The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-02
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
Proceedings of Senate and House
From Lay to Day.
THE SENATE.

Senate, cnGeavored TO secure unani-
nous consent that a final vote on the
measure be taken by Saturday next,
before adjournment. Mr.. Teller, OF
Colorado, objected Mr. Daniel, o.
Virginia, in reiterating N1r. Teller S
objection, sounded the first note of
delay against the measure that has
been heard since the debate upon 1t
began. Speeches on the general fea-
lures of the pending bill were deliver
ed today bY Mr.. Stewart, Populist, Of
Nevada; Mr.. Allen, Populist, of Ne
braska, and Mr.. Caffery, Democrat, Of
Louisiana The pension deficiency ap.
preparation bill was passed. 1t carried
nearly $4,000, O00. \ joint resolution
was also adopted directing the Secre-
tary of War to report TO Congress plans
for the improvement of Tampa Bay,
Fla At ) o'clock the Senate went
into executive session and then ad-
Journed.
NAY 2GrH.-N substantial progress
was made by the Senate toward the
disposition OF the war revenue measure,
although it was under consideration for
three hours Speeches were delivered
on the bill by Mr.. White, Dem. of
California. and Mr. Teller, OF Colorado.
The former opposed the issue of bords
and advocated the coinage OF the silver
seigniorage, and the tax upon corpora
tions. AIr. Teller dwelt largely upon
the proposition to levy an income tax.
He had not concluded his argument
when the bill was laid aside in order
that eulocies might be pronounced
uron the late Senator Walthall, of Mis-
sissippi. The speakers were Mr.. Money,
of Mississippi; Mr.. Hawley, of Con-
necticut; Mr.. Perry, of Arkansas; Mr..
Proctor, of Vermont; Mr.. German, OF
Maryland; Mr.. Cannon, of Utah; Mr..
Cockrell, of Missouri; Mr.. Bate, OF
Tennessee; Mr. Pasco, of Florida, and
Mr.. Pettus, of Alabama. At the con-
clusion of the eulogies the Senate, as a
further mark of respect, adjourned un-
til II a. m. tomorrow.
MAY 27TH.-The Hawaiian annexa-
tion question assumed definite shape
in the Senate, when Senators Lodge and
Morgan offered amendments to. the war
revenue bill, bearing directly upon the
subject. Senator Lodges amendment
is in the words of the Newlands resolu-
ton and provides in direct terms for
the annexation of the islands. The
members of the Senate committee on
finance are generally averse to the
Lodge amendment as inimical to the
speedy passage of the revenue bill. A
notable speech on the war revenue
measure was delivered by German,
Democrat, of Maryland. In the course
of an argument in support of tax on
corporations he denounced as infamous
the decision of the Supreme Court de-
claring the income tax law OF 1894 un-
constitutional. The warning sounde d
by some Senators that if tax were
placed upon corporations it would be
pronounced unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court, had, he said, no effect
upon him. The bill providing for @
Second Assistant Secretary of War was
passed. At $40 p. m. the Senate went
INTO executive session and soon after
ward adjourned.
May 29TH.-After discussion which
has lasted almost two weeks, the Senate
reached the first decisive vote on any
feature of the pending war revenue
measure. The bill had been under
consideration four hours and a hall
when Mr.. Aldrich, of Rhode Island.
entered a motion to lay the corporation
tax amendment on the table. The
amendment was laid on the table by a
vote of Al to -. The vote was as fol-
lows:Yeas -Aldrich, Allison, Bacon,
Cafferv, Carter, Cullom. Davis, Deboe,
Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, FRYE,
Gallinger, Gear. German, Hale,
Hanna, Hansbrough. Kyle, Lindsay,
Mcbride, McEnery, Mcmillan, Mason,
Mitchell, Morrill,, MUIR by, Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins, Plat, of Connecti-
cut; Pritchard Proctor, Quay, Shoup,
Spooner, Warren, Wellington, Wet
more and Wescott-41. Nays-Allen,
Bate, Berry, Butler, Cannon, Chiffon,
Clay. Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner, Har
ris, Heitfeld, Jones. of Arkansas; Jones,
of Nevada; McLaurin, Malloy, Mantle,
Money, Morgan. Pasco, Pettigrew,
Rawlins, Stewart, Tillman, Turley,
Turpie and White-27. Mr.. German,
Democrat, of Maryland, then proposed
his substitute, providing for tax on
corporations Mr.. Wolcott, Republi-
can, of Colorado, followed in a notable
speech, supporting the propositions of
the Republican minority of the finance
committee. By vote of 33 to 81, the
Senate decided to adjourn until Tues
day.
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