The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-27


offered on the 18th Of May by Allen
(Neb.), calling for information as to the
total number Of persons engaged in pro.
tected industries whose wages may be
affected by tariff legislation, was taken
up. An effort was made on the part of
the Republican Senators to have it re-
ferred to the finance committee, and
after motion to that effect was de-
feated-yeas l6, nays 27-the resolu-
ton went over without further action,
and at 1920 the tariff bill was laid be-
fore the Senate, the pending question
being on the income tax provisions.
Hill withdrew an amendment, which
he had offered before the adjournment
on Saturday, to strike out the exemp-
ton from taxation of the income OF
United States bonds 30 exempted by the
law OF their issuance, aid he suggested
to make the clause read, 1.-THE principal
and interest OF which are, by the law of
their issuance" etc. That suggestion
was accepted by Yes. on the part of the
finance committee and the clause was
30 modified.
Then Hill stated that the reason why
he had offered his amendment last Sat-
urday (Which he now admitted should
not be agreed toy was to call the atten-
ton OF the people to the fact that
S635 100000 OF property were by this
clause taken out of the taxable property
of the country. He then offered an
amendment to include within the ex-
emption the bonds OF STATE, county,
municipality or town, and he made an
argument in support of that amendment
Vest opposed the amendment and q
number Of Senators had something to
say upon the subject Sherman, Teller,
Platt and other Republicans favored
Hiil's amendment When it came to a
vote II was rejected-yeas, 25; nays, 80.
Then Hill moved an amendment re-
strictng the exemption to State bonds
mot county Or municipaD. In an ar
gument, which he made in support OF it,
ne mado disparaging alluaion to the
State of Missouri in connection with the
tax on whiskey and tbs was resented
by Mr Vest, who spoke of the "instru-
mentalities Of the slums Of Now York, I"
and offered, after tariff legislation was
disposed OF, to pay his share of the ex
penses OF hiring hall" 70 discuss the
question with the Senator from New
York If he desired it,
Some further sharp personaliti ties
passed between Hill and Vest and then
VIII gan toOh tuh MOOR. lie SAD that as
he had not been able to express his
view on tho question by his vote, he
being paired, he felt bound TO oppose
tho exercise by the Government OF the
United States CT the power Of taxation
on the part OF any State. The argument
in support OF Hills amendment was
continued by Gray, Pugh, Gallery, Hoar,
Ha"ley, and against it by Lindsay and
George. The vote was taken and the
amendment was rejected--yeas, 81;
nays, 30.
Hill directed attention to the fact
that the bill put tax upon the per-
sonal property acquired by experience,
while it did not put a tax upon the real
estate acquired by inheritance; and he
called upon Vest for an explanation of
that inequality Vests answer was that
IL the bill exempted the rents OF such
real estate The argument of the Senator
from Now York would be pertinent and
proper, but that was not tho case
Hill then moved to strike out of sec
ton 55 tho words money and the value
of all personal property acquired by
gift or Inheritance" and made an argu-
ment in support of that amendment.
Hill's amendment WAS rejected-yeas,
26; nays, "a.
McLaurin moved to consider tho vote
whereby some days ago the salaries of
the PRESIDENT of the United States and
of United States Judges wore exempt
from the income tax. Hill inquired
whether McLaurin had voted in the af-
hrmative on those amendments.
McLaurin said that be had not, but
that, As the vote had not been taken
by yeas and nays, he understood that
the rule did not apply which limits mo-
tions OF reconsideration to those who
had voted in the affirmative. He added
that he made the motion for reasons
which he did not deem it necessary to
give.
Harris, in parliamentary charge of
the bill, minated that the motion 10
60 back and reconsider matter already
disposed of was not in keeping with
the spirit, intent and purpose Of the
unanimous consent under which the
Senate was acting.
McLaurin suggested, in rather sar-
castle spirit, that the Senator from
Tennessee might have expressed his
idea without taking up 30 much time"
and he said that he withdrew his
motion for the present.
Hill offered another amendment in
reference to the tax on inheritances
and 1T WAS rejnc ted-yeas, 10; nays &c.
ALI The committee amendments to sec
ton SIS were then agreed to without
division. Section So was then taken
up and all the committee amendments,
principally of verbal character, were
agreed to. So also as to sections 81 and
So
Sections 50, 60 and 81 were, on motion
OF the finance committee, struck out
and substitutes for them were agreed