Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-28

FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.
Washington, June PLATTER the
consideration of matters of miner i'm.
portance, the tariff bill was taken up
in the senate, with Peffers amend.
ment to take salt off the free list and
tax 1t five cents per hundred pounds.
the pending question. The present
duty Is eight cents. PETER said he
personally favored free salt. but his
salt manufacturing constituents wanted
the duty.
Allen, (Neb.), moved to put all lum-
Der on the free list. Chandler charged
that Allen had made bargain With
democrats to obtain this; that the
price OF this concession was to he his
vote on the final passage Of the bill.
Allen retorted that his vote and action
were none of Chandeliers business
Chandler said he would make it his
business. Allen said he was not to be
deferred from his purpose by a SEN
ator who made baboon of himself
on every possible occasion. Amend
! ment lost. "a TO 33.
Amendment restricting the free en-
try Of raw silk to such as not manu-
featured agreed to-
No debate was held on the sugar
schedule, and 1t was stricken from
the free list where it was placed by
the house, 33 to %. Republicans. en-
cept Quay, voted solidly against: demo
Gratis sodily for PETER voted with
the republicans; Kyle and Allen with
the democrats.
Aldrich demanded a separate vote
on the committee amendment striking
sugar from the free list Amendment
adopted. SO to 2. Quay. Irby. Allen
and Kyle voted aye; PETER no.
BY party vote logs and lumber
were put on the free list The free
list Is now completed.
The house agreed to vote on the anti
option bill Friday.
Washington, June 21.--In the senate
after some minor business, the tariff
bill came up with the income tax sec
ton under consideration. Mr.. Hill de-
livered carefully prepared address.
He declared the tax unnecessary, be-
cause, as he proceeded to show by
tables, the tariff bill would raise
enough revenue without It, 1t was po-
litically ineXpedient, because enough
differences already exist in the ranks
of the democracy without adding one
so radical-one which would put the
states of New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut permanently in the repub-
lican column; it was unjust, being
renewal of an unnecessary war meas
ure; 1t was throwing over the meas
ures demanded by the democratic plat
form to adopt the populist doctrine,
Sooner or later the people would cause
the party to rue the day when it failed
to keep its promises. Oregon tested
the popularity of the incom" tax and
met the most disastrous defeat they
ever had. IF the leadership which
the democratic party Is now experience
ing was the best 1t could get" said
Mr.. Hill, I'VE decline to follow it, .
spurning their spurious democracy.
preferng defeat to loss of self re.
spect."
Mr. Higgins followed Mr. Hin. Mr. ,
Chandler rose 10 resent the terms
used by Mr. Allen yesterday in reply !
ing to his charge that there was a
bargain by which he was given free
lumber on condition that he should
vote for the bill Mr.. Allen, replying.
said he proposed TO do what he con
s!dered proper in spite of the low,
dirty insinuatious" of the senator from
New Hampshire which. he said, were
false
Then Mr.. Allen renewed his express
sions of yesterday. Mr.. Chandler re
joined that this only proved true what
he had before said, that the senat tor
was not capable of understanding the
courtesy which should characterize de-
late in the senate.
This closed the episode and the de-
bate on the income tax proceeded with
Mr.. Hoar making Il somewhat long
argument against it.
Mr.. Aldrich moved that the date on
which the income tax should cease. be
January l, 1893, tthe finance commit
tee compromise amendment fixed the
date at January |, 1900.
The amendment was defeated. - to
~, All democrats voted against 1t 10
gether with Mr.. Dubois. Mr.. Teller and
Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon. republicans,
and MeSsrs, Allen. Kyle and PETER.
populists. Mr.. Hill, who was present.
did not vote.