The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-23
ANTI-OPTION PASSED.
The Bill Adopted in the House by
a Vote of lao to 81.
SENATORS IN VERY BAD HUMoR.
During the Debate on the Income Tax
In the Senate Messrs. Hill and Harris
Engage in an Exchange of Personal

WASHINGTON, June %. - The house
adopted the ant-option bill yesterday by
vote Of 149 to 81. The last day Of the
contest was much more interesting than
the previous days OF debate During the
two hours allowed for amendments
number were offered many Of which were
accepted by the committee Of the whole,
but when final action came in the house
all amendments were rejected and the bill
passed in its original form, except that
flour was placed among the commodities
affected by the bill.
An analysis Of the vote by which the
bill was passed showed "a Democrats, AZ
Republicans and Populists--total 49,
in favor Of the bill, and 81 Democrats and
20 Republcaus-totalS S7-against it. AL
though it was nearly o'clock when the
ant-option bill was disposed of the gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill was
taken up
The debate on the income tax in the
senate yesterday consumed nine hours,
and was marked by some very interesting
and sensational incidents. Only one set
speech was made, that by Mr. Patton, of
Michigan, the remainder of the time be-
ing consumed in extemporaneous debate.
Perhaps it was the extreme heat of the
chamber the thermometer was dancing
around the ninety point throughout the
! day, which had bad effect upon the tenn
per Of the sen ators, but at any rate the i'll
humor was exhi Jited by almost every one
who spoke.
Mr.. Teller (Colo.) was the only senator
| from his side of the chamber who made
an argument in support of the income tax
provision. Mr.. Sherman (O.) opposed it
in brief but vigorous speech. Mr. Allen,
the Nebraska Populist, in the course of
his argument in favor Of the bill, drifted
into the discussion of the domination of
the money power in this country, and
hurled charges right and left at both the
| Democratic and Republican parties. Mr..
| Hill IN. ", who is bearing the brunt of
! the opposition to the income tax PROPOSE
| tion, was alert and vigilant all day at
| taclting it at every vulnerable point.
The sensational incident of the day
! grew out of an attempt on the part Of Mr..
! Harris, the Democratic manager Of the
| tariff bill, to force Mr. Hill to reply to
| some Of the arguments made after the
usual hour of adjournment. Mr.. Hill re
sented this as an attempt to crowd and
| embarrass him because he had been the
| only outspoksl opponent of the bill upon
the Democratic side, calling attention to
the fact that the courtesy he asked had
never up TO this time been refused.
Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Hill became in
volved in a heated controversy which
finally ended in an exchange of personal
| tiles, in which Mr.. Hill referred to the
"plantation manners of the senator from
Tennessee, and Mr.. Harris responded in
kind by referring to the manners of the
"slums of New York"
Mr.. Hill, however, was victorious, and
| shortly after o'clock Mr. Harris was
obliged to yield to an adjournment
When he did 50 he gave notice that he
would hold the senate in continuous ses-
sion today until the bill was disposed of