Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-11
Saturday, February 9, Set Apart for Eulogies Over the Late
SENATOR ALFRED H. COLQUITT
Number of Bills Passed in the Hou3e-HarriS Again in
 the Senate.

WAsHINaToS, Jan. 10.-The house made a record in the matter of the transaction of business today that compares favorably with that of any previous day for long time. The Hawaiian correspondence made public yesterday was laid before the house and referred to the committee on foreign affairs for report upon the re recommendation of the president that the Hawaiian govern ment be permitted to lease Necker island to a British submarine cable company.
 Saturday, the 2d day of February, was set apart for the delivery of eulosies upon the life and services of the late Senator Alfred H. Colnuitt of Georgia.
 resolution was agreed to asking the secretary of the interior to Tell congress why the agreement with the kickapoo In- dians for the cesson of their lands In Okla homa, made in 1891 and ratified by con gress in 1853, had not been carried into effect.
 The following bills were passed:
 House bill to define the crimes of murder in the first and second degrees, man. slaughter, mutiny and desertion, and to abolish the death penalty for certain other crimes.
 Senate bill to amend the shipping laws so as to abolish the requirement. of bonds for the registry of vessels.
 House bill authorizing collectors of cus-
 
 of American vessels the gross and net ton. mage as ascertained in conformity with the law and practices of foreign countries with which the vessels trade.
 Thirteen private pension bills were also passed.
 Mir. Springer endeavored to secure the passage by unanimous consent of the senate bill granting a pension of S1O0 a month 10 Maj. Gen. John A. McClearnand Of illinois, but MT. Strong, republican, of Ohio, objected.
 Most of the afternoon was spent in con- sideration of the District of Columbia ap- propriation bill for the year ending Juue 50, lSsS, the last of the general appropria- iion bills on the calendar. It carries a total of s5, ,190, 1S7, besides S201 ,9l9 on &C., count of the water in the war epartment.
 The house at 4:15 o'clock adjourned until tomorrow.
 IN THE SENATE.
 A preliminary skirmish over the items in the urgent deficiency bill, appropriating S2i1 ,S00 for 303 additional deputy collectors ditionat revenue agents in connection with the enforcement of the income tax, took place ia the senate today. J--.--.
 The amendment prepared by MT. Quay that igo:hing in any law to the contrary shall preclude a court of the United States from considering and determining the ex- igency and validity Of tue income tax, was offered by MT. Hill, who explained that certain section of the revised statutes stood in the way of suit for injunction against the assessment or collection of a tax, aud it was that section which the amendment proposed to set aside for special purposes for testing the exigency of the income tax
 A motion to lay the amendment on the table was made by MT. Peffsr and was de- feated, whereupon the bill and the amsnd- nent went over without action un- til tomorrow, Mir. Quay giving notice of other amendments 10 re-enact the whole o; the Mckinley law and to reim pose the wool tax.
 The Nlcaraguan bill was taken up, and an argument was made against 1t by Mir. Ceffery.
 he Aldrich resolution declaring the sense of the senate to be that one or more ships of the navy should be stationed at HouoIuiu went over until tomorrow, when the lates, correspondence from the Hawaiian islands, 10 which Mir. Aldrich wished 10 refer, will be presented.
 The reiustate ment of MT. Harris as presi- dent pro tenn. of the senate in place of Mir. Ransom, democrat, of North Carolina, who retired voluntarily from that position, took place with all the necessary formali- ties.
 he thanks of the senate were, on mo- ton of Mr. MandersoD, republican, of Ne- braska, voted to MT. Ransom for the able, dignified, courteous and impartial manner in which he had discharged the duties Of president pro tenn.
 Notice was given by MT. Ransom that the memorial ceremony in memory of his lat= c lieague, Senator Vance, had been postponed from Thursday, the 17,h in- staut, 10 Saturday, the 19.h instant. Al 5:25 o'clock the senate adjourned.