Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-01-12
AGAINST AN INCOME TAX
UNEXPECTED REvER0E TO
THAT MEAeURE.

The senate In Executive session
to Clean Up All u Undispu ted Nom
sip0nement of Con
sitlcra,iOn Of state Bank Tax
Bill.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Thc House
committee on coinage, weights and
measures has ordered favorable report
on the Bland bill, providing for the coin.
age Of the silver bullion now held in the
treasury. The vote was to 8, strictly
silver and anti.silver. The bill provides
that the Secretary of the Treasury shall
Immediately issue silver certificates
against the seignorage silver, amounting
to $55 1856 ,6s1, which shall be imme-
diately available for payment OF the cur
rent government expenses, and that the
seignorage shall be coined as fast as
possible into dollars to be held in the
treasury tor the redemption of certi6.
Gates.
The second section provides that the
remainder of the silver bulli'.n purchased
under the Sherman act shall be coined as
fast as practicable, and the dollars shall
be held for the redemption Of the treasury
notes issued for its purchase. The GER
cifcates are to he cancelled as fast as
silver is coined for redemption, and silver
certificates may be issued on such coin.
There was only fair attendance in the
1 II 80 at Mt NJ
after the Speakers desk had been cleared
and the committees called on for reports.
the House went into committee Of the
whole to consider the tariff bill. and Mr..
Bro.ius continued his speech. interrupted
Yesterday. when the House took recess.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Brosius' re-
marks. Mr.. Everett Mass addressed
the House in favor of the bill.
The House committee on banking and
currency, decided at this mornings ses
sion to postpone further consideration OF
the bill to repeal the ten per cent. tax on
State banks until the tariff discussion
shall have closed.
In accordance with an anagreement made
Yesterday in secret St tssion. the Senate
TODAY. after the transaction of little
routine business, went into executive
session at 1890 O'Clock. 1t was decided
that the day should be spent in cleaning
mp the executive calendar of all undis
puted nomination. a great batch o.
these having accumulated. Including +
large number Of postr,asters: The effort
will be made to dispose of all thrse cases
this afternoon, and It is possible that
the nomination Of Preston, to be director
OF the Mint, will also be taken up a, d
| acted upon. If matters move along ex
peditiously the attempt may also m
made to settle the nomination Of Wooler
OF Delaware. nominated to be India,
agenr at the Nevada agency. agains
. whom Mr.. Higgins has inaugurated {
b some what bitter fight.
The advocates OF the income tax ant
of the internal revenue feature Of th'
] tariff bill met an unexpected reverse al
y the meeting today Of the Democrat''
. members OF the Wavs and Means com
mittee. Instead of endorsing the bill a
S drawn by the subcommittee. it wa
!, voted by to 5 to reconsider the entir
t determination reached at the treasur.
: department some time ago. Mr.. Bvnun
v Of Indiana made & motion TO reconside
n and it was his vote which was decisiv
II in securing the change. Mr.. Tarsne,
followed with motion to refer the entir
= subject. to Democratic caucus Of tn
e House. This was also carried by vot
n OF 6 to D.