The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
THE INCOME TAX FIGHT.
ME-. hill ADVOCATES HIS AMEND
MENT IN TIE SENATE.
Two Financial Measures Introduced by
Democrats - A Number OF bnis
Passed by the House,

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. 1.-THE
debate in the Senate to-day on the SUB
,act OF the income tax occupied the bet
ter part of i've hours. Most OF that time
was used by MIR. HiIi in advocacy OF the
amendment oTerd by him yesterday, Civ
ing courts OF the United states Jurisdic-
zion TO hear and determine suits 10 test
The constitutionanty and validity OF the
tax. lie assailed the tax as unequal, un-
uniform ana unjust. ana expressed his
conviction tnat the Senate would agree
with him that tho provision, as 81 now
stood. was unconstitutional. unwiedy ana
unworkable, and that II ought not 10 be
inflicted on the taxpayers. the executive
officers or Congress.
SENATOR sBIRMAN's VIEWS.
Air. sherman said that In the main he
agreed with the New YORK senator In re-
gard 10 the tax. but ne held that "a refu-
sal OF the Senate to appropriate money to
carry IL out would tend to overthrow the
principles on when the Government is
established, ana would be wrong I'm re-
Gard 10 the revenue measure which the
senate had no power 10 originate. Speech
es were also made by Mr.. dubois tRep.,
IAaAbif III quay 'AN'Ps tt'ff Nii' ~NAs
Mitchell Rep., OregOn).
A motion by Mr.. Quay TO postpone the
further consideration Of the bill and
amendment TIN the first Monday in Feb
ruary. received one vote (his OWN, I'm
its favor. and forty-three against 1t.
point OF order was made against the Hill
amendment 0hat IL was general Iegtsa-
ti0n on a general appropriation bid and
was sustained by the presiding officer
(Mr. Faulkner, Dem, W. Na.)
An appeal from this ruling was taken
BY Mr.. Hin. and at this stage OF the pro-
ceeding. the whole matter went over till
tomorrow.
TWO FINANCIAL BILLS.
Two financial bills were introduced-one
hy Mr.. Vest. and one by Mr.. Mcpherson
Dem.. n. 3D. the latter authorizing the
issue and sale OF bonds.
The salient points of the bill of Mr.. Vest
are these. II makes no reference to the
refunding OF the greenback; provides for
the unlimited coinage OF silver at the
market price, the Government taking the
seigniorage. II calls i'm All gold and silver
certificates and treasury notes and sub
stitutes certificates that shall be rcdcema-
blc in either gold or silver. according to
condiuons-it the surplus in the Treasury
y less than S1O0U0O,OD0 TO be redeemed in
silver. If more than NOO.ODOO 800. 80 he re-
deemed ia gold. n provides for an issue
of per cent. bonds to maintain the re-
serve. hut limits the amount 10 the
tlooooo.go stipulated in the hill.
The Senate at 5:30 adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, -. G.. Jan IA
JIousa bill authorizing the L3porte IIoIs-
ton and Northern railroad to build Il
hiidge over Galveston I;ay, was passed
Also the following:
Authorizing the Little Rcck and Pa
CiGc railroad 10 bridge tho rivers in Ar
kansas which it's lines will cross.
Authorizing the TenEessc bridge and
Ferry Company 20 bridge the Tennessee
river at or near Sheffield, Ala.
For the relief Cf !. II. Hathaway x co,
OF Philadelphia. contractors for the mar
bor work az st. Augustine, by the issue
of duplicate check for $i01i5. the origi-
nal having been lost I'm the mails, and
TIE following Senate bills:
Extending the time in which the Tex
arakana and Fort Smith railway may
bridge the Little river. in Arkansas.
The bin 10 repeal the law Of 1890. re-
lat.ng 20 shipping commissioners. hch
by argument, WAS poe tponcd was called
up by Mr.. Fithian. Iir DINGHY prOpCsCd
a substitute, which rc-ain"d .hc feat, res
of the laws of 1890 that had been found
hAneiicial To the scamcn engaged in the
CtabNWlHf anu IEdt-bN lhlflEN lidtF. ! it
substitute had been accepted by members
OF the committees and others Interested
in the matter. 1t was agreed to by the
Senate, and the bill passed.
TRoUBLEsoME BILL.
Under the rules OF the House this was
private bill day, and on motion of Mr.
Gnloc, the House resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole TO consider bills On
the private calendar fer the first time
since July. and Mr., Tarsncy Dem, MOI
took the chair. Three hours was spent
I'm an unavailing consideration of "a bill
that engaged the attention o. the body
ON the day last devoted 10 the private
calendar. IT was FOR The payment OF
$4,000 for stores and supplies taken from
a loyal TennesSeean In the war as ad-
Judged by the Court Of Claims The bill
elected discussion OF the general policy
OF Congress with respect of these bills,
and Mr.. BOatner said that II il was the
intention 10 pay none Of them. the sooner
the fact was known the better ii would
De for the peace If mind of the represen-
iatives from the southern states
Mr.. Cockreil Dem, TeXJ said he had
no request 10 make of the conquerers on
account of claims advanced bv men who |
established their loyalty to the Govern
ment thirty years after the war ended
Mr.. Dockery said that for himself he
would repeal the Bowman and Tucker |
acts. abolish the Committee on war
Claims and declare the war closed. NO
action was taken upon the bill.
Upon recommendation Of the committee |
of the whole. the House laid on the table |
the bill 10 remit TO the contractors |
building the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius |
the peaties imposed for delay in her con-
ttTuction. |
At 4;O5 o'clock the House took a recess |
,iutI < o'clock The evening session IN ha !