Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-24
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Mr.. Hin Secures Exemption of the Presi-
dents Salary from Tax.

WASHINGTON, June 2s-sENATE.--
A resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. |
Call for the appointment Of n special |
committee Of five senators TO investigate
the subject OF the organized efforts or
corporations TO control the election OF
members OF Congress and to influence the
legislation Of Congress was taken up Inn
mcdiatcly after the meeting OF the SEN
ate and after remarks by MIR. Cal IL
was suggested by Mr.. sherman that tue
scope Of the proposed investigation was
too broad. covering as 1t did the whole
United States: and that no sufficient foun-
dalton seemed to have been laid. for II.
If II were confined to the State or
Florida he would not make any obJec>
ton The resolution was not 50 modified,
and II went over without action.
At $50 the tariff bill was taken up.
the question being on the various amend
ments 70 the income-taX provision. ana
Mr. Hin became again the central hguIo
Of the proceedings. lie started in at once
and talked for an hour and three quarters,
worrying alike the senators of his own
party ana those Of the Popuist party.
He spoke of the latter as coming TO
the front like the rubbish and dirt In
boiling pot Of water" 49, he said that
barb wire" the only thing that II had
obtained by its coalition with the Demo-
Gratis. was its fit emblem.
Talking upon the income-tax feature or
the bill. Mr.. Hin commented on the fact
that the word cotton" appeared III itai-
les in the bill. showing that at first the
profits on cotton were not to be accounted
for. and he intimated that the intention
had been at first TO inspect the profits
made from cotton. and that that was one
indication of sectlonalism In the bill.
Mr.. Hnl was followed by AR Gallinger
in "A speech against the tariff bill In gene
raj. and against the !ncOme-taX IN par
ticuar
Mr.. Hoar gave notice Of an amendment
to the Inheritance clause Of the income
tax provision. The amendment proposes
to exempt from liability TO the tax IN
heritances from lineal ancestors or lineai
descendants. and inheritances and gifts
between husband and wife.
After some remarks by Mr. Allen, the
committee amendments TO section o. the
first Of the income-tax sections were
agreed to without a division.
An inquiry was made by Mr.. Alllson as
TO the amendment offered yesterday by
MIR. Vest 20 reduce the exemption from
5000 10 5000.
Mr.. Vest said he withdrew II. He had
offered il under a misrepresentation, sup
uosing that his colleagues on the Finance
Committee favored 1t. He had learned
this morning however, that they did not
favor IT, His action had not been infu-
enced by any argument made In the Sen
ate He took the full responsibility or
withdrawing the amendment
Mr.. Hill then offered an amendment re-
ducing the exemption to 5000. Rejected
yeas. Is: nays. 42-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Cary, Chandler,
Davis, Frye Gallinger. Higgins, Hili,
Hoar. Irby, Lodge. Henderson, PETER,
Perkins, Plat, Proctor, Quay, and WASH
burn-18.
Nays-Messrs Allen, Bate Berry
blackburn. Caffery, Call. Cockrell. Coke,
Dolph. Dubois. Faulkner. George, Cor
man. GRAY, IIansbrough, Harris. Hawley'
Hunton. Jarvis. Jones Of Arkansas, Kyle,
Lindsay. Mcpherson, Martin, Mills.
Mitchell Of Oregon Mitchell of Wisconsin,
Morgan. Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, Power,
Pugh, Roach. Smith, Teller, Turpie' vest
Villas, Voorhees,. Walsh, and Whlte-i2.
Mr.. Hn then moved to amend by
making the exemption S.OOO. heJecleu-
yeas 20: nays, 80.
He then moved 10 make 1t 700. MT.
KYLE suggested that IL Mr. Iiill would
graduate his amendment 1t would get
more votes The reply OF Mr.. Hill was
that he had prepared his amendments,
and that a graduation proposition had
been voted down yesterday by pretty
practical way of reaching the point. Inc
amendment was rejected-yeas. 70;
nays, IS
Then Mr.. Hill renewed the amendment
offered yesterday by Mr.. Vest TO make
the exemption 5000, and said mat IL
seemed yesterday 10 be universally APP
proved. lie suggested that the amend
rcnt should be determined by its merits
and nor by the fact OF it's being offered
nv one senator or by another. ms
amendment was also rejected-yeas, %;
nays, 3S-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Carey
Chandler, CullOm, Davis. DUBOIS, Frye
Gallinger, Hale. Hansbrough, higgins
Hin. Hoar. Irby, Lodge, Manaersoh
Mitchell Of oregon. Morrill,. Patton fei-
fer, Perkins, Plat. Power. PROCTOR quay
sherman, Shoup. Teller, and WASH
burn--30 NH,
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bate. Berry, Black
hurn Gallery, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Dolph
Faulkner. George. Gibson, German, Gray,
Harris. Hawley, Hunton, JARVIS, Jones Oh
Arkansas, Kyle. Lindsay, McPherson'
Martin. Mills. Mitchell OF Wisconsin p mob
yan. Murphy, Palmer. Pasco' fush'
Roach, Smith, Turpie. Vest, Villas. Noor-
bees. Walsh. and White-SS.
THE EXEMPTION UNCHANGED.
The exemption. therefore. remains liked
at $500. 60,
Mr.. I'm then moved TO postpone Tor
- year the time for the income-tax
"a begin and to end-i@e and 1901. ke-
tected-yeas, %, nays. Al.
T,bts finished the amendments TO Sec
,,on "a. and section IS was then taken
nm The committee amendments, mostly
of a formal character. were agreed 10.
Mr.. Hoar offered the amendment OF
which he had given notice couple Oh
hours ago-to except from the TAX M
berltances from lineal ancestors or oe,
scendants, and gifts between huspaho
and wife. Mr. Hoars amendment was
retected-yeas. %: nays. 80.
Mr Hoar then moved the same amend
mont. only restricting II to inheritances
below $500. This amendment was also
reiected.-yeas, q; nays. ~.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar. and without
..,.s,,,on an exemption from the IN
cpne-tax was made in favor OF judges
oy the United States courts.
Mr. Platt moved to strike out the pro.
go thai only one deduction OF N.V0
shsu be made from the aggregate income