepist was unsuccessful There was Friday
as On the preceding day, considerable open
plain. spoken opposition 10 the bill on the demo
! cratic side
WAsHINGroN, Jan 20,-sENATE The ses
ate WIS not in session Saturday
| Housg-The house committee on rule
/ saturday pgrted 10 IN order allowing the in
/ come tax % be offered as an amendment to th
/ tarin bill, giving Monday ard Tuesday for gen
eral debate, Wednesday for debate and amend
ments under the lvo-muute rhlo, with genera
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Monday by very hteroslins speech rom III
vii.t iJp CSLl On tne IiAMsl.S ros1ia'iIt %
calendar Mr. Teller took very w advance ar s
grounds IN favor OF the annexation OF the Ha
gaiian Islands, and ultimately Of Cuba an
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