Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-25

in the opinion of this body the secre-
tary has no authority for issuing or
selling bonds as proposed
Morgan and Daniel, both southern
! democrats, took occasion TO eyprpSS
their disapproval of the proposed bond
issue. The remarks of Vest. dem.
of Missouri. on the election bill were
entertaining.
The senate adjourned until Mon
day next.
The tine of the house was almost
entirely taken up with the tariff de
bate. sIeecneS being made by Messrs.
Johnson, of Ohio. Dalzell, of Pennsyl-
vania. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, Nc
Keeghan. of Nebraska. DeFcreSt, of
Connecticut, and Russell. of Connect
cut.
The new income tax bin provides that
the income tax is to 90 into effect
January L. 1895. and the first collec-
ton on incomes is to be made July I,
1895. All classes of incomes are iu-
cluded in the measure and Il uniform
rate of per cent. tax on incomes over
$1,000 is fixed. The most important
part of the bill is the method provided
for the levy and collection of taxes
1t is made obligatory on all persons
receiving individual incomes Of over
$1,000 to make 4 return to the local
collector of internal revenue. These
returns are to be gone over by the
revenue collector and the tax list made
up of those whose incomes exceed
| IN tay cd L
ing a return above $500 and under
$4,000. but the committee deemed it
eXpedient TO put this margin at $500
below the exemption point in order
that the returns might be sure to show
all who are subject to the tax.
Washington, Jan. 20.--In the house
today Henderson's amendment substi-
tuting the existing law for the agri-
cultural schedule of the Wilson bill
was defeated by vote Of 63 in the
affirmative and 116 in the negative.
Messrs. McRae (dem.). of Arkansas,
and Dockery (dem.), of Missouri of
fered amendments to the sugar sched
ule, which is to be considered Monday.
Both amendments were similar in their
provisions and strike out the clause in
the Wilson bill providing for the
gradual redu :tion of the bounty on
sugar. Instead, the bounty was to be
wiped out at one sweep and sugar
mode absolutely free. Both amend
ments were defeated.
t Washington. Jan 22.-The senate
session was brief and Tneventful.
! In the house Mr.. McRea. democrat.
of Arkansas. offered an amendment tU
abolish the sugar bounty. leaving it on
the free list He thought it was no
/ time to be paying bounties when the
! treasury is bankrupt and borrowing
money at per cent.
Mr.. Meikeliohn offered an amend
ment, the sugar bounty of the 'McKin-
! ley law. and argued i'll favor OF its
adoption for the purpose of ayerting
! the destruction of the great amount
: of capital invested in the business.
! Mr. Dockery offered as a substitute
; for these amendments "a proposition
| to abolish the bounty on sugar and
! place raw and refined sugar on the
! free list. He declared the bounty. on
beet sorghum and maple sugars was
petit larceny, and that on cane sugar
grand larceny.
Various other amendments We're pro
posed and all We're voted down.. Final
/ ly the vote REQUIRED upon Mr.. McRea's
original proposition to abolish altogeth-
er the bounty provisions of the Wilson
! bill Quite a number of republicans,
! including Cannon, Hopkins, DalzelI
and Funk. voted with the radical dem
0crats against the members OF the
committee for this proposition. 1t was
carried by an overwhelming majority,
! 1856 to 50.
| This action abolishes the" bounty on
sugar 50 far as the house can do it,.
! BY IL vote of 1871 to - the duty on
refined sugar was abolished. During
/ the day Il vast deal of debate was
had
The president transmitted to the
house additional Hawaiian papers from
Mr.. Willis They announce, the retire
ntelt of IVtceiPresident Hatch and
the election of w. c. Wilder to sue
coed him. The petition and memofiap
! address to President Cleveland by the
Hawaiian Patriotic league. claiming
to- represent 5000 voters, was inclOsed
by Willis without comment.
! The petition recites that the advent
EFF Blount. as special commissioner,
waS hailed with satisfaction by both
contending factions in Hawaii. His
course in Hawaii was marked with
! dignity. courtesy and discretion. That
! it was highly credible to his country
and gained for him the respect and
confidence of all classes. His report
to the president has been characterized
! by great impartiality and absolute re-
spect for the truth TIE paper closes
as follows:
therefore. the HawaiianS, as ma
| ton. appeal for justice and redress to
/ the impartiality of the American ma
| ton in whose honor, integrity and love
/ of fair play we so long and so pa
tiently trusted. AS peaceful and law
abiding citizens, ever ready to sub
nit to constitutional rule of the ma
| jOrity. we ask. in place of the present
| temporary usurpers who are hostile to
! the native race. our own government,
in the person of Queen Lifiuokalani.
! be restored to us with a new cOnSti
! tuition, more equitable to us than the
! one that was WraSted from the late