The record-union., 1894-06-21
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

WASHINGTON. June 20.-Very rapid
progress was made on the tariff bill to-
day. The income tax had been reached
when the Senate adjourned. Only sixty
one pages of the bill-the income tax and
the revenue features-remain undisposed
of, and the end of the long debate seems
close at hand. The remaining features of
the free list were completed to-day with
out friction, both sugar and wool, the
great controversial items. contrary to eX-
pectation, not giving rise to debate. The
contest over the income tax, which prom
ises to be extremely interesting, if not
sensational, will begin Tomorrow. 1t Is
the general expectation that it will oc-
cupy two days.
PETER addressed the Senate in support
of resolution instructing the Committee
on Postoffices and Post Roads to report
back the postal savings bill.
Manderson said that he had introduced
postal savings bill. based on the Eng
lish system, but he did not favor the
paternalistic scheme of Peffer's, which
contemplated making the Government a
banker of the people. No action was
taken.
a resolution offered by CullOm in
structing the Commissioner of Pensions
to report what portion of the annual ap-
preparations for pensions viii remain un-
expended at the end of the fiscal year,
June 30th, was agreed to.
The consideration of the free list of the
tariff bill was resumed. the pending
question being PETERS amendment to
put salt on dutiable list at cents per
100 pounds. The present duty is Scents.
PETER explained, personally, that he
favored free salt, but his constituents
were interested in salt manufacturing
and believed that they would be injuri-
ously affected by placing salt on the free
list.
At II o'clock Aldrich demanded a sep
arate vote upon the committees amend
ment striking sugar from the free list.
The amendment was adopted by vote
OF SO to 22-Quay, Irby and Kyle voted
aye; PETER voted no.
Allen moved to put all lumber on the
free list. Chandler charged that the Ne
braska Senator had made a bargain with
the Democratic side. In explaining his
vote on sugar his announcement that he
had not yet made up his mind how to
vote on the bill was threat. and in get
ting this amendment adopted he was
completing the bargain.
Allen retorted that his vote and action
were none of Chandler's business.
Chandler said that he proposed to make
it his business.
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dler's remarks. He claimed that he was
not to be detracted from his purpose by
the Senator, who put himself in the atti-
tude of baboon on every possible occa-
sion.
Peffer's amendment providing for a
duty on salt was lost by vote of q to 80.
The Finance Committees amendment
restricting the free entry of raw silk was
agreed to.
When sugar was reached Aldrich
merely demanded yea and nay vote on
the Finance Committees amendment to
strike it from the free list, where it was
placed by the House Committee amend
ment. 1t was carried by vote of SO to p,
the Republicans, except Quay, voting
solidly against it, and the Democrats for
it. The detailed vote is as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blanchard,
Cafferty, Call, Camden, Cockrell, Daniel,
Faulkner, George, Gordon. German, Har-
ris, Huntoon, Irby, Jarvis, Jones of Ar
kansas, Kyle, Mcpherson, Mitchell of
Wisconsin, Murphy, Palmer, Pascoe,
Pugh, Quay. Random, Roach, Smith,
Vest, Voorhees,, Walsh, White. Total, 80.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Carey, Chan
dler, Cullom, Dubois, Frye, Gallinger,
Hale. Hawley. Hoar, Lodge, Mitchell
of Oregon, Morrill,, PETER, Perkins,
Platt, Power, Proctor, Shoup, Teller.
Total, %
The Senate, by party vote. decided to
put logs and lumber, including dressed
lumber, on the free list.
At 3 o'clock the Senate was considering
Section 8, relating to changes in the GUS
toms regulations. When Section % is
reached Jones will move to strike out
Sections % to CO. inclusive. This is por-
ton of the Administrative feature of the
bill. which it has been agreed 10 leave
out.
jones' amendment was modffid so as
not to include Section 80, relating to Gus
tom-house brokers' licenses, and was
then agreed TO.
At $40 the Senate reached the income
tax. Hoar asked that it be passed over
until tomorrow.
The income tax went over until to-mor-
row by unanimous consent.
PETER gave notice of his intention to
offer an amendment to graduate the in
come tax so as to make incomes in excess
OF $1,000 and below $4,000 subject to {
tax of per cent; between $4,000 and
25,000, , per cent; between SO, 900 ano
$4,000. per cent; between $4,000 anc
100000. per cent; above 100000, 3 pei
cent.
AT 4:I5 the Senate adjourned.