Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-24
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The Nine Thousand Dollar Appropriation
Not Likely to Pass.
1t Depends Upon Getting a Voting
Quorum i'm the Senate, Which
is Not Probable.

l. is more than possible that the Treasury
Department officials may rot get their
5000 appropriation for the purpose of ex-
ecuting the law imposing q tax on incomes
This appropriation is contain ed In the biii
which was passed by the House last Mon
day, and was received in the Senate and
referred to the corcmittee on appropria-
tions on Wednesday. Since that time there
has been no possibility Of a report being
made from the committee on appropria-
tions to the Senate because Of the lack of q
quorum. Today no effort whatever has
been made to secure a quorum I'm open ses-
sion OF the Senate, Senator Harris satisfy
ing himself with an executive session, in
which he hopes to secure the confirmation
of Judge Porter.
The Passage Not Probable.
In view Of these facts, the passage of the
income tax appropriation bill by the Senate
is not deemed so probable today as it has
been heretofore. This bill, together with
the bin to repeal the provisions Of the tar
in act relating to duty on alcohol used in
the arts, constitutes the only legislation
row remaining for the Senate to enact and
the managers of that body are making
every effort to accomplish this end The re-
pubifos4ns. however. will not consent to any
thing being done without the democratic
promise that no more tariff speeches shall
be delivered. This promise has not yet
been forthcoming, and the Senate is
deadlocked. The Senate adjourned this
afternoon until Monday, when, IL is hoped
enough Senators will have returned to the
city to complete the quorum. Even ther
however, IL is doubtful whether a voting
quorum could be secured, as nearly the en-
tire republican side is absent and paired
The question, therefore, now is whether
the democrats, should they succeed in mus
"a hatr
or break them in case a roll call should
be ordered on any vote. 1t is anticipated
that the republicans will take an early op-
portunity to test this matter by a dilatory
motion of some sort, and IL is hin.ei that
should the democrats refuse to respect
their pairs. the republicans will filibuster
In some way or another. Mr.. Quay makes
certain dark hints about that undelivered
speech of his whenever the question of
pairs is mentioned. So the income tax ap-
preparation depends largely upon ,he owes
tioa OF securing voting quorum, and the
democratic managers OF the Senate admit
that Its chances of passing are not very
bright.
Treasury Onicials Not Annoyed.
Yet II is understood that this prospect
Of failure does not annoy the treasury Off
Gals half SO much as the possibility of the
failure OF the alcohol bill. AS the income
tax provision does not take effect in any
way until the LIST Of January, and there
can be no collections under the law untu
the list OF July. 1895. there viii really ee
no need OF any money for several months
should IT be found. however, suppcsing for
the moment that the nine thousand dollars
may not be appropriated, that extra money
viii De necessary for the Preparation of
blanks, the employment of additional
agents, or the establishment of other means
OF administration OF tie law, fl would be
very easy for Congress to make a den
CLERGY appropriation during the short ses-
sion preceding the Christmas holidays.