Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-02-01
THE INCOME TAX H
DEBATE ON THE PLAN BEGINS in
THE HOUSE.
strong Opposition tn the
Tax Develops, but Ii VIII He
Passed With the Entire Tariff Lin
During the Present Week

Washington. Jan. 29.-Thc. great tariff
debate will close in the house on Thurs
day evening when, according to the
amended special order under which the
hotsc is operating, the vote will ne taken
cr the pending amendments and the finai
passage of the bin. The debate during
this week will relate entirely to the in
ttihal revenue bill which the Democratic
caucus decided to place upon the tariff
I'LL as a rider. To-day general debate
began. The pri:-cipal opposition is di-
rected against the income tax, which is
be ing bitterly opposed by the Eastern
Den Gcrats. The Republicans, however,
will not vote with the Democratic OPP
Dorents of the income, but will either
refrain from voting, or else, if necessary
to make a quorum, vote for it in order
to incorporate it in the bill. The indi-
C. tons are that when the bill is placed
upon its final passage that it will have a
fair margin to carry it.
The tariff debate was concluded Sat
urCay night, so far as it relates to the
customs schedules. The time for Of
fering amendments ceased at $50, when
the house took a recess. There was a
great demand from both sides of the
hcrse for recognition for the purpose of
offering amendments, but Mr.. Wilson had
the floor, and not one of them got il.
At least 100 amendment were shut out.
A series of amendments to the metal
schedule, all making reductions, We're
agreed to, and the committee reversed
its action of a week ago and fixed the
time for free wool to go into effect Aug.
,, and the wooden goods to go into effect
Dec. :. This was accomplished by n
change of front on the part of the Re
publicans, who voted on the former oc-
casion to have free wool go into effect
Immediately upon the passage of the bill.
The last amendments to be considered
were those reducing the duty on barley
to 30 per cent al valorem, and on barley
malt to % per cent. The Eastern and
Western maltsters and brewers are fight
ing over the barley schedule, and Mr..
Warner, in the closing minutes of the
session, prevented a vote by making the
point of no quorum. \ good deal of ex-
element attended the wind-up. The
failure to vote on these amendments will
leave them under the terms of the first
order when the bill is finally reported to
the house.
The Hawaiian question came up in the
senate to-day. The discussion is based
uron the resolution reported by Senator
Turpie, from the committee OH foreign
re!ftions, and the various amendments
and substitutes will incidentally be taken
up. There ere four amendments pro-
posed. one each by Senators Henderson,
Dolph, Stewart and Gallinger. and one
substitute. that offered by Senator Vest.
The amendments of the first three sena-
tors are very much in the same line. and
recognize the present government of Ha-
wall without committing the senate to
any proposition against annexation even
for expediercy's sake. Senator Dolph's
amendment looks to the recall of Minister
Willis. and Senator Vests substitute de-
cares unqualifedly against annexation.