New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-22
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRipryr.I


Washington. June 2l.-The contest in the Sens
ate the income tax section Of the Tariff bill
opened this morning with great energy and
/ earnestness by Senator Hill. The elaborate at
tack made to-day by the New-York Senator on
the vicious and odious Populistic excrescence
fastened by the folly of the Democratic leaders
in Congress upon the party's illogical and dis
creditabe effort at fulfilling its pledges Of tariff
reform" was intended to reinforce and supplement
the able and striking speech on the same topic
in which. in April last. Nh. Hill first sounded the
note OF open opposition within the party to
the fatuous and blunderng policy Of the Demo-
cratic managers. In political interest and spec
tacuar effect tre second assault could not OF
course, hope to rival the first The April speech
was delivered under conditions Of great political
excitement and perplexity; and the first bold
and outspoken population of the work Of the
Senatorial "revisers" as embodied in the Voorhees,
bill. ii commanded the widest attention and
stirred the keenest interest It's true signih-
canoe was at once appreciated and the effect Of
its courageous criticism was speedily seen in the
FASTENED Surrender" Of the Finance Committee
to the "conserva..~e" forces led by Mr. German
and the unconditi nal Abandonment Of the voor-
hees revise" for the Jones-Gorman "compro-
mise" bill
A'-NdS' 1T lHe ldR-enQ OF the WedrSOme con-
test over the details OF the amended" measure
the Nev-York Senator's reassertion OF i'm
piacable hostility TO the odious and unnecessary
direct tax proposed and defended by the Southern
element in the party could scarcely be expected
to arouse the same intensity Of interest as his
earlier speech. In spite of changed conditions,
however. and the practical certainty that the
new appeal could and would have no practical
effect on the fortunes Of the bill. Mr. Hill was
listened 70 to-day with marked attention. and
his mo:e detailed and dspassionate statement
Of the reasons which impel him to resist the
enactment Of this cdiou- sectional tax will be
found t. confirm the impression already we'll
fxed about the Capitol that the New-York Sem
ator has won his way securely to the very first
rank OF Congre ssOnal debaters. The argument
was throughout clear. cogent and Well sustained
and the varied objections which should weigh
agains: the adoption Of tne income tax scheme
We're marshalied with skill and direclness
No remarks nowadays from Mr.. H!ll are COM
plete without some sarcastic illusions 70 the
political inconsistency of various Democratic
associates and the keen shafts Of irony aimed
at the party and It's leadership for repudiatng
In turn almost every political principle supposed
10 be Democratic were no doubt relished even by
those who felt the sting Of their truth.
Mr. Higgins and Mr. HOar followed Mr.. Hill
In short speeches against the income tax secicn,
and the Vest amendments 70 the original draft
Of the cOmmitte then taken up. Some
progress was made with these before adjourn
ment. The whole section will probably not be
disposed Of before Saturday night. 1t is now
said that the Tariff bill VIII encounter a good
deal OF delay in the House If returned from the
Senate before 1t can BE- thrown into conference.