The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-01
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WAsnl>r Fru. / The chaplain
In his pray' " at the Opening; OF tn" srN-
Sion of the I.Uusr. mNukri UVIn" Iuld-
ance to the close OF the tariff debate.
Before the consideration of the internal
revenue amendment TO the tariff llll was
resumed. Mr. Black Of Georgia secured
unanimous consent and had passed
bill increasing the pension OF John
Thompson of jefferson county, Ga.
The report of the committee on elec
tions in the Settle-W illiams (South Car
olina) contested election case, was pre-
sented The house then went into COM
+ mittee of the whole.
The day, according to the special
order, was devoted to debate under the
| five minute rule. the whole internal
revenue amendment being open to
amendment. Mr.. Mcmillan attempted
| to reach an agreement TO vote upon such
amendments as might be pending at
p, m. but Mr.. Burrows objected tenn
| porarily until he could confer with his
colleagues.
The first amendment offered was ono
by Mr.. Tate (GaD to strike out sections
20, 80 and 81, relating to the tax on
whisky, and increase of the bonded pc,
riod and manner Of collecting the taA'
Mr.. Tate explained that if the amend,
ment was adopted the law would remain
as it is. He was opposed TO 'hr increase
OF the tax on whisky.
Mr., Payne (Rep,, n. W, who got the
floor Ostensibly to Oppose the amend
ment, took the opportunity to haV% read
some resolutions passed by the New
York Legislature, instructn- ;he New
York congressional delegation I" vot,
against the Wilson hill.
NJ. Outhwaite offered an Amendm"ni
to the amendment TO increase the tax on
whisky from 80 cents TO 81, when II
bond two years, and $l.3O for three
) years, the bonded period to cease at th'
, end OF that time. H. had no Intention
: h" said. of pressing the amendment
t Thr provisions of the bill were wrong
In the interest Of reform "A few days az
tn" bounty on sugar had been ah"lSh"d
now II was PROPOSED to civ" Il bounty T.
tn" whisky industry OF this country,
1t was proposed t" inrrca>" the hund''
period from Ihrr" to eJGht years. at
t cost of 10 cents %Hllun. Tn" Outh
| w it" Substitute Wa, lu~t =! to s.
/ Mr.. DiN-Iry's am"u,lm mt l. rNt"r
t tn" l"Nl~IuuS of cAl>,luI Laws win ret
e rr,'n,r to the bonded p, mod unanln- :
I'LL ~ '''''i ~ I-'lt 'ti = wa ''' ! ~
jN lH1 to 50. Tnl, IrIVr~ the t"ud"
period rs It is, and Iucrr.~'S til" tA
i from 90 cents 10 81 The BIHlid ~uh~'l
y tulr to permit tn" extension OF IL
I nond"d period beyond three years u
i. paving INTO the United States .trvaNul
t the cost of cxportatiun and rrimportu
II ton of such whisky, WAS lost.
The senate.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. t.. Religious s'
cieties appear to be making systematI
=. fight on whisky and beer and d"sirc
tax these articles to such IA degree as
le make them prohbtory fixtures.
n Petitions We're presented by Senate
4 CullOm praying that the internal rev
r nue. tax on these articles may be treble
l. in the new tariff law.
d The resolutions denying the authorit
n of the secretary of the treasury to lsst
1t the proposed United States bonds can
4 up ana Senator Allen Of NeLr.~kA too
n the floor to reply to the argument
v Senator Sherman on Tuesday.
A. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts f
he lowed Mr.. Allen in the debate on Il
ls bond resolution introduced by the la
H. ter. Mr.. Hoar declared: "ln II
N opinion. the bonds issued and sold
e. the treasury department under eXistii
circumstance will be illegal and W
carry no constitutional or lawful oblig
ton on the government for their pa
mpnt