The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-24
VICIOUS SYSTEM OF TAXATION,
Senator Hill Denounces the
Income Tax.
The Salary of the President to Be
Exempted.
Hill Prophesies That There VIII Be No
More Democratic Presidents.
Senate and House Pro-
ceedinKs.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-Iu the senat
today, Call offered resolution proyid
ing for committee of five senators t,
investigate the election and control 0
senators and representatives by corpora
tons. Sherman ssid he was willin.
that the investigation should be allowed
as far as Florida was concerned, but die
not think it juet to include the whole
country. The resolution went over and
the tariff bill was taken up.
Hill said yesterday would become
known in history as Populist day, al,
luding to the speeches of Mitchell and
Allen. He said no attempt had been
made to repeal the state bank tax OF
enact free coinage in this bill, both Of
which are considered part OF the
Democratic platform, while especial
efforts had been made to sot aside the
platform and incorporate an income
tax in the bill. No other system
OF taxation opened such q broad field
for fraud and evasion. and none offered
such temptations. Il the tax we're to be
imposed there was no reason why ex-
archial countries where this tax was
levied the exception was but $3.50 and
even down to 5000. Was it to compen-.
cate for the high cost of living here Z?
He believed the higher the exemption
the harder it was to defend this tax.
Having spoken nearly two hours Hill
gave way to Gallinger who also opposed
the income tax.
At the conclusion OF Gallinger's re-
marks Vest withdrew his amendment
to reduce the exemption from $4,000 to
$4,000, and allowed Hill to move to re-
duce 1t from $4,000 to $1,000. The motion
was defeated-lS to AZ, as follows:
Yeas = A!drich, Carey, Chandler,
Davis, Frye, Galinger, Higgins, Hill,
Hoar, Irby, Lodge, Henderson, PETER,
Perkins, Plat, Quay, Shoup and Wash.
burn. Total, IS.
Nays-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn.
Gallery, Cock-eli, Coke, DJlDh, Dubois,
Faulkner, George. German, Gray, Hans
brough, Harris, Hswley, Hunton, Jar
via. Mitchell (Ore), Mitchell (Wis.),
Morgan, Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, Power,
Proctor, Pugh, Roach, Smith, Teller,
Turpie, Vest, Villas, Voorhees,, Walsh
and White. Total, AZ.
Hill then moved TO reduce the exemp-
ton from $4,000 to $4,000. Defeated 20
to SO.
Hill then moved to reduce the ex-
emption to $4,000. Los.-25 to So.
Hill then re.offered the Vest amend
ment to reduce the exemption from
$4,000 TO $4,000. Lost.
Hill then offered an amendment to
change the date On which the income
tax provision OF the bill should go into
effect from January l, 1895, to January
|, 1896. Deieated-6 to Al.
Judges OF United States courts ia the ex-
emption from the income tax was agreed
to without objection.
Sherman inquired whether any esti-
mate could be made as to the probable
income OF revenue from this tax. Vest
replied that the general estimate was
$50, O00, 900, but he did not believe any
accurate estimate could be made.
Hill proposed an amendment to ex-
empt the salary of the president of the
United States from the imposition
of the tax, and used this amend
ment as a text for criticising in
a semi. humorous way the acti, n
of the finance com mttee in exempting
the salaries of federal judges. He failed
to see, he said, why the salaries of
judges should be exempt, and he
thought if compliments we're to be paid
one certainly was due the president.
The president happened to be resident
OF New York, and the tax would fall with
an especially heavy hand on New York.
II am not authorized to speak for the
PRESIDENT" said Hill. with emile, "in
this or any other matter, but this would
be delicate compliment to one citizen
OF New York, and l think the commit
tee ought to accept the amendment"
"As Mr.. Cleveland is the last Demo-
cratic president we shall ever have from
New York" said Mr.. Vest, rising TO his
feet, "the appeal lie almost irresistible"
Said Mr.. Hill, turning to him. "He
will be the laet Democratic president
from any atate."
The applause in the galleries that
greeted this utterance was quickly
checked by the vics-president.
When the amendment was put it was
carried by viva voce vote.
Hill then moved that the interest on
United States exempt by the provi-
sions of the bill) be subject to the in
come tax.
At 4:l0, without voting on the amend
ment. the senate went into executive
session, and at 4 20 adjourned.