Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

| of stores contiscated during the war Three
hours were consumed In debate but on &C.
count OF tho opposition the bill ~as finally
withdrawn The feature Of the night session
| OF the house was the debate which grew out
OF the attempt OF Mr. Sprin CO., Democrat OF
Illinois to pass q bill granting tlDa month
10 Major General John A McClcruand. but
Mr. Jones Democrat OF vir .inia insisted
| upou making the point OF no quorum
Mr. Sprin Ter. In heated speech lectured
those OF his Southern Democratic colle1 ues
| who constantly assumed an attitude OF hostil'
ity toward the pension OF union soldiers He
| called att ,nton TO tho fact that but thirteen
Democrats had been returned to tho next
house from the North He warned them that
II their course was persisted In, none would
DO returned TO the succcedin con ross MI
Springer was finally forced TO withdrew the
hill But even af or tho bill hh been with
drawn Mr. Champ Clark. Democrat OF Nilsson
RI rot the floor and In q charistorlstic Speech
scored Mr. Jones rountly, Us he said on be-
half OF his Democratic colleagues OF the
North After appealin TO MIR inres to al
low thi, meritorious bill to 20 throu:h ne
turned to him and said imore '>ivcly that the
Democrats OF the North were sick ana tired
OF havin their Southern party associates
come to con ress and stab their party In tho
back we are throu b WITH Won Mr. Clark
concluded After pa@sin two bills the house
Ut i0:3J p. m adjourned
Practically the vn ole OF the senttc's session
was occupied In the diScu 'sion of Mr. Hiits
amendment TO the ur cncy deficiency bill,
desi mated to afford nm opportunity TO test
the con titutionality OF the income tax
law Mr. Hill delivered long and
carefully prepared $40 'ch In support
Of his amendment Mr. Dub followed
In support OF the appropriation to
make the law operative. but soon drifted
into n discussion OF the silver question In
which he said that no currcn y bill could pass
that wa not liberal toward silver Mr. quay
supportei Mr. HIS amendment and said II
would be the duty Of the ne Republican
congrc,s TO repeal the law McssrS sherman
OF Ohio and Mitchell Of OREGON thou hi tho
appropriat should be made. Be'ore I'D
journment Mr. Nor m rh'ei anu the eh"r
sustained pint OF order asainst tn; amend
ment from VIII oh Nj Hill appea cd and the
appeal went over
ian Ex-senator Teller addressed the SEN
a,e in n spcc h marked by ior Q and elo
oucn e OF earncstncss Mr. Teller took the
income tax for n text and spoke IN us FAVOR
hut soon bran he'd into = comprehensive re-
view OF the present condit ois Of the
treasury and the r. needless demandeu
He severely nrraicn;d the administra
ton for alarming the country oy
AGITATION over Inc VuTTtuCN p'i "S"N
tor ur4 ed tina. the restoration OF silver was
the onl, effective solution at the present
time from either OF the r. at pa ties o. rom
the Populist, Senator Lol al,o spoke
ur in Il the Democratic majority would pre-
sent "A mea urc TO raise revtnri instelu OF
cu-ren 81 bill that co nd not pass, the minor
it's would assist in enactlns II
In the hous, II .t;h chairman OF the COM
mittee on agriculture called M II TO OK
tend the provisions Of the wilson orr ipai
package liquor law to cleomhrgarine IN
orr in packa os so rs to allow states TO ex'
ercse their police powers over ole 1mirsarinc.
butterIne imitation butter or Imitation
cheese imported In original packages rs II
they had been manuf Ictured In the states
where they were consumed The bill precpi'
tated u discussion re 'ardin: the merits OF
the oleomir arine act AMI Its constitutional.
ity but iiiihusterin by NJ Bynum consumed
the time till the mornin h'ur exp red and IN,
bill went over The hou ~ len took up tne piii
10 codify the pension laws AMI II was passed..
