Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-17

or financial legislation. OF the force bill,
where the passions and preJudices OF
senator's are necessarily aroused, IL IL
almost impossible to secure any result
in this body so long as five senator's are
opposed 10 its enactment. And experience
shows that. In such cases. the corpse OF
that legislation IL brought here on Hitter
by the time that Congress had passed
upon II.
Il assert now that the most vicious
and dangerous and utterly indefensible
feature Of the absence OF rules TO close
debate is the fact that II gives TO a
minority the power of threatening those
in charge Of a bill and OF forcing undue
and untimeiy action"
REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY.
At another point In his speech. Mr.. Vest
said: II have no right TO say what the
President will do. for do not enjoy the
Executive confidence. But sincerely hope
that II Congress adjourns without nnan-
ciaI legislation, the President viii call us.
Immediately on the final fall or the gavel,
in extraordinary session. and We Will
then see whether the Republican party.
By its enactments. will bring prosperity
10 the people OF the United States.
"We will not have n Republican Sem
ate" Mr. Hawley suggested.
"you will not have a Democratic Sen
ate" Mr.. Vest retorted.
III the Republicans exercise the power
in their hands, they will organize this
Senate."
Mr.. Vest said the enforcement of the
provision eXempting from tax alcohol
used in perfumeries would cost. accord
ing to the report Of the Secretary or the
Treasury. Sl.GD.oco a year, and would
affect very seriously, besides. the coliec-
tiOn.
The amendment had been drawn up. he
said by an apothecary In Massachusetts,.
II was crude and unsatisfactory. and had
been struck out In conference, but the
conference committee had not been per-
mitted to report.
Finally, a vote was reached on the
question Of order: shall the decision OF
the Chair stand as the decision of the
Senate?' And the decision OF the Chair
was sustained by vote of 10 yeas TO six
nays. The negative votes were cast by
Messrs. Davis. Dubois. Hill. Mitchell.
OF Oregon. PettigTew. and Quay.
QUAY'S AMENDMENT.
A soon as this vote was taken Mr.
Quay again offered his amendment,
adding at the end provision that the
law should preclude any court having
jurisdiction from hearing proceedings 10
test the constitutionality or validity OF
the act
Mr.. Gray raised a point OF order against
II. ana the Chair (Mr. GallingeD sus-
tanned it.
Mr. Lodge offered his amendment
placing the officials authorized to be APP
pointed for the collection Of the income
tax in the civil service. Tabled-yeas, ~;
nays. II.
Mr.. Quay renewed his amendment for
testing the consttutionality and validity
OF the income-tax, and 1t was defeated
yeas ~; nays. 81. as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allrich. Chandler. Davis.
Frye. Gray. Hale. Uawley. Hill, Lodge,
Mcmillan, Manderson. Mitchell Of Ore
Sherman, Smith, and Wiison-i9.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bate. Berry,
Blackburn, Blanchard. Butler. Call,
Camden. Cockrci. Dubois. George. Cor
don, German. Hunton. Jarvis. Jones Of
Arkansas, Kyle. Lindsay. McI.aurin. Mor-
gan, Pugh. Ransom. Roach. Stewart,
Teller, Turpie. Vest. Villas. voorhees,,
Walsh. and Wolcott-32.
The paragraph providing for the
salaries and expenses Of ten additional
revenue-agents was amended. at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Allison OR"publican), Of
Iowa. 50 as to reduce the number to
"anl to carry into effect the act imposing
a lax on incomes"
HILL AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
Mr. Hin offered an ameniment pro-
viding that none OF the appropriation
should be used for the purpose Of com
pelling Il taxpayer to make any return
or TO answer any question, except as 20
the sources and amount of his gains,
profits. and income.
Mr. Cockrell said he would offer no OPP
position to the amendment, and II WAS
agreed 10.
MIR Chandler asked Mr.. Cockrell
whether. In the conference committee.
hc would insist on keeping In that amend-
ment
M. Cockren replied that he would If he
should then be Of the same opinion a. h.
was now. for he thought the amendment
WAS right.
The bill was then reported TO the Sen
ate from Committee Of the Wholel and
all Of the amendments were agreed TO.
and the bin WAS passed. The Senate
then, at 5:lj. adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
The usual dreariness cf debate in the
House upon gen RAJ appropriation bills.
the Indian bill being under consideration,
was relieved to-day by an unexpected
DEPRESSION into the causc Of the defeat
OF tn Carlisle currency and banking
bll. II was preclpitatcd by Mr.. Walker
Gsepuhlican). Of Massachusetts. who made
the statement that the Republicans were
ready and willing TO support prop
measure. To this Mr.. Warner % mo-
cfaO, Of New York. responded that the
Republicans were seeking an excuse for
their action In defeating the rule proviling
f.p 81 |far IT ton ftf no a in
connection with those Democrats who
had voted with them. and he said ths
statements Of the gentleman from Massd-
chusotts were a mere prcterce.
.ir Money OemocraD Of Mississippi
speaking for the frce-silvcr Democrats
denied responsibility for the failure Of the
rule. and charged it upon the Committee
on Rules. who had refused to = rnlit
an understanding TO be had that n vote
on the Bland free-si!Yer substitute should
be taken.
Mr. Catchngs Democrat. Of Missis-
sippi, defended with some feeling the ac-
ton Of the Committee on Rules. saying II
had been dictated wholly by the inStruc-
tion Of the Democratic caucus.
Mr. Reed Republican). of Maine. said
that tn situation in a nutshell was. tha,
the Carlisle bin fen OF its own weight.
never could have received the votes Of a
ma jOriiy OF the House. Tho duty that
devolvei upon the Democrats was e.
give the government sufficient revenue
to meet expenditures tn restore the ere ilt
Of the government. and relieve the gene
IA! financial depression.
POP MAGNANIMPTY.
Mr.. Simp on.PopulisD. Kansas. raised Q
laugh By stating that In view OF the re-
luctance Of the old parties - assume re-
sponsihlliIy for the defeat Of the Carlisle
bill. he would be proud 10 take 1t for
the Popullsts He would also propose
a plan for relief. as both the old parties
Were backward In that respect; use silver
TO pay government obligations; coin the
silver seigniorage In the Treasury and
issue Treasury notes.
.lr. Bland ODemOcraO. Missouri. and
Mr. McRae DemocraD. Arkansas. also
contributed 10 the depression. which then
closed
Before the Indian bill was taken up a
number of unimportant measures were
reported from the Committee on Military
Affairs ana passed. and the bill 10 estab.
lish national park on the Gettysburg
battlefield was made the order Of busi
ness for tomorrow. in the morning hour
In the absence OF Speaker Crisp TO.
day. Representative Dockery OemocraD