The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-23
Congressional Proceedings.
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"WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16.-In the senate,
Mr.. Hills amendment to the income tax
provision was taken up. One Of the speak
ers against it was Mr.. Vest, who said that
he was largely responsible for the form in
which the income tax provision now stood.
He did )t claim that it was perfect or any
thing like perfect; but he asserted that its
imperfections were caused by the fact that
in the absence of rules in the senate to close
debate the finance committee was com
PEELED to put the tariff bill through under
whip and spur. The bill was finally passed
after Mr.. Hills proposed amendment had
been rejected. - The currency bill was
up for discussi in the house. Mr.. Reed
of Maine said that the situation in nut
shell was that The Carlisle substitute fell Of
its own weight because everybody ad
mitted that the duty devolved upon the
democrats was to give the government suffi-
cient revenue to meet expenditures, that
would restore the credit of the government
and relieve the general financial situation.
The debate was participated in by large
number of representatives. and the commit
tee on rules was censured for not arranging
to close the debate.
THURsDAY.-Mr. Pugh of Alabama intro
duced bill in the senate which he con-
siders panacea for all financial distress.
The first section authorizes, directs and
requires the issue at once OF not exceeding
800, 100000 of legal tender treasury notes
to meet deficiencies in the revenue. Other
sections make these and other treasury
notes heretofore issued redeemable in gold
and silver standard coin; the coinage Of the
silver bullion now in the treasury; such
coin to be used in the payment of the pub
lie expenditures; the payment for silver
bullion deposited in miuts by its owners in
certificates to the amount of its market
value; the reserve Of 800, 900 900 in equal
amounts of gold and silver; and the receipt
Of import duties one.half in gold and the
other half in other currency. Mr.. Sherman
OF Ohio also introduced bill of like import,
which authorizes the issue from time to
time Of three per cent bonds to pro vide for
the redemption of United States treasury
notes and to pay current expenditures; also
to issue three per cent certificates to be sold
at public repositories and post-offices; and
also allowing national bank circulation TO
the par value OF the bonds deposited there
for. This bill was also read and referred to
the finance committee. - A mess age
was received from the senate, in the house,
announcing the passage, wi II amendment,
of the urgent deficiency bill On motion of
Mr.. Breckinridge, the amendment was dis
agreed to, and committee OF conference
was ordered. The house. in committee of
the whole, then resumed consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill.
FRIDAy.-The Japanese treaty was dis
Gu ssed in the senate and lively opposition
was developed. Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon was
opposed to the treaty in its entirety on gen.
eral grounds and looked upon II as detri-
mental to the United States and similar in
its operations to the Chinese treaty that was
recently ratified. Mr.. Frye Of Maine con-
tended that the treaty should be amended
in one important particular, and in this he
probably echoed the sentiments of the re-
publicans of the senate Mr.. Frye called at
tention to the provision in the treaty that
this government for period of eleven years
in the matter OF the "favored nation
clause" 1t was shown by Mr.. Frye that in
every treaty the United States has nego.
tiated with other powers containing this
clause the right is reserved to abrogate that
cussion was postponed to this week Friday.
g In the house, Mr.. Flynn OF Okla.
homa Territory offered an amendment to
the constitution providing that every per-
son in the Indian and Oklahoma Terrific
ries in whom the white blood pred omnates
shall be considered to be a white person. be-
coma a citizen OF the United States. and be