The herald., 1894-06-21
THE END NOW IN SIGHT.
Tariff Debate Drawing to a
Close.
Income Tax Section Of the Bill
Reached.
Two Days Discussion Will Probably
Settle 1t.
No Centroversy Over the Wool and Sugar
schsd sdules-Anti-0ptiOn Bill Dis
cussed I'm the Houss-Wash-
ingson Notes.

ASHINGTON, June ZU.-fory IhPiu
progress was made on the tariff bill to-
day. The income tax had been reached
when the senate adjourned. Only 81
pages of the bill, the income tax and
internal revenue features, remain dis
posed of, and the end Of the long de-
bate seems close at hand. The remain
ing features of the free list were COM
pleted today without friction, both
sugar and wool. the great controversial
items, contrary to the expectation, not
giving rise to debate.
The contest over the income tax,
which promises to be extremely inter-
esting, if not sensational, will begin to-
morrow. It is the general expectation
that it will occupy two days.
The duration of the debate on the in
come tax will depend largely on Senator
Hill, and he has expressed the opinion
that two days time will be sufficient to
dispose OF the matter. The disposition
on the Republican side is to let the
Democrats settle the matter among
themselves.
PETER addressed the senate today in
support of his resolution instructing the
committee on postoffices and post roads
to report back postal savings bill. Man
derson said he introduced postal saw
ings bill based on the English system,
but did not favor the paternalistc
scheme of PETER, which contemplated
making the government the banker OF
the people. No action was taken.
A resolution offered by Cullom, in
structing the commissioner on pensions
to report what portion OF the annual
appropriations for pensions will remain
unexpended at the end of the fiscal year,
June 30th, was agreed to.
Consideration of the free list of the
tariff bill was resumed, the pending
question being Peffsr's amendment to
put salt on the dutiable list at cents
per 100 pounds. The present duty is 8
cents. PETER explained that personally
he favored free salt, but his constitu-
ents interested in salt manufactures be-
lieved they were injuriously affected by
placing salt on the free list.
At 2 O'Clock Aldrlch demanded a sep
arate vote npon the committee amend
ment striking sugar from the free list.
The amendment was adopted, 33 to %.
Quay, Irby, Allen and Kyle voted aye.
Feffer voted no.
Allen moved to put all lumber on the
free list. Chandler charged that the
Nebraska senator had made a bargain
with the Democrat side. In explaining
his vote on sugar. his announcement that
he had not yet made up his mind how to
vote on the bill, was threat, and in
getting this amendment adopted he was
completing the bargain.
Allen retorted that his vote and &C.
ton was none of Chandler's business.
Chandler said he proposed to make it
his business.
Allen subsequently replied to Chan
dler's remarks. He claimed that he
was not to be deferred from his purpose
by senator who put himself in the at
titude of babbon on every possible
occasion.
Peffer's amendment providing for q
duty on salt was lost. "a to 33.
The finance committee amendment
restricting the free entry OF raw silk to
such ss is not manufactured in any way !,
was agreed to.
When sugar was reached, Aldrich
merely demanded q yea and nay vote
on the finance committee amendment to
strike it from the free list where it WAS
placed by the house. The committee
amendment carried. 33 to %, the Repub-
licans, excepting Quay, voting solidly
against and the Democrats for it.
The senate by party vote decided to
put logs and lum Der, including dressed
lum ber, on the free list.
At O'Clock the senate was consider
ing section nine relating to changes in
the customs regulations. When section
% is reached Jones will move to strike
out sections 23 to 30 inclusive, the por-
ton of the administrative features OF the
bill which it has been agreed to leave
out.
Jones' amendment, modified 30 as not
to include section 30, relating to custom
house brokers' licenses, was agreed to.
At 3 40 the senate reached the income
tax. Hosr asked that it be passed over
until tomorrow, and it went over until
tomorrow by unanimous consent.
PETER gave notice of his intention to
offer an amendment to graduate the in
come tax 30 as to make incomes in ex-
cess of $1,000 and below $4,000 subject
to tax OF per cent; between $4,000
and s25. 600, 2 per cent; between s25, 900
and $50, 900, 3 per cent; between $4,000
and 100000, 4 per cent; above $l0,@0O0
5 per cent.
At 4.15 p. m. the senate adjourned.