The morning call., 1894-02-01
institutions from the income tax. was

adopted.
Whiting. one of the Democratic men,
bers of the Ways and Means Committee,
offered an amendment to give producers of
the East an opportunity to fortify wine
with Crane spirits of California stock. The
act of 1890 limited the amount of beet or
cane sugar that could be added to wine to
per cent and the amendment was to in
crease the limit to 10 per cent. Agreed TO-
Pence Pop.) offered an amendment pro-
viding for a graduated income tax, per
cent on S25OO up to per cent on over
100000 Lost.
Sibley Cd of Pennsylvania offered an
amendment for tax of per cent on S1O,-
600 to $50, 900, per cent to 100000. per
cent to S2Oo. .OOO. 10 per cent above S2OO. 900.
Lost.
Reed presented petition from the con-
vention of wooden manufacturers of New
York City against the passage of the Will
son bill, saying that the meeting was at
tended by men who represented $500. .000,-
600. but who would be exempt from the
operation of the income tax.
Enloe D.) OF Tennessee made some sar-
castle comments on COckran's speech of
yesterday, and was interrupted by Camp
bell O.) of New York, who said:
'We had better leave the Democratic
party"
"Oh. no." said Enloe, ''you will not leave
the Democratic party. You would have
no place to CO."
Kilgore offered an amendment including
United States bonds in the income tax.
Springer offered an amendment including
| incomes fIom money or property received
by gift or inheritance. Adopted.
Mcguire, Democrat. of California, made
vigorous speech favoring his single tax
amendment. and then the hour of O'Clock
| having arrived, according to the arrange
ment agreed upon. vote was taken upon
making the internal revenue bill an
amendment to the tariff bill. and the
amendment Of Mcguire was still pending.
| The Mcguire amendment was iost-6 to
| $50. Only johnson and Harter of Ohio.
Mcguire of California. Warner of New
York, Tracey of New York and Simpson
of Kansas voted for it. The vote then 1e-
CURED upon the adoption OF the internal
revenue amendment. Ali the Populists
and quite number of Republicans, in
cluding Bowers OF California, Pickler OF
South Dakota, Hartman of Montana,
Sweet of Idaho, Bartholdt of Missouri,
Taylor of Tennessee, White of Ohio and
Doolittle OF Washington, voted for it. The
main body of Republicans, however, did
not vote. The vote against the amend
ment was confined to Democrats from the
| Eastern States, and it was carried 175 ,o
| 90.
The chair stated that the pending
amendments were those to the barley
Ill ,,tt.
rose last Saturday. and Lockwood made
the point of order that these amendments
could not be voted upon until the bill was
reported to the House. The chair over.
ruled the point and Lockwood appealed
! from the decision. Ii was sustained, 1Ss
to IA. Lockwood's evident purpose wa:
to secure time to prevent vote until 5:30
when the committee would have to rise
He made the point of order that when the
committee rose last Saturday the debate
had not been closed and said he desired tC
debate the question. The chair took him
off his feet by declaring that when the
committee rose last Saturday 1t was
dividing on the motion to close debate
and ordered the tellers to take their places
The advocates of the barley amendment:
rushed forward and ran between the
tellers. and their opponents Jagged behind
while the minutes Iicked by. The teller:
lacked only seven votes of quorum when
the hour Of 80 arrived and the COMMITTEES
rose and the House took q recess until s
o'clock.
The last night of the tariff debate was
unusually interesting. The speaker.
were: Baker (Pop) Of Kansas, Bingham
(R.) of New York. Hooker (R.) of New
York, KEN Pop) of Nebraska. Caminett
3D. of California, Cummings D.) of New
York. Stallings 3D. of Alabama, Cooper
D.) of Texas, Blanchard O.) Of
Louisiana. Ryan D) of New York. Pas
call D.) of Texas. McCleary (R.) of Min
nesota and Houk O.) of Ohio. 1t wa:
after midnighl when the House adjourn ed