The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-30
THE END OF TARIFF
Last Section Before tho Senate
Committee Of the Whole.
INCOME TAX CLAUSE REMAINS II.
ClosiI & Scenes in a Long and Tedious Dis
cUssiOn-In the House New Mexico
is Made a New Star in the Sis
terhood OF States.

WASHINGTON, June 30. -Several bills
were passed by the house in the morn
ing hour yesterday under requests for
unanimous consent, but none Of gen
eraI interest or into which politics en-
tered. Then the bill to provide for the
admission of New Mexico to the Union
was called up by Wheeler, of Alabama.
There was no further amendments lex
cept to perfect the text proposed and
when the reading had been concluded,
Mr.. Wheeler delivered a brief patriotic
address OF welcome to the new candi-
date for admission to the siSterhOOd of
states, which evoked applause from
both sides of the chamber.
The bill was then passed without a
division.
Under the terms of a special order
adopted May I, Bankhead. of Alabama,
called up the senate bill providing for
the construction Of a hall Of records in
the city of Washington. The house
committee or buildings and grounds re-
ported a substitute for the senate bill
directing the secretary of treasury to
purchase half a block of ground just
south of the capitol grounds, at a cost
Of $500, 900 and erect a building thereon,
to cost $500, 600, The portion of prop
erty not occupied by the hall ofrecords
IS TO be for storage and folding rooms
for the house Of representatives. OPP
position was promptly manifested. and
the house adjourned without action.
In the Senate.
The senate disposed of the income
tax yesterday afternoon after a very
brief discussion. The final vote was
taken upon Senator Hills motion to
strike the tax from the bill. This was
rejected by a vote Of forty to twenty
four.
Six republicans voted with the major
ity. They were Senators Teller, Shoup.
Power, Pett;grew, Hansbrough and
Mitchell, of Oregon. The democrats
who voted against the tax were: Sena-
tors Hill, Smith and Murphy.
Senator Hoar was recorded on this
vote but when he found that Senator
Pugh, with whom Mr.. Hoar was pairer.
had not voted, Mr.. Hoar withdrew his
vote, making the result stand, yeas ~,
nays 40.
The sections relating to distilled
spirits were quickly reached but not
quickly disposed Of. The main dis
cussion was upon the increase Of the
tax on whiskey and the ~extention of
the bonded period, Sherman and ALI
son opposing both.
Senators Vest, Voorhees,, Mills and
Lindsey defended the action of the fl
nance committee. Senator PETER NOV
ed to insert a new tax of 1.5O per bar
rel on beer, ale etc. Rejected, yeas 20,
nays "a.
Aldrich moved to strike ont of Sec
tion 50, the words. The first dav Of the
second calender month after" so as to
make it read, that on and after the
passage of this act, the tax of 81. 10.
a gallon shall be levied on all distilled
spirits in bond at that time and that
may be produced thereafter"
No opposition was offered on the part
Of the finance committee and the
amendment was adopted without a di-
vision.
The committee substitute for section
So vas then agreed to without a divi-
sion. 1t provides that on and after the
passage Of the act a tax of Sill shall
be levied on all distilled spirits then in
bond or that may thereafter be pro-
duced in the United States. Sections
81 to l01, making provisions as to ware
housing of distilled spirits and as allow
ance for losses, etc, were agreed to
without opposition.
Section 1O2 defines what constitutes a
manufacture of tobacco. Several
amendments of a merely formal char
acter were offered and agreed to.
Section 1O3, modifying the act of
June 90, 1876, a formal change was
agreed to, and section 1O4, having been
reached, the last section but one Of the
bill, Senator Hale stated that he had
an amendment to offer to it which
could not be disposed of during the
evening. 1t is the section abrOgating
the reciprocity treaties. He intended
to move to strike it out. The senate
then adjourned after a nine h0ur Sps-