Shortly before ! o'co:S publ business was
suspended and eulo e. werr delivered on the
late Representit We Gcor Is Shiw oil WIS
consin
Jan "A stir n. interest was given 10 the
senate proceedings by the spce shes OF SEMI
tor, CORN m and Hill on tn, various phi ISes
OF the tarin and lin lncial stu uion At times
the debate b,twcsn the two dlstin uished
Democratic senators TOOK on added interest
from the keen pcrs onal criticism and s'tire
directed At each other Mr. CORN IN spoke two
hours The speech was mainly remark 'b'e
In It's array OF facts 20 show tlnt the tarlh
law which Mr. Gornln took so lar part IN
framing was wholly in'uii; lcat In 'isin; the
revenue ab 'olutey rsq iisite TO carry on tae
government In prcscnin' this view Mr
German dSclt on the person Il features o. the
MIR Hill for his attitude then aud since on
the tariff que ,tIon The sree OF Mr. Hill was
equally persona! and equally vi orous. and
was received with the same clio g attention
from his ass lclatss an inten'e interest Ia
the galleries rs hal bcei sh ,wn - tbs Miry'
land senator Mr. Hill directed his remarks
mainly nj Mr. German who sat only Few
feet away. Senator Allison OF Iowa also CON
tributed to the features OF tbs div by short
but very effective prs'c itAtion OF t1e neat OF
immediate 10 :islatoi OIL tho tlrln 10 raise
revenue inSte I'd ~ further fruitie's AGITATION
OF the currency revision ~
Filibusterins ti,tl,s a:ain defeitcd the
Grout olemr arine bill which WIS unner
con idcrlt on during the morning hour III 10
house We ,terlLy h. u special order from tho
rules committee the re- nainder OF tn q " was
consumed with business reported IRON the
judiciary committee. But one bill however
was pas ed thlt provid!n: for nddltlonai
IN m : rountry helm fruitful theme for
discussion durin the discussion OF the OIL
Jan 10 The senate gave the day TO further
speeches In which the income tax served rs
text for q wide I'm @ OF discussion on the
tariff the currency an the Populi platform.
Mr. Hills pr iposition. made last week 10
amend the dchaiency bill so the incoms tax
would be tested in the courts. has apparently
started an inexhnustlble flow OF speeche' on
public Affairs In ge ieral hr Cockrell,
in charge OF the deficiency BILL has sou mt
yaInly TO secure vote on the Hill amend
ments 10 the bill that Il mi hit move alDn to
final pa>sa He hope 10 secure action 10
day, but the spcccnes OF MT Call ana
Allen made this impossible Mr. Allen took
occasion TO defend the Populist party a'ainst
many charles made In and out OF conires'
ohnt II was party OF va aries II led TO q
very full discussion OF all Popullst doctrines
and n comparison OF them with the doctrines
OF other parties
The day in the house was devoted after the
morning to the Indian appropriation oii out
no progress was made
Jan iG-Aficr o debate covering week
the senate votel down Mr. Hills proposition
10 refer the lie liity OF the income tax TO the
court, only i've senators joining with Mr.
Hin In supportln the proposition Althou
MFR Hill failed In rcferrirg the income tax TO
the court. he secured the adoption OF
m important amen iment hni'hX .nc
iuterrogatorici OF the oficers seeking
10 collect the tax The amend
mcut will have The effect Of compellln: tho
treasury department TO chan Its resula-
tlCus as 10 co,lcctin, the income tax Mr.
Lod e's effort to have income tax onicials
placed under civil service ules was defeated
The income TX appropriation was then
a:reed 10 an tbs deficiency appropriation
bill passed Mr. Aldrlch secured the pass lge
OF resolution calling on the president Tor
Information as TO this no ,otiations with Ger
many In re ard to tbs tariff an I retaliation
At ths expiration ofthe morning hour the
house went into committee Of the whole for
the further consIdcrat on Of the Indian appro
priatlon bill. Mr. Flynn rep o IT, started
the debate with IN assault on the Indian once
which he chars red with double dealing MT
weadock Dem. Mlch) devoted some time
to the discussion OF the proposed pol.
icy OF discoltinuing the contract school
system and openin; government schools. tah'
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