Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24

IN order to inaugurate the legislative day
| OF Saturday. adjourned until 1.OS D. M The
spectators had . glimpse of parliamentary
| nctlon. Three minutes later the Senate
| !econvened- Mr.. Turpie Qnd) said that at
this late day he would not ask the Senate
| to set aside time for the delivery Of trib-
| utes to the memory of the late Judge Hol-
man. but he gave notice that early in the
| next session he would ask the Senate to
do so.
Mr.. Morgan Takes the Floor.
Mr. Morgan Ala) then took the floor
| His purpose. he said. was to address him.
SELF to a grave question of law. practice
ana policy involved in the adoption OF the
pending conference report.
1t was the contention Of the conference
| committee that Congress could not tax
one class Of bonds and stock certificates
without taxing all. This doctrine. he
declared. was fraught with serious danger
to the people of the United States and
ne desired to enter his protest against It
as destruction of tie power of the Con-
gress to tax property that ought to go into
the taxation.
This rule of uniformity, he said. had been
violated by Congress SO many times that
it would require weeks effort to emu
merate the Instances.
Mr.. Allison disclaimed any affirmation of
the contention Mr.. Morgan was controvert-
Ing. He had not, he said examined the
constitutional phase of the question.
Mr. Morgan cited the tax upon the issues
of state banks and the exemption of the
issues Of national banks. and also the i'm
posts levied on some Iticles and the ex-
emption of others as evidences Of the power
Of Congress to exempt Of taxation any
property 1t saw fit.
Mr. Morgan stated that the abandonment
Of the stamp tax on bonds and stocks was
in the interest of the New York trust. I'm
mediately the conference report became
known sugar stock went up with bound,
until 1t was said $50, COX, 900 had been made
The meaning of this. he said. was that the
SPECTATORS felt secure that their stock
transfers were to continue without tribute.
And I charge" exclaimed Mr.. Morgan.
vehemently, that the abandonment oc-
CURED under the command of the sugar
trust"
Mr.. Stewart Speaks.
At $40 pm. Mr.. Stewart (Nev.) took the
floor. He said the tariff could not alleviate
the distress of the country and he urged
that the main injustice of tariff legislation
was the inequalities Of the benefits and
burdens it carried.
The time for the final vote was now al
most at nand, and there an air OF
eager expectancy throughout the chamber.
The senators had come from the cloak
rooms and lobbies until there was hardly
a vacant seat on either side of the cham
Der. Mr.. Dingley. the author of the bill,
was present.
At pm the Senate began to vote
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
When the House of Representatives re-
stunned its session today at noon many of
the members believed that it would be the
last day of the session. and there was a
general expI ession of rejoicing and relief
that the end was at hand. Whether it was
the last day of the session not, it was
we'll understood that it was the last day on
which business would be transacted. Most
of the members had their luggage packed
and were prepared to leave the city to-
night. AS soon as the Speaker called the
He use to order Mr.. Dingley moved a re-
-ess until $40 this afternoon. In reply to
a question, he explained that the Senate
would vote on the tariff conference report
at 8 O'Clock, and it was exceedingly i'm
portant that the House should be in
sion when the engrossed bill came back
from that body.
Mr.. McRae (Ark) attempted to draw on.
of Mr.. Dingley statement as to whether
currency commission bill was to be pass
ed this afternoon. but the latter evasively
replied that there was yet no such prop
osition before the House
Mr.. McRae said il the passage of such
bill was not contemplated many demo-
Gratis would like to go home.
The Speaker then stated in view Of the
approach Of the end of the session that in
his opinion it was the duty of every mem
Der to remain. Otherwise" said he, I'VE
may find ourselves without quorum, ana
to that extent every absent member will
be responsible
The recess until $3.50 pm. vas then Or
dere6.