Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-05

Washington, June 26.-Another legal /
holiday has been added to the list Of |
those now existing, so far as congress
has the power TO do so, as on motion
Of Mr.. McGann. the senate bill making |
labor day u national holiday was
passed
Washington, June 2S.-The consider |
alton of the income tax provision Of |
the tariff bill was completed II l2:;55 |
yesterday.
At first Mr.. Hoar started a series Of |
tilibustering maneuvers which seemed |
TO Indicate tnat it might be the pur
pose Of republicans to use the joint res
olution passed by the house Wednes-
day to continue for thirty days after
! June SO the appropriations of the pres
ent fiscal year TO blockade the tariff
| bill.
At 1880 the resolution gave way to
the tariff bill. The pending amend
ment was that of Mr.. Hill to limit
| the time to the period between March
L and Aug. Of each year, when the
! books of corporations should be open
! 70 inspection. Upon this there ensued
a protracted discussion, Messrs. Chan
| der. Teller, Henderson and Allison
| participating.
Mr.. Hill made a motion to strike
out the income tax feature of the tar
if bill. Lost-24 to 40.
Three democrats. MeSSrs. HILL Muir
| ply and Smith, voted for the motion
and Mr.. Mcpherson paired for it. Of
the republicans. MeSsrs. HanSbrough,
Mitchell, of Oregon, Pettigrew, Power.
ShOup and Teller voted against the
motion, and Dubois so paired. The
populists all voted against the motion.
When the section relating to the tax
on distilled spirits was reached Mr..
Plat moved to exempt spirits used in
the arts and manufactures from the
operate of the internal revenue tax.
Lost.
The section which advances the tax
on distilled spirits from 90 cents to
S1.10 per gallon was discussed at con-
siderable length Mr.. PETER offered
an amendment to fix the tax on beer
at $3.50 per barrel. Lost.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to make the in
creased whisky tax go into effect inn
mediately On the passage of the bill
Adopted Mr. PETER moved to de-
crease the bonded period from eight to
three years. Lost. Mr.. Allison pro-
posed an amendment to levy an ad-
ditional tax Of five cents per gallon
in addition to $1.10 on all distilled
spirits remaining in bond more than
four years. Lost Mr.. Hill voted with
the republicans.
The committee amendment fixing
,, the tax at $1.1O per gallon and extend
ing the bonded period to eight years
was then agreed to without division.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to double the spe-
cial tax imposed on dealers in distilled
spirits. Lost.
Mr.. Daniel offered an amendment to
repeal the section Of the existing law
providing that the farmer or planter
selling leaf tobacco shall make a state
ment, verified by oath as to the
!, amount of his sales and make his re-
, fusal to do so a misdemeaner punish
able by a fine Of $500. Agreed to.
Washington, JUNE 2S.-Among the
, /
was one FOR the relief of the
Presbyterian church at Bethel Springs,
Tenn, on account Of the occupancy OF
the church by troops in the civil war.
A bill was also passed to amend the
judiciary act Of August Is, 1888. 1t
= provides that receivers or managers
=, appointed by the United States courts
may be sued without permission of
the appointing court just as the orig
inal corporation might have been sued.
. The bill for the admission of New
Mexico was taken up and passed with
out division.
At Ais a quorum had disappeared
,, and the house adjourned.
Washington, June 29.-When the
, tariff bill was taken up in the senate
Mr.. Vest moved an amendment to the
clause repeating the reciprocity feat
ure Of the Mckinley bill and it was
agreed to.
!. Mr.. PETER offered an amendment
, leyying a tax Of $50 per head on all
aliens in the United States to engage
in industrial occupations. Tabled 46
to u.
!, The tariff bill was reported to the
senate at 5:45.
Washington, June 30.-With the ex,
ception of short time, the day in the
house was consumed by a filibuster
over the contested election case of Mr.
, Watson against Mr.. Black, Of the
tenth Georgia district. The tangle was
, finally Strengthened out, and the reso-
luton of the committee On elections
declaring Mr.. Black elected was agreed
to, only the populists dissenting.
SUMMER FANCY WORK.