The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-29
HILLS FIGHT ON THE TAX.
He Gives Fifteen Reasons Why Il
Should Be Defeated.


Washington, June 2s.-One more day
will see the tariff bill out OF the commit
tee Of the whole and in the Senate proper.
Then the voting will begin all over again,
which ought not to last day. But Sena-
tor Hill intends carrying his fight against
the income tax into the Senate.
why will you do this, to delay the
billl" was asked him to-day.
mo, only to impress the position am
taking on the country. Speeches against
this measure cannot be repeated too
often"
SO 1T may be until Saturday before the
bill leaves the Senate, in which case it
cannot reach the House before Tuesday.
The vote on the income tax to-day
showed that measure to be the most
popular one in the bill. Mr.. Hills final
motion to wipe IL from the pages of the
bill was lost by vote of "a to 40 Sena-
tor Hill made strong fight, but an ut
terly useless one, save for the credit
which comes to him from his own state.
He did not gain one vote to his side, save
those which came from the republicans.
Il.
BY the Southern Associated Press.
Washington, June 2S-To-day again
twenty minutes of the morning half hour
of the Senate were used up in waiting for
a quorum,
The House Joint resolution to continue
all the regular annual appropriation bills
for one month, after June 30, was laid
before the Senate and received its second
reading
Mr. Cockrell, chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations, moved that it be
referred to that committee
MIR. Hoar gave notice that when re-
ported back he would move to amend it
by substituting for it the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill for the current year.
Mr. Hoar advocated his proposition and
was still speaking when, at 1880 o'clock
a. m, the Vice President interrupted him
and laid before the Senate the tariff bill.
The motion to refer the Joint resolution
for the continuance of the appropriations
went over, therefore, without action.
The pending question when the Senate
adjourned yesterday was section GO of the
tariff bill, which requires business cor
porations To keep full, regular and accu-
rate books of accounts, which shall be at
all reasonable times open to the inspec-
tion of internal revenue officers. An
amendment had been offered to it by Mr..
Hill so as to make it read, reasonable
hours between March al, and August
l, in each case" aud Mr.. Chandler
moved to add to Mr.. Hill's amendment
the words ION due order of some Judge of
o United States court"
THE SECTION UNDER FIRE.
Messrs. Teller, Manderson, Allison and
Hill thought the entire section was OBJ
iectionable, and ought 10 be reformed or
withdrawn entirely.
Mr.. Vest, in the hope that his action
might terminate the debate, presented an
amendment as a substitute for the sec
tion, prepared by himselfand Mr.. George.
IL strikes out the clause requiring the
books to be open for inspection, and sub
stitutes for 1t a clause that when col
lector or deputy collector shall believe
that true and accurate return
of the income of corporation
has not been made he shall mako an am
davit of said belief and of the grounds on
which it Is founded, and shall file it with
the commissioner of internal revenue,
who shall issue request in writing TO
the corporation to allow an examination
to be made In case of refusal by the cor
poration, the collector shall make an esti-
mate, from the information IN his posses
sion and shall add 50 per cent. thereto
and that shall be the lawful assessment.
The discussion on the section and on
the amendments was kept up for another
hour; and then, on motion of Mr.. Harris,
Mr.. Chandler's amendment was laid on
the table-yeas 49, nays II.
MIR. Hoar was arguing in favor of MIR.
Hills amendment, and noticing Mr. Har-
ris was on his feet, remarked, humor-
ously, that the senator from Tennessee
seemed prepared to move to lay the ex-
animation of the United States on the
table.
MR., HARRIS HOT.
'I would like" said Mr. Harris,
severely, and in tone which carried CON
viction, ITO lay the senator from Massa-
chusetts on the table, if could" Gen
eral laughter.
Mr. Hoar went on with his argument
and added. "And now, II our lively and
wideawake friend, the senator from
Tennessee. desires 70 make motion to
lay on the table / will yield to him."
Il avail myself" said Mr.. Harris, 'of
the kindly suggestion of the senator from
Massachusetts,, and move to lay on the
table the amendment offered by the sena-
tor from New York"
Mr.. Hills amendment was laid on the
Ia BILE without division.
Then the question came on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Vest,
The amendment was agreed 10 without
a division.
Then Mr.. Hill moved TO strike out sec
tion 66, and that motion was rejected
without q division.
Mr.. Hill moved 10 90 back to section So,
which requires individuals TO make re-
turns Of their incomes aud to strike out
the words "by the examination Of such
persons"
After some argument, Mr.. Vest sug-
gested for the sake of saving time, to
make the clause read, "By inquiry Of such
person." but that did not entirely meet
Mr.. Hills objection, and he insisted on
his amendment. Rejected--yeas %, nays
So.
Sections 81. so, 70 and II were struck
out Of the bill on motion of Mr.. Vest.
Section 6S was amended
HILLS FIFTEEN OBJ ECTIoSs.
This finished all the sections relating TO
the income tax, and Mr. Hill submitted
motion to strike them all out OF the bill.
He epitomized his objections TO the in-
come tax, under fifteen heads.
j. An income tax has no Legitimate place
in tariff reform bill. IL is unjust 10
those who desire 10 support revision OF
the tariff bill who cannot consistently or
conscientiously favor an income tax. II
admissible al ali, II should have been
en- braced in a separate measure The
enOrt 10 retain u ia THIS bin has hin
dered, delayed ana sacrificed the cause OF