The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-02-08
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-


WASHINGTON. Jan 8.-SENATE.-The at
tenton of the senate was held for two hours
Monday by very interesting speech from MI
Teller rep, COLI on the Hawaiian resolution,
after which the resolution was placed on the
calendar Mr.. Teller took very advanced
grounds in favor Of the annexation OF the Ha-
waiian Islands, and ultimately of Cuba and
Canada He was In favor of annexation OF
those islands. The house bill to repeal the fed
eral election laws was taken Up, and speeches
| upon IL were made by Senators Chandler (rep.,
| (N. H.. and Haggins (rep., Del MIR. Chand-
| Ter criticising President Cleveland in connec-
! tion with election frauds in the state of New
| York The bill went over without action.
HousE-Upon the completion Of call the
| house went into committee of the whole for
| further consideration of the tariff bill Mr. NC
| Millin Dem. Tenn), was Immediately recog-
| nized and, according to the caucus programme
| he offered as an amendment to the provision
imposing tax of 81 per 1000 upon cigarettes,
| the entire internal revenue bill. When the
reading was completed, Mr.. McMillin was
recognized to open the debate in favor OF the
amendment. AS he was about TO begin, Mr
| Tracy Dem. y. }, asked to reserve all points
| of order against the amendment The chair
overruled the point of order and McMillin be-
| gan his argument, arraigning the Mckinley law
! and favorng The Wilson bill and especially the
income tax amendment
/ WASHINGTON, Jan 3l-SENATE-The reso-
luton offered Monday by Mr. Stewart (rep.
s.au .;.,s .,,.,,ori.,, ~ ias. moe Iaid be-
tore the senate rrnesaav and M stewart smoke
/ in support of it. Mr.. Sherman made power
| full defense Of the authority Of the secretary OF
given notice Refore he had concluded his
! Sneec, NJ Sherman rehuIed the democrats for
their attempt 10 interfere with the tariff and
said that anv deficiency created by such change
in the tariff must be met by the democrats In
! uo,,sr 1na ,,a,a, ,e a., ,ho ho,so T,osday on
,,a innor,o ~ ,.as docidodiv in,ares,ing The
! AZ. snoai,or 20 ,ho 40 ~ a..rac,ed esnecial
a,ton,ion wos IoIe pepce ,ha nonn,ist from
| S,o,orado who nc usna, was Interesting in
what he said. In referring to Reed and his
| friendship for Cochran Mr. Pence said that
Mr.. Reed was the Mentor of the republican
side and the tormentor of the democracy;" he
was the "C.z zar" of the republicans and the
"T-zar'' of the democrats At the night session
| almost the entire evening was devoted to the
discussion of the income tax
w.su,xcroS Feb ,-SpNArr The son.
o,e wndnesdav ,ros the scene ., n sn;riied 40.
| h,,a an ,ha nronoeed rond isena IL ,ras con
| II n,,ion ~ ,ha, ~ Tuesaay ana az t;nes IVA .
| sh,rn =, ;,s n.r,isonshin T, wos orenod nv,
Snnto Ai1a ,ha oon,,;s, ,rho a,,on,,od cec
| o.nr Cr,;., fo otsar;rr ,,,o ,,ond ond os
ser,aS ,hat bo iid not have The on,bori,v to do
90 M AIlan boid ,hat the redemntion act
| 80 ,,,iSi, 81 ;o,a aa,,,.,;o,, III,
Tho ssna tor Won, IN in ,bis stvle for some lime
| and ba was interrunted ot times NV senators
| AIlisor and uoor ,vbo n,,de sb,rn attacks
uo,sE n,ha.a ,ara u,,a,,, Ewes a.; t,a horso
wednesdor in tho dehate On the wbisi,v raw
! 1,be Ken,ncr;ons stood IN n,nfu1lv for the
| rroot rro5rc, of ,ba;r s,ate and fonobt 1,eor.
oneIv agoinst tho charging of the hondad no.
| riod on6 TOW Tn On ,mendr,ant tho bondad
| neried NJ uhisl,y wae evtended from three 10
| eight Years and the ,ax increased from ninety
cents 10 a dollar a gallon One amendment was
nronosed which struca ont thase nronosed
| cbanoe. and nlaced the whis,v honded neriod
and tax to where n 10 under The nresent Iaws
Defeated. An s4nendment placing the bonded
period at three years passed
WASHINGTON, Feb 2-SENArE- The gal.
leries of the senate were crowded Thursday.
but the tbrong of yisitors was probablv the
overflow from those attracted by the great
tariff debate in the house Senator Hill pre-
sented resolutions of the New York legislature
concentrating the president on his abandon.
ment of his Hawaiian policy and protesting
against the Wilson tariff hill. Senator PETER
presented a resolution directing the secretary
of the treasury TO inform the senate how rany
offers of bond purchases have been presented,
giving the name and places of business Of the
persons, firms or corporations and for what
amounts and in what sums respectively the
bonds have been sold The principal speeches
of the day were made by Senator Stewart and
Senator Allison.
HoUsE-By a vote OF 2O4 yeas TO 14O nays the
| speaker announced late thursday AFTERNOON
the passage in the house OF the now well known
and famous Wilson tariff bill. The widest ap-
plause on the democratic side greeted this yer.
dict and for brief period the scene was as
pandemonIum, rather than as dignified de-
liberate body. On the vote the republicans,
VINO In committee OF the whole aided the demo-
Gratis 10 get the income tax ADDED as an amend
mehtf refused Ihursoay 10 Vote at all HOW
ever oy vote almost wholly cast by demo,
crafts the revenue seellon ana income TAX az
tachment were voted IN the Dill oy yeas isS'
nays ao
WASHINGTON, Feb a-SENATE-The senate
Friday agreed after some wrangling to a reso.
luton offered by the populist PETER directing
Secretary Carlisle to give the names OF all OF
the subscribers to the fifty millions of bonds al
lotted Thursday Sherman at first objected on
the ground that one dealing with the govern.
ment should have his affairs protected as pri
vately as II dealing with individual He
subsequently withdrew 1t when Villas took the
floor in a long speech to defend the action Of
Secretary Carlisle in floating the loan. The
Wilson bill is now engrossed and will be in the
hands Of the senate finance committee Satur
day.
nousE-Ine mouse Is now iairiy iauhcheo ~
which ;s W wbnt @ nn me Hawaiian rouSdIe q,