The record-union., 1895-01-11

ties considering and determining the con-
stitutionality OF the income tax law
whenever by any proceedings which
shall have been commenced or be pend
ing In such courts such questions shall
be presented.
Quay briefly advocated the amend
ment, and suggested that the only thing
that now prevented the steps allowed by
the amendment was Section 3224 OF the
Revised Statutes, which prohibits the
maintaining by any court of suit to re-
strain the collection of a tax.
Hill asserted that there was we'll
founded Judgment on the part of the best
legal talent that the law is unconstitu-
tlonal wholly or partly, and the best
lawyers here had advised their clients
that the law was to be resisted.
Pefter moved to lay the amendment on
the table,
Mr.. Cockrell suggested that the only
convention which had inserted plank
IN It's platform against the income tax
was that OF the State represented by the
Senator from New York, and that had
not been carried by the people.
This led MIR. Hill to reply that the same
convention referred to by the Senator had
also indorsed the tariff bill, for which the
Senator had labOred and voted
Mr.. Harris (Dem.l OF Tennessee sug-
gested the withdrawal of the motion. but
Mr.. PETER objected.
The motion to lay on the table was lost.
Mr.. HIPS amendment will come up
tomorrow.
Mr.. Quay gave notice of the three fol-
lowing amendments, which he intends to
ofter TO the urgency deficiency bill viz:
To insert a provision repeating the in
come tax law; to insert the entire Mckin-
| ley Tariff Act and to insert the wool tax.
The urgency deficiency bill was then
Iald aside and the Nicaragua Canal bill
| was taken up,
Mr. Catfery (Dem.) of Louisiana de-
cIared that while favOring the cOnstruc-
ton OF the canal, he was opposed TO the
means proposed in the bill for etfecting
! TINS purpose. Mr.. Catfery argued against
the conStitutiOnality Of the measure and
asserted that the United States had no
authority to delegate the power TO regu-
late commerce TO the Maritime Canal
! Commission. a commission of engineers
| should examine a route.
| Without completing his remarks Mr..
Gallery yielded TO u motion to proceed to
executive business, and at o'clock the
| Senate went into executive session and at
5:25 p. N. adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. = The House
proceedings to-day were exceedingly
dull, most OF the day being given to the
consideration OF the district appropria-
| bills OF minor Importance, relating to
steamship matters were also passed, and
| also ten private pension bills.
On motion OF Turner Dem OF Georgia
Saturday, February I'd, was set aside Tor
paying tribute to the memory of the late
Senator COlquitt Of Georgia.
On motion of Curtis (Rep.) of New
1ork bill was passed to define the
crimes Of murder, first and second de-
grees, OF manslaughter, rape, mutiny
and desertion, and providing for the pun
Ishment therefor, and to abolish the
death penalties on other crimes.
ON motion of Flynn (Bep.) of Okla
homa Territory resolution was adopted
calling on the Secretary OF the Interior
for the causes for delay in opening to
settlement lands received from the Kick
apoo Indians under agreement of June
II, 1881, ratified by Congress March 3,
1898.
Delegate Rawlins of Utah to-day intro
duced bill to restore to the public do
main reservoir sites selected by the
United States under the Act of 1855.