The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-01-18
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings of the Senate and House Of
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon Gist OF the
Business.
The National soIons.

Rv refusing TO adopt n rule 10 limit the
debate the House Wednesday practically-
rejected the Carlisle currency Dill. In
the Senate Mr.. Qnay advocated amend
ing the income tax law TO provide Tor
publication of names and salaries OF cor
poration employees. In message sub
hitting Hawaiian correspondence TO Con
gress the President urges the granting or
permission to lease one of the Islands TO
Great Britain for a cable station. The
dDlomatic and consular and the post
office appropriation bills were passed by
the House. The latter carries SS9,442
952
The income tax came up for consider
able discussion in the Senate on Thurs
day i'm the course of the debate on the
urgent deficiency bill, which contains
provision for carrying the law into opera
ton. Mr.. Hill offered an amendment
designed to afford an opportunity to con-
test the constitutionality of the act. Mr.
Quay also gave notice of several amend
ments, one for the income tax, and the
others TO insert the Mckinley tariff act
In the wooden schedule. The proceed
ings in the House were exceedingly dull
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was passed, as was also bill to de-
fine the crimes of murder in the first and
second degrees, and manslaughter ana
criminal assault, mutiny and desertion,
and providing punishment therefor, ana
to abolish the death penalties on other
crimes. A resolution was adopted calling
on the Secretary of the Interior for the
causes of delay in opening to settlement
the lands received from the kickapoo
Indians. The Senate bill repeating the
law providing for bonds for registry OF
vessels was passed; also Senate bill pro-
vidng an American register FOR the
steamer Empress. A bill to provide for
appendices to the American measurement
of vessels was passed.
The feature of the night session of the
House Friday was the debate which grew
out of the attempt of Mr.. Springer COem.,
lid to pass a bill granting 500 month
TO Major General John A. McClernand.
Dir. Jones dem, Va.) insisted upon max
Ing the point of no quorum, and the Dill
was withdrawn, after much feeling had
been shown. Practically the whole ses-
sion of the Senate was occupied In the
discussion of Mr.. Hills amendment TO the
urgent deficiency bill, designed TO afford
an opportunity to test the constitution
atty of the income tax law.
Monday was field day in the Senate.
Mr.. German of Maryland scored the OPP
ponents of the income tax, and Messrs-
Allison and Hill retorted in bitter terms.
A few minor bills were introduced. but
nothing of real Importance was done.
In the house the bill to provide for the
enlargement of the judicial system OF
Indian Territory was passed.
Debate on the income tax item in the
deficiency appropriation bill was contin-
ued in the Senate Tuesday. The Senate
adopted resolutions calling for inforna-
ton as to the amount of sugar imported
and the quantity of spirits taken out of
bond during the sixty days previous to
the taking effect of the tariff bill. The
day in the House was devoted, after the
morning hour, To the Indian appropria-
ton bill. but no progress was made be-
fore adjournment. General Grosvenor
presented reply to a memorial sent to
the judiciary Committee by Mr.. ltitchie,
of Akron, Ohio, containing supplementary
charges against Judge Kicks and involv-
ing ex-senator III. Il. Payne and Judge
Stevenson Burke. He asked for an in
vestigaton of the charges.