The herald., 1895-01-16
A DAY IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
Financial Schemes Still Under
Consideration.
The Lowar House Discusses Indian
Appropriations.
Investigation Demanded for Ex-senator
Payne and Others Whom the Chargs
Against Kicks Involved.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-Touching rel
erenoe was made in Chaplain Millburn e
opening prayer in the senate today to
the beresvementof Senator Hansbrough
of North Dakota in the loss of his wife.
Voorhees,, from the finance commit
tee, forverably reported bill for coin
age at the branch mint, Denver. and
Mauderson occurred the passage OF reso-
Iutions calling on the secretary Of the
treasury for information On the tariff.
One resolution asks for the quantities OF
spirits and highwines taken ont OF bond
during the GO days before August 18th
last when the tariff law took effect. the
names of the parties or concerns who
took the goods from bond and all other
detailed information concerning the
same. The other resolution calls on the
secretary Tor full information as to the
eugar imported during the go days prior
to August 18th, the names of importers,
amounts of importe and the country,
whence it came. etc.
Debate was then resumed on the in
come tag item in the deficiency appro-
priation bill, and Call of Florida ad-
dressed the senate in favor of the appro-
priation.
Quay submitted statement in regard
TO the stock books OF the Lshigh Valley
Railroad company, showing that she in-
come tax would fall only on stockholders
having ANAL amounts of stock. 1t gave
the total mum Der of STOCKHOLDERS as 5000,
while more than 20 per cent of the num-
Der had interests below $4,000. Quay
said the showing OF this company WAS
undoubtedly the same as that of other
corporations.
Allen, Populiat, of Nebraska spoke Of
the fact that German. and the senator
from Iowa (Allisonl we're now annGuuc.
ing 10 the country their readiness to get
together on plaza for raising revenue.
although the parties OF these two leaders
had been trreeoncilabiy separated on
the revenue question for twenty-five
years. He aaid a considerable ele-
ment on the Democratice side of the
senate were az essentially protectioniste
Rs the senators on the other side. It
was merely a difference OF degree in
their protection. This common feeling
was the reason the senate had witnessed
yesterday the remarkable spectacle of
Democrats and Republicans failing on
each other'a necks and indulging in q
love feast
Allen yielded for the submission OF O
message from the president concerning
the arrest OF two Japanese students by
China while they were under the pro-
lection of the United States.
Resuming, Allen urged that the two
old partiea had served their periods of
useiulnesa and that the Populist party,
representing the masses, was the party
cf ho f,1kv a
votes in 1898, and 1000, 600 in 1894
showing che phenomenal growth Of 100
per cent. Is had not 'vGgares" as
senators had assorted, unless il was the
eub-treasury scheme, land this was not
believed in by the great majority of Pop
ulists He read the Populiat platform
adopted at Omaha, and in commenting
on it, stated that the Populists believed
in the elaotion of United States senetors
by the people.
THAT doctrine" interrupted George,
Democrat of Mississippi, twas embed.
ied IN resolution by q Democratic
house of representatives before the Pop
ulists were thought OF. II will be found
that whatever is good in the Populist
platform wac taken from the Democratic
principles"
Another Populist accession from the
Democratic ranks" said Allen.
mo, not accession" declared George.
'The Populists ere following the Demo-
Gratis; mot Democrats following Popu-
lists. Give me your national platform
aud will point out the planks taken
from the Democracy"
George took the Populst platform and
awaited an opportunity to comment
upon it,
A sharp controversy arose when
Georges secured recognition TO q point
thas she platform submitted by Allen
wac not the authorized platform of the
Populist party; that il was made up out
of ths senator's head, and that it omit
TED the sub-tresaury scheme and gov.
eminent ownership of rairoads.
Allen, however, insisted he had net
claimed the paper submitted was the
Populist platform.
George commented sharply on tina
action OF senator in giving the author
ity of his name to platform purporting
to emhody Populist doctrine, and yet
carefully and deeguedly emitting gov
eminent ownership OF railroads and
other doctrines adopted by tho Populist
national convention. There wac q spiv-
tied exchange between the senators as
George insisted on holding up the soma
tor to the fact that he had undertaken to
issue his own Populiss platform and az
Allen charged George with "hedging
and lodging" the gaileries and the few
senators present listened with evident
amusement,
Continuing his speech, Allen defended
the Populist party against the charge of
socialism and snarchy.
Cockrell gave notice he would insist
on final disposition of the deficiency bill
tomorrow. The senate then held brief
executive session and, at 4:45 p. M.
adjourned.
INDIAN AUTHORIZATIONS
Coin for Poor LO ses ABIDE by the
House,