The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-08
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
senator Vests Spirited Attack on the SUI
" preme Court aud others.

pEGttAe NouEN hhha SsANAes
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1.-THE
clouds lowered on the senate horizon to-
day and the signs pointed to a very
stormy session. Mr.. Vest wus down for
n speech and there was prospect OF
very lively skIrmish over the bond
ot,ystfon and the report OF the finance
committee. Senator Lindsay, Dem..
XVI. was present for the first time
since the re-convening OF Congress and
took the oath prescribed by the con-
stkutlon. Numerous petitions bearing
on the Armenian outrages, the question
OF the recognition OF the Cuban bellig-
erents and the Venezuelan boundary
lire dispute were presented. Among
the latter was one from the Society OF
Friends, OF Indiana. praying for arbt-
Mr. Jones. (Dem.. Ark.). reported
from the finance committee, the free
silver substitute for the house bond bill
and gave notice that he would call II Up
Tomorrow and ask the senate to CON
slider 81. Mr.. Morrill,, CRep., VIZ, chair
man Of the finance committee, notified
the senate that the substitute was op::
posed ''by every Republican member OF
the committee,
Mr. Eikins, (Rep., W. Nh.), offered
resolution, which was referred to the
f'nancc committee, providing that hero
nftcr any contemplated issuc Of United
states bonds shall first be advertised
for nj least twenty days and that such
bonds shall be sold TO the highest bid
der. ,-,-,
Mr.. Allen offered resolution. which
was referred for the appointment OF
commission Of five senators 10 invcSti-
rnte Inc question OF whether there was
now md had been for the past two and
one-hnlf Years a Republican form OF
f,oyernment in tho state OF Alabama,
whether fraud, force, or intimidation
had entered into the election OF mem
beTB OF the legislature In 80 far as those
elections bore on the election OF United
States senator's.
Mr.. Lodge re-opened the discussion OF
Mr.. Chandler's bill by calling attentloa
TO Section 5,33j of the revised statutes
prohibiting any citizen OF the Unltcd
States on penalty Of fine md imprls-
onment from holding any communicl-
tlon, verbal, or written, with any on
Ger or nge.nt OF foreign country, the
purpose OF which was 10 influence net
ion IN n pending international dispute
or 10 interfere with n measure OF the
United states" This referred to the
communications sent by New YORK
paper to the Prince OF Wales and
other public men in England on the
Venezuelan question.
vests PhlilppIc.
Tho hour OF o'clock having arrived.
the senate without dIspo5lng OF the
question. resumed consideration OF Mr..
shcrnnn's resolution concerning the
gold reserve and Mr.. Vest, (Dcm.. MOI,
took the floor.
sir. Vests speech proved 10 be m
arratgnHFeHt OF the supreme court FOR
!tE decision in the income tax cases
He began BY saying that the Demo-
cratic party did not seek 10 evadc re-
gponsibIlity for the legislation of Tho
last Congress, Notwithstanding II had
only an OJtenslhle majority IN tho stn-
nto. md nc then passed rapidly 20 bis
subject by declaring that the wilson
iaw would have afforded ample revenue
Tor the support Of the government, but
Tor tho supreme court derlF'YH deciRF-
ing tho income tax Unconstitutional.
"Thnt the court should have rendered
Hurh a decision" he Bnld. was q matter
~ Furprlsc-of surprise 10 every lntolll.
gent lawyer IN the country, and espcc-
ially TO thoge OF ~ In Congress who
were engaged IN formulating the legls-
lntlOn."
That this court Fhould have rcvcu.
cd rs own decisions for n hundcl
years IN n question vitality nTc@tirs
the interc1tg Ot the entire population
md placing tho government In Ii" at
titudc of violating the constitution dur
ing tho entire history Of the union must.
he declared, be matter Of sincere re-
Rrct"
Mr. Vagt declared that he would not
trust himself In the senate TO say what
he would bS tsmptCd 70 ray OF this