Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-23

Mr.. PETER remarked that Mr.. Hills
attack on the State of Kansas was en-
tirely gratuitous.
Il am not attacking Kansas" said
Mr.. Hill.
"Then I have nothing to say" said
Mr.. PETER. and he took his seat
Mr.. Hill said that he had found in
the Washington papers programme
of entertainment to be given in aid of
the Coxeyites at which the farce of
keep off the grass" would be present
ed and he suggested that the populist
Senators had probably reserved seats
in the boxes and should distribute
few tickets among other Senators, so
that they might see how "these hard
working men were being oppressed by
this miserable government" AS TO
the mllionaires of New York of whom
the Senator from Nebraska had spoken
yesterday, Mr.. Hill said, sarcastically,
that he was one of them; that he start
ed with nothing; and that he had held
his own ever since. Naughter.) He
thanked God, however, that there were
no cranks among the people of New
York.
Mr.. Hill was followed by Mr. Gal
linger in speech against the tariff bill
in general and against the income tax
feature of it in particular.
Mr.. Vest withdrew the amendment
he offered yesterday reducing the ex
emption from 81 900 to 900. He said
that he had offered it under misap-
prehension. He had supposed that bis
colleagues on the committee favored it.
He took the full responsibility of with
drawing it, Thereupon Mr.. Hill moved
to reduce the exemption to 81 900. That
amendment was rejected-yeas is, nays
42-and the exemption remains at
$4,000.
Mr.. Hill then moved to amend by
making the exemption $1,000. Rejected
yeas 26, nays So.
He then moved to make it - 800.
Mr.. Kyle suggested that if Mr.. Hill
would graduate his amendment it
would get more votes.
The reply OF Mr.. Hill was that he
prepared his amendments and that
graduation proposition had been voted
down yesterday by pretty large vote.
This, he said, was the only practical
way of reaching the point.
The amendment was rejected-yeas
%, nays IS.
Mr.. Hills third amendment to place
the income tax limit at 50, 800 was also
lost, yeas 25, nays IS.
On Mr.. Hills fourth amendment
making the amount So 600 the vote was
yeas 80, nays IS and the amendment
was lost.
The next amendment was that Of
Senator Hill providing that the income
tax should go into effect January |,
1896, instead of January l, 1895 and to
remain in force until January l, 1901.
instead of January /, 1900, as proposed
by the finance committee. This was
also lost-yeas o. nays fl.
Mr.. Hoar offered the amendment of
which he had given previous notice to
except from the tax inheritances from
lineal ancestors or defendants and be-
tween husband and wife.
Mr. Vest opposed the amendment,
claiming that it was no hardship to
have a wife or child who inherited q
million or ten millions pay a tax upon
it. Inheritance or succession taxes pre-
vailed, he said, in all countries, and in
many of the States of the Union. 1t
prevailed in the State of New York,
and was equitable and just.
Mr.. Hoar protested against that view,
and asked why widow should have
to pay an Inheritance tax on the 5000
or SO, 900 which she or her husband
had earned together.
Another amendment by Mr.. Hoar
exempting all classes mentioned in his
previous amendment where the income
is less than $1,000 was lost.
HOUSE.
Speaker Crisp resumed his duties TO-
day, and as he raped the House to
order ripple of applause swept over
the floor at his temperance. He
showed traces of the effects Of his re-
cent indisposition in both his appear
auce and manner.
Senate amendments to the House
bill to incorporate the Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias were agreed to.
Mr.. Hopkins endeavored to secure
consent for the consideration of the
Senate bill to re-classfy railway postal
clerks, identical with House bill on
the calendar, favorably reported from
the committee on postoffices and post
roads; but Mr.. Sayers and Mr.. Holman
objected.
The order for delivering eulogies up
on the late Representative George w.
Houk was postponed from to-day until