Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-09
Or CONGRESS-
DAILY PROCEEDINGS or the
LAW MAKERS.
Report Of the various Measures Introduced
and the Action Taken Thereon In 10th
tho senats and House.


and the Action Taken Thereon In 10th
tho Senate and House.
The National Law Makers.
The resolution OF Senator Call question:
ing the validity OF ruilroad grants in the
state OF Florida was taken up after routine
business in the Senate on the ?6th. After
discussion the resolution was referred to
the committee on judiciary. Tie Hawaitnn
resolutions by request OF Senator Turpie.
democrat. Of Indiana. went over without
prejudice. Tie. election bill came up in
the regular order as unfinished business.
Tho persding amendment was the one pre-
senttsd by ScnntOr Chandler. allowing every
candidate for COngi ess the right to mime u
personal '.wnteher'' in each election pre-
cinct to Inspect the registration of votes
and to be present ut the counting of ballots
and certifying Of bs'llOts. Senator Clamd-
Ter took occasiOn to renew his suggestion
tllat the bill go over until the next Decem-
ber aud give the election law one more
chance. Senator Dolpl; republican,. "f
Oregon. intr duced, In order that 1t might
he printed, an amendment to the Hawaiian
resolution, declaring, that, ''witl, the view
to restoring anlicable relations between
the Unitcd States and Hawaii, the present
minister. Of the United States to Hawaii
should be recalled immediately" The roll
was then called on Senator Chambers
motion to postpone the election hill until
next DeccmEer aud it was defeated--eO
to 49, The question then required once
more on Senator Chandlcr's amendment.
providing for one .wahrner' MT the polls.
After o brief discussion Of tile amendment
by Senator Chandler, the Senate went into
executive. session. aud ut 3:4O adjourned
until the Goth. The House resumed dis
cussion on the TariR bill.
The House 6n the :5ti,- adopted an order
reported. by tho Committee en- Rules al
lowing the income tax to be oi.eicd MS III
amendment to the tariff bill. giving Mon
day and Tuesday for general debute. Wed-
nesdny for debate on the amendments un-
der the fve.ninute rule. with general de-
butte in the: evening, the vote to come on
the tariff bill and amendments Tuesday
noon. The Populists of the House have
arranged witt, the Chairman of the Con-
mittee OF the Whole for recognition to
move their substitute of q graduated In
come tax in place OF the 2 per cent. tax
proposed by the Ways and Means Commits
tee II the latter is added to the tariff bill.
The substitute proposes d tax OF per cent.
on all incomes of s2.5O0 to $4,000; 2 per
cent. on s10.00o. to $4,000; per cent. on
soc, 900 to 100000, and per cent. Oh all
over 100000. The turiff bill emerged from
the ordeal of amendments and is now in
as perfect form as far as the House car,
perfect it. The additional days of debate
will he devoted to the income tax. After
reading the Journal MIR. Huines of New
York made the point of no quorum. The
Speaker ordered the roll call. This was in
pursuance OF the policy decided on by the
| New York members to tlibustcr against
the order from the Committee on Rules eX-
tending the tariff debate and authrozing
| the Offering OF the internal revenue bill ls
an amendment to the tariff bill. The roll
| call. however, developed u quorum, and the
flibustering COLLAPSED; The Committee ,., on
| Rules reported a specinl order for the Will.
| son bill and the income tax amendments.
| providing for veto thereon February l.
| The opponents of the income tax reulizing
| their helplcssness. made no resistance aud
the special order was adopted. The House
OIL the tariff bill, the pending amendments
being those relating to the lumber schedule.
/ At the night session, which was set aside
for speeches, the speakers were as follows:
Me>srs. Holman of Indiana, smith of Illi-
nois. Cooper of Indiana, and Pearson OF
Ohio.
The general debate on the internal reve.
nue. bill was opened in the Hou.e on the
Goth by MIR. McMillin OF Tennessee. The
/ large revenue necessary for the support OF
the Government, he sud, is raised almost
| exclusively from consumption, and very
little of it from tux on the wealth Of a the
| country. ga man owning S50.000,O00 or
500, 100000 worth of property pays only OH
what he cuts. drinks, and wears" he con-
tinued, und proceeded to argue in behalf
of large incomes. for the snfety of which
this Government is q guarantee. Before
Mr.. McMillin began his address, Mr. Nc
Creary, chairman OF the Foreign Affairs
Committee, reported his resolution eX-
pi essipg the sense of the House OH the Ha-
waiian situation. Tho minority was given
leave to express its views. The House
then went into committee Of the whole on
amendment to the provision imposing !.
tux of 81 per thousand on cigarettes. The
entire internal revenue bill was read.
When the reading Of the bill was com.
pleted, McNiillin was recognized to open
the debate in favor of the amendment.
Missouri, IL Democratic member of the
Ways and Means Committee, followed.
When the war ended. lie said. and the peo-
pie begun demanding II reduction of theft
excessive burdens. tnstead of taking taxes
off the necessaries of life, by lowering tile
taxes were removed. The taxes which the
rich were able to bear were repealed; tile
taxes Of the poor were returned. This was
unjnst. II n man owned S1.000,000 wortl
wuuld 1t not be Just thut he should III
taxed his equitable share for the proper.
tion of his property? Mr.. Dnniels. Re
publican. Of New York. called attention IL
|, the words of great Democratic lenders lili.
Samuel j. Tilden in condemnation of III
income Tux and proceeded with II carefu
argument nEalnSC Sucu u tstN. ME. VIII
Jams. Democrat. of Mississippi, supported
the income tax. Mr.. Hall, Democrat. o
Missouri. quoted from Adam Smith. join
Stuart Mill and other eminent politic;,
economists in support of the principle o
an income tax. MIR. Covert. Democrat, o
New York, criticised the action of th
Ways and Means Committee.
In the Senate on the goth Senator Vcs
objected to the practice of Republican
reading in full petitions against the Wilso
bill instead Of reporting them by title
Senator Wolcott presented memorial a
the Colorado Legislature. heretofore pub
lislled, rcpudiating the propositions of Gov
Waite of that state to proceed to coin sil
yer; read ind referred. Senator stewar
introduced ~ resolution declaring that i
tile Judgment OF the Senate Carlisle has II
legal authority to issue bonds. Senate,
Hoar. Republican, of Massachusetts,, intro
duced o bill giving suspended lensioner
tho right to appeal cnses to the Unite
States Court I'm their district. after pivin
due notice of such intention to the Can,
missioner Of Pensions. The following res
olution was presented by Senator Stewart
/ RourIvo6 Thut TN e1,a inlO,nont r,f tl,