The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
DOINGSOF CONGRESS
LAST SESSION OF THE FIFTY.
THIRD CONGRESS.

LAST SESSION OF THE FIFTY.
THIRD CONGRESS.
A Condensed Record of the Proceed
ings I'm the senate and House.
Matters soft Importance Dealt
With.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE income
tax came up for cOa i.de able discus
| sion In the senate N the cours, OF the
debate on the urgent deficiency bill,
which contains provision for carry
| ing the law into operation Ny. Hill
| 'Hem., y. W offered an amendment
designed to afford IN opport unity to
! contest the constituriOnllity vt the
act, upon which lie spoke briefly. Mr..
Quay ,Rcp.. Pa.) also gave notice Of
several amendments which he intends
to offer to the bill, or G for the income
tax and the others to insert the Nc
Kinley tariff act and the wooden
schedules. Mr.. Caffrey of Louisiana
commenced his speech on the Nicara-
guam canal bill, and had not com.
pleted it when the senate adjourned.
The proceedings in the house were
exceedingly dull, most If the time be-
ing, consumed in the consideration Of
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, which was passed. Several bills
of minor Importance relating to steam
ship matters We're passed, and also
ten private pension bills.
Washington, Jan. 10. - Practically
the whole Of the session in the senate
was occupied in the discussion of Mr..
Hills amendment to the urgency de-
ticiency bill designed to afford an op-
portunity to test the constitutionality
of the income tax law Mr.. Hill de-
livered long and carefully prepared
speech in support of his amendment.
Mr.. Dubois Qdaho) followed in sup
port OF the appropriation to make the
law operative, but soon drifted into a
discussion Of the silver question in
which he said that no currency bill
could pass that was not liberal toward
silver Mr.. Quay Of Pennsylvania sup
ported Mr.. Hills amendment, and said
it would be the duty of the next Re-
publican congress to repeal the law.
Messrs. Sherman (Ohio) and Mitchell
(Or) thought the appropriation should
be made. Before adjournment Mr..
Morgan (Ala.) raised, and the chair
sustained, point of order against the
amendment, from which Mr.. Hill ap-
pealed.
1T was private bill day in the house,
but only one bill was corsidered-a
claim of the heirs of William Johnson
OF Fayette county, Tenn, for $4,000
worth OF stores confiscated during the
war. Three hours were consumed in
debate, but on account of the oppo.
sition the bill was withdrawn. Be-
fore the regular order was demanded
nine bills were passed by unanimous
consent. Most of them were ST minor
Importance. The most important was
to amend the shipping account of Au-
gust 10, 1890, so as to eliminate some
of the penal provisions of that act
which had proved unduly harsh in
their application to seamen on board
vessels engaged in the coastwise and
nearby foreign trade. Another bill
was passed to protect the salmon
fisheries Of Alaska.
Washington, Jan .15.-In the house
Mr.. Hatch, chairman of the committee
on agriculture, called up bill to ex-
tend the provisions of the Wilson
original package liquor law to oleo-
margarine in original packages. The
Wilson law covered distilled and fer
mented liquors in original packages,
but by decision of the supreme
court it was decided that the oleo-
margarine could he imported into a
state in original packages and sold
free Of tax. This bill was to make
the law uniform as regards distilled
liquors and imitation butter. 1t COM
pleted the effectiveness of the police
powers Of the state by authorizing
them to exercise their police powers
over oleomargarine, butterine, imita-
ton butter or imitation cheese import
ed in original packages as if they had
been manufactured in the states
where they were consumed The bill
preclpltated a discussion regarding the
merits of the Oleomargarine act and
it's constitutionality. The measure
was strongly opposed and went over.
Senator Teller addressed the senate
in speech marked by force, elo-
quence and earnestness. The large
crowd had been drawn to the CALLER
les by the announcement that Mr..
German would urge a senate resolu-
ton for the currency problem, and al
though Mr.. German did rot speak,
the spectators were not disappointed.
Mr.. Teller took the income tax as u
text, but branched into comprehen-
sive review of the present conditions
of the treasury and the remedies de-
manded. He severely arraigned the
administration for alarming the coun-
try by agitation ever the currency
bill. The senator urged that the res
toration of silver was the only effec-
! tive solution, but said he did not ex-
pect this solution at the present time
from either Of the great parties or
! from the Populists.
Washington, Jan. 16. - Stirring in
terest was given to the senate pro-
ceedings by the speeches Of Senator
German Of Maryland and Senator Hill
Of New York on tie various phases Of
the tariff and financial situation. At
times the debate between the two dis
tinguished Democratic senators took
on an added interest from the keen
personal criticism and satire directed
at each other. Mr.. German spoke for
/ two hours The speech was mainly