Connecticut western news., 1895-01-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.
CARLISLE CURRENCY BILL DEFEATED
 NTHE HOUSE.

By Combination of Democrats and Repub-
 licans . Motion In the House to Order the
 Previous Question Was Lost by a Vote of
 Ie4 to 1as.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-The strength of the opposition to the income tax will soon be tested in the senate The debate has been quite interesting for the last few days. More currency legislation is expected.
 On Friday, Jan. II, practically the whole of the days session of the senate was occupied in the discussion of Mir. Hills amendment to the urgent deficiency bill designed to afford an opportunity to test the oonstitutionality of the income tax law. Mr. Hill delivered a long and carefully prepared speech in support of bis amendment ..r
 Rather in the nature of Q sensation at the night session of the house was the de. bate which grew out of the attempt ot MT. Springer (Dem., Ills.) to pass a bill granting sl00 per month to Major Gen. eral John A. McClernand. Mir. Jones (Dem.. Na1 insisted upon making the point of no quorum. Mir Springer in a heated speech. lectured those of his south ern Democratic colleages who constantly assumed an attitude of hostility toward the pension of Union soldiers. Ho called attention to the fact that but IS Demo orats had been returned to the next house from tho north. He warned them that If their course was persisted in none will be returned the succeeding congress
 On Monday, Jan. 14, stirring inter est was given to the senate proceedings by the speeches of Senator German of Mary land and Senator Hill of New York on various phases of tho tariff and financial situation. At times the debate between the two distinguished Democratic senators took on an added interest from the keen personal criticism and satire directed at each other.
 MT. Gorman,s Speech.
 Mir German spoke for two hours The speech was mainly remarkable in its ar. rayal of facts to show that tho tariff law which Mir. German took so large part in framing was wholly insufficient in raising the revenue absolutely requisite to carry on the government In presenting this view Mir. German dwelt on the personal features of the contest over the Wilson bill and arraigned NIT. Hill for his attitude then and since on the tariff question.
 The speech of Mir Hill was equally wig orous and equally personal, and was re- oeived with the same close attention from bis associates and intense interest in the galleries as had been shown to tho Mary land senator Mir. Hill directed his re- marks mainly at Mir. German, who sat only few feet away.
 Senator Allison of Iowa also contribut- cd to the features of the day by a short but very effective presentation of the need of immediate legislation on tho tariff to raise revenue.
 Filibustering tactics again defeated the Grout oleomargarine bill which was un- der consideration during tho morning hour In the house. By special order from the rules committee the remainder of the day was consumed with business re- ported from the judiciary committed.
 On Tuesday, Jan. 15 the senate gave the day to further speeches in which the income tax served as a text for wide range of discussion on the tariff, the our rency and the Populist platform. Mir. Hill proposition made last week to amend the deficiency bill so that the income tax could be tested in the courts has appar- ently started an inexhaustible flow of speeches on public affairs in general
 The day in the house was devoted after the morning hour to the consideration of the Indian appropriation bid, but no prog ress was made before adjournment Gen. eral Grosvenor presented a reply to the by MT. Ritchie of Akron, O.. containing q supplementary charges against Judge Kicks and involving ex Senator H. B. Payne and Judge Stevenson Burke He asked for an investigation of the charges-