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which provided no time limit, fixed the
date on which it should cease January /.
1900. The amendment was defeated-23
to 80. All the Democrats voted against it,
together with Dubois, Teller and Mitch
ell of Oregon (Republicans) and Allen,
Kyle and PETER (Populists).
Hill was not present.
The Finance Committee amendment
fixing the time limit during which the
tax was to run at January l, 1900. was
then agreed to.
PETER then offered the amendment of
which he gave notice yesterday, to levy
graduated income tax. PETER said it was
true, as had been charged by Hill, that
the income tax was Populist idea.
Possibly he would prefer graduated
land tax to graduated income tax.
"If you will give the Senators on this
side time," interposed Mr.. Hill. perhaps
they will report land tax"
II will give them five years when this
tax expires" replied PETER, amid laugh
ter.
PETER said the Western people had
been hewers of wood and drawers of
water long enough. The Populist party
proposed now to make the East shou Ider
its share.
Hill took the floor when PETER con-
cluded, and congratulated the Demo-
cratic majority on it's new leadership.
The Senator from Kansas (Peffer) had
announced that the income tax belonged
peculiarly and exclusively to his party.
Before he had made that announcement
there had been some Senators on the
Democratic side who evidently had
labored under the impression that it was
PETER was right. The income tax was
one of the first principles of the Populist
party. Populists had been consistent in
its advocacy, and were now about to wit
ness it's triumph. He did not desire to
make any reflections upon populistic or
socialistic ideas. There was a difference
of opinion as to what they believed. The
socialists believed in paternal Govern
ment, in the redistribution of property
and the community of interest. Both
socialists and Populists believed in an
income tax.
eff they do that it is the only respect in
which they are Similar" interjected
Allen.
"Do the Populists not believe in the
Government ownership of railroads,
banks and telegraphs?"
They believe in the gradual assump-
ton of the railways and telegraphs by
the Government, but they do not believe
in State ownership of banks"
''That is it," said Hill; "both believe in
paternal government and an income tax.
The only difference between them is that
the Socialist party goes farther than the
Populist."
1.-The income tax" interrupted Aldrich,
sis advocated by the Socialist, the Popu-
list and the Democratic parties with a
few honorable exceptions) as means for
the redistribution of wealth."
SIT is not advocated as a means for the
redistribution of wealth." broke in Tel
ler. almost angrily. ''No one ever heard
that statement made by any person what
ever"
Hill was proceeding to say that if the
side of the chamber, it was proper that
PETER should assume the leadership,
when VOORHEES, called attention to the
fact that he had advocated and defended
1t squarely in his first speech.
Hill admitted this, and said he had
looked up the Senator's record, and
found that he had advocated it years ago.
1t was then dropped by common consent
by both parties, he added.
Hill expressed the opinion, despite the
decision in the Springer case, that the tax
would hold to be direct tax, and would
be declared unconstitutional.
PETERS graduated income amendment
was defeated.
The reports from the investigating COM
mittee were then presented. The ques-
ton of their reception occasioned con-
siderable debate.
Hill entered motion not to receive the
report. He contended that minority
report having been made as to the ma
terial character of the questions asked
Havemeyer, Searles and Mccartney. it
was within the jurisdiction of the Senate
to decide whether the questions were ma
terial before having these witnesses certi-
fed under the statute as contumacious.
Davis, member Of this committee,
thought that since the newspaper men
had been certified to the District Attor-
ney the sugar magnates should be treated
the same way. -. -
The question was left undecided, and
the Senate, at o'clock, went into execu-
tive session and then soon adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, juno 2l.-There was
little interest manifested in the House to-
day. When the anti-option bill was
taken up speeches were made by Messrs.
Grosvenor, Stockdale and Berry in sup
port of the bill, and Messrs. Covert. Bart
lett, Quigg and Boatner in opposition
to it.
Pence (Pop.) of Colorado spoke on the
silver question.
At 5:45 the House adjourned.
FEDERAL OFFICES.