The herald., 1894-06-13
Los ANGELES HERALD wEDNEspAY MORNING, JUNE tes.
WASHINGTON NEWS GLEAN|NGS,
The Income Tax Liable to Be
Modified.
Western Congressman Start an Irri-
CATION Campaign.
squirs's Free Coinage BilI-Coxey and
Browne Confer with Senate Chair-
men on Their Good Roads
Measure.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-There 10 some
prospect of important changes in the
internal revenue part Of the tariff bill
and OF further notifications of the in.
( come tax feature.
The finance committee has been con-
sidering q suggestion looking to the
dropping of all the purely administrs-
tive part Of the bill, which would result
in leaving the present administrative
law on the statute books. The
question has been under fur
Their consideration today. the
| long speech es made on the floor of the
senate rendering it unnecessary for the
members of the committee to be pres
emit, but no decision has yet been
| reached. The committee is also uude-
cided what, if any, changes will be
made in the income tax, but is consid-
ering propositions for its modification,
which it is believed will make the bill
acceptable in this respect to Democratic
senators who oppose the tax.
IRRIGATION EFFORTS.
Western members of the house have
held q caucus to map out plan OF cam
paign on the irrigation question, and
have resolved to spare no labor to secure
action by this congress. Represents
tivee OF Is western etates and terrific
ries, including members of all parties,
met here this week. Representative
Sweet, who called the meeting, was
elected chairman, and the matter
was thoroughly discussed. In ac-
cordanoe with the instructions OF
the meeting committee con-
sietins of Representatives Sweet,
Idaho; Coffsen OF Wyoming and Baker
of Kansas called on Speaker Crisp today
to ask that the committee on rules let
apart three days for the consideration OF
a bill which is to be agreed upon by the
western men. The speaker suggested
that resolution should be introduced
in the regular order, and asked to have
copies OF the bill submitted, but made
no promise. Another caucus will be
held by the westerners this week.
A NEW FREE COINAGE MEASURE.
Senator Squire OF Washington today
introduced bill for the free coinage OF
silver. 1t provides that the owner OF
silver bullion may deposit at the mints.
receiving in payment standard silver dol
lars equal to the value of the bullion on
the day OF deposit, the difference to be
retained by the government as seignior-
age as reserve fund. and used by the Sec
rotary of the treasury In maintaining the
parity OF silver dollars. The coinage OF
silver dollars shall not exceed "a .000, 900
each month. When the aggregate
amount of money in the country
reaches $40 per capita, further silver
coinage shall be discontinued and shall
be resumed when it falls below that
figure. Provision 10 made for coming
silver half dollars of the present sze and
maintaining their parity in the same
manner as other silver. They are also
made legal tender.
THE GOOD ROADS BIIL.
J. s. Coxey and Carl Browne we're at
the capitol today and arranged with
Senator Kyle, chairman of the committee
on education and labor, which has the
good roads bill, for a meeting at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning. They also
called on Senator Voorhees,, chairman OF
finance committee. to which their bill for
nen-interest bonds was referred, ask
to be allowed to present their arguments
before that committee. Senator Vor-
bees told them that while ths tariff bill
was before the senate it will be impossi-
BILE for the committee to grant them q
hearing. After the tariff bill shall be
disposed of, the committee might give
attention to their request for formal
Tearing.
THE SILENT sCRIBEs.
While no one at the district attorneys
Office will talk about the proceedings of
the grand jury further than to say that
no true bill has yet been reported
against Messrs. Edward and Schriver, it
is known the grand jury has decided
that it will report q true bill, and in
consequence of this information Mr..
Birney notified the two newspaper men
to be prepared with bail Saturday If
| they did not wish to be Imprisoned I'M
| der an indictment which he will frame
between now and Saturday.
THE FLAG INCIDENT.
The incident growing out OF the pull
ing down of the United States flag from
the United States consulate at st.
| Thomas, Ontario, on the queens birth
day, has been satisfactorily closed by an
explanation to the department OF state
that the perpetrators of the outrage
were drunk and irres ponsible and would
be properly dealt with.
MISCELLANEOUS GOSSIP.
The cash balance in the treasury to-
day was SIG, 037, S72, OF which 500 1885,
1SS was gold reserve.
The report of the overturning of
boat belonging to the coast survey Pat
tefson at Tongas Narrows, Alaska, re-
sulting in the drowning OF three men, is
diecredited at the headquarters of the
survey in this city az She vessel is further
north than Tongss Narrows.
The house com mittee on banking and
currency decided to choose sub-com-
mittee of five next Friday by the uauel
method of ballot to prepare another
bill. The committee will report it's
measure to the house not later than
June 9th. 1t may prove that this will
be scheme for national currency.