The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-09
VIEWS OF JONES AND HILL.
The New York senator UnaIterably
Opposed TO the Measure.

OppOse0 10 the Measure.
The two principal speeches made dur
ing the caucus were those of Senator
Jones, explaining the reasons for and
origin Of the compromise, and giving
some of the details Of the amendments.
and by Senator Hill in opposition to the
bill as it is proposed to amend it.
Senator Jones safi that he has seen
the necessity for amending the bill and
after giving the matter due consideration
he concluded that il was possible that
the bill, as first rel lOrted, had not been
sufficiently considerate of the interests
Of all sections. He had then endeavored,
in connection with others, 10 remedy
these defects as he saw them. and in do
ing so had tried to consult senators rep
resenting all shades Of opinion. He gave
the reasons why the majority of the
democratic senators representing the
South and West wanted the income tax,
and why the minority from the North
and East were opposed to it, and said
that while out of difference to the ma
jority it had been kept in, the minority
had been granted the concession of
limitation of the time the law should
continue in force. and that while the
period had not been fixed it would prob
ably be placed at five years. He also
said that many of the inquisitorial feat
ures of the bill had been omitted, but
Of taxation had not been changed. he
also said that the sugar schedule had
been so changed so as to provide for an
ad valOrem duty Of 40 per cent. ana
an additional duty of one-eighth or
cent on refined sugar, with q penalty OF
one-tenth of a cent on sugar imported
from countries paying a bounty on
sugar The present law with the bounty
to stand until the 1st of January next
He said that the ad Nalorem tax was not
l. nra.o
visions the pending bill. He also
stated that a large number of other
amendments had been made, but did not
mention them in detail. nor make any
explanation of them except to say that
in no case were the rates of duty fixed
as high as in the Mckinley law. He
said in conclusion that an earnest effort
had been made to harmonic all in
terests; that many concessions had been
made to the eastern and northern demo-
Gratis by changes from ad valorem TO
specific duties, and that 1t was hoped
that when the new bill should be pre-
sented it would command the solid
democratic vote in the senate.
Senator Hill, in his speech, took occa-
sion to compliment Senator Jones for the
patriotic and intelligent interest he had
displayed in. adjus ing all differences,
bur declared tnat so 1fFee oncilable was
his opposition to the income tax he
should feel at liberty to. offer any amend
ment he saw proper 10 any paragraph IN
the bill. so long as the income tax was
a part of IL, Notwithstanding the resolu-
ton.
He devoted himself largely to the in
come tax, and said that while he was
pleased to hear some Of the changes
that had been made, he regretted that
| the income tax provision was still re-
tanned. He denounced the compromise
on this account He declared that the
4ox nappsGqTV for
| nue. purposes, and he defed any one to
show that il was. He quoted the part of
/ Senator Carlisles recent interview ad-
hitting that an income tax was a war
| measure and said that he made no eX-
cuse for the effort to impose it at this
time. He repeated what he had said in
his public speech that no democratic
national convention had declared for an
| income tax. He also called attention TO
the fact that the demands Of the demo-
cratic party for free raw material
had been ignored, and said that wool
was required to stand alone out of all
| the list as representing the fruits of this
| demand He charged fatty that the in
come tax had been retained for the pur-
pose of placating the South and West.
and said that because if, for no other
| reason New York would have 10 pay 80
per cent. of the tax If imposed, he should
antagonize the tax to the end He de-
| clared that he was not Modified by the
| limitation of time. If the tax was right
upon principle it should go on perma-
| nently; If not right ii should be expunged
| entirely 1t looked, ne said, as if the
| change had been made for the sole pur-
| pose of getting votes. 1t could not be de-
| MED upon that ground, and he warned
| the party against the preparing bill
which would require too much defense,
| and called attention to the probability
| that it would be necessary to defend the
| sugar duty to refners. He asserted that
/ ten or twelve senators had opposed the
| tax. and said he had opposed it from the
| beginning with such a singleness of pur-
| pose that he had asked for no conces-
| sions in the bill as long it should re-
main-a statement which Senator Jones
| confirmed.