The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-02-03
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed
ings IN the senate and House.
WEDNESDAY.

bill was taken up and Senator Lodge
spoke against repeal. After some de-
bate the bill authorizing the Gulf,
beaumont Il Kansas City railroad tn
bridge the Neeches and Sabine rivers
In Louisiana and Texas passed. Sew
eral other private bills passed and the
senate adjourned.
The house continued consideration of
the tariff bill. The debate was full of
interest The sensational features of
the debate was the opposition speeches
of two democrats, Beltzhoover (Pa.
and benson (Ala.), both of whom
spoke against the bill and in favor of
protection. Iron ore was finally made
free and all amendments to the sched-
ule defeated The committee of the
whole rose and MIR. McMillcn brought
forward the internal revenue bill con-
tanning the income tax feature. A
lively battle followed. the opponents
of the income tax favoring adjourn
ment, but the motion was badly de-
| feated and moment before the hour
of recess Mr.. McMillen reported the
revenue bill. The attendance at the
evening session was small.
THURSDAY.
| WASHINGTON, Jan 26.-The senate
| held an uneventful session Yesterday.
Senator Allen (Neb) argued at length
| in favor of his resolution against the
| contemplated issue of bonds, and there
was a scattering bate on the federal
elections repeal bill. After eulogies
upon the late Representative Chipman,
of Michigan, the senate adjourned.
| The hnnSe furt her do ha faI fho fa T
| bill, after Intellectual attempts on the
part of the democratic opponents of
| the bill to break a quorum. Only one
amendment of Importance to the bill
was adopted and that was the repeal
of the reciprocity clause of the McKin-
ley law, by vote of l26 to 50. At the
night session n number of speeches
were made for and against the bill.
FRIDAY.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-The senate
yesterday devoted some time to the dis
cussion of Senator Calls public land
| resolution and then debated the cleo
ton repeal bill Senator Chandler
again moved to postpone consideration
of the bill until December, but met
with defeat. Pending debate on the
bill the senate went into executive ses-
sion and then adjourned until Monday.
| The house resumed the tariff debate
with u number of New York democrats
| flibustering against the income tax
proposition. The resolution of Mr..
Bailey CTex.) expressing it as the sem
timent of the committee that the sec
retary of the treasury has no author
| ity under the resumption act to use the
1 I- ..f h.. L.. .f l.
current expenses was favorably re-
ported from the judiciary committee.
| SATURDAY.
| WAsHINGToN, Jan. 29--The senate
was not in session on Saturday.
The house further considered the
tariff bill in committee of the whole.
and the debate was practically closed
SO far as the customs schedule is
concerned There was a great deal of
demand from both sides of the house
Tor recognition for the purpose of offer
ling amendments. but Mr.. Wilson had
1.-THE floor and no: one of them got in.
lat least 100 amendments were shut off.
A series of amendments to the metal
schedule, all making reductions were
agreed to, and the committee reversed
it's action of week ago and fixed the
time for free wool to go into effect on
August 2 and the woolen goods to go
into effect on December .
| MONDAY.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The Hawaiian
controversy and the federal elections
repeal bill occupied the attention of
the senate yesterday. Several petit
tions were presented. Among tEem
| l.x,S ,l he Io1-
orado Legislature repudiating Gov
Waite's state silver coinage scheme.
Senator Stewart presented resolutions
denying the right of the secretary of
the treasury to issue bonds, which
went over and the senate went into eX-
ecutive session.
The tariff bill occupied the attention
of the house. Mr.. McMillin intro
duced his internal revenue amendment
and spoke at length in favor of it. The
debate continued until recess at $50.
At the evening session several spe eeches
were made for and against the bill
| TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-When the
senate met yesterday, by agreement it
was decided to take final vote on the
federal elections repeal bill on Tues-
day, February G. The bond question
again came up and Senator Sherman in
n speech upheld the power of Secretary
Carlisle to Issue bonds under present
laws. Pending debate ON the bond
resolution, the federal elections bill
came up and was debated until the
senate went into executive session.
The tariff bill again occupied the at
tention of the house. The fight was
on the income tax proposition. Seys<zl
New York democrats spoke agsSnst the
income tax, the special feature of the
debate being the speech in opposition
by Bourke Cochran (dem-), of New
York Mr.. Bryan (Neb.) ardently
favored the income tax At the even
ing session Messrs. Coombs, Haynes
and Hendricks On. y democrats op-
posed the income tax, and Messrs Hol.
man (Ind.), De Almond Mo-, Wheeler
(Ala.) democrats, and Davis Kan.
populist, spoke in favor of the tax
Messrs. Lucas Is. d. and McCleary
(Minn. }, republicans, spoke in opposi