The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-13
PUeH AND MORGAN PROTEST.
ALLEYS ARRANGEMENT OF Ala
DANA UNWORTHY OF ANSWER

DANA UNWORTHY OF ANSWER
The Nebraska Senator'S Action .
Clear Abuse Of ParIiamentarS
Law-Decent Regard for the Pub
lie Business PrecIude- suitable
Reply asnhe Present I1"e'ar"
Imports nFAmendment- 20 the In
come Tax Law Proposed-Privste
Pension wills Passed.
Washington, Feb. 12-The business
record Of the Senate to-day comprised
the passage OF all the private pension bills
on the caIendar-twenty-siX in number
and some half dozen bills Of miscellan-
eous character. including three for public
buildings in Winston-Salem. y. G, Potts
willie. Pa. and Brockton. Mass. also one
for the appointment Of commission OF
army. engineer officers to report as 20 the
new bridge over the Delaware at Philadel-
phia
No progress was made on the postofnce
appropria zion bill. although it was osten-
ssbIy under consideration most OF the day.
The question Of elections frauds in Ala
bama was discussed at much length by
Mr.. Allen, pop. OF Nebraska, In continue
ton OF his speech on Mon
day. and was wound up By
the presentation Of a protest on the
part Of the two Alabama senators (Aiesers.
Morgan and Pugh). against the arraign-
rnent OF their state under such circum-
stances.
The r cent bond issue arrang sments were
denounced by aIr. Stewart. pop. OF Ne
vada. who INDUCED in direful predictions
as 10 the future OF the United States under
the curse OF gold pooling.
A bill for the free coinage Of silver was
reported from the finance committee and
placed on the calendar. Mr. Sherman re-
marking that IL had only q bare majority
IN the COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Cray reported adversely on the
House JOINT resolution proposing an
amendment 10 the constitution for the
election of sena tors 10y direct vote Of the
people.
Mr.. Vest. from the committee on finance,
reported back the House joint resolution
10 extend the time FOR making returns
Tor the income tax for this year till
April IS 1886, with important amend
ments, and the resolution went over tin
That, in computing income from rents OF
real estate, the amount paid for fire in
surance OF the premises and for ordinary
repairs shall be deducted.
2. That in computing income from divi-
dends there shall be deducted such sums
os are received from corporations that
pay per cent on their net profits whether
actually paid at the time or not: and,
3. That no taxpayer shall be required
TO answer any interro gat0ries except such
as are specifically provided IN the act.
A conference was ordered on the dis
agreement between the two houses on
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill-the Senate Hawaiian telegraph cable
amendment
Mr.. Aliens speech while the postal ap-
preparation bill was up was two hours
long, and was devoted entirely to the
Alabama election.
When he had concluded Mr.. Morgan took
the floor and said that his colleague (AIr
Pugh) and himself considered It their
duty to place on the records Of the Senate
a protest. which he proceeded to read. 1t
began thus:
The undersigned senators, accredited
70 this body by the state Of Alabama, re-
spectfully and earnestly protest against
the proceedings in the Senate on the part
OF the senator from Nebraska who has
occupied the attention OF the Senate for
parliamentary law, in disregard of the
urgent necessities Of the public business
and in discourteous assault on the rights
Of Alabama as a state Of the union and
on the character Of her government and
people"
The protest goes on to state that the
subject was not, in the remotest degree,
relevant, pertinent or germane to the bill
before the Senate; that is was Impossible
in any parliamentary sense. for the Sen
ate TO vote upon it. and that it was equally
impossible for her senators, with decent
regard for the public business now to re-
ply to the charges OF gross fraud and in
Justice made by the senator from Ne
oraska. Due respect for their state for
babe the senators from Alabama from ac-
knowledging the right of the Senate, or
admitting its jurisdiction, TO hear and de-
termine question relative to her rights
as one Of the sovereign states OF the
union.
They considered the form. ana the time
and place OF the assault upon their state
as a serious abuse Of the privileges of the
senator's and of the dignity OF the Senate
The election OF a governor in Alabama was
not a matter that on any occasion, could
fall within the jurisdiction of the Senate
OF the United States. The Congressional
Record was made the vehicle at public
expense, Of advertising the personal and
political associations and complainlngs OF
men who evaded justice and home.
The protest concludes as follows: 1--WE
decline to bring Alabama before the SEN
ate upon such accusations or 10 make any
answer to them in the form and manner
in which they are presented, and We
ask TO spread this, our solemn protest
against this unprecedented wrong and in
dignity upon the records OF the Senate
Senators Blackburn, Brice and Hale
were appointed conferees on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill
After a short executive session, the
Genate at $40 o'clock. adjourned until to-
morrow.
BROKE A LEADER IN ms LEG.