The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05

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| Foraker Of Ohio announced that he was
| both In favor OF the resolution and the
| pending amendment. He was in favor.
| he said, Of an income tax. It was. how
| ever, under tho circumstances better 10
| lay the amendment on the table. In the
course OF other remarks on the amend
mens by Mills and Stewart. Chandler
| pressed them hard to know why they
were not willing to separate provisions
which had not the slightest relations to
enc with the other. Not receiving salts
factory replies, he commented sarcastic
ally upon the high order OF craftsmanship
that induced them to employ such tactics.
Hoar declared that the income tax prop
osition was as Big a piece OF demaSogism
| as was ever conceived. He inquired OF
| Mr.. Stewart how much the millionaire
mine owners OF Nevada contributed TO
the state through the state income tax.
Evading the question. Stewart replied
| that there were no millionaire mine owners
in Nevada, as they had all been ruined by
Republican legislation.
The yeas and nays were called on the
motion to lay the proposed amendment
on the table. and it was carried. 50 to
.. as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Baker, Gallery. Carter.
Chandler. DAVIS, Dehoe, E.kins, Fair
banks, Foraker. Frye. Gallinger. Hale.
Hanna, Hansbrough. Hawiey. Hoar,
Lodge, Mcbride Mcmillan, Mason, Plat
Of Connecticut. Pritchard, Proctor, Quay,
Sewel., Shoup. Thurs1on, Warren, yelling
ton, We,more. WLSOn-32
Nays-Bacon. Bate, Berry, Butler, Can
non, Chiffon, Clay. Daniel. German, Har-
ris Heitfeid, Jones of Arkansas Jones Of
Nevada. Lindsay. McEnery. McLaurin.
Mallory. Mills. Money, Morgan. Pasco,
PettigTew. Pettus, Rawiins. Stewart, Tell
er. T1ilman. Turner, White-ea.
After some further debate upon the res
oludon pending. in the course Of which
both Hoar and Bacon said it was not
intended to cover, and did not cover. cases
of contested presidential elections the
resolution was agreed to. the necessary
;wo-thirds voting for it. At 5:35 p. m. the
, senate went into executive session. AMI
when the doors were reopened. Hawley
presented the report OF the conferees OF
the bill suspending the law relating to the
purchase of supplies by the quartermas-
ter's department OF the army.
Hawley moved that 1t be agreed to.
Morgan thought the proposed law was
said that Ii was extraordinary that the
bureau officers should be authorized to go
| into the open market and purchase I'M
limited supplies.
After brief discussion OF the report it
was laid over until tomorrow. Then at
o'clock the senate adjourned.
The Alaska Bill Goes Over.
| The house today adopted the conference
report upon the Notifications BILL The re-
mainder of the session was consumed with
| the consideration of the Alaska land bill
and a resolution for the repeal of an act
| prohibiting the passage of importations in
| bond through the territory of the United
| States into the free zone Of Mexico. The
| latter was passed, but the Alaskan meas
ure went over.
In the house today Grosvenor of Ohio
called up a senate privileged report from
the committee on ways and means. res
olution to repeal a joint resolution pro-
hibiting the passage of goods in bond
through this country into the free zone OF
Mexico. affecting Importation along the
northern border of Mexico. The effect of
the resolution, Grosvenor said. would
tend to reduce smuggling.
Lanham of Texas raised a point OF or
der against the BILL claiming that It did
not raise revenue. The speaker overruled
the point of order and in doing SO. con-
strued raising revenue as contemplated
In the rules. as being equivalent to "af-
fectIng revenue"
The house went into committee OF the
whole to consider the resolution.
The repeating resolution passed after
discussion by Grosvenor, Slayden of Tex
as Cooper OF Texas for and Stevens
against II.
Hemingway presented the conference re-
port upon the Notifications bill. The con-
ference report was adopted
The conference report upon the act ex-
tending the homestead laws and providing
for the rght-of-way for railroads In Alas
ka was called up by Lacey OF Iowa. The
conferees eliminated the features former
ly In the bill providing for the appoint
ment OF n commission to consider the
North Atlantic fishing and other trade re-
lations controversies with Canada upon
which the house on Monday rejected the
report upon a point OF order.
Lacey explained the bIlI as reported
from the conference.
He then moved the previous question.
but Pitney. who had opposed the passage
of the blu without extended debate.
raised the point Of no quorum.
Lacey Immediately moved to adjourn.
and an adjournment was taken a. AGO
o'clock
WORKING on THE REVENUE BILL,