The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-29

present. did not yots. The finance COM
mtttee amendment fixing the time limit
during which the tax was to run ut Jan.
!, 1OOO, was then agreed to. Mr.. PETER
then offered the amendment of which lie
gava notice yesterday, to levy graduate
ed income tax incomes Of $1,000 to be
excepted). as follows: One per cent on
incomes between $1,000 and $4,000; 2
per cent on incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000; 3 per cent on incomes between
$4,000 end $4,000; 4 per cent on in.
cones between $4,000 and 100000; 5
per cent above 100000. Defeated.
There was little of interest manifested
in the house to-day, and several bills and
resolutions were passed. There was son,e
delay In taking up the anti-option bill,
End an agreement was entered into ex-
tending the time for debate for two hours
ton CHOW, to be consumed under tile
fve-minute rule, utter which Mr.. Hatch
will be allowed an hour for his closing
speech. Cpeeches were made by Repre-
sertatives Grosvenor Rep., Ohio), Whecl-
C: Dem, Ala.). Stockdale Dcm., MISSY
and Barry Dem.. Ark in SUPPORT of the
bill. and by Representatives Covert
Dcn,., N. W, Bartlett Dem., N. w.,
Quigg Qtep., N. W and Boatner (De,n.,
La) in opposition to it. Mr.. ePncp
(Por., Colo.) spoke ON the silver question
Washington, June 23.-Immediately on
eonvening to-day the house went into
committee Of the whole OIL the antl-option
bill. The bill was read by sections for
amt nduents. and Mr.. AldricL of Illinois
offered the first amendments, inserting
flour" in the list of agricultural products
affected by the bill. The house, by vote
of 81 to "a, adopted un amendment of
fered by Representative c. w. Stun. ut
Pennsylvania exempting thrty-das ~,
tions from the provisions of the hl
was an unexpected defeat. Mr.. i ;!c..
and others, amid general confusion, r.iss.,
the point Of no quorum. Mr.. Hatch -.
tho amendment, IL adopted, will ,;.r,,:
the bill. On demand for tcilers II, y"
on the Stone amendment was ~ TO s..
and is thereby lost by tic. An amend
ment was offered by Mr.. Lacey Qtrl,.,
Iowa) providing that in casc u seller ,l.-
scribed ip this net shall in fact he the
owner of the property contracted to bc
sold at the time of the sale, failure TO de
liver at the time fixed in the contract,
when caused by delay in transportation
or the fault of the carrier shall be suf-
ficient excuse for the non-payment Of the
final stamp tax provided for in this uct.
Adopted. Mr.. Hatch was then rccog-
nized and was given an hour to close the
debate on the bill.
The committee having arisen, the first
aye and nay vote being on Mr.. Cox's
amendment as amended by Mr.. Boatncr's
amendment permitting future delivery
sales In due course of business, which
was agreed toll to 120. Mr. Hartman
Rep., Mont.) offered resolution to re-.
commit the bill with instructions to re-
port it back with un amendment for free
coinage of silver ut ratio of 16 to ].
ruled out on point of order. Mr.. Boat
ner Dem., La.) then moved to recoin-
nit the bill with instructions to report a
bill limiting the taxation proposed by
the bill to transactions between citizens
of different states. Lost The bill then
passed-140 to 81.
Senator Washburn says that lie does
not think the anti-option bill will pass
the senate this session. He does not
favor including flour in the bill.
When the tariff bill was laid before
the senate MIR. Kyle took the floor. He
made general argument in favor of
the income tax, dwelling OH the decline
OF farm values In the West and the grad
ual concentration of wealth in the hands
Of the few. At the conclusion of Mr..
Kyle's speech, Mr.. Vest offered four ad-
6itional amsndinents to the income tax
sections. Tho most important one. was
one to reduce the exemption from $4,000
to $1,000, another exempted from tho
operation Of the tux building and loan us
sociations making loans only to their
shareholders; another provides that, in
reckoning the profits Of corporations for
taxation, actual operating expenses, losses
and interest OH fixed Indebtedness shall
be excluded. The bill may be finally
completed i9 the committee of the whole
and reported to the senate late this even.
ing.