Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-18
The National Solons.

By refusing TO adopt rule to limit the
debate the House Wednesday practically
rejected the Carlisle currency bin. Ia
the Senate Mr.. Qlay advocated amend
Ing the income tax law TO provide for
publication of names and salaries of cor
poratiOn employees. In Il message sub
hitting Hawaiian correspondence 10 Con
gress the President urges the granting of
permission 10 lease one of the islands TO
Great Britain for cable station. The
diplomatic and consular and the post
Office appropriation bills were passed by
the House. The latter carries SO. 49,
952
The income tax came up for consider
able discussion in the Senate on Thurs
day in the course of the debate on the
urgent deficiency bill. which contains "A
provision for carrying the law into opera
ton. Mr. Hill offered an amendment
designed to afford an opportunity TO con
test the constitutionality of the act Mr.
Quay also gave notice of several amend
ments one for the income tax. and the
others to insert the Mckinley tariff act
in the wooden schedule. The proceed
ings in the House were exceedingly dull.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was passed. as was also q bill 10 de-
fine the crimes of murder in the first and
second degrees. and manslaughter and
criminal assault. mutiny and desertion.
and providing punishment therefor. and
to abolish the death penalties on other
crimes. \ resolution was adopted calling
on the Secretary of the Interior for the
causes of delay i'm opening 10 settlement
the lands received from the kickapoo
Indians. The Senate bill repeating the
law providing for bonds for registry of
vessels was passed: also Senate bill pro-
viding an American register Tor the
steamer Empress. 4 bill To provide for
appendices TO the American measurement
of vessels was passed.
The feature of the night session of the
House Friday was the debate which grew
out of the attempt of Mr.. Springer (Dem.,
ILL., to pass a bill granting 500 a month
to Major General John A. McClernand.
Mr. Jones dem, Va insisted upon max
ing the point of no quorum. and the bill
was withdrawn. after much feeling had
been shown Practically the whole SEES
sion of the Senate was occupied IN the
discussion of Mr.. Hills amendment TO the
urgent deficiency bill. designed 10 afford
en- opportunity to test the constitution
atty of the income tax law.
Monday was a field day in the Senate.
Mr.. German of Maryland scored the OPP
ponents of the income tax, and Messrs-
Allison and Hill retorted in bitter terms
A few minor bills were introduced. but
nothing of real Importance was done
In the house the bill 10 provide for the
enlargement of the judicial system of
Indian Territory was passed.
Debate on the income tax item IN the
efficiency appropriation bill was contln-
ued in the Senate Tuesday. The Senate
adopted resolutions calling for informa-
ton as TO the amount of sugar imported
and the quantity Of spirits taken out or
bond during the sixty days previous 10
the taking effect of the tariff bill. The
day in the House was devoted. after the
morning hour. 10 the Indian approprla-
ton bill. but no progress was made be
fore adjournment. General Grosvenor
presented a reply TO a memorial sent To
the judiciary Committee 10y Mr.. Ritchie,
Of Akron. Ohio. containing supplementary
charges against Judge Kicks and involv-
ing ex-senator II. Il. Payne and Judge
Stevenson Burke. He asked for an in
vestigation Of the charges.