Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1890-1895, 1895-02-13
FINALLY AFTER THREE DAYS
The House Passes the Appropria-
tion Bill.
A PROTEST FOR ALABAMA
By Morgan and Pugh, on Ac-
count of Aliens DenunCia-
tions, Read Ira the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The bill making
appropriations for the executive, legisa-
tive and jud icial departments Of the gov
ernment was passed by the house this after
noon after three days. discussion prin-
cpaily as the committee on appropriations
reported. The bill carried a total of S21,-
sos, ,726 as it came 10 the house; as Ii passed
the total will be S21 1926 1916.
Most OF today's session was spent In dis
cussIng the appropriation for paying pen
sion Office employees upon an amendment
offered by Mr.. Pickler, republican, of
South Dakota, to maintain the present
force OF clerks for next year. This was re-
jected-69 to 1872; and also the amendment
in committee of the whole to make
clerks to members annual instead OF ses-
sonal employees. vote Of yeas and nays
was demanded in the house on the latter
amendment after an hours animated, and
at times disorderly, but always good
humored, discussion, aud 1T was lost
yeas 9S, nays 142. The committee of the
whole, in which no record of the individ-
ual votes is kept, twicsvoted in favor OF
the amendment-ouce 112 10 sc aud once
l24 to SO.
The vote on the clerks amendment was
nearly on party lines, the republicans
iavoring 1t and the democrats opposing 1t.
The following democrats voted for the
amendment: Messrs. Bartlett, Boatner,
Cadmus, Cobb of Missouri, CockrelI,
Cooper OF Florida, Grain, lDavey, Everett,
Griffin, Haines, Hayes, Ktibbs, Layton,
PigotI, Robertson, Rusk and Turpie.
Messrs. Brosius and Daniels, republicans,
voted in the negative.
Other business transacted included the
passage of the following measures:
Senate bill setting apart certain lands iu
Mississippi for the benefit OF the mechan-
icai and agricultural schools of that state.
House bill authorizing the restoration to
the public domain of certain live oak reser-
vations In Mississippi and Alabama, con-
tanning about $4,000 acres, which were
originally set apart for naval purposes.
/ Speaker Crisp announced the appoint
ment of the following members on the part
of the house of the jointcongressional COM
mission to arrange programme oil exer-
cises for the opening OF the Chickamauga
and Chattanooga National Military park
next September: Messrs. Kiigore, Nor
gan, Wheeler of Alabama, Cox OF Tennes-
see, Maddox, Grosvenor, Keller. Strong
aaa At a.s5 a 81 clock the house adjourued.
IN THE SENATE.
The business record OF the senate today
comprised the passage of all the private
bills on the calendar, twenty SIX In num-
ber, and some half dozen bills of miscel-
laneous character, including three for
public buildings in Winston Salem, N. c.,
Pottsyille, Pa, and Brocton, Mass. also
one for the appointment of commission
of army engineer officers to report as to the
new bridge over the Delaware at Philadel-
phia. No progress was made on the post
office appropriation bill, although it was
ostensibly under consideration most OF the
day.
The question of election frauds in Ala
bama was discussed at much length by
MIR. Allen, popnlist, of Nebraska, in con-
tinuation OF bis speech on Monday, and
was wound up by the presentation of
protest on the part OF the Alabama senators
(Messrs. Morgan and Pugh) against the
arraignment Of their state under such Cir
cumstances.
The recent bond issue arrangements
were denounced by Mr.. Stewart, populist,
OF Nevada, who INDUCED IN direful predic-
tions as to the future of the United States
under the curse of ''gold pooling.o
A bill for the free coinage OF silver was
reported from the finance committee and
placed OBJ the calendar, Mr.. Sherman re-
marking that 1t had had only bare ma
iority IN committee
Mr.. Gray reported adversely on the
house joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution for the election OF
senators by direct vote of the people.
Mr.. Vest, from the committee on finance,
reported back tho house Joint resolu-
tion to extend the time for making returns
for the income tax fer this year till the
18th day of April, 1896, with important
amendments, and the resolution went over
until tomorrow.
The amendments provide:
i. That in computing income from rents
or real estate the amount paid for fire in
surance OF the premises and for ordinary
repairs shall be deducted.
q. That in computing income from divi-
deods there shall be deducted such sums as
are received from corporations that pay
per cent on their net profits whether ac-
tuaiy paid at the time or not).
8. That no tax payer shall be required to
answer any interrogatores except such as
are specifically provided In the act.
A conference was ordered on ths disa-
greement between the houses on the diplo.
matte and consular appropriation bill--the
senate Hawaiian telegraph cable amend-
ment.
Mr.. Aliens speech while the postal sp-
preparation bill was up was two hours long
and was devoted entirely to the Alabama
election.
When he had concluded Mr.. Morgan
took the floor and said that his colleague,
MIR. Pugh, and himself consider 1t their
duty to place on the records of the senate
protest, which hs pruceedsd to read. 1t be-
gau thus:
s.The undersigned senators, accredited
to this body by the state Of Alabama, re-
specially and earnestly protest agai0st the
proceedings In the senate on the part OF the
senator from Nebraska. who has occupied
days in clear abuse Of parliamentary law,
in dis regard Of the urgent necessities OF
public business, and In a discourteous as
ssult on Lbe rights OF Alabama as state OF
the union and on the character OF her gov
eTn nment and people.
The protest goes on to state that the SUBJ
ject was not In the remotest degree rele-
want, pertinent or germane to the bill be-
fore the senate; that 1t was impossible in
any parliamentary sense for the senate to
vote upon n, and it was equally impossible
for her senator's, with decent regard for the
public businessr now to reply to the
charges Of gross fraud and injustice made
by The senator from Nebraska. Due
respect for their state forbade the senators
from Alabama from acknowledging the
right OF the senate or admitting its Juris-
CDU9-to-~hvur~snd determine Z question
iative to her rights no one Of the SOW
reign states of the union.
They considered the form and the time
ana place OF assault upon their state a. se-,
rioui abuse OF the privileges Of senators
and Of tbs dignity Of the senate. The else
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