Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-22

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followed with speech against the in
come-tax section.
THE LIE PARLIAMENTARY.
Another instalment Of the Allen-Chan-
dier quarrel was here injected into the
debate. Each OF these gentlemen grows
daily more bitter towards the other, on
the floor OF the Senate Mt least, and both
passed the lie and You're no gentleman
In parliamentary forms.
An argument against the income-tax oy
Mr.. Hoar followed. and at the close OF
Mr.. Hoars remarks an amendment was
offered by Mr.. Aidrich to change the limit
OF the existence Of the income-tax from
January I, 1900, to fS96 The amendment
was rejected-yeas, z; nays. gas foi-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrlch. Allison, Chan
iler. Cullom. Davis. Dolph, Frye, Gailin-
ger. Hawley. Higgins. Hoar. Lodge. Nc
MILAN, Morrill,. Patton. Perkins. Platt.
Power. Quay, Sherman. shoup. and Wash
burn-22.
Nays-Messrs. Allen. Bate. Berry.
Blanchard. Brice. Caffery. Call. Cockrell.
Coke, Dubois, Faulkner. George. Gibson.
German. Harris. Hunton. Irby. Jarvis,
Pherson. Martin. Mills, Mitchell Of Ore
gon. Morgan. Murphy. Pasco PETER,
Pugh, Roach, Smith. Teller. Turpie Vest,
Villas. Voorhees,. Walsh, and White-39.
The first committee amendment was
then agreed to without dlvision) fixing
the limit OF the tax ct January 1. 1900.
The next committee amendment was to
strike out of the House bill the words
''of every person residing In the United
States, or any citizen OF the United States
residing abroad, derived in each preced-
ing year" and to insert In lieu OF them
the words, received in the preceding
calendar year by every citizen OF the
United States and every person residing
therein" After some colloquy the conf
mittee amendment was amended by max
ing 1t read by every citizen OF the
United States, whether residing at home
or abroad, and every person residing
therein"
Mr.. PETER Populist), of Kansas, Offered
his amendment for a graduated income
tax Mr.. Harris moved to lay IL upon the
table, and that motion was agreed to-
yeas. IS; nays. 8. The negative votes were
given by the three Populists, Messrs.
Allen, Kyle, and PETER. and by two Re-
publicans, Messrs. Mitchell, of Oregon.
and Teller, of Colorado.
At this point two reports were made
from the select committee investigating
the connection Of senators with the Sugar
Trust The majority report certihed the
fact that Messrs. Havemeyer and Searle
had refused 20 answer proper questions
and a minority report. by Messrs. Gray
and Lindsay. certified the same fact as &c
Mr.. Mccartney, the stock broker. par
liamentary controversy was started by a
suggestion OF Mr.. Hilps that the reports
go over without action till tomorrow
while II was contended on the other hand
that the mere presentation of the reports
concluded the matter, and that the Vice.
President should certify the report to the
District Attorney.
no ruling on the question had been made
when the Senate at $40 z. NJ, after a
short executive session. adjourned until
tomorrow
House of Representatives.
Speaker Crisp being still unable TO pre-
side over the House. Representative Bal
lew was again named to discharge
the duties of the Chair. After the trans
action of some unimportant business, by
| unanimous consent Mr.. Hatch moved to
| 60 into Committee of the Whole to con-
| slder the anti-option bill. and asked unani-
| nous consent to modify the agreement
made yesterday respecting debate so az
4 10 give MIN All nOuT III WhaeAi
| to close. He declined to include within
| the request a modification TO permit
amendments being offered. and thereupor
| objection was made TO the proposed ex'
| tension Of debate.
The motion to go into Committee OF the
| Whole was agreed to, and Mr. Livingston
| took the chair. Much confusion was oc-
casloned over the efforts Of various gen.
| tlemen to learn whether or not amend
ments TO the bill could be offered. Be-
| fore yielding the chair. Speaker pro tenn
| Bailey had refused to rule on that ques-
| ton, but Chairman Livingston intimateo
| his intention to admit amendments at any
| time Mr.. Hatch protested that the com
| mittee could not change the terms OF tht
| order agreed 10 by the House, and Mr.
L.yIngston refrained from making a ru
| ling until Mr. Grosvenor Kepublican)
| of Ohio. who had the floor for thirty
minutes had concluded. His conclusion
| was that inasmuch as the people believed
| that because the dealings In futures aho
| options the markets for food product'
| were adversely affected, he was WHITE
TO relieve them OF that impression oy the
massage of the bill, and would therefore
| vote for 1t.
The question of the status or amehu
| ments to the bill coming up again. al
| ARRANGEMENT was effected, after consul
| erable negotiation, by which amendments
are TO be offered and considered under tRs
| fye-minute rule for two hours tomorrow
after which Mr. Hatch will have an houi
| In which to close the debate.
Mr.. Covert Democrap, of New YORK
followed Mr.. Grosvenor In an argument
against the bill on the ground OF uncon
| stItutionality. and the discussion was fur'
| ther continued by Mr.. Stockdale (Demo
craD, of Mississippi, in favor OF the.biil
and Mr.. Bartlett DemocraO, OF Ne"
| York, in opposition thereto.
Mr.. Pence PopulisD, of Colorado, was
the next speaker He plunged into th'
| silver question at once. His only REFER
| ence to the pc lding bill was a remarh
that he did not know whether or not
| free-coinage proposition would be in orde'
as an amendment to the anti-option Bill
but IL IL were not and some gentleman
| offered Il tomorrow. the greatest benen
| to the country could be done by the op
| ponents of 1t Withholding a point o.
| order against the amendment
| After further debate by Messrs Wheeler
| Of Alabama and Neill (Democrat. o.
Arkansas. In support Of the bill. and by
Messrs. Boatner Dsmocrap, OF Louis
lana, and Quigg Republican). Of New
York, In opposition thereto. the commit
! tee rose, and at 5:45 o'clock the House
| adjourned till tomorrow.