The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-21
THIN INCOME TAX AGAIN
1t Is Being Vigorously Assailed in
a Speech by Senator Hill,
PUSHING THE TARIFF RAPIDLY.

Only sI1ty-one Pages Of the Bill Remain
TO be Acted Upon. and II Is Believed
the Income Tax Discussion WIN End
by Tomorrow Night.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-Very rapid pro
gress was made on the tariff bill yester-
day. The income tax on page 10 had
been reached when the senate adjourned.
Only siXty-one pages of the bill, the in
come tax and the internal revenue feat
ures, remain undisposed Of, and the end
of the long debate seems close at hand.
The remaining features of the free list
were completed yesterday without fric-
tion, both sugar and wool, the great con-
troversial items, contrary to expectation,
not giving rise to debate A yea and nay
vote was demanded on striking sugar
from the free list while the final struggle
on free wool was postponed until the bill
should be reported to the senate.
The administrative features of the bill
were stricken out, as Mr.. Jones explained,
in order to facilitate the passage of the
bill. If it was deemed advisable later to
enact the proposed administrative sec
tions 1t could be done in a separate bill, he
added Mr.. Allison intimated that IL
was the wish Of the secretary of the treas
ury to place the new tariff bill in force un-
der the operation Of the present admins
trative law, and if defects were found to
correct them later on. The contest over
the income tax, which promises to be ex-
tremey interesting, if not sensational, be-
gun today.
Senator Vest yesterday introduced the
amendments which he announced hereto
fore would be offered by the finance COM
mittee to the income tax provisions be
fore that part of the tariff bill was reached.
The first amendment provides that mutual
life insurance companies shall not be re-
quired to pay an income tax upon the sums
repaid to their policy holders as dividends
or interest upon the surplus premiums
held by such companies. The provision
regarding building and loan associations
is changed to read as follows: "That moth
ing herein contained shall apply to the
loans made by building and loan associa-
tions to their shareholders for the purpose
of enabling them to provide for them
selves homes" 1t is also made the duty
of persons acting as trustees for estates or
trusts to render returns upon them when
the incomes annually exceed $500
The duration of the debate on the in
bpAlAN tal@A WA pAObhbAy hNbNAlp Adl 5NAg bAl
Senator Hill, and he has expressed the
opinion that two days time will be suffi-
cient to dispose of the matter. Senator
Aldrich also expressed the opinion today
that two days would be all the time re-
| quired for this debate. There is a dispo-
ton on the Republican side to allow the
| Democratic members of the senate to set
tie this question largely among them
selves, and the speeches on the Republi-
can side probably will be brief and fewer
in number than has been expected.
Senator Hill began the proceedings to-
day with set speech attacking the tax
! vigorously but it is not believed that
| other Democrats, whether favoring or OPP
posing the bill, will have set speeches on
the subject. 1t is quite likely that the
| Populist senators will have considerable
to say upon the question, and it is also
| probable that Senator Hills speech, and
his tactics will develop more or less de
| bate.
The anti-option bill occupied the atten-
ton of the house all day, and an agree
ment was made that debate should close
! at adjournment today and vote be taken
| on the bill tomorrow morning after the
morning hour. The speaker was still
confined to his room by sickness, Mr.
Bailey performing the duties of the
| speaker pro TEN.