Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-23
GAINED No Votes.
Hills Arguments Of No
Avail With Senators.
WHAT A POLL SHOWS.
RJpubl l'cans Have Abandoned Hope OF
Being Able " Defeat Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 25 All eHorts 10
unite the Republic vote on the pro-
posed modiii alton Of the income tax APP
pear to have failed.
The two votes taken Thursday are no
indication OF the real strength Of the In
come tax proposition The amendment
which will show the strength Of the op-
ponents of the tax Is the one fixing the
rate of $1,000 and upwards
A careful canvass of the senate by SEN
ators interested iu the fate of the bill.
does not reveal any detection as the re-
suit of Hills argun mt. This would In
dicate that opinions are row made mp
and are not likely to be eli. nRed by any
thing that may happen on the door OF the
senate. doom
The question, will the tariff bill passi Is
no longer asked by any one about the
senate cham ber; IL is now when will the
bill passf
1t Is known that the Republicans have
abandoned all hope of being able to de-
feat the bill. and that being the case
there no longer seems TO be any reason
for delay.
For some days the effort has been made
to ascertain how Messrs Allen and Kyle.
the two Populsts who sit on the Demo
cratic side Of the chamber, will vote. and
il is understood that the Republicans are
assured that they will vote for the bill.
This being the case, there Is no hope Of
its ultimate defeat
What = Poll showA
The poll of the senate Indicates that
the pending bill will be passed by ANA
jority Of either five or ak votes Never
the less, should either Mr.. Kyle or Mr..
Allen weaken. the senate might be un-
able to pass the bill. IL Is known that
the solid ss Republican votes will bs cast
against the bill. Mr.. PETER will also vote
against it. Notwithstanding the income
tax provisions That would make the
final vote stand 10 against the bill, and 10
for IT,
1t II generally understood that II their
doing so would defeat the measure. Sen
ators Hill. Murphy and Irby would all
vote against it. This would reduce the
majority In favor of the bill to a single
vote. q very narrow margin In measure
Of the magnitude Of the present tariff
proposition.
There has boen a cessation Of active
work on the part OF the Repu blican lead
ers during the last two days. aud this.
taken with the statements privately
fight has been practically abandoned.
After the income tax Is disposed of, the
whisky tax will follSw, and then material
for debate over the bill will apparently be
exhausted.
Senator Jones expects to see the bill out
of the senate tonight, while Senator
Aldrich Is inclined to admit that the bill
might be out OF the way by Tuesday
next. There are some snags In the path.
however. Mr.. Allison appears to be op-
posed to any haste. and In this attitude
he is backed by the north western men
who were frozen out In the com bination
that resulted In the increase Of duties
Yesterdays Debate.
The debate on the income tax In the
senate yesterday consumed nine hours.
and was marked by some very interest
ing and sensational incidents. Only one
set speech was made, that by Mr.. Patton
OF Michigan.
Just before adjournment, Senator Har-
ris and Senator Hill engaged In a war of
words, In which the manners of the
plantation" aud the "slums of New
York" were contrssted. Finally Nj. Hill
practically carried his point and secured
an adjournment, but Senator Harris gave
notice that he would demand "longsr
sessions" unless the tariff bill In COM
pleted today.
In the House.
The Hatch anti-option bill was passed
In the house by vote of $50 to 50 The
last day Of the contest was much more In
teresting than the previous days Of the
debate During the two hours allowed
for amendments a mum Der were offered,
many of which were accepted by the COM
mittee of the whole. but when the fnal
action came In the house all amendments
were rejected, and the bill passed in its
original boim. except that -four was
placed among the commodities affected
by the bill N
An analysis of the vote by which the
bill was passed showed e4 Democrats, At
Republicans and Populists-totsl, l49-
In favor of the bill. and 81 Democrats and
Although II was near O'Clock when the
anti-option bill was disposed of. the gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bill was
taken up. Mr.. Sayers, who will have
charge of the measure on the foer, made
an explanation OF It's items, and then the
honse took "A recess unttl oseloek whan