The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-20


u,as a full and complete answer to th'
entire argument OF the Senator from Wis
ccnsin. =,
| a conference report on the bill, al Il
| tho time when the income tax returns
| are IN he mgde, was presented and eX
| nIained nv Mr.. Vest and agreed TO.
| Mr. platt then took the floor TO speaR
! .gainst the hill. and has held II until TINS
writino, with occasional interruptions by
| members. who sought TO terminate the
! debate bv coming 10 vote or TO an adj
NJ Vest from the Committee on Com
merce. reported bill, postponing the
time when the rules OF the Senate 10
prevent collisions (agreed 10 between the
r1aritirne nations), are 10 go into ef-
fect the preamble stating that this is done
AT +he earnest request Of the Government
of Great Britain. After remarks by Mr..
tsrya and Mr.. White, in condemnation Of
t5e action of the British Government in
witbdrawing from the international agree
ment, the bill was passed.
oB,rEUcTIoN TACTICS.
ASP. N. the Republican opponents of
the silver bill began a system OF obstruc-
tion tactics under the lead OF Mr.. AID
r,cb ne moved that the Senate proceed
IN executive business, and all six OF the
Republicans withheld their votes. rms
necessftated call for the roll, 10 Whlch
81 senators (seven more than a quorunW
responded. Again the vote was taken'
again no quorum responded, ana again
the roll call was resorted. ms rotation
went on until finally, at $40, only ~ sena-
tos answered TO the roll-call, when the
Sergeant-at-Arms received an order to
require the attendance of absent members
and was furnished a list. While the Sem
ate was waiting for the appearance of a
quorum. negotiations were being carried
on for a way out of the difficulty, and
the success of these negotiations, OF
which Mr.. Cockrell was the principal
manager, was apparent when, at D i. NJ,
the quorum was completed. The motion
for an executive session was withdrawn
by Mr. Aldrich, and the following resolu-
ton was offered by Mr.. Wolcott Ibeing
the one agreed upon among the negotia-
tOrO:
Resolved. That It is the sense of the
Senate that the welfare and prosperity of
the United States require the enactment
Of a law for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio of 10 to l.
Resolved, That In view Of the fact that
this Congress will expire by law on the
4th of March, and that there are inn
portant appropriation bills requiring tie
attention OF the Senate, it is the sense
OF the Senate that considera ton of such
a law be not entered upon at this session
of Congress.
Let that resolution lie over till to-mor-
row and be printed said MIR. Jones, of
Arkansas.
The resolution went over. and the Sem
ate, at p. NJ, adjourned until II o'clock
tomorrow.
The House.
Another day was spent in consideration
OF the naval appropriation bill without
iisposing Of it. The proceedings were
marked by several spirited passages by
Mr.. Sayers chairman Of the Committee
on Appropriations, and members OF the
committee Oh Naval Affairs over amend
ments offered by he former 20 reduce
he amounts carried. in the bill. only in
.wo Of these was the Texas member sue
iessful, and then the amounts were in
significant. Al the beginning of the con-
'ideration of the bill Chairman O'Neil |
Dem., Mass) overruled the point Of or |
Ter made yesterday by Mr.. Sayers against !
ne proposed Increase of the force of en-
listed men in the Navy, holding that it |
vas IN order, knowing existing statutes |
Uniting the number to 1900 men. From |
his ruling Mr.. Sayers appealed but the |
committee of the whole sustained the |
'hair-lB TO 81 And against this Mr.. |
'dyers uttered his earnest protest
In the course of the debate several other
matters were acted upon by the |
louse. The joint resolution reported yes
erday by the Committee on Ways and |
leans, directing the Secretary of the
treasury TO suspend the shipment i'm
ond through the United States Of goods
estined for the free zone Of Mexico. was
assed. Also bill authorizing the Presi-
ent TO appoint General Don Carlos Buel
colonel on the retired list OF the army. |
conference was agreed TO on the agri-
ultural appropriation bill The report Of
ne conferees upon the joint resolution
from March 1st to April 10.
3d. the time within which income tax
aturns may be made, was agreed TO.
STATEMENT OF TIE coNFthEEs.
The statement of the conferees was as
blows:
The effect Of the election on the first
mendment of the Senate is to allow the
~ner of real estate to deduct the amount
ecessarily paid for fire insurance from
he income from the same, when making
Is return. Ii applies only to real estate.
does not enlarge i'm other respects the |
mount of deductions that may be made.
nder the income tax law deduction |
light be made for necessary repairs, but |
)t for betterments. This provision re-
aims, and is not enlarged BY the amend
ents agreed upon.
The effect of the second amendment Is
require corporations to return the tax
81 or corporate property and relieve the
dividual from the necessity of doing So
is agreed TO by the conferees 10 pre-
mt the possibility OF double taxation
hilst the law guarded against this. IL
rs thought not improper to add any
ditional assurance thereof that was
cessary. The amendment added by the
nferees TO the second amendment
ees employers from the necessity OF re-
rning the names and salaries OF their
nployes. except when called for by the |
Hector TO verify the returns of en-
Dyes. For that purpose the right will
III exist.
From the third amendment Qimiting in
taxpayers shall be required
answer TO those specifically provided
the acD. the Senate conferees recede, |
lis was thought best not only for the
'vernment. but for the Taxpayer.
rhe House, at $40. adjourned until to-
PROV at noon.