Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-23
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


lSC PLATFORM. MI. HITS proposition maze
last week to amend the deficiency bill SO
that the income tax would be tested in the
courts has apparently started an inexhaust-
ible flow Of speeches on public affairs In gen.
eral Mr.. Cockrell. in charge of the lie
fcency bill, has sought vainfy to secure
vote on the Hill amendment, so that the de-
fciency bill might move along to final pas
sage. He hoped to secure action today, but
the speeches of Mr.. Call Hia.) and Allen
Neb) made this impossible.
After debate covering a week the Senate
on the 10th voted down Mr.. HilPS PROPOSE
ton to refer the legality Of the income tax
to the courts. only five senator's Joining with
Mr.. Hill in supporting the proposition. But
the vote was not taken until late in the day.
and up to that time there was a spirited
debate. Mr.. Vest was the principal speaker
of the day and in view of his service the
tariff conference committee there was great
tee secrets which he felt justified in disclos-
ing: In the course of his speech Mr.. Vest
called attention to the gravity of the tariff
war which foreign countries had begun
against the United States a result of the
Ito cent sugar differential. Although Mr..
Hill failed in his efforts to refer the income
tax TO the courts, he secured the adoption of
an important amendment limiting the inter
rogatories Of the officers seeking to collect
toe tax.
Another interesting chapter on the finan-
cial question was added In the Senate on
the 18th when Mr.. Sherman presented an
emergency currency bill to meet treasury de.
hciencies, and Mr.. Pugh offered a measure
In the same line, experimenting it with
vigorous speech on the impotency and mac
emergency. This was but the brief prelude
to day spent with the appropriation bills.
Inc pension PHI, appropriating SAL, 100000,
was passed with two important amendments,
one making Sc the lowest rate for pension
disability and another repeating the present
law cutting off the pensions of non-reSi-
dents. 1t was stated during the debate that
the So amendment would increase pension eX.
penditures not exceeding $14OOO,00O. The
bill served as a text for a sharp criticism
against the administration of the pension Of
nee The army appropriation bin con-
sidered. but not completed. owing to spirited
opposition to the abandonment of army posts
In the far Northwest.
The Senate on the 18th passed the army APP
preparation bill carrying 500, 600 600. ami the
bill which in effect advances Gen SchofieId.
IN command Of the army, to the rank OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, held by Gems Sherman
given to the debate on the Nicaraguan canal.
Mr.. Morgan in charge of the measure, sought
to fix q time for bringing the question to a
vote. but without success and the tedious
discussion goes on with little prospect of
After a brief routine prelude Mr. FRYE of
the committee on foreign affairs gave Il
dramatic turn to the proceedings of the Sen
ate on the 10Th by offering a resolution ex-
pressing the profound Indignation with
which the Senate heard of the efforts to re-
store the deposed queen to the throne of
the Senate that the United States govern
ment should at once dispatch warships to
the island.
Il suggest" said Mr. Hill Dem, n. W.
rather extreme and it might be desirable
TO modify it by the words profound
ION the contrary declared Mr.. FRYE,
with great earneStnesS, Il do not believe
profound Indignation sufficiently expresses
my own feelings. or the feelings of the
American people,
''NOr the feelings of the senator from New
York, INTERCEPTED Mr. Chandler, sarcastical-
Mr.. Hill hesitated only moment at the
Interruption and then added II at least
nope that the senator from New Hampshire
lMr. Chandler) will concede to me the guard
1anshlp OF my own feelings. I had not
moved NOV an amendment to the language, but
nad merely offered q suggestion
I'm order to facilitate the passage of the
resolution continued Mr.. Frye '-and in
9rder that 1t may at once be cabled to the
HaWallan Islands, / will accept the pro-
posed change"
Some of the other senators objected to any
resolution at all. Finally, as the presiding of
ncer was about to put the question, Mr..
George Oem Miss0 interjected: "I OBJ
ject.''
Mr.. Frye then turned to the Democratic
side and looked at Mr.. George. ''God may
forgive the senator who makes that obiec-
TIGn ~ sad sa si,o Mr. FRYE each word coming
belleye the American people will forgive
There was an oppressive pause Of mo-
ment. Senator's looked at each other omi-
nouSy as MIR. Frye'S words echoed through
the chamber. Mr.. George had risen slowly
his face flushed and showing intense feel
ing Such remark is improper and
unworthy Of the SENATOR said Mr. George
My right to offer an objection is not In
fluenced in the least by what the senator
may think on the subject. I am not re-
sponsible to the senator from Maine as to
my conduct. Mr. George insisted on his
objection and under the rules the resolution
was laid aside.
The day in the House on the 18th was do
appropriation bill but no progress s1 WAS Was
made before adjournment. Mr. Grosvenor
presented a reply to memorial sent to the
Akron, O.. containing supplementary
charges against Judge Kicks and involving
ex-senator H B. Payne and Judge Stevenson
Burke. He asked for an investigation of the
charges.
When the morning hour expired on the 18TH
for the further consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. Mr.. Flynn Rep., o. ~
Indian office, which he charged with double
dealing. Mr.. Walker (Rep., Mass.) took ad-
vantage of the latitude allowed for debate
to discuss the conditions of the treasury and
the sources Of revenue out of which the
enormous expenditures of the government
kas.) managed to get the floor long enough
90 cause a laugh by stating that seven votes
cast by Popuists had defeated the rule, and
avoid the responsibility for It's defeat the
PopulistS were willing to assume it: and
would consider themselves worthy OF credit
measure could be charged to them Mr.
Bland and Mr. McRae made brief statements
of their position, when Mr. CockreII IL,
whose time the debate had taken place
claimed the floor and proceeded to discuss
the Indian bill. At the conclusion of Mr.
CockrellS remarks the committee rose ana
at 4:35 the House adjourned.
The day in the House the 18th was
devoted to the Indian appropriation bill and
fair progress was made. A number of
amendments were adopted, the most i'm
portant being to pay to the Cherokee nation
Sl66O,0OO An amendment by Mr.. Picker
to discontinue the services of army officers as
Indian agents was ruled out of order
In the House on the 18th the bill was
passed to expend portion of the appropri1-
ton made in the last river and harbOr act FOR
St Joseph's harbor, Mich. to complete the
connection between st. Joseph and Benton
Harbors. At j 40 the consideration Of the In.
dian bill was resumed
Mr.. GrosvenOr (Rep., o. at this point took
advantage Of the latitude allowed in debate
to call attention to an incident that occurred
In his district in the late campaign relative
to the Misrepresentation of his position on
from Washington by Green Clay Smith. and
by, the Peoples Voice, an A. p. A. paper
published at Columbus, O. The latter paper
had commented on his course as antagonistic
ITO the A. 2. A. which was Americanism .
and had declared that ''if his opponent was