The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-29
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital What Il Being
Done by the Senate and Household Mat
ters Disposed or and New Ones Consid-
The Senate and House.

Tho sena.e completed the consideration
of the free list Wednesday afternoon. and
then taking up the administrative features
OF the bill. omitted about dozen sections
and promptly passed all the remainder but
the last ten sections. Tue omitted sections
prov Id ed for ne W regulations governing the
customs appraisers. consular officers and
foreign manufacturers and shippers OF
goods TO be imported Upon those points
the law will not be changed and this much
time is thus saved In the Senate The In
come tax will be next taken up The anti
option bill occupied the attention OF tho
House on Friday after tho morning hour
81 eeches were made against tho bill by
Representatives Goldzier. Walker and
Harter, while Mr.. Richardson. OF Michigan.
spoke In favor OF IL. Tho Speaker was
still confined TO his room by sickness. Mr..
Bailey performing the duties OF Speaker
pro tenn.
spoke at length against the income tax.
followed In the same line by Mr.. Hoar
Mr. Aldrich moved that the date on which
the income tax should cease be Jan.
1. 1898 The amendment was defeat
ed-23 TO 80 Mr.. Hill, who was pres
emit. did not vote. The Finance Commit
tee amendment fixing the time limit dur
ing which the tax was TO run at Jan. i.
1900, was then asreed to- Mr. Pener then
offered an amendment he gave notice OF
to levy graduated income tax, which was
resolutions we're passed There was some
delay In taking up the anti-option
bill. and an agreement was entered
into extending tho time for debate
for two hours Friday, to be consumed ur-
der the fve-minute rule. after which Mr..
Hatch will be allowed an hour for his clos
ing speech. Speeches were made by Rep
resentatives Grosvenor, Wheeler. Stock
dale. and Berry in support OF the bill, and
by Messrs Covert, Bartlett, Quigg. and
IL, N
spoke on the silver question. At 5:t5
o'clock the House adjourned
Tue tariff and income tax were the SUBJ
jects of Senatorial discussion Friday. FIX
cepting a quarrel between Hill, OF New
York and Harris. OF Tennessee. nothing OF
interest was evolved. The anti-option bill
passed the House by vote OF 1to to 81.
Mr. Hatch received "A bad scare Ia the morn
ing when the House In committee OF the
whole by a vote OF 81 TO "a adopted an
amendment offered by Representative =.
w. Stone. OF Pennsylvania exempting
thirty day options from the provisions or
the bill IL was an unexpected move. MIR.
Hatch and others. amid great confusion,
raised the point OF no quorum. Mr..
Hatch said the amendment, II adopt
ed would destroy the bill Ga a de-
mand for telers tho vote on the
Stone amendment v as 02 TO 92, and Ii vas
lost by a tie. immediately after the pas
sage of the bill the general deficiency APP
preparation bill was taken up After
few minutes spent In explanation OF the
bill by Mr.. sayers. who Is IN charge of 10
In place OF NJ. Breck 'nridge, the commit
tee rose, and at five o'clock a recess was
taken until eight o'clock The night ses-
sion was devoted to private pension bills.
Both houses OF Congress adjourned Mon
day after adopting resolutions OF sympathy
with the people OF France In their bereave-
ment
The Senate Tuesday entered upon tho
! thirteenth week CT tariff debate. devoting
! it's attention to the income taN. Mr. Hill
withdrew the amendment ofor.d on Fat
urday to strike out the provision exempt
| ing the interest on United states bonds
from the operation OF the tax. Another leg al
! holiday has been added 20 the lisa OF those
! now existing so far as Congress has the
power to do 81, as on motion OF Mr. McGann
! The Senate bill making Labor Day ma
! tional holiday was passed by tho House
! House bills and joint resolutions passed as
! follows: A bill authorizing tho Minneapo-
/ lis Gas Light Company to lay sub
merged gas main across the Mississippi
| River. Bill 10 give the same weight and
effect TO the oaths Of privates and nom
commissioned officers In pension cases
as is given TO the oaths OF ed
officers Considerable discussion was
precipitated by amendments offered
10 the paragraph TO pay Indian
depredat ton claims As the bill finally
came out of the committee OF the
whole this paragraph carried an appro-
priation OF 600. 900 Tor the payment OF GER
tain Indian depreciation claims In liou of
! the &C. 900 for the exsmin alton OF those
cases by the Attorney General as origin
ally provided In the bill The House re-
tanned the amendment and as amended 10
was passed