Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-04
ENS BI ltLEGRlPR. From All Quarters. HE STANDS BY HIS GUNS Senator Hill the Only Dis-
 senter in the Caucus COxEY's MEN IN A SORRY PLIGHT The Police of New York
 Made Them Scatter MINERS STRIKE MAY BE SETTLED Indications of a Change
 in the Situation
SENATORS DISCUSS THE TARIFF.

in the Situation SENATORS DISCUSS THE TARIFF. The Democratic Members of the Up- per Branch of CoDgress Hold . Caucus Senator Hill Makes .
 Speech in Which He Denounced
 Compromise and the Income
 Tax. Which, He Said, Was Not
 Neceasary-His Was the only Vote
 Against Senator Gorman's Resolu-
 ton.
 WASHINGTON, May 3.-Thirty- eight dem ocratic senators met in conference in the marble room of the senate this evening and were in session from o'clock until nearly 2. The conference was not decided upon until late in the afternoon, when the mem bers of the finance committee thought it was an opportune time to discuss the bill before their party associates. The ab- sentees were Messrs. Mills. Butler, Mur- phy, Lindsay, Irby and Gibson. These senators were not at the capitol and knew nothing of the meeting.
 The conference was called to order by Senator Gorman. Senator Jones of the sub committee, was the first speaker. He said tbe committee had decided upon @ great number of amendments. He did not go into details concerning the amendments, assuring senators that the concessions were not great and that the rates throughout the bill would be greatly less than those in the present law.
 MT. Jones answered that the schedule on sugar that had been been agreed upon, viz: 40 per cent ad valorem on all sugars, both raw and refined, with one-eighth of a cent in addition OF refined sugars. A discrtm- mating duty of one tenth of 8 cent on re- fined sugar is allowed against sugars of this kind from countries that pay an ex- port bounty. It was also agreed that the bounty should continue to be paid this year, the date at which the sugar schedule is to take effect being changed from July 1 to January 1, 1895. MT. Jones discussed the income tax, stating that the objection able features had been taken from the measure. I's operation Is limited to a term of five years. The rate remains ths same and the limit of exemption is un- touched. MT. Jones further stated that the ina uisitorisl features had been elimin- ssed and the tax had been placed on cor porations directly instead of upon the dividends after passage into the hands of individusls.
 MT. German spoke in favor of the bill and of harmony in the party. He declared that the bill as 1t came from the house was not satisfactory and that it had been nee essary to make a number of changes. He opposed the income tax. He believed 1t to be mistake and thought it would cause trouble and hurt the party in the north. Still MT. German said the south and west insisted upon 1t and he was compelled to yield his judgment and accept the tax with the five-year limitation.
 MT. Vest spoke in explanation of the changes made in the income tax.
 MT. Villas and MT. Palmer followed in speeches, the text of which was harmony and unity. MT. Villas declared that while he did not like the income tax idea, he would support the bill.
 MT. McPherson said 1t was . strange thing that the income tax and the sugar tax should bs both kept in the bill. The keeping of the sugar tax in the bill would place the party open to the charge of favor- ing the sugar trust, and compel 1t to be on the defensive all the time. He thought that sugar should bs on the free list. While he strenuously opposed the conces- sions made to the sugar men by the com mittee MT. McPherson said he would abide by the decision of the majority and vote for the bill.
 MT. Morgan spoke concerning the sugar duty and the sugar trust. MT. Coke op- posed the concessions granted to the northern men. He intimated that the committee had been intimidsted.e While, he said, he felt free to enter an emphatic protest, he declared his intention of voting for the bill.
 MT. German then left the chair and sub- mitted resolution which was in the na- ture of vote of confidence-a resolution which, a senator said afterwards, was so full of loopholes that almost anything could be done with 1t. In substance the whereas set forth that the conference com mittee had made @ report of certain desir- able changes, and that the necessity exist ed for the prompt passage of tariff bill. Therefore it was resolved that in the con- duct of the bill in the senate democratic senators be requested not to propose any amendments except such as are offered by the finance committee.
 Mr. Hill then made @ characteristic speech. He denounced the compromise and said that the Income tax was not neces- cary, defyiDg anyone to show 1t was needed in the bill for revenue. He also criticised the committee for putting in the forty-one mills of sugar tax.
 MT. Hill, in denouncing the income tax, declared that the whole scheme was un- democratic and not called for by any plank in the party platform. The party, he said, had repudiated the demand for free raw material by placing coal, iron and sugar on the dutiable list, leaving wool to meet the demand for free raw material. The committee had kept in the bill the undemocratic things and knocked out those | things which the party organization en- dorsed. Secretary Carlisle had called the l income tax 6 war tax and did not attempt ! to jostify 1t. MT Hill declared that the income tax could not be defended l by limiting to five years. If 1t was wrong, it was wrong duting any period of its op. eration; if it was right it should be made
 the permanent polioyof the party. MT.
 Hill said the party would be called upon to defend its action in giving the sugar trust
 the benefit of one-eighth of 6 cent. This was done, not for the purpose of raising revenue, but to catch votes. Although [ dczsn senators wanted the income ta1
 stricken out, 1t had been kept in the bill.
 Mr. Hill declared that he had not made | q F. nnese for a change in the bill for him