The record-union., 1897-02-21
Warm Debate in the House OYeran Amend
ment of Hopkins Of Pennsylvania,
Providing for Payment of Members OF
Salaries During Absence.
rIcr1illan of Tennessee Renews his
Attack Upon Justice Shiras OF the
United States Supreme Court for
for His Part i'm the Income Tax
Decision.

Decision.
WASHINGTON, Feb 20.-The House
spent the day in discussing the general
deficiency bill, which was not hnlShed.
There was a warm debate over an
amendment by Hopkins (RD of lii
nois. to take out the item OF SlZ,-Oo 10
nav members of the Fifty-third Con-
,rress for amounts withheld from their
salaries for absences, in accordance
with a rule adopted by that Congress.
Mr.. Hopkins said that Speaker Crisp
had enforced that rule to mold quo
rum. and Democrats should not apply
TO a Republican House for reimburse
ment Mr.. Hopkins carried his polnt-
1l3 to -.
Just before adjournment McMillln
CD of Tennessee renewed a recent at
tack by him upon Justice Shiras of the
Supreme Court of the United states Tor
dis part in the income tax decision, ana
incidentally said that he was glad II
had at last got through the thlck
hide of the Justice that he had de-
prived the American people of the right
TO tax wealth. Ht spoke of the major
ity opinion Of the court as "slush.
When the deficiency bill was taken up
Hopkins declared this was a plan to
have the Republican Congress wash the
dirty linen of the Democratic Congress
The Democratic Speaker Crisp, sup
ported by the Democratic majority IA
vored reductions in order to hold
quorum, and if the Democrats desired
to reverse their policy they should not
amply to the Republican House at
time when they were complaining OF
"billion dollar" appropriations.
In the course of a long discussion
Crisp Dem) Of Georgia, son and sue
Cessor in Congress of Speaker Crisp
explained the course of his father as
being in accordance with the interpre-
tation of the law as given by the Judi
ciary Committee.
An amendment offered by W. A.
Stone (R) of Pennsylvania 10 give the
IA erabers whose terms !. II 4red -sSath the
close of this session S10O for clerk hire
for one month after their retirement
was ruled out on a point of order, as
was also an amendment by Richardson
ODD OF Tennessee, for the payment OF
Southern war claims under the Bow
man Act, amounting to S0O0,OOo.
The item for paying to the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company judgment
of the Court Of Claims, amounting to
ST .320. 900. being reached, Mr. Sayers
gave notice of an amendment to strike
all claims of the bond-aided Pacific
Railroads and their branches from the
bill.
Thereupon Bartlett Cd of New York
announced that he would defend the
Supreme Court and Justice Shiras
against attacks recently made by
Messrs. De Almond and McMillin. In
cidentally he served notice on the De-
mocracy of the South and West that
they could never expect to win so long
as they insisted in advocating an in
come tax that fell upon the East and
North and in attacking the Federal
judiciary.
Mcmillan made a reply to Bartlett.
which created something OF a sensation.
Referring to his previous remarks on
Justice Shiras. he said: Il intended it
as an attack. and If it was not sufficient.
] stand ready to renew it at any time"
Continuing, he said: Il hold that
there is nothing in the American Gov
ernment so sacred that l, as a repre-
sentative of the American people, am
not at liberty to attack it when it goes
wrong" Turning to Bartlett he said:
"It ill-hecomes the gentleman from
New York. who has taken his bag and
baggage out of the Democratic party. to
dictate to me what policies I should
pursue. I am at the old camping
ground, fighting the old battle" Dem
ocratic applause)
He referred TO Justice Shiras as "a
distinguished individual" and said
that no man ever attacked the Federal
judiciary more strongly than did
Thomas jefferson and the American
people made him President. When a
President sends a veto message to Con-
gress. he necessary criticises a co-ordi-
nate branch OF the Government. What
] said of Justice Shiras was that he was
the man who tore down the Federal
Constitution and who took away from
the American people the right of one
hundred years to tax the wealth of this
country, and / repeat it to-day, and /
am glad that l have got through his
thick hide at last"
He understood that Dalzell 0t) of
PENNSYLVANIA intended at a future time
TO make defense of Justice Shiras. and
at that time. Mcmillan said he would
present some facts regarding the cir
cumstanceS under which Justice Shiras
had changed his mind. For the present
he would content himself with having
read the dissenting opinion of Justice
Harlan in the income tax case. This
was being read, when Bartlett inter
rupted TO ask whether McMilhn would
also have the majority opinion of the
court read.
oh, l don't want such slush read in
4;,,,. NF1NEffISp axelafr1ad
Dalzell gave notice that at some fu-
ture time he would speak on the part
taken by Justice Shiras in the income
tax case.
Then. at 4:25 p. M, the House ad-
sourned.
NO FAST MAIL.