The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-23
HILL ON A new TACK.
He Tries to Amend the Income
Tax Provisions.
Proposes TO Reduce Exemption Limit
as Low as 1000.
The Senate Steadily Votes Down the
Suggested Changes.
(Dy Associated Press.)

WARRINGTON, June 'S-The half
hour usually devoted to miscellaneous
business in the Senate was to-day occu-
pied by Mr.. Call Dem. Fla.) with a
resolution providing for a committee Of
five Senators to investigate the election
and control OF Senators and Represen-
tatives by corporations. He made u
brief speech on the subject.
Mr.. Sherman said he was willing that
the investigation should be allowed, SO
far as Florida was concerned. but he
did not think II was just to make It so
broad and sweeping as contained In the
resolution and including the whole coun-
try.
The resolution went over Mt 1890 and
the Tariff bill was taken up.
Mr.. Hill Dem. New York; took the
floor. He said that yesterday would be
known in history as Populist day. and
referred to the speeches OF Senators Kyle
and Allen in speaking for the doctrines
Of their party, He said that no attempt
had been made to 90 at the repeal Of
the State bank tax. nor to enact free
coinage bill, both OF which are Endorsed
by many Democrats ana considered a
part Of the platform, while especial
efforts had been made to go outside OF
the platform to incorporate the income
tax In the bill.
with regard TO tne charge that the
state of New York would evade the tax.
he believed there would be no more per-
jury there than in other States. As a
matter Of fact. he believed that this tax
could be evaded without resort to per-
jury. He went on to explain that a man
estimating his income might deduct
salaries for his wife and children. 1t
would be a dishonest practice, but 1t
could not be detected or punished. No
other system of taxation opened such a
broad field for fraud and evasion and
and none offered such temptations.
If the tax were to be imposed there
1000 when In monarchical countries,
where this tax was levied. the exemption
was but $3.50, and even Gown to $271. Was
living here? He believed that the higher
the exemption, the harder 1t would be
to defend this tax.
Mr. Aien the NebrasNa Top ais ~ Hi ii
ridiculed the mission of the Popuiist
party, which he declared was helped by
and could subsist only OH hard times.
tory achieved by the Populists in this
bill exclusive of the income taxi. 1t had
not secured free sugar. free coal, free
Mr. o lin I gave Way at ire oa after G Rny
Ing spoken almost two hours, to Mr..
argument against the Income tax.
remarks, Mr.. Vest withdrew his amend
ment to reduce the exemption from
$4,000 to 5000. and allowed Mr.. Hill to
The motions eo Wss defea 1 ' IS to e e. ~
Mr.. Hill then moved to reduce the ex-
emption from $1,000 to $1,000. This was
also defeated, 26 to. 8s. Messrs. Dubois
Mon and NS Seller oFf Rep c oTer on this
vote changed from nay to yea.
empto a to 'ash s Ths motSs hs
the fate Of its two predecessors. being
Mr.. Hill re-oTered the Vest amend
ment to reduce the exemption from 81, 600
to 5000 He had understood yesterday
that the Democrats were practically
agreed that this reduction should be
made.
DO you favor IT." asked Mr.. Palmer
Il do" replied Mr. Hill, "ln the sense
, that It Will make this provision Of the
ment for Democrats TO oppose this
amendment now, when ! offer It, while
Affirming that ,o they would heartily sup
Every amendment should stand or fall
on Its merits"
Mr.. Palmer said he had always favored
the $4,000 exemption.
When the vote was taken the Demo-
cratic majority; except Messrs. Hill and
ment. IL was dc1eated-3O to IS.
Mr.. Hill thea offered an amendment
to change the date on which the In
come tax provision OF the bill should
go into effect. from Jan. /. 1886. to Jan. /,
1896 the amendment was defeated,
to IL.
Messrs. Mcpherson and Smith. Demo
Gratis. Of New Jersey, voted in favor of
this amendment
Mr.. IIoar then offered an amendment
providing that the tax should apply to
irherltances of lineal descendants and
widows on estates less than 5000. Lost,
81 to 20.