The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-06-09

Most of the day Saturday was spent by
the Senate in discussion OF the war reye-
nue. bill, several Senators being heard M
on different features of the measure. A
| proposition was made to vote upon the
amendment offered by Mr.. German Of
Maryland limiting the excise tax upon
railroad, steamboat, electric light, tele-
graph, telephone. express and other corpo-
rations to those whose gross receipts ex-
ceed S250,000 annually and making the
tax one-half of 1 per cent. Mr.. Aldrich
moved to lay upon the table the amend
ment offered by the committee for which
Mr.. Gorman's amendment was intended
as substitute. This brought on. the most
important vote yet taken in the Senate
upon the bill. The vote resulted in yeas
II, nays -.
The Senate remained in secret lepisla-
tive session for three hours ON Tuesday
The entire time was given to a rather free
discussion of the Hawaiian question
based on q motion declaring it to be the
sense of the Senate that the question of
annexation should not be discussed in
open session. At the conclusion of the
debate the Senate voted viva yoce not to
pursue the subject further except behind
closed doors. Consideration of the Dend-
Ing war revenue measure was continued
III open session, but no real headway was
made. The House passed bill authoriz-
ing the construction of railway bridge
across Lake st. Francis, near Lake CITY.
Ark. A concurrent resolution, directing
the commission now codifying the Grim
inal laws to prepare and submit code of
for
also approved. a number of private bills
were passed and the House, in committee
Of the whole, passed a bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to keep open
during June and July this year such life
saving stations on the Atlantic and gulf
coasts as he might deem advisable.
Wednesdays session of the House was
given to the consideration and passage of
a bill called up by Mr.. jenkins Rep.) of
Wisconsin to remove all political disabih-
ties incurred By the third section of the
fourteenth amendment to the constitution
The debate gave rise to notable speeches
from Mr.. Grosvenor Rep.) of Ohio and
Mr.. Settle Dem) of Kentucky. upon the
obliteration of all section feeling and the
reality at last of reunited country. In
cidental to the debate several members re-
viewed the conclusion that a member of
Congress could not hold simultaneously a
military and civil office. Upon its pas
sage the bill received unanimous vote
Marked progress was made by the Senate
toward the final disposition of the war
revenue measure. The committee amend
ments on nearly sixty pages of the bill
were passed upon. The interest of the
session centered in the action taken upon
the amendment of Mr.. German Dem.1 of
levying tax of one-quarter
Of l per cent. upon the Ssoss receipts Of
all corporations doing a business exceed
ing $250,O00 year. By direct vote
upon IL the amendment was rejected-27
to 81. The German amendment so rnadi
1ed that 1T leyies tax of one-uuarter of
oae per cent. on al corporations engaged
N the refining of sugar or petroleum was
passed: Yeas, 33; nays, %.
The Senate continued its consideration
, the war revenue bill through it's ses-
; o1 of Friday, completing everything but
he bond provision and the amendments
proposed by the Democrats to take its
'lace. The speech of the day was made
" Mr. Butler Populist) of North Caro-
ina. The House, practically without (:e-
'ate, passed the urgency deficiency bill
providing for emergency expenses of the
rmy and navy departments incident to
he war
Two very important votes We're taken
friday in the Senate In lieu of the
e:gniOrage amendment offered by the ma
ority of the Finance Committee. Mr..
Folcott Rep., Co,oD proposed an amend
cent directing the Secretary Of the Treas
ry to coin the silver bullion in the treas
ry and to issue silver certificates against
:. The amendment was agreed to. 4S to
l, several Republicans voting for it. Mr..
lldrich (Rep.. K. L. then pressed the
mendment of the Finance Committee
rOviding for tie issue of S1C0.CCO.OOO
certificates of Indebtedness and $500
O0,ODO of bonds, to be used exclusively
Or the payment of the expenses Of the
-ar. After an extended debate the uues-
ion was brought to an issue, and by the
ecisive vote of 40 to 81 the bond amend
lent was incorporated in the bill as
lbstitute for the amendment to issue
gal tender notes. --