Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17
Of the Carlisle Currency Bill Dis
 cussed in the House.
SIMPSONS GENEROUS OFFER
HilI'S Amendment Rejected in the Senate-Urgent Defi-
 oienCy Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The usual drear- mess of debate in the house upon general appropriation bills, the Indian bill being under consideration, was relieved today by an unexpected Aggression into the cause Of the defeat of the Carlisle currency and banking bill. It was precipitated by Mir. Walker, republican, of Massacb usetts, who made the statement that the republicans were ready and willing to support proper measure for the relief of the country. To this Mir. Warner, democrat, of New York, responded that the republicans were seek ing an excuse for their action in defeating the rule for the consideration of the Car lisle bill, in connection with those demo- crats who had voted with them, aud he said the statements of the gentleman from Massachusetts were a mere pretense.
 Mir. Money, democrat, of Mississippi, speaking for the free silver democrats, de- nied the responsibility for the fail- ure of the rule and charged it upon the committee on rules, who had refused to permit an understanding to be had and q vote on the bill and the free silver substitute to be taken.
 Mir. Catchngs, democrat, of Mississippi, defended with some feeling the action of the committee on rules, saying 1t had been dictated wholly by the instruction of the democratic caucus.
 Mir. Reed, republican, of Maine, said that the situation in nutshell was that the Carlisle bill fell of it's own weight; that every body recognized that 1t could never have received the votes of majority of the house. The duty that devolved upon the democrats was to give the government suf- fcient revenue to meet expenses; that would restore the credit oi the government and relieve the general financial situation.
 Mir. Simpson, populist, of Kansas, raised hyc cfa tIat in uia nf hn ra- luctance Of the old parties to assume re- sponsibility for the defeat of the Carlisle bill, he would be proud to take it for the, populists. He would also propose plan for relief, as both the old parties were backward in that respect-use silver to pay government obligations; coin the silver seigniorage in the treasury and issue treas- ury notes.
 Messrs. Bland, democrat, of Missouri, and McRae, democrat, of Arkansas, also contributed to the Aggression, which then
 Before fhe Indian bill was taken up Il number a unimportant measures reported from the committee on military affairs were paa and the bill to establish national k on the Gettysburg battlefield was mad} e order of business for tomor row in | prning hour.
 In the Ence of Speaker Crisp from the capitol MT. Dockery performed the duties Of tne chair.
 Among the bills passed was the house bill authorizing the sale by the commissioners of the Soldiers home, or what is known as the ''asylum lot ,'' situated on Pascagouia bay. The tract covers about seventy five acres, and is worth about $5000. It was bought ill 1853 and was abandoned in 1855, and has not since been used.
 IN THE SENATE.
 The debate op Senator Hill's amendment to the urgent deficiency blll in reference to testing the constitutionality of the income tax occupied most of today's session and ended in the rejection of the amendment by an overwhelming majority.
 Mir. Vests "reminiscences of the event of last session, while the tariff act was hang ing in suspense between the two houses, were of considerable interest and impor- tance, and his declaration that the pres- dent ought to call congress i'll extraordi- nary session immediately after it adjourned without proper financial Legislation at- tracted attention.
 Mir. Vest said that he was largely respon- sblc for the form in which the income tax provision TOW stood. He did not claim that il was perfect, or anything like per- feet but he asserted that it's lmperfections wete caused by the fact that, h the absence of rules in the senate to close debate, the finance committees was compelled to put the tariff bill through under whip and spur. The entire country, he said, was camoring for tariff legislation. He was tired of hearing the ceaseless charges against the tariff law and it's defects com
 
 those defects existed. Those who had charge Of the measure had endeavored to make the income tax as unobjec iona ble as possible. There had been grave defects left in it and he had hoped that these de- fects would be reformed in the conference committee.
 MT. H1l-Does the senator mean to say that the conference committee was engaged in any particular effort to agree on the in- come tax?
 Mir. Vest-I do.
 MT. Hill never thought it.
 MT. Vest-I make the assertion now that differences between the house and senate in relation to the income tax were taken up and referred to MT. McMilin of Ten ncssee and myself, and we worked night > and day for more than week, and finally came to a conclusion. Just we had suc ceeded in doing so, and while we were con- sidering an entirely different portion of the tariff bill, action was had by the senate, which resulted in tie vote on the question of dischareing the conference committee, and the house of representatives then &C., cepted ali the amendments of the senate to the tariff bill. Aud the condition in which we find ourselves today is simply one of the incidents that have come, naturally and mentally, from the want of rules in this body.
 Mir. Vest drifted into discussion of the ruies in reply to MT. Germans defense of them on Monday. He argued that on any political or financial measure it was impos- s1ble to Iorce acion, Wniie on other matters any senator might have almost any other bill passed under senatorial cour- tesy "When any senator,'' ho said face tiously, "desires to pass bill that does not excite sectional or partisan opposition senators sit here like lot of muscovy --afnkQs and bow in quack meter to each other, and then go with solemn and stupid - dignity to the routine business of the day. Laughter But when you come to ques- tions like the tariff bill, or financial legs. lation or the force bill, where the passions and prcjudces of senators are necessarily aroused, it Is almost impossible to secure any resnlt in this body so long as i've sen ators are opposed to it's enactment. And experiences ,shows that In such, cases the seis'iii sa ii ;'a7 & lzss E sssssa ss.ss hsss sss iiiii( Y $ $ x: ]: