New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-24
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.

u-asb,ro,on June 23-The resolution heretofore
orered by Mr. Call Dem. Fla-) for the appoint
-.roents Of special committee OF nve senators "
Investigate the subject OF organized enor's Vi 'o
noratons 10 control the election OF mei"oeiS ".
STATE LEGISLATURES and members OF Congress ana
N influence the legislation Of Congress was 'aAe"
IN immediately after the meeting Of the senate TO-
aav and after remarks By Mr. Call II was sus
gested by Mr. Sherman that the scope OF 'ne P'o-
nosed Investigation TOO broad covering "s -
did the whole United States and that no SUM
c,an, foundation seemed TO have been lafd LOT u.
=. 80 conenAd 70 the State OF Florida he would
make no objection. The resolution was not % '
fed and II went over without action
!, 1870 the Tariff bill was taken up. the queS-
,on being on the various amendments u TIC All
come tax provision. 49,
Mr. Mn Dem, n " Immediately renewed the
aor,a,a - vesterdav a day which would be known.
ne sata IN the future history OF the country as
"ponulist Day" There might never again De Il
time in the history Of the Government ""ei 'ie
OF the principles Of the Populist party "ouIu "
cupy so much Of the public attention ana aO'i"0'
40 much interest as It did yesterday. The Popn'sts
had succeede d-whether by manipulation by "eso-
,a,,on nv argument by entreaty, possibly by rea-
.on ~ i,s intrinsic mertts-in having incorporates
IN Democratic tariff reform bill one OF 'he esSen-
tal principles Of their own party OndOuDie0s
they naturally felt proud OF the success OF 'n1f
efforts He did not begrudge them theH 'ic'o'!'
He
Of the lax itself but he was willing tha' they
h1s 10 all ,he glory which attached 10 their
triumph.
He referred to Mr.. Teller's speech Of yesterday
favorng the income tax for the reason among
others that the Tariff bill without the income IN
would not produce sufficient revenue. lie 'Mr' NM
had supposed that the bill by reason OK reduced
duties would so increase importations that II
would produce enough revenue for the wants OF the
Government But 1t seemed now that ne was ms
taken and that the Democratic SIDE was His'aHei'
And now Senators were asked 10 accept the eAP"
nation Of the distinguished Senator from Noloraoo'
II nigh, or might not be accepted by his friends
on the Democratic side OF the cnainDeF' Du' Il
the,r Tariff hill WAS worth anything at ALL IL
osgh, 10 bring sufficient money to support the Gov
eminent after the five years wnen the licoiie
tax was 20 expire by It's own limitation was i.
not their duty 10 make a Tariff bill which "ou'u
M, onlv he acceptable to-day. but would be ac-
ceptsble and sufficient five years from now ana e'i
vsars .rorn nove The bill which would be passed
now onQh, not TO be disturbed for long years 10
come Senators should recognize the ifhpo' 'i''
fact that they were legisatng not Tor To-day out
for many years 10 come. They shouih mahe "'''
which would last which would stahu cIi'o'9"''
and which would meet the heeus Vi '"e A''
for years 10 come.
Referring 10 Mr. Tellers illustration OF the Gus
tornIhouse examination OF passengers arriving from
abroad Mr. Hill said that such an examination
was a. matter OF absolute necessity that u TOOK
place under laws passed many years aso-in 'he
good old days before half of America went 10
Europe and came back again-that II was intenneo
for foreigners coming into the country. BESIDES
this examinat ion ne said was more or less MS.
ter OF forn-a mere casual investigation ON"
necessary inou,ries as were made at the custom
house did not furnish a sufficient argument why d"
income tax should be put on the statute DOOR
whereby any person who paid the TAX eou,u &c
hefo
and put through a series OF questions
AN INDICATION OF sEcTIoNALIsM'
Mr. HIM commented on the fact that the word
cotton" appeared in italics In the Dill showing
that at first the profits cotton were not 70 Dc
accounted for: and he intiinated lhat 'ne "'e".
ton had been at first TO exempt the pron'h maze
from cotton and that that was one indcaton OF
sectionalism In the bill. He also qussto"e' III,
exemption Of 1900 against $50 IN hns.'N'n an,
said that this large difference was giVeaway
Of What Democrats had been claiming TOT years
They had been admitting that the expense OF ''iis