The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-24

WASHINGTON. June 2S-In the senate to-
Hay Call offered a resolution providing FOL
committee of five senators to investigate
the election and control OF senators and
representatives by corporations. He made
brief speech on the subject. The resoIu
tion went over and the tariff bill was
taken up. Hill took the floor. having
spoken nearly two hours. Hill gave way
10 Gallinger, who also opposed The IN
come tax. AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Cal
fingers remarks Mr.. Vest withdrew his
amendment 10 reduce the exemption from
S4OOOto s. 600 and allowed Mr.. Hill to
move to reduce it from $4,000 TO $1,000
The motion was defeated, is TO AZ, as fol
lows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Carr, Chandler. Davis.
FRYE, Gallinger, Higgins, Hill, Hoas, Irby,
Lodge, Henderson, PETER, Perkins, Platt,
Quay, Shoup and Washburn-Total IS.
Nays-Allen. Bare. Berry, Blackburn,
Caffrey, Cockrell, Coke, Dolph, Dubois,
Faulkner, George. German, Grey, Hans
brough. Harris, Hawley, Hunton, JAWS,
Mitchell (OregoD), Mitchell (Wisconsin),
Morgan. Murphy, Palmer, Pasco. Power.
Proctor, Pugh, Ronch, Smith, Teller, Ter
pie, Vest, Viles, voorhees,, Walsh and
White-Total AZ.
Mr.. Hill then moved to reduce the ex-
rmption from 81, 900 TO s., 200. Defeated &c
To s.
Mr. Hill then moved to reduce the ex-
emption 10 s., 500. Lost, % to IS.
Mr.. Hill then reofTered the Vest amend
ment TO reduce the exemption from II. OOJ
to $4,000. Lost.
Mr. Hill then offered an amendment to
change the date on which the income tax
provision of the bill should go into effect.
from January 1, 1895 to January l, 1896.
Defeated, % to IL.
An amendment by Mr.. Hoar, TO fnclude
Judges of the United States courts in the
ia
objection.
Mr.. Sherman inquired whether an esti-
mate had been made as to probable yield
of revenue from this tax.
Mr.. Vest replied that the general esti-
mate was $50 0O0, 600, but he did not be-
lieve any accurate estimate could be
made.
Mr. Hill proposed an amendment to eX-
empt the salary of the president of the
United States from the imposition of the
tax, and used the text for criticising in a
semi humorous way the action of the
finance committee in eXempting the sala-
ries of federal Judges. He failed to see, he
said, why the salaries of judges should
De exempt, and If compliments were to be
maid one was certainly due to the president.
13esids, the president happened to be a resi-
dent of New York, and the tax would fall
with an especially heavy hand on New
York
dL1 IOb aubuOIlLSO " Spcdh lux JUG
president" Mr. Hill said, with a smile,
sin this or any other matter, but this
would be delicate compliment to one
citizen of New York. and / think the com
mittee ought to accept the amendment"
GAS Mr.. CleYeland is the last Democratic
president We shall ever have from New
York." said Mr.. Vest, rising to his feet,
''the repeal is almost irresistible daughter
"If you persist in this species of taxa
tion," said Mr.. HILL turning to him, she
will be the last Democratic president from
any state"
The applause in the galleries that
greeted this utterance was quickly checked
by the yice-president.
When the amendment was put it was
carried by a viva yoce vote.
Mr.. Hill then moved that the interest on
United States bonds exempt by the pro-
visions of the bIlD be subject to the in
come tax.
AT 4:l0 without voting on the amend
ment the senate went into executive ses-
sion, and at 4:20 adjourned.