The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-11
INCOME TAX SKIRMISH.
THE AMENDMENT PREPARED BY
MIR. QUAY OFFERED BY MR.. HILL.
Mr.. Canery Opposes the Nicaragua Cansl
BiIi-Ths House Gets Down TO
Business Again,

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 1o.-A pre-
liminary skirfnish over the items in the
urgent deficiency bill, appropriating s2ll,-
800 for 300 additional deputy collectors of
internal revenue, and $4,000 for ten ad-
ditonal revenue agents, In connection
with the enforcement of the income tax,
took place in the Senate to-day.
The amendment, prepared by Mr. Quay,
that nothing in any law, to the contrary,
shall preclude a court of the United
States from considering and determining
the constitutionaiity ard validity OF the
income tax, was offered by Mr.. Hill, VINO
exnlained that certain section of the
revised statutes stood in the way OF a
suit for injunction against the assess
menI or collection Of tax, and II was
that section which the amendment pro-
posed 10 set aside for the special purpose
of testing the constitutionality Of the
income tax.
A motion TO lay the amendment on the
table was made by Mr.. PETER, and was
nsfeared. whereupon the bill and the
Amendment went over without action III
tomorrow, Mr.. Quay giving notice OF
other amendments to re-enact the whoie
OF the Mckinley law, ana TO reimpose
the wool tax.
The Nicaraguar canal bill was taken up
and an argument was made against u Dy
Mr. Caffery.
The Aldrich resolution. declaring the
sense Of the Senate to be that one or
more ships of the navy should be sta
toned at Honolulu, went over TIL To-
morrow, when the latest correspondence
from the Hawaiian Islands, 10 which MI.
Aldrich wished to refer, will be printed.
Notice was given by Mr.. Ransom that
the memorial ceremony In memory OF
his late colleague, Senator Vance, had
been postponed from Thursday, the 18th
instant to Saturday, the 18th.
AT 5:25 the Senate adjourned.
House OF Repre.e entatves.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan. 1O.-The
| House made record in the matter OF
transaction Of business to-day that COM
pares favorably with that OF any previous
day for "a 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-
| commentator of the President that the
| request OF the Hawaiian Government to
| be permitted to lease Neckar Island to a
British submarine cable company, be
| faTorably acted upon by Congress.
Saturday, the second day Of February,
upon the life and services OF the late
| Senator Alfred Ii. Colquitt, of Georgia.
A resolution was agreed TO. asking the
Secretary of the Interior to tell Congress
why the agreement with the Kickapoo
| Indians for the cession of their lands
| in Oklahoma, made in 1891 and ratified
| by Congress in 1888, had not been carried
| into effect.
The following bills were passed:
House bill. to define the crimes of muir
| der in the first and second degrees, man
slaughter, mutiny. and desertion, and TO
4 abolish the heath 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 Gus
toms to add to the certificates OF inspec-
| ton of American vessels the gross and
| net tonnage, as ascertained in conformity
| with the laws and practices of foreign
| countries with which the vessels trade.
| Thirteen private pension bills were also
| passed.
| Mr. Springer endeavored to secure the
| passage. by unanimous consent. of the
| Senate bill granting a pension OF 500 a
| mcnth to Major-General John A. McCler-
| nand, of Illinois, but Mr., Strong Rep.,
| o. objected.
| Most of the afternoon was spent in
| consideration of the District of Columbia
| appropriation bill for the year ending
| June 30 1896. the last Of the genral appro-
| priation bills on the calendar. IL car
| ries a total of s., ,190.lS7 besides s2ol, ,9l9 on
account OF the water department.
The House at 415 p. NJ, adjourned un-
| til tomorrow.