The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-12
THE INCOME TAX ASSA|LED
Senator Hill Makes a Strong
Speech Against It.
rs VALIDITY QUESTIONED.
Further Discussion of the Bill
Postponed Until To-Day. Two
Financial Bills Introduced
in the Senate. Business
of the House.
By Southern Associated presa.


WASHINGTON, January 11.-(SEN-
ATE.) The debate in the Senate to
day on the subject of the income
tax occupied the better part of five
hours. Most of that time was used
by Mr.. Hill in advocacy OF the
amendment offered by him yester.
day, giving courts OF the United
States jurisdiction to hear aud de-
termine suits TO test the consttu-
tionality and validity of the tax.
ii assalled the tax as unequal, un-
uniform and unjust. and expressed
his conviction that the Senate
would agree with him that the pro-
visions as it now stood was uncon.
stitutional. unwieldy aud unworka-
ble and that it ought not to be in.
ilicted on the tax payers. the execu-
tive officers or Congress.
Mr.. Sherman said that in the
main, he agreed with the New York
Senator in regard to the taA, but he
held thet refusal of the Senate to
appropriate money to carry it out
would tend to overthrow the prici
Piles on which the government is es
tublished, and would be practically
wrong IN regard to revenue meas.
ure which the Senate had no power
to originate. Speeches were made
by Mr.. Dubois. Mr.. Quay and MIR.
Mitchell, of Oregon.
a motion by MIR. QUAY to most.
pone the further consideration of
the bill and amendment until the
first Monday In February received
one vote (his OWN in lts favor and
forty three against 1t.
a point OF order was made against
the Hill amendment (that it was
general legislation on general ap.
preparation bilD, and wae sustained
by the presiding officer, MIR. Faulk.
ner.
An appeal from this ruling was
taken by MIR. Hill, and at that stage
OF the proceedings the whole matter
went over till tomorrow.
Two financial bills were intro
duced. one by Mr.. Vest and one by
MIR. Mcpherson, the latter authoriz.
ing the Issue and sale of bonds. The
salient points of the bill of MIR. Vest
are these: 1t makes no reference to
the reminding Of the 2reenbacks ;pro.
vldes for unlimited coinage of silver
at the market price-the Govern
ment taking the seigpiorage; it calls
IN all gold and silver certificates ana
treasury notes AMI substitutes certi
iicates that shall be redeemable in
either gold or silver according TO
conditions-if the surplus in the
treasury is less than 500, 600, 600. TO
be redeemed in silver, if more than
SlOU, 600. 600 to be redeemed in gold;
provides for an issue of per cent.
bonds TO maintain the reserve, but
limits the amount to the Sl0O, 900. 600
stipulated III this bill.
The Senate at $50 adjourned till
to IN orrow
HoUsE-A House bill authorizing
the Laporte, Houston and Northern
railroad to build u bridge over Gal.
weston Bay was passed. Also the
following: Authorizing the Little
Rock and Pacific railroad to bridge
the rivers III Arkansas which lis
lines will cross; authorizing the Ten
hessee brldBe and Ferry Company
TO bridge the Tennessee river at or
near Sheffield. Ala. for the relief of
|. II. Hathaway X Co., of Philadel
phla, contractors for tue harbor
work at ST. Augustine. by the issue
OF duplicate check for Sl0.ll5. the
original having been lost III the
mails, and the following Senate
bills: Extending the time in which
the Iexarkana aud Fort Smith rail.
way may bridge the Little river in
Arkansas.
he bill to repeal the law OF 1890.
relating 70 shipping commissioners.
"hich oy agreement was prepared
Yesterday, was called up by MIR.
flthian. Chairman OF the Committee
on NJ Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mr. DluSley proposed substitute
which retained the features of the
law OF 1890 that had been found
benehcial to the seamen engaged il
the coaStwise and nearby foreign
trade. The substitute had been &c
cepted by members of the commit.
Tee and others interested ln the mat
ter: 1t was agreed 10 by the House
and the bill MAS passed.
Under the rules this was privato
OH! DAY, and on motion OF Mr., En-.
Ioc, the House resolved itself into a
committee OF tue whole to consider
business on the private calendar for
the nrst time since July 18th last,
and MIR. Iarsney took the chair.
ihree hours were spent IN an una
Vaiilng consideration OF O billthat en-.
gagged the attention of the body tho
last day devoted TO the private cnlep.
dar. TWAS for the pay men of Sl3. 900
ior stores and supplies taken from
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