The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-02-08
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL. LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings Of the senate and House az
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon -tsist Of the
BuNinesA.
The National SOlOns.

The National Solons.
Debate on the Internal Revenue bill. in.
Guiding the provision ct the income tax.
began IN the House Monday, Mr. McMillfu
DEM Of Tennessee. Chairman Of tho
sub committee on Ways and Means on
internal revenue. offered as an amend
ment to the provision imposing
cites. the entire Internal Revenue
bill Mr.. McMillin was recognized to open
the debate In favor OF the amendment. but
MS he was about to te-in MIR, Tracey
Dem.l. OF New York. asked to reserve all
points OF order against the amendment.
Messrs McMillin and Met reary commended
that 1t was too late to maze point OF or
der. debate upon the amendment hav-
Ing been entered upon before tho
psins was this made nss,a The Uh,r
ruled the point OF order Under the call
OF committees for reports in the House.
Mr. McCreary. Chairman OF the Foreign
Affairs COMMITTEES. reported his resolution
expressing the sense of the House on tho
Hawaiian situation The minority we're
given leave t" submit their views The
greater part IT the time In the Senate was
occupied by Mr. Teller In speech favor
ing annexation of Hawaii Mr. Gail intro
duced n resolution inauiring int, the inAu-
ence OF railroads and other corpora :ions on
the civil service aud the press.
The bond Ques'io came up in the Senate
again Tuesday. and. after a lon. debate.
went over by unanimous consent until the
following day. The significant feature Of
the discussion was the firm stand taken by
Senator Sherman in favor OF the au1hrrtty
Of Senator Carlisle to i>sue'the bonds Ar
guments for and against the income tax
occupied the time II the House
Wednesday in the House tho internal
revenue bill was placed rs Il rider upon
the tariff bill by vote of 1.5 to hG The
entire day was spent In the consideration
OF amendments which we're offered 10 the
various internal REVENGE features The
prin cipal fight came upon the proposal to
Increase the tax upon "hisky from 90 cents
to IL and to extend the bonded period from
three to eight years. These PROVISIONS. es-
pecialiy the one looking to an increase ~
the bonded period. we're bitterly opposed
by prominent members on both sides of
the House. and. despite the opposite n. the
latter proposition that IL the increase ~
the bonded period to eight years--was
stricken out while the increase y: the tax
from 10 cents to 81 was allowed TO stand.
Discussion o! the bond resolution was con-
tinued In the Senate. Messrs Allen and
Hoar argued against the bond issue.
The debate on the Hawaiian matter be-
gan in the House Friday under special
order The adoption OF the order was pre-
coded by a lively passage ut arms between
Mr.. Bcutelle and Mr. Catchinss OF Mis-
sissippi. member OF the Committee
on Rules. which resulted in two at
tempts made by the former t" have
the words OF the latter excepted 10 ny
the House In order to subject him tn
censure Only two speeches we're made.
The resolution which formed the basis OF
the discussion is that of McCresry con-
demning tho acts OF Minister Stevens ana
approving the policy OF the President. at
the same time expressing the sense or inc
House that the annexation OF the Ha waitan
publicans offered the minority report ar-
proving Minister stevens action and
Condemning the acts Of the present
administration The day in the Sem
ate was not an eventfu! one After an
hours debate early in the session the
resolution Of Senator PETER was adopted
calling upon the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for the Names OF persons and corpora
lions bidding for United states bonds ana
the amount OF bids and the RI te OF Inter
est The original resolution OF Senntor
Stewart deny ing tn" authority OF the Sc
retarv OF the Treasury to issue bonds at
this time was taken up and con >umcd the
remainder OF the day. The Senate adj
iourned without action on the resolution.
Notes About the Capita.
THE new pension hill reported to tho
House cuts down the amount: for neXt
wear SIS .OO0.0G0.
MATERIAL. notifications were made
in the Sovereign petition for injunction
AGAINST the new bond issue.
Mr.. CARLISLE is in quandary. st.
Cau3ens refuses to put a breech-rlOut
on his Worlds Fair medal figure.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is said to
have settled upon +. A. Crandall, Of
Buffalo. n. V, for public printer.
SECRETARY CARLISLE has sent de-
ficiency estimate to the Hou.e asking
SIC. 600 more to deport the Chinese.
WARRANTS of deportation are being
rrenared for nearly 200 Cuban cigar
makers recently arrived st Key West,
Fla.
REPRESENTATIVE mcguire intro
duced bill to increase the revenue ny
a direct tax on land in the United
States.
SECRETARY CARLISLE wa, called to
New York to strsighten out hitch
between the Collector and the inn
pOrters.
Iris considered doubtful, whether
regulations in conformity with tho
recommendations of the Eering Sea
tribunal for the projection: Of seal life
can he perfected before the sealing sea-
son opens.
THE appropriation for tho District Of
| Columbia recommended is 81, %. 1874. 81.
| Last year it was s., Alb, 233. 81, and the
estimate of the District Commissioners
! for this year was s5,3Sl. 1891. One
half of the District appropriation Ii
paid by the government, the remainder
! by the District.
| Chinese OfF1cials.
A Chinese mandarin Is not expected
| to have any friendships or irtimacies
| outside of his office, and he cannot en-.
| courage visitors within its precincts
without laying himself open to charge
| of favoritism Or corruption. Ii the
| Inhabitants of a district wish 20 show
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