Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-28
wRANGLE IN THE HOUSE.
German I'm Senate sharply Criicfses
Sunreme Court.

Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The House
was this afternoon inactive for more
than an hour while roll-call was taken
and the Sergeaut-at-Arms was engaged
in bringing in absent members TO make a
quorum. The suspension was caused py
a wranple growing out OF an attempt on
the part of Mr.. Tongue Repubhcan)' Oh
oregon. to deliver a general pension
speech when the House was considering
a private pension measure. Mr.. Rlch-
ardson DemocraO made the point OF OF
der that the speech of Mr.. Tongues was
not germane to the pending Dill. MI.
Cannon Republican), of Illinois, TOOK
issue with the Tennessee member. Inc
Speaker sustained the point OF order,
and Mr.. Cannon appealed from the de-
cision. ON n motion of Mr.. Richardson
to table the appeal, eighty-seven voted III
the affirmative and eleven in the mega
five Mr.. Cannon made the point OF no
quorum. and count of the House Iol-
lowed. 1t was more than an hour pe-
fore the requisite quorum appeared Inc
appeal was then laid upon the table
1S5 yeas, Q nays-and the consideration OF
private bills proceeded.
With the foregoing exception To-Day
The Senate resolution authorizing the
Secretary OF the Navy to present sword
of honor to Commodore George Dewey,
and cause to be struck bronze medals
concentrating the battle Of Manila Bay
and distribute them to the officers ana
men Of the Asiatic squadron, was passed.
unanimously without debate.
At o'clock the House took a recess
until 8, the evening session being devoted
TO the consideration OF pension legisia-
ton. An adjournment was then taken
until Tuesday.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
A notable speech on the war-revenue
measure was delivered in the Senate this
afternoon by Mr.. German DemocraD, OF
Maryland In the course of an argument
in support Of a tax on corporations he
denounced as Infamous" the decision of
the Supreme Court declaring the income
tax law of 1894 unconstitutional The
warning sounded by some senator's that
if tax were placed upon corporations, 1t
would be pronounced unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court had, he said, no eff
feet upon him. A decision against such
an enactment would not destroy our
financial structure, but it would destroy
the court which should hand 1t down.
Mr. German took decided issue with the
majority of his fellow-Democrats upon
their proposition to coin the silver selgnio-
rage and to issue legal-tender notes, and
made a powerful argument In favor OF
the issuance of bonds 10 raise funds with
which 10 prosecute the war.
Mr.. Teller (Silver-Republican), OF Coli
RADIO, concluded his speech, begun yester-
day, advocating the coinage of the seig-
the levying of an income-tax, and
the issue Of legal-tender notes, and OPP
posing the issue Of bonds.
Mr.. Nelson Republican,, of Minnesota,
presented a carefully prepared argument
against the issue of legal-tender notes.
In a speech OF two hours, Mr.. Cockrell
OemocraD, of Missouri, discussed the
financial questions in contention between
the Democratic and Republican parties.
He urged that the bill, as recommended
by the majority of the Finance Commit
tee, ought to be enacted into law.
At $40 p. M. the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and soon afterward adj
journed.