The National tribune., 1898-05-12

MIR. Mills, when pressed by MIR. Hoar for
a reason TO- insisting upon his amendment
at this time, said Il want to tie it to the
/ pending resolution. so that il may reach
the American people, who are in favor of
| it.sA
| Mr.. Foraker, of OHIO, announced that he
| was in favor of both the resolution and the
pending amendment. He was in favor,
he said, of an income tax. He would vote,
| however, under the circumstances, To lay
| the proposed amendment on the table.
| Mr.. Hoar declared that the income tax
| proposition was as big piece OF dema-
| gogism as was ever conceived. He in
| CURED of Mr.. Stewart how much the mill
| EOnaiTe mine owners of Nevada con-
tributed to the State through the income
| tax.
| The ayes and noes were called for on the
| motion to lay the proposed amendment on
| the table and it was carried, 81 to 20, as
] follows:
| Yeas-Messrs Aldrich, Baker, Gallery,
| Carter, Chandler, Davis, Deboe, Elkins,
! Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye Gallinger, Hale,
Hanna, Hansbrough Hawley, Hoar, Lodge,
| Mcbride Mcmillan, Mason, Plat of Con-
necticut, Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Sewell,
Shoup, Thurston, Warren, Wellington, Wet
| more Wils0n-32.
| Nays-Messrs. Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
| Ter, Cannon Chiffon Clay Daniel Cor
man, Harris, Heitfeldt, Jones of Arkansas,
Jones OF Nevada, Lindsay, McEnery, Me-
Laurn, Mallory, Mills Money, Morgan,
| Pasco. Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Stew
art, Teller, Tillman, Turner, Whites
The joint resolution, which was adopted,
| reads as follows:
| "In all cases not provided for by Article
| 2, clause fifth of the Constitution, where
| there is no person entitled to discharge the
duties of the office of the President, the
same shall devOlve upon the Nlce-Pfesi-
| dent.
"The Congress may by law provide for
| the case where there is no person entitled
to hold the office OF President or Vice
! President, declaring what officer shall act
as President, and such officer shall act
accordingly until the disability shall be
removed or a President shall be elected"
In the House the estimates of Secretary
Long for deficiency Naval appropriations
for the year ending June 30, 1899. were
transmitted and sent to the Printing Office
TO be prepared for the Committee on APP
l preparations. The total estimate IS $50
975, 900, of which 81 900 is for yards and
| docks This is in addition to the appropria-
ton bill carrying S57,O00,O00 passed on
| Sonday.
| Speaker Reed announced his signature
to the Army deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hemenway Ind, r. submitted the
| report of the confereeS on the FortificatiOnS
| appropriation bill, which had been in
conference since Feb. II last. The delay,
| he said was due to the desire of the con-
| fereeS to learn lust what was necessary, in
view of present conditions and the appro-
| priations made in other bills, to be carried
| in. the bill. All the additions made to the
bill by the Senate Were accepted by the
| House confereeS, with one exception. It
was provided that $3.50 600 of the appTOpri-
alton for reserve supply of powder and
projecties shall be expended for powder.
The total amount carried in the bill was
So. 375 49, OF the $50 600 900 emergency ap-
preparation 50 905, 24S had been appropriated
for coast defenseS to be expended by the
1 IN x bxt f1ea
Engineer Department. The deficiency bill
passed last Monday provided an additional
S, $3.50, 800 for this service; making grand
total OF S25, 599,5i2 appropriated by this
Congress for coast defenSeS and fortifica-
tons more than one-fourth of the sum
estimated TO construct ready for operation,
the scheme recommended by the Endlcots
Board. ThesrepOrt was agreed to.
In the Senate on Thursday the Post
office appropriation bill was passed. The
amount carried by the bill as it passed the
House of Representatives was $40, 112. SEQ.
As reported to the Senate it carried SIP, eco
more.
| The amendment of the committee strik-
ing from the bill the appropriation of
$500, coo for rural free delivery led to a
long discussion but was finally passed
"For exrerimental rural delivery. under
the direction OF the PoStmaster-G General,
| including pay OF carriers and horse hire
allowance, SOC, Geo"
Mr.. Tniman of South Carolina. offered
an amendment, which was agreed to, pro-
| '-jdipg that no more than four mail de-
| I verieS should be made in any city during
/ any one day, and that any amount thus
| saved shall be covered back into the Treas
ury.
| Mr.. Chandler, of New Hampshire. moved
| in view of the adoption OF the amendment
| that the amount to be appropriated for
free delivery be reduced from SIS CS5, 400 to
aHO
In the House was passed the Alaskan
land bill. extending the homestead laws to
and providing for certain railway ri hts OF
way in the district of Alaska, as GIa ended
by the Senate and agreed upon in confer
ence The bill has gone to the President.
The labor arbitration measure, providing
for the arbitration OF labor disputes be-
tween employees and certain common car
rierS bill which had received very wide
Endorsement by labor organizations
throughout the country, also received the
approval OF the House.
1t provides that in case serious con-
trOyerSy concerning wages, hours OF labor
or conditions of employmentS- shall arise
between carrier subject to the act and
the employees, the Chairman of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and the Com
missioner of Labor shall. upon the request
of either party, endeavor to amicably set
tie the dispute by mediation, and in case
the endeavor shall fail, then the contro-
verSy may be submitted to arbitration of
board of three persons, each party to the
controversy to name one arbitrator and the
two thus named shall name a third.
The agreement to submit must contaie
that the arbitration shall be
begun within five days and the award shall
be filed within 20 days from the appoint
ment of the third arbitrator
The award shall become final and opera
tive 10 days after filing. unless an appeal
shall be taken within the 10 days ex-
ceptions to matter of law. The act recog-
nizes organized labor and provides penal
ties for employers discriminating against
employees by reason of their connection
with or purpose to join such organization.
In the Senate on Friday the Postoffice
bill was considered. The question was
upon an amendment offered by Mr.. Petit
grew providin, for Il reduction of 20 per
cent. in the amount paid tn railroads for
the transportation of the mails, and there
was lengthy debate.
Every tissue of the body is made stronger By
the use of Hoods Sarsaparilla.