The Dickinson press., 1894-01-20

III DAKOTA, SATURDA7
administration tending to deepen all the
distress with deeper ebony. The Ameri-
can people have cause to decide this ques-
tion, and they will decide it in the sub
lime tribunal of the national judgment"
Save for a recess of two hours there
was an uninterrupted flow of tariff ora
tory in the house. Interest in the debate
is beginning to flag little. The principal
speeches were those of Mr.. Breckinridge
of Kentucky, Mr.. Springer of Illinois,
Mr.. Dingley of Maine and Mr.. Harter Of
Ohio.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The advocates
of the income tax and the internal reve-
nue. features Of the tariff suffered an un-
expected verse ut the meeting of the
Democratic members of the ways and
means committee. Instead of indorsing
the bill as drawn by the subcommittee
1t was voted-6 to 5-to reconsider the
entire determination reached at the treas
ury department some time ago. Mr..
Bynum of Indiana made the motion TO
reconsider, and it was his vote which
was decisive in securing the change.
MIR. Tarsney followed with motion to
refer the entire subject to Democratic
caucus of the house, and this also car
ried by vote of u to s.
The opposition to repeating the tax on
state banks scored victory in the COM
mittce ON banking and currency. The
friends of the bill have been confident
that the protracted committee struggle
would end by favorable report, but
Representative johnson Rep. Indy exc
cuted flank movement by moving to
cc1 slider the previous question. Mr.. john
sons motion carried on viva voce vote.
He at once followed this up by moving
that the entire question be put aside
until after the tariff debate closed. This
also carried, and the meeting summarily
ended with the state bank men in the
minority.
The bill of Representative Bland d.
recting the secretary of the treasury to
coin the silver seignorage now in the
treasury was favorably acted upon by
the committee on coinage. The vote on
reporting the bill was 8 to 8. The af-
firmative vote was all Democratic, with
the exception of Representative Sweet.
The negative vote was Republican with
the exception of Mcssrs. Tracey, Harter
and Raynor. The Bland seignorage bill,
as agreed on, directs the secretary of the
treasury to Immediately issue silver GER
t.fcates Of current determinations, up to
the amount of the seignorage now in the
treasury, viz SIS, 5,156,GS1. These GER
tificates are to be at once available to
pay current government expenses. The
seignorage is to be coined as fast as pos
oihlo n, ,ndoo,,, ho oort;Gootoo
The tariff discussion was continued in
the house to-day. Mr.. Simpson made
the principal speech.
The senate transacted no important
business.
Washington, Jan. 15.-The real work
on the tariff bill commenced to-day, when
the bill was read by sections and is now
open to amendment under the fve-minute
rule. From now on the bill will he in
constant danger of amendment and the
house Democratic leaders have urged
rpoD all their colleagues the absolute
necessity of their continued presence un-
til the final vote is taken. The conf
n.:tter amendments necessary to correct
inperfections discovered in the bill will,
according to the rule of parliamentary
p eceedure, have the right of way. The
amendments which the committee offer
ore considered pending and take pre-
| cedence over amendments offered by in
dividual members. The bill was first
reod by sections under the special Or
der and is now open to amendment in
any part. The Democratic members of
the ways and means committee had q
meeting yesterday afternoon to decide
upon the amendments to he offered. 1t
will probably happen, as in the case of
the Mckinley bill, that the special order
will expire with many individual amend
ments pending but not voted upon. The
decision of the Democratic members of
the committee to report the income tax
and other internal revenue features of
the committees revenue plan as sepa.
rate measure removes ore of the main
dangers to the bill, Us the opposition to
the income tax feature was formidable,
especially in the East, and some Of it
was of such character that had the
proposition been placed in the bill it
would have arrayed many Democratic
members against the whole measure. The
fact that the proposition is not included
In the bill will, it is thought, strengthen
the attempt to remove the sugar bounty
/ ssAAN ouUotAlueC IA ITO oicitl d uuty VI i
cent on sugar. Should this be done, it
would raise }5,OOO,OOO of revenue and
save $lOOO,OOO of sugar bounty and re-
move the necessity for and probably kill
the income tax proposition which it is
now the purpose of the committee to
present later with the internal revenue
bill. 1t is not believed that the attempts
to restore portion of the duty on coal.
| iron 1n.nhnr md f,%1
placed on the free list in the bill will
be successful.
Electric Cars Collided.
| st. Louis, Jan. 1G.-At the corner of
| Washington avenue and Seventh street
last night a car on the Cass avenue line
! was run into by cur of the Lindell
company line. F. NJ. Axtoll, motorman
of the Lindell company's line, was
crushed between the cars, receiving In.
| juries from which he has since died.
Although both cars were filled with pas.
sengers no one besides Axtoll was hurt.
Will issue Bonds.
Duluth, Jan. 1G.-At special meeting
of the Duluth, Mesaba e. Northern road
it was decided to issue $3,5UO,UOO of
second mortgage bonds to dcfray the
cost of double-tracking the road from
Duluth to Iron junction, finishing the
ore docks, making yards, terminals and
spur tracks, and also for paying the
floating indebtedness of the company.
Drought Home for Ntrinl.
Ey ota, Mimi, Jan. 1G.-The remains Of
John H. Plank, one of Olmsted county's
oldest pioneers, reached here Saturday
flcm Clear Lake, s. D., where he re-
moved with his fomily but few months
ago to spend the remainder of his days
near the home of \ son. He leaves q
large circle Of relatives and friends.