The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-08
FROM The NATIONAL CAPITAL
Proceedings Of the Senate and
House Yesterday.
Senator Vest Arraigned the Supreme
Court for the Income Tax Decision,
and Declared Conflict Betweeu Bi
metalfsm and the Gold Standard IRE
pressibIe-Mr. Chandier's Popular Loan
BIli-House Proceedings Brief,

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was treated to-day to one of Senator
Vests characteristic speeches. He ar
ralgned the supreme court for the In
come tax decision; he laid tho response.
bility for the lack OF revenue at their
door when they exempted the "sordid
wealth OF the land" from taxation; he
contrasted the records of the present
aud past administrations. he threw
some light upon heretofore unknown
chapters in the history OF the Mckinley
law; he denounced the financial de-
Pendence OF this country and of others
upon the moneyeS influence; he attacked
the President and the Secretary of the
Treasury for their proposition to retire
the greenbacks and place the circula.
tion in tho hands of the national banks;
quoted Secretary Carlisle against him .
self, and in conclusion, declared that
she conflics between bi -meeslism and
the gold standard WAS irrepressible and
thas the eooner IL was decided the bet.
ter 1t would bs for our public and
private life.
Tho other feature of the session today
grow out of the Introduction by Mr..
ONADA~ASA W. q VIA lux u pOpulHr loan
through the Issue of postal savings GER
tifcates. In the course of Mr., Chan
dler's remarks the cable replica of the
Prince of Wales, the Rothschilds and
others to the New York World were
alluded to, and Mir Lodge claimed that
the editor of the world had been guilty.
OF violating section $685. Of the revised
statutes in holuiug communica ton
with officials of another governments.
the purpose Of which was to interfere
with a measure of the United Ststes."
Mr.. Gray, OF Delaware, rebuked both
Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Chandler for the
suggestion that public opinion could not
be solicited either here or abroad on
any question and affirmed that Q lust
public opinion in all civilized centers
must be the final arbiter of ali dieputes
Inc Senate adjourned at 4;50 until
Tomorrow.
In the House.
Another brief session of the House
WAS held to day, at which the only i'm.
portant business transacted YVES the nd.
mission Of the now member from the
new State OF Utah, Mr.. Allen, and the
adoption of resolutions cslling upon the
Astorney-General for information con-
corning the enforcement of the anti
trust law and for recommends tons of
new legislation on the subject. and on
the Secretary of the Treasury for stats
tics concerning the seal fisheries of the
Boring Sea-
Tomorrow 1t is expected the House
VIII take up the discussion OF the new
code of rules, as the committee expects
to be able to mako q report by that
time. resolution was adopted to paw
Anna Waterman, tho widow OF John II.
Waterman, Of Georgia, who was clerk to
Speaker Crisp in the last Congress, q
sum equal to six months salary
a repors made by Mr. Aldrlch (Rep.,
III } chairman of toe committee on &C.
counts, recommending tho appointment
and release OF sundry minor officials OF
the House. evoked warm discussion, in
which Mr.. Johnson. of Indiana, and
Mr.. Walker. OF Massachusetts, both Re.
puolicsns, attacked tho alleged combi-
nation. which had controlled the APP
polnsments OF House officers. The rec
concentrations OF the committee on &C.
counts were approved, and at 1:5O the
House adjourned until to IN orrow,