The sun., 1894-01-29
nm INCOME TAX DEBATE.
ru1 BEGIN TODAY Nv THE
rsr AND END ON WEDNESDAY.

HVtf
vo,e VIII re Tnhrn the Motion
u.h. u Part or the wIl-oa Hi
-. r,,,, vote on the ThrIT BIn 20 ne
80, n, Thursday, After Speeches Nv
p,.s. Wilson, and Crisp-Cbs"Ges Made
N. NH Siueo 1t va. First Reported.
r..,,,xcrcS. Jan. ~ There will be a ces-
,rati,ne OF tariff talk In the House,
,ui,ho p,snbers will address themselves for
~. lays this week to the income tax. The
.r'viuin bin upon this subject reported TO
~. u,use from the Committee on Ways and
-. on Weancclay last will DO submitted
..,orrow as an amendment to the Wilson
,r =, as TO unite In one measure all the
,,,.s ,or raisirC revenue. Tho general do
.,.op ,b!s proposition will occupy Monday
"a Tuesday, with nigh: sessions, as has been
-, ruto for the Iust three weeks, and
', Wednesday, the bil will be considered un-
a., the five. minute rule for amendments.
Tno general debate will he opened by Mr. Me-
Nnlln Of Tennessee. the author OF the meas
zoo some Of the leaders Of the House who
1,rstaEen Little or no part In the tarlE debate
Ill doubtless bc heard on this proposition.
srseches are expected from Bland. Hail. and
T,,sncy Of Missouri: Cox Of Tennessee. Will
Usm oil ltIlnOlt, ltu'Fs lilb Nbh-
,,., -, Colorado, and others in support OF in-
,omc,ax. Mr.. Pence will propose to amend
ma bill BY the adoption Of graduated tax on
,n.o,pe. running from two to ten per cent.
'rd which hs believes will produce over $780,
mUoOn of revenue instead Of $50. .0OO. .0OO.
the estimate Of the pending bill
The Income Tax bill includes provisions for
ajax on playing cards and an increase OF tho
IA, on whiskcy. with an extension Of the
handed esiod from three to eight years. Mr.
Montromery Of Kentucky prepared that part
n, the committees report relating to the
vhiskey tax. and in case It is deemed neces-
AIRY to urther explain the reasons for the In
crease to the House Mr. Montgomery will per-
form that duty.
After the vote shall have been taken in
Committee Of tho Whole on Wednesday after
noon IN making the income and whiskey tax
,chpmes a part ot the Wilson rill the combined
Nm will he ready to lie reported on Thursday
10 the House iUr ratiilcatl on. Before the ilnal
vote is taken, however. Messrs Reed, wilson
and Crisp will address the House on tho gen;
eTaI subject nt tarllt ard revenue. A vote will
not he reached until quite late on Thursday.
anil possibly not ueiorc Friday. m
When the Committee OF the Whole oi the
House rose at the expiration oil the session on
Saturday afternoon only one amcndment pro-
posed by the Com mittee on Ways and Means
remained unacted on. II was ono proposing
10 increase the duty on barley and barley matt
from ~ 10 30 uer cent nd yalnrem, resrer'ivt.
~ 10 80 and b Yer cent. 1t failed of nGssags
hernuse OF lack OF time and Chairman lnrh-
srIson said he should hold that 1t was bind
ing but whether or not that would be- he
Judgment Of the Speaker OF the House he
The bill has been considerably changed since
twas reported to the House several weeks
ago and not always In accordance with the de-
sires o. the Committee IN Was and Means.
Two or iHreu OF tho de'eits the committee
have sustained have been notable. hut they
retrieved pne of them Yesterday IN r-,sianll ~h-
lng the time when N" irc'' wool and manniar-
tursd wool schriu should 80 into eitrct.
The House In omm,tt' "o' h" Whole had de-
rded ir 'avnr Of Representative" Tom l.. y ohn-
son motion - have 10th go iuto operation on
the day uI thN ntlrnvul uf tho Till. lester-
day the Ways and Means Committee got the
dates restored AS proposed Ny thcm-ite
wool IN Aug. !. 1874. and manufacturers wool
on zee, J. lSSJL Another defeat from which
PACING al sugars, raw and refined. on the
free list, and ahOiShinE tn" iouny at once.
That wns he most imn"rtant incident In me
ronsiisraton of til" till. All attempts TO take
Iron ore. coal. and lumber from the free list
were unsuCcrsstul
Among the more important changes Effected
IN 'ha text OF the I'LL Us reported were the foi-
lowinG
in"rcns sing the duty on all diamonds from
ibper rent. to IL per cent. in the rough. 3o per
pc cent. cut. and - per cent. set.
Ecducin:: the duty on rig iron and manu-
iacturct Of ir2n in ;tXte"n rarngrhphs y ros &
nsiis ami screws > per cent,
Changing The duty on sweet chocolate from
q, I,rr cent. All Ntlorem 10 ceats = Mound.
Making the duty on condensed mllk2 cents
a ,ound. inclu'ing the weight OF the necklace.
Putting plouGhs, iaIcs, disk and t o h
farrows. thia-n,rs co,,"n gins, ara uHrNc-t-
err on the free list tower tho committees oU-
rCt.ons.
Taking crude opium containing nine Per
cent and over NJ morphine rom the Tree list
AMI flNi1G the duty at 81 pound.
increasing tho duty on morphine and NOR
phi9 salts IRON 30 cents 10 I5 cUnts.
Striking Uut tho reciprocity clause from
the petroleum paragraph,
r:anAferring currants from the FREQ liRt to
the dutiable list at 10 per cent. ad yalprem."