Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-23
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
David Bennett Hill Continues His
Bitter Fight on the In
come Tax.
Senate Stands Firm for the Tax
Comment on the Tarsney
Outrage.

Washington, June 23.-The half hour
usually devoted to miscellaneous business
was to-day occupied by Senator Call with
a resolution providing for committee OF
five senators to investigate the election
and control of senators and representa-
tives by corporations. He made brief
spe ech on the ubject. The resolution
went over and the tariff bill was then
taken up.
SENATOR HILL TOOK THE FLOOR.
He said that yesterday would become
known in history as Populist day. Al
luding to the speeches of Senators Kyle
and Allen, he said no attempt had been
made to attack the repeal of the state
bank tax or to enact a free coinage law in
this bill, both of which measures were
indorsed by many Democrats aud con-
sidered part of the Democratic platform
while special effort had been made to 60
OUTSIDE OF THE PLATFORM
! to incorporate the income tax in the bill.
No other system of taxation he contended
opened such broad field for fraud and
evasion and none offered such tempta-
tions. If this tax was imposed there was
So 900 when in monarchial countries and
empires this tax was levied without ex-
| emption.
| The motion to substitute $4,000 for
81 900 in the line of exemption from the
income tax was defeated by vote of 26
yeas to 80 nays.
Senator Hill then moved to make the
line of exemption
from the income tax $1,000 instead of
$4,000. This was defeated by vote of
| Is ayes to 30 nays.
! Then Hill offered an amendment limit
ing the exemption to that of monarchial
countries where the tax was levied on in
! comes of $3.50 and even down to $27l.
He believed that the higher the exemp-
ton the harder it would be to defend the
tax. Having spoken nearly two hours
| SENATOR HILL GAVE WAY
to Senator Gallinger, who also opposed
the income tax. Then Sentor Hill Of
fered an amendment limiting the exemp-
ton from the tax incomes of less than
$4,000, which Senator Vest offered yester
day in behalf of the finance committee,
but which he afterward withdrew. This
was lost by vote of 80 to 33.
Senator Hills next motion limiting the
tax to incomes above $4,000 was lost
Yeas 25, nays SO.
Senator Allison to-day introduced AL
amendment to the tariff bill, adding new
sections to the internal revenue part OF
the bill, one of which is to increase the
tax rate on retail liquor dealers from $7d
to $500 and wholesale dealers from $l0C
to 5000.
! HILL SUFFERS ANOTHER DEFEAT.
| On Senator Hills amendment to change
the date when the income tax provision
goes into effect from January l, 1895, te
January l, 1896, ard date its expiration
from 1900 to 1901 the vote was: Yeas, 26
nays, Al.
Senator Hoar offered an amendment tc
exempt from the operation of the in
heritance tax that of lineal descendants
and widows, which was lost by 22 to 80
Senator Hoar offered another amend
ment providing that the tax should moi
apply to the inheritances of the hnea
descendants of widows on estates of les!
value than $4,000. Lost by 21 to 20.
To-DAY's HOUSE.
The senate amendment to the house bill
to charter the supreme lodge of Knights
of Pythians concurred in the senate bill
, making labor day u legal holiday ant
| ordered to lie on the speakers table fo'
! the present.
COMMENT ON THE TARsNEY OUTRAGE.
The tarring and feathering of Gen
Tarsney at Colorado Springs last nigh
; was much discussed among the member
} of the house to-day. He has been spokel
! of as a possible Populist nominee fo
congress in the district now Represented
| by Judge Bell. If elected he would b
the third Tarsney brother to be sent t.
: congress. Representative Tarsney say
0 it was understood that his brother was i
1 ympathy with the miners, although ad
jutant general. He was at the head o
T the state militia and subject to order
, from Gov. Waite. Representatives Be-
. and Pence say that Tarsney and tn
> militia have stood between the posse o
I 1000 deputies and the miners and hav
> prevented the deputies from descending
on the miners.