The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-01-24
CONGRESS-
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
 House.


 House.
 WHEN routine business was concluded in the senate on the 18th the urgency deficiency bill was taken up and after some parliamentary sparring Mir. Teller addressed the senate on the currency question: Mr. Lodge (Mass.) favored the appropriation to carry into effect the income tax. He thought it dangerous to kill law by Stagnation. MT, Stewart took the floor and spoke in favor of silver. Pending his remarks the senate adjourned . The attend ance in the house was light Mir Hatch called up the bill to extend the provisions of the Wilson original package bill liquor law to oleomargarine in original packages. The morning hour was consumed in fruitless dis cussion and the bill went over. Tho bill to codify the pension laws then passed, and after eulogieS upon the late Representative Shaw, of Wisconsin. the house adjourned.
 THE feature of the proceedings in the senate on the l4th was u stirring debate on the tarin question between Senators Hill and German MT. German opposed the idea of crippling the income tax law by refusing the necessary ap- propriation for enforcing it, and Mir. Hill op- posed the appropriation in the deficiency hill At the conclusion of the debate the senate went into executive session. %. In the house tili- bustering again defeated the Grout o!eo- margarine bill. The remainder of the session was consumed with business reported from the judiciary committee. The bill providing ad- dtional judicial facilities for the Indian terri tory passed.
 IN the senate on the 18th MT. Voorhees, from the finance committee, favorably reported the bill for coinage at the branch mint at Denver Col After the transaction of some other minor business the debate was resumed on the in- come tax in the deficiency appropriation bill and MT. Call addressed the senate in favor of the appropriation The debate was continued by Senators Allen. George and others After an executive session the senate adjourned .... In the house Gen. Grosvenor presented reply to memorial sent to the judiciary committee by Mir. Ritchie of Akron. O., containing sup elementary charges against Judge Kicks and involving eX-Senator H. c. Payne and Judge Stevenson Burke He asked for an investiga- tion of the charges. The house went into com mttee of the whole for the consideration of the Indian appropriation bill, which carries S6i9,S20, S2229 ,O0J less than the estimate and reduction of s!3s ,73s compared with the appro- priation for the current fiscal year. The de- bate continued until adjournment
 AFTER q debate of over a week the senate on the 18th defeated Senator Hills proposition to refer the legality of the income tax to the courts, only five senators voting with Mir Hill in favor of it. Mir. Lodges motion to place the income tax officials under the civil service rules was also defeated. After agreeing to the in- come tax appropriation, the deficiency bill was
  vidng for coinage at the branch mint at Dem yer, Col: authorizing certain naval officers to administer oathS: to exempt from dnty foreign exhibits at the cotton states exposition at At- lanta O.. The house passed the following bills: To amend the act of March ?, 1889, relating to the relief of soldiers of the Mexican and civil TSTs from the charge of deSertion: to give brevet commissions conferred on officers of volunteers now in the regular army for services In, flA Ns abnll tlnnf md milton of those in the regular service. and sev- eral other bills The Indian appropriation bill was then considered until adjournment
 WHEN the senate met on the i7th MT. PuGh (Ala) introduced bill which he regarded as solution of the lack of government revenue. The bill provides for the immediate issue of sl00,OO00)) of treasury notes to meet the de- ficiencies, these notes to be redeemed in coin and to be constantly reissued. It further di- rects the coinage of the seigniorage and the deposit Of silver bullion from American hints. Mir. Sherman also introduced financial meas ure. It provides for the issue and sale of bonds under the provisions of the resumption act, from time to time. as the deficiencies of the treasury require, the proceeds to be used who'll ly for deficiencies and the bonds to run five years at not to exceed 3 per cent interest. In lieu of the foregoing the secretary of the treas- ury may issue coin certificates in denomina- tions of from s5 to Sl00, bearing per cent interest, and put the certificates in circulation through the treaSures and post offices. The pension appropriation bill was then considered. 90. The house disagreed to the senate amend ments to the urgency deficiency bill and sent it to conference, and the house went into com mittee of the whole on the Indian appropria- tion bill, and when the committee rose the house adjourned.
 THE senate on the 18th passed the army ap- propriation bill carrying s23,0Oo,0l0. It also passed bill which in effect advanced Gen. Schofeld, in command of the army, to the rank of licutenant-general held by Gems. sherman and Sheridan. Tine remainder of the session was given to debate on the Nicaragua canal bill .... When the house met Mir. Pickler ob- jected to consideration of the Indian bill as sc many members had left under the impression that District of Columbia matters would be considered. He then flibustered against the bill for two hours, but finally yielded. Lit tie progress was made, however, and the house took a recess. At the evening session private nan mn tCa