The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-01-11
The Missouri Senator DenOunces
the Action of the Supreme
Court
In Deciding the Income Tax Law
Unconstitutional The Bond
Substitute.
Republican Senators Caucus on
the House Revenue Measure.
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The clouds
lowered on the senate horizon and the
signs pointed to very stormy session.
Mr.. Vest was down for speech, and
there was a prospect of very lively
slxirmish over the bond question, and
the report of the finance committee.
Senator Lindsay (Dem., Ky.) was
present for the first time since the re-
convening of congress and took the oath
prescribed by the constitution.
Numerous petitions bearing on the
Armenian outrages, the question of the
recognition Of the Cuban beligerents
and the Venezuelan boundary line dis
pute were presented. Among the latter
was one from the Society of Friends of
Indiana, praying for arbitration.
Mr.. Jones (Dem., Ark. reported from
the finance commsttee the free silver
substitute for the house bond bill, and
gave notice that he would call it up in
the morning and ask the senate to con-
slider it.
No Republicans Voted for IL.
Mr.. Morrill,, (Rep. Vt.) chairman Of
the finance committee, notified the sem
ate that the substitute was opposed by
every Republican member of the COM
mittee. The bill went on the calendar.
Mr.. Elkins (Rep. w. Va.) offered a
resolution which was referred to the
finance committee, providing that here
after any contemplated issue of United
States bonds shall first be advertised for
at least twenty days, and that such
bonds shall be sold to the highest bid
der.
Denounced the Supreme Court.
AT Q o'clock Mr.. Vest (Dem. Mo.
took the floor to discuss the gold reserve
resolution introduced by Mr.. Sherman
several days ago. He said that the last
congress passed q bill which carried
ample revenue for the government and
small surplus beside. The supreme
court has stripped the measure Of
$50, 100000 Of revenue by de-.
cision which was surprise to
nearly every intelligent law
yer on the floor. While discussing the
decision Of the court. he would observe
the comfy between coordinate
branches of the government, but he
would say that the income tax decision
was one Of the most remarkable that
has ever been delivered and was so con-
sidered by a majority Of the people Of
the country, including able lawyers
everywhere.
Lodge Gets After Pulitzer.
Mr.. Lodge called attention to the re-
cent telegrnms between the Prince Of
Wales and other we'll known British
subjects and Mr.. Pulitzer of the New
York World, concerning policies Of this
government. They were in contraven-
ton Of statute Of the United States
forbidding such communications be.
tween private citizens and officers of a
foreign government. and the attorney
general should prosecute Mr.. Pulitzer
for thus attempting to influence this
government. g.. a.,
Mr.. Gray defended Mr.. Pulitzer.
Called ON Harmon For Reasons.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The house
committee on judiciary reported a reso-
luton calling upon the attorney general
for information as to why proceedings
had not been taken to enforce the anti.
trust Law. It was passed.
After q little routine business the
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