Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-06
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f,Foceedinga OF the House end Senate
Yesterday

''oeee"'hsA or the HOUSE end Senate
WASHINGTON. D. G., May s,,-Dur-
ING olmos: the entire session TODAY
rae senate had under cons ideration th..
postctice appropriation bill. The
measure carries s99 224 800. being ve.;
inuch the heaviest of all the appropr;a-
ton bills. The most important action
taken upon the measure was ,he adop-
iIon OF an amendment offered by Nj,
i41Iman. OF South Carolina. reducing
'ne number of deliveries of mai! in al,
CRIES or the country to a number not
exceeding four each day. The amend :
!hent was sharply anita gonize;l as a b9w
20 business interests in the large cit
les, but the feeling Of the Senate wa
such that. despite the vigorous opposi-
''on IT prevailed by decisive majnria y.
"a hvely debate was rracipitated by
ing out the appropriate Of $500 900 for
rural free delivery. The proposition
was discussed for nearly Two hours,
MI Chardler. of New Hampshire, am,
Mr.. Butler. Of North Carolina. leading
the iisii in favor of rural delivery,
BY the close vote OF % to 90, however,
the committee WAS sustained, ard the
bIl now carries no appropriation for
such delivery.
An important amendment to the bin
was one which VII! prevent route con-
tractors from sub-letting their con-
tracts In order to get their money
| they must be able to swear that ,h.y
| performed the service themselves T,h,.
bill was laid aside until tomorrow
| Just before adjournment the Senate
| passed an important war measure au-
uhoriZlng the President and general
officers of the army to supply the Gu
| ban insurgents with arms and ,nuni-
| tions of war. and empowering officers of
the army serving in Cuba to supply the
needy Inhabitants OF she island with
! l.inA u,,i,. i,.t..
| The Senate at 5:25 y. NJ. Went into
executive stassion. and shortly after
ward adjourned.
| HOUSE OF IoEPHCSENTATIv
| WASHINGTON, May 5.-The House
| today disposed OF two important meas
ures. The Alaskan land bill extending
| the homestead laws to, and providing
for certain railway rights of way in
The districts of Alaska. as amended by
the Senate and agreed upon in confer
ence was passed. The labor arbitnl tion
| measure. providing for the arbitration
OF labor disputes Between employers
and certain common carriers. a bill
which had received very wide endorse
r1ent by labor orga nizations through
out the country received the approval of
| the House. A number of minor bills
We're also passed
! The House adjourned until Monday.
| WASHINGTON. May 5.-rhe Demo
cratic members OF the finance commit
tee held conference late this morning
ana agreed upon am amendment they
VIII offer to the war revenue bill inn
posing tax OF l per cent. upon the
revenues OF certain corporations. in
GUIDING railroad, express, seeping-car.
Telegraph and telephone companies.
| This probably is the only addition
IPhev VIII suggest to the revenue portion
or the Dill, but 1t is probable that they
VIII also urge the coinage of the silver
tSieSnioraSe in the treasury and the is
suance Of at least $3.50 0O0, 600 in green
backs These two latter propositions
| nave not been agreed upon, bur they
nave been discussed sufficiently to
warrant the prediction that they will
De Incorporated in the Democratic sub
sttute for the bond feature of the bill.
| The siegniorage amounts to about SAL
| o0O.oOe and the intention is to authorize
the issuance of certificates for 1t, SO as
| TO secure immediate money and not
| wait upon the coinage of the silver.
These certificates with the greenba cks
would give $l92,0o0,o of Immediate
cash, and the Democrats think this
would be sufficient for the immediate
| wants of the government. They believe,
| that the tax they propose on corpora
| TONS would increase the regular reven-
ues to the extent OF about $4,000 900 an
nually The Republican members of
| the committee today considered THE
advisablllty OF a tax on the transfers OF
stocks and bonds and 1t is probabie
| uhMt they Will propose such an amend
ment as 1t is believed II Incorporated in
the bin it would go far to reconcilins
| Senator Woicutt to the measure Full
committee will meet again tomorrow.