The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-24
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e,,uiu NOT make any objection Ine
-.-1.ution was not so mOdined, ana IL
urat over without action.
HILL TALKING AGAIN.
Al l:SO the tariff bill was taken up the
r..-uon being on the various ai"enu,
LIS TO the income tax provision, anu
.r Hil became again the central HsU1e
t the proceedings. lie started III a.
....e and talked Tor an hour and thiees
.yarters worrying alike the senator ~ & va
~. own party and those OF the IopuHo'
,.rtt he spoke 0f the Latter as ON
&C. q. tne front like the rubbish ana art
80 a boiling pot OF water and ne salI
g.. -uarned wire'-the only thing thal
- had .ltained by its coalition with the
r.-. WAS its hrst emblem ..,
.- upon the income tax ltdl-
the bill Mr. Hi com,
-..I upon the fact that the Woia
.r' appeared ia italics in the Dli'
showing that at first the profits on cotton
- not 10 be accounted for; and ne
rt.ated that the intention had peeh
t .rst 10 inspect the prohts MADE from
cotton. and that that was one indication
.t seluonalism In the bill.
Nr. HM was followed by Mr.. Galinser
,- a speech against the tariff bill In gen
s-al and against the income tax ln l"I-
lir Hoar gave notice Of an amendment
3. the inheritance clause to the income
lax provision. The amendment prop rs
CD exempt from liability 10 the tax lInt'l1
tances from lineal ancestors or meal
descendants. and inheritances ana elIlS
between husband and wife. ~ ~.
After some remarks by Mr.. Amen NE
Committee amendments 70 section 0f-lne
arst Of the income tax sectlOhs-"ViV
agreed 10 without division.
VEST w,rHDRAws HIS AMENDMTNT.
An inquiry was made by. Mr. Allison al. as
o. the amendment offered yesterday py
Nr Vest to reduce the exemption lIoN"
81 el 10 $500. ,
Nr. Vest said he withdrew 1t. He had
offered IL under a misapprehenslon SUP
posing that his colleagues on the lilthCe
Committee favored IL. He had learn
"a this morning, however ihat Ihey
dil not favor it. His action had hot
been Influenced by any argument maue IN
the Senate He took the fun responsible
itv Of Withdrawing the amendment. SlI.
Hill then offered an amendment reouclns
the exemption 10 $1,000. Rejected-yeas'
is. NAYS. a.. as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Carey. Chandler. Davis,
FRYE. Gallinger Higgins. Hil. Boar' irpy'
Lodge Mahderson, PETER, PERKINS flalI
Proctor. quay, and WashDurn1I,1lS,, n1,1ls,,.,,,,r,,
Nays-Allen Bate. Berry Blackourn'
Cafery Call. COckrell, Coke. Dolph, Dn-
bois. Faulkner. George, German, cray
Hansb-ouRh Harris, ha"le{, huhS4n, N8n,
Pnerson. Martin. Mills. Mitchell (Ore),
Mitchell Wis). Morgan, Murphy, Paliner'
Pasco. Power, Pugh, Roach, smith, Tel
Ter Turpie Vest Villas, Voorhees, Walsh'
Sir nm then moved 70 amend by max
ing the exemption 5000. ReJected-yeas
es. nays. 3S He then moved TO make IL
Sir KYLE suggested that If Mr.. Hill
would graduate his amendment II Wouiu
get more votes. The reply OF Mr.. mn
was that he prepared his amendments.
and that a graduation proposition had
been voted down yesterday by a pretty
large vote This. he said. was the only
practical way Of reaching the point
The amendment was rejected-yeas' 20;
nays. y
III 5000 EXEMPTION DEFEATED.
