Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-04

How the senators worked ana rre-
rpired.

ny Associated Press.
Washington. July s.-Mr. Harris
promised ut the opening OF the senate
aes8lon that a final vote on the tariff
bill should be reached during the day
II there were no factlous distractions.
Mr. Adrlch virtually pledged Rcpub-
licans to permit the bill to progress,
The accepted amendments TO the para
graphs on burlaps, etc, and collars and
cuffs were quickly adopted. Mr.. sher-
man moved for the tranafer of raw
wool aud hair OF the camel and goat
to the FREQ list. Lost, SO to 81
Two amendments offered by Mr.. pef-
for were rejected, The first was TO
place wool ON tho dntiablo list under
the Mckinley classification with the OK
! listing rates reduced one-hnlf The
| other was 10 put manufactures OF wool
ON the free list MIR. Harris usked
unanimous consent that further debate
| OH the wool schedule be under the nvc-
minute rule but AIR. Power objected.
Mr. Power then offered an amendment
putting wool on the dutlabln list at
the rate OF 20 per cent ad yalorem.
! Lost MIR. Faulkner asked that tho
committee on amendments ON tho wool
schedule as "A whole be agreed TO. and
II was done. the silk schedule then
being taken UP.
The committee amendments to the
SILK, schedulc wore adopted. and then
copying paper, iltering paper. tissue
! paper. etc., we've raised from 20 to 20
I per cent nd valOrcn.
when bltumihpus coal was reached,
| MIR. Hill renewed his motion, made Ia
the committee OF the whole, to place
! ll.ss t.aat .sstIf N.la
amendment placing duty OF 40 cents
a ton was agreed 10. 81 10 9. Mcssrg.
Kyle. Allen and Pcfer. Popullsls, and
Mills and lrhy voted with Mr., I'M.
The Income Tax sections.
when the income tax sections were
reached, the amendments were adopt
ed without division. except the two
upon which MIR, McLaurln had demands
ed a separate vote, excluding from the
operation OF the tax tho salaries OF
United States judges and OF ;he preHl-
| dent. McLnurln attacked the two ac-
cepted amendments on the ground
that they were adopted on the theory
that congress could not tax the salaries
OF United States judges and the presi-
dent In his opinion the exemptions
could not logically be predicted ON the
provision OF the constitution against
! The dlmlnutlon OF the alnfics OF each
| officer during their term OF office. 1t
was plain clnEs legislation.
Mr.. PETER took the same View of the
case that Mr.. McLnurin did, Mr.. Hill
opposed Mr. McLaurln's position. iic
maintained that n levy OF Income
against the salaries OF the United
States Judges and the president was In
contraventicn OF .he constitution. The
bin exempted the salaries OF state,
county and municipal officers. Tress
two provisions were the only two In
the bill he was disposed to Improve.
Mr.. Hoar supported the amendment
The President Must Pay.
After some further debate the amend
monts exempting the salaries OF
United states Judges and the presi-
dent were defeated. 81 to 30. The vote
in detail was AZ follows;
Yeas--Aidrich. Allison, Brioe. Carey
cullom, Davis. Dixon. poIph. Dubois.
Gray, Hale. Hansbrcugh. Hawiey. Hig-
gins. Hiil. Lodge. Mcmillan. Mitchell
oregon; Morgan, Palmer Pasco. HAT
ion Perkins, Piatt. Power. Push, quay
Ransom, Roach, Sherman, SQUIRE les
Ier Villas, Washburn-4
.ys-k ilcn. Bate, Berry Blackburns
blanchard, caffrey, Chandler. cockre"'