The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-17

the bill rs q text FOR some remarks upon
! the Dingley revenue law, in which ne
claimed that the revenue provided by it
was insufficient to meet the expenses of
the government.
Mr.. McRae CDem.) OF Arkansas offered
an amendment designed to extend all the
general laws of the United States over
the islands. He said there were other laws
in Hawaii which should be abrogated be-
sides the customs and revenue laws.
Among them were the labor and the land
laws.
Mr. Dingley begged Mr.. McRae not to
ccmplicate the question involved in the
bill The committee on territories was
now considering the question of extending
the Hawaiian islands.
The amendment was ruled out on a point
Of order
Mr. Moody Rep) Of Massachusetts, Of
fered an amendment 10 extend the laws
of the United States relating to appoint
ments in the customs and revenue service.
over the islands.
Mr. Livingston (Dem.) OF Georgia want
ed TO know if the amendment was de-
signed to introduce the civil service into
Hawaii.
Mr.. Moody agreed that it was, but upon
the representation of Mr.. Dingley that the
bill, as drawn, accomplished all the amend
ment was intended TO accomplish, he with
drew it.
The bill was passed without division.
The house then, at 4:20 p m. adjourned
until tomorrow.
HANNA BRTBING CHARGES
At meeting of the senate committee
on privileges and elections the charge
of bribery against Senator Hanna made
by the Ohio state senate IN connection
with the senator's election to his present
term of office was FREELY discussed and
referred 10 a subcommittee consisting
of Senators Hoar, Spooner and Turley.
The subcommittee will investigate the
question and practically decide how far
it is necessary to go into the matter.
The charges were filed during the last
session of congress and have not been
pressed by their authors
IN RELIEF OF STEAMER LINES.
The house committee on judiciary today
ordered a favorable report on a bill to
authorize transportation companies TO
file indemnity bonds in certain cases. The
bill is designed to relieve steamship and
loaded with freight and passengers may
be detained for instance, on a legal pro-
cess issued on behalf of a claimant This
frequently forces a settlement from the
company and amounts in many cases TO
absolute blackmail. The bill enables a
steamship or other transportation COM
pany in such cases to file an indemnity
bonds.
WHO LTCKS THE WAR STAMP?
Commissioner Scott Of the internal rev.
enue bureau has sent a letter to Chair
man Dingley of the ways and means COM
mittee Withdrawing a recommendation
that congress should settle definitely
whether the writer or the telegraph com
pany should pay the tax on kilograms.
He does this, he writes. because, as the
attorney general and the courts have
ruled that the writer OF the telegram
should pay the tax his office has no fur
Their interest in the matter
LOUD BILL RE-INTRODUCED.
Chairman Loud of the house commit
tee on postoffices and post roads, today
re-introduced the bill relating to second
class mail matter and known as the
Loud bill, with an amendment allowing
the mailing of sample copies OF newspa-
pers at one-half cent for every two
ounces, stamps being attached in ad-
vance
MITIGATION LAWS TO HAWAII.
The house committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries today ordered a favor
able report on bill to extend the nayiga-
ton laws of the United States 70 the Hs-
waian Islands Chairman Payne was in
structed TO call the bill up at the first
opportunity.