Then Mr.. Hill renewed the emenIment
offered Yesterday Dy Mr.. Nest-,O MAKE ihe
,x.mpti0n S3.OU-and said that 1t seemed
=, eeterday 10 be universally approved. lie
suggested tnat the amendment should De
by its merits, ana not ~ t"e
fact oil its being offered by one seHd'oI
This amendment was rejected-yeas, 80;
nays 3S-as follows:
\ Neas-Aldrich, Allison, carey thaHuieI'
Cuuom, Davis, dubois, Frye, Gallnber'
Hale, HansDrOugh, higglns, I'M, hOdI'
lrbv Lodge, MandersOn, MltcneH (OleJ'
Morrill,, Patton, PETER, PERKINS, tial''
Power, Proctor. Quay, sherman, SAoup'
i eIIcT ana Nasnburn-oO.
Nays-Aucn, D4lc. berry blackburn
Caffery. can, COckren, Coke, DOlph,
George, Gibson, G0rlndn, Gray
Harris. Hawiey, Hunton, jarvis, Jones
,
TN. Mills. Mitchell OF Wisconsin, Morgan
Murphy, Palmer, PascO, PuSh, k0dcn,
smith, Turpie, Vest, Villas, voorhees,,
Walsh and White--5S
Tne exemption, therefore. remains fixed
Nr HiH then moved to postpone for one
-ar the time for the income tax 10 DeSn
.. 90 end-ls56 and 1901. keJected-yeds,
nays. II.
ms finished the amendments to Sec
r.n a. and Section 50 was then taken
rae Committee amendments, mostly
10 formal character, were agreed 10.
Nr HOar offered the amendment OF
Ea.Oh he had given notice a couple OF
.rs acO-tO exempt from the tax IN
,rHnces from lineal ancestors or dcs-
"1ftrfs. and gifts between husband ana
Wy. Mr. HOar's amendment was reject
22. nays. 33.
N' Hoar then moved the same amend
lv restricting II to inheritances
900. This amendment was also
'.-.'-. yeas p nays, -.
on notion Of Mr. Hoar. and without
sN0n an exemption from the in
n- FAX was made In favor Of judges
He lited States court.
ass ALARNISGLY CLOSE VOTE
Nr p.att moved TO strike out the pro-
f.Y frlt only one deduction OF $1,000
h h- made from the aggregate income
' an the members Of a family. The vote
D. 'a amendment was, yeas. 30; nays.
81 at follows.
cas- Aldrich, Carey, Chandler Cullom,
SIS. Dixon. D0lph, Dubois, Frye. Cal
!. ser. Cray, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley.
.tfns. Hil. Hoar, Lodge, Mitchell
WreJ Morgan, Patton. Perkins. Platt,
T'.a,.,or. quay. Sherman, shoup. Squire,
ltr and Washburn-50.
.Nays-Anen. Bate. Berry, Blackburn,
,He Daniel. Faulkner, George. Gibson,
Tnfdon, German. Harris Hunton, Irby.
Jarvis Jones (Ark), Lindsay, McLaurin.
i,,"i un Mills. Mitchell (Wis). Murphy,
t"seo. pugh. Roach, Smith. Turpie. Vest,
Its, Walsh and Whte-3l.
an Inquiry was made by Mr. Sherman
as o. the estimated annual yield of the
!tcome tax. 1t was stated by Mr.. Vest
tiat II had been estimated al thirty mil
Irt,nable data for such an estimate Mr..
iiAl Inquired as 20 the principles on which
NE salaries OF the United States. judges
We're 10 be exempted.
pr. Vest confessed that that amend
ihent DID not commend itself 70 his judg-
hent There was much plauslbility, how
ever. In the contention OF Chief Justice
aney that. as the Constitution provided
mat the compensation OF United States
Judges should not be diminished during
iiheir term Of Office. the exaction OF an
income tax from that compensation would
De an infringement OF the Constitution.
HILL HAS THE PRqsIDEsT ExFMPrvD.
Mr.. Hill then moved an amendment to
apply the same principle 10 the President
~ the United States. The President, he
said. did not ask Il. He HilD was not
authorized 10 speak for him in this or in
any other matter. Oaughter.) But he
thought that II the salaries Of the SUI
sond request OF tha Senator from Mis-