The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-21
SEEMS CLesn AT HAND.
Rapid Progress Made on the Tariff
Bill Yesterday.

Bill Yesterday.
Washington, June 20.-Very rapid pro-
gress was made on the tariff bill. to-
day. The income tax had been
reached when the Senate adjourned
Only siNty-one pages of the bill. the
income tax and the internal revenue
features. remain undisposed of, and
the end of the long debate seems close
at hand.
The remaining features of the free
hist were completed today without frdc-
ton. both sugar and wool. the great
controversial items, contrary to expec-
ta,tion, not giving rise to debate
The contest over the income tax,
which promises to be extremely inter.
eStlng. II not sensational, will begin to-
morrow. 1t is the general expectation
that it will occupy two days.
MIR. PETER addressed the Senate in
support of his resolution instructine
the Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads to report back the postaj
savings bill
Mr.. Henderson said he introduced a
postal savings bill based on the Eng
fish system, but he did not favor the
paternalistic scheme of Mr. PETER
which contemplated making the gov.
eminent the banker of the people.
| No action was taken.
| A resolution offered bv Mr. C,1I1ono
1nstructing the commissioner of pen.
slons to report what portion of the an
nual appropriations for pensions viii
remain uneXpended at the end of the
fiscal year, June 10, was agreed to.
Consideration of the free list of the
tariff bill was resumed, the pending
question being Mr. PETERS amendment
TO put salt on the dutiable list, at
cents per 100 pounds. The present duty
| is cents.
PETER explained that personally hi
Favored free salt, but his constituent:
interested in salt manufactures be
lleVed they would be injuriously affect
led by placing salt on the free List.
Peffer's amendment providing for E
duty on salt was lost-24 to SO.
The finance committees amendment
restricting tine free entry of raw Sill
TO such as was not manufactured in
! any way was agreed to.
| When sugar was reached Mr. AIdrict
merely demanded a yea and nay vote
| on The finance committees amen !
nlert to strike 1T from the free list
where it was placed by the House com
mDatee. The amendment was carried
So TO 22-uhe Republicans, except Quay
voting solidly against and the Demo.
crafts for it
! The detailed vote is as follows:
| Ieas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blanchard
! Catfrey, Call, Camden, CockrelI. Dan
lel. Faulkner, George. Gordon, German
! Har1is. Huntoon, Irby, Jarvis, Jones
of Arkansas. Kyle, Mcpherson, Mt,
! chell. of Wisconsin, Murphy, Palmer
Pasco, Pugh. Quay, Random, Roach
Smith Vest, voorhees,, Walsh, White
/ Total-33
Nays Aldrich, Allison, Carey, Chan.
dler. Cullom, Dubois, Frye, GaIIinger
Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar. Lodge
Mitchell, of Oregon, Morrill,, PETER, Per.
kins. Platte, Power, Proctor, Shoup
Teller. Total-22.
The Senate, by a party vote, declined
to put logs and lumber, including
dressed lumber, on the free list.
MIR. Allen moved ito put all lumber
on the free list.
| Mr.. Chandler charged that the Ne.
bd1asl1a senator had made a bargain
with the Democratic side In explain.
ling his vote ON sugar, his announce
npent that fle had not yet made I'D his
mind how to vote on the bill was a
threat, and in getting this amendment
adopted The was completing the bar
gain.
| Mr.. Allen retorted that This vote and
action were none of Chambers bust
mess.
MIR. Chandler said he proposed tic
make it his business.
MIR. Allen subsequently replied tt
/ Chandeliers remarks. He claimed he
was not to be deferred from his pur.
pose by the senator who put Ihimsel1
in the attitude of baboon ON every
possible occasion.
! Jones moved TO strike out sections
% to so inclusive relating to customs
! regulations -the portion of the admin
| istrative features of the bill which il
had been agreed to leave out.
! Jones amendment was modified SC
as not to include section so, relating to
custom house brokers' licenses, and
was agreed to.
At $40, the Senate reached the in
come tax.
/ Mr. Hoar asked that it be passed
over until tomorrow, which was agreed
to.
Mr.. PETER gave notice of his inten.
ton to offer an amendment to gradu
ate the income tax so as to make in.
comes in excess of $1,000 and below
$4,000 subject to a tax Of per cent
between $4,000 and $4,000, per cent.
between $4,000 and $4,000 3 per cent.
between $4,000 and 100000, 4 per cent.
above $1,000 5 per cent.
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