The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
Representative Springer Succeeds in
Having Both Referred to His Com
mittec ON Banking and Currency.
WILSON WAVES HIS RIGHTS
DEBATE ON THE BILL REPEALING
DIFFERENTIAL DUTY ON SUGAR.
The Message Sent to the Finance Conn
mittee of the Sennte-Notice of In
terest to Income Tax Payers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-The interest in
the House to-day centered in the Pres-
dents message. which was read after the
body convened, There was a slight skir-
mish over its reference and that of the
administration bill which Mr.. Springer in
troduced, but both were referred to the
committee banking and currency, Mr..
Wilson having waived jurisdiction of the
bond feature OF the message, which could
have gone to the ways and means commit
tee Members were busy discussing the
message and bill throughout the session
and gave little attention to the debate
the bill to repeal the discriminative duty
OF the sugar imported from bounty-paying
countries. At the conclusion of the debate
to-day Mr.. Wilson attempted to- effect
Arrangement for vote, after two hours
of debate Tomorrow but Mr.. Grosvenor
objected. Despite the objection, Mr.. Wilson
stated his purpose to try to secure vote
at the end of that time.
There was good attendance on the floor
when the House met, in anticipation of the
Presidents message, and members stood
around in little knots specializing on it's
contents and discussing generally the treas
ury situation Postmaster-genera1 Bissell
was on the floor comforting with some of
not kept long in suspense While Mr.
Lynch was trying to get unanimous con-
sent to consider bill to quiet the title to
certain lands in wisconsin, Mr.. Pruden,
the Presidents executive clerk, appeared
and announced message in writing from
the President Mr.. Lynchs request was
Immediately objected to and Speaker pro
tenn Richardson laid the message before
the House. AS the clerk began reading,
the members took their seatS and listened
with intense eagerness to every word Mr.
Reed, Mr. Dingley and other Republican
leaders followed the Presidents argument
as closely as did the Democrats. When the
reading was concluded there was a round
of applause from the Democratic side, in
which quite number of Republicans
Joined.
Mr.. Springer. chairman of the committee
on banking and currency, forthwith sent
to the clerks desk the administrative BILL
stating that he would move the reference
OF the bill and message to his committee.
Mr. Livingston moved substitute for
TO the committee on the whole state of the
Union for immediate concern
Mr.. Springer said he was willing that the
bill should go to the committee of the whole
but If 1T was referred to his committee he
promised to call the committee together
ana secure early action.
Under the rules" interrupted Mr. Reed,
this message should go to the ways and
means committee. Do understand that the
chair 4pn of the ways and means commit
tee waves jurisdiction over it?''
Part Of the message replied Mr.. Will
son. would properly go to the ways and
tion relatA to banking and currency, and
nave no objection to that committee TAX
LIT is not for US to insist said Mr..
the committee on ways and means desires
The ways and means committee" re-
torted MIR. Wilson, rather warmly, lis not
but we are satisfied that the message neasaas,
MI. Bryan and Mr.. Bland 't at this point
showed signs OF opposition and raised sew
and the message referred without are dvsen
Mr. '1 sryan obiec and
Springer asked unanimous consent that the
bill go with the message to the committee
and Insisted it be. ordered by the Chair
to the banking and currency committee, 8
said Speaker r, pro tenn Richardson, EN-
phatically. This ended the first skirmsh
over the administrations second currency
Pill. and the House proceeded with its rou-
After this was disposed of the House pro-
ceeded In committee of the whole. with
consideration Of the bill to repeal the diff
sugars from bounty paying countries. Mr.
Hopkins, who spoke in opposition to the
bill, devoted considerable time to proving
that Germanys prohibition placed on the
imp s OF our food products was a
ject surrender to Germany and argued
that if this bill was to be passed the amend.
ment he had given notice of on Saturday
recurring Germany to remove her restrc-
ton on our meat before her sugar should
be relieved OF the differential should be
adopted.
Mr.. Dolliver expressed the opinion thai
The violation of the reciprocity agreements
produced by the repeal of the reciprocity
clause of the tariff act of 1890 had more
to do with Germany's action than the diff
ferential duty imposed her sugar. He
denounced Germany's position as a dis
grace to which the United States should
not bow. Germany said he, tasks us to
wipe out the Texas fever by removing the
tax on sugar, and exterInnate trchinosis
in Germany by an act of Congress. l an
opposed to answering German horse doc
tors with an act of Congress-" He thought
either the Hopkins or Hepburn amendment
should be adopted.
After some further debate in favor of the
bill by Messrs. Turner Wheeler and Terry
the committee rose Mr.. Wilson tried to eff
feet an agreement to- close the debate afte,
two hours of discussion tomorrow, but Mr.
Gfosvenor objected.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas a bill was
passed authorizing the Secretary of Wal
to make survey of Kalamazoo harbor
Michigan. The House, al O'clock ad
journed.