The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-07

Income Tax and All Passed by n Vote
of 1S2 to 80.

Income Tax and All Passed by n Vote
of 1S2 to 80.
The last amendment to be voted upon
was that providing for the income tax
Mr.. Cochran demanded the ayes and
nays upon this amendment. It was sig
nificant that the republicans refused to
second the demand for the ayes and
nays, but enough democrats arose CD
TO OF der the roll-call. 1t was then found
that the income tax could not be voted
upon as separate proposition the
speaker deciding in accordance with a
precedent which he cited that the in
tesrnal revenue amendment could not be
divided. The vote therefore was upon
the entire rejection of the internal rev.
enue amendment. The republicans. with
few exceptions, refused to vote. but the
amendment including the income tax
was adopted-1S2 to 30.
The populists voted i'm the affirmative,
as did the following republicans:
Bowers Of California, Fletcher of Mis-
souri,. Hartman of Montana. Marsh of
Illinois, Picker of South Dakota, White
of Ohio and Sweet of Idaho.
Those who voted against the amend
ment were: Babcock, republican of Wis
consin: Bartlett. BeltZhOover. Brawley
Brosius republican OF Pennsylvania,
Cadmus. Campbell, Causey, Clancy.
Cochran, Compton. COMBS, Cornish,
Covert Cummings. DaVey. DeforeSt,
Dunn. Dunphy, English, Everett, Fielder,
Geissenhainer, Haines. Hart[, Hendrix,
Lapham. Lockwood, MagneT, McAleer,
Mccall republican Of Massachusetts,,
McKaig Meyer. Morse republican of
Massachusetts. Mutchler. O'Netll, Page,
Powers republican of Vermont, Price,
Rayner Reilly. Rush. Ryan. Schermer-
horn. Scranton republican Of Pennsyl-
vania). Sickles. Sperry. Stevens, Talbot,
Marvlando Warner and WolvertOn.
Some cheering greeted the announce
ment of the vote. The bill was engrossed
and read the third time. The last stage
i'm the passage of the bill had been
reached when Mr. Covert democrat of
New York;. standing in the center aisle,
moved to recommit the bill to the COM
mttee with instructions Ito report 1T
back with such amendments as will pro
vide by duties levied on imports for such
additional revenue as may be necessary
10 the support of the government
economically administered.
Jrpon that motion Mr.. Cochran de-
manded the ayes and nays, but only
thirty-six democrats ROSE TO second the
demand principally those who voted
against the income tax, together with
the Louisiana sugar mem, not a Suf-
ficient number The motion to recommit
was then defeated on rising vote,
1O3 to la.
Then came the Iildi Nple Oh the Oil
itself on which yea and nay vote was
asked and granted by a rising vote. The
roIl-call was watched with marked at
tention, and frequent bursts of applause
greeted aCcesSiOns to one side or the
other Beltzhoover of Pennsylvania was
the first to win applause by his aye
vote. indicating that the Pennsylvanians
were falling into line Immediately af-
ter this Blanchard of Louisiana was ap-
plauded as he voted aye and showed that
the Louisiana opposition to the bill was
not intact Mr.. Cockran's vote in favor
of the bill brought out tumultuOus
cheering. The climax of the demon
stration was reached when the name of
Mr. Wilson. author of the bill. was
reached. the democrats cheering vocifer-
ously, a final recognition of his leader
ship The speaker asked that his name
be called, and he answered in the af-
firmative. Then the speaker announced
ION this question the ayes are 2O4 and
the noes are 40, and the bill is passed"