Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-06
VOTE WILL Be CLOSE.
Doubt as TO Passage Of In
come TaxAmendment.
THE SEIGNI0RAGE BILL.
Review Of Yesterdays Doings in Both
Branches Of Congress.

WASHINGTON April 6.-The Democratic
members OF the finance committee who
voted to retain the income tax amend
ment to the tariff bill. and who have all
along expressed great confidence that
their action would be sustained In the
senate by 10 or l2 majority, have ascer-
tanned that several senators whom they
counted on AS favorable to that PROPOSE
tiou are likely to vote against II.
A careful canvass Of the senate shows
that the vote Is going to be very close
II the Republican senator's from the silver
states OF Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, the
two Dakotas aud Montana stand by their
Repu blican assoc ciatss from the east on
this question, the income tsx will be
stricken out Of the tariff bill II would
have been stricken out In committees II
Mcpherson. who IL opposed to it, had
voted with the Republicans. But he
stood with his Democrat associates in the
committee and allowed It to remain In
the tariff bill when that measure was re-
ported.
There are 70 or II Democratic senators
who will vote with Senator Hill when he
makes the motion to strike out the in
come tax. The friends of this tax now
admit that the vote Is going to be very
close. and concede that it's retention rests
with the Republicans in the silver states
Future Action
Senator Hoar and other leading Repub-
lican senators assert that IL the income
tar Ii retained they propose to offer an
amendment to the effect that all incomes
over $1,000 shall be subject TO the tax.
They are inclined to believe that tho
Democrats will not dare to vote against 1t.
This will make the measure more odious
to the people than the one now incorpo-
rated In the tariff bill.
While the Republican senators are op-
posed to this method Of taxation. they
claim that they would be entirely justi-
fed in voting for 1t or any other amend
ment that would render the measure
more Objectionable.
Senator German said that there would
be no more adjournment over from Thurs
day to Monday while the tariff bill was
under consideration. The Democratic
managers have decided to sit every day
till the bill is disposed Of
After the Battle.
Calmness pervaded the house yesterday.
After the passage of minor bills and reso-
lutions the consideration OF appropriation
bills was resumed. The urgent deficiency
bill, carrying something over 81, ,0O0, 600,
was taken up, and after a somewhat pro-
tracted debate was passed with one i'm
portant amendment providing for the
continuation Of the work of the census
bureau until March 4, 1895, and providing
for the publication, In q condensed vol
ume OF $50 pages, Of an abstract Of all the
data procured by the census.
After the deficiency bill was disposed of,
the consideration Of the postoffice appro-
priation bill was resumed. Only one
amendment was adopted-setting aside
$4,000 for the establishment of star
routes to new postoffices. The main fight
will come on the amendment to abolish
the 800, 600 subsidy for the fast southern
mail trains, running between Springfield,
Mass, via New York and Washington, to
Atlanta and New Orleans.
Upon request Of Mr.. McCreary unani-
nous consent was given to the considera-
ton Of the Behring sea bill, and it was
passed.
The bill reported from the house bank
Ing and currency committee allowing the
states to tax greenbacks held by banking
institutions II causing much comment
among Repub blican representatives and
also among northern Democrats who do
not believe in that kind of legislation.
Mem mbers of the committee who voted in
favor Of reporting the measure to the
house have been asked to explain the
meaning and purpose of the proposed bill,
but they seem to be unable to give sat
isfactory answer.
Dull Day.
The senate pursued the even tenor of its
way during the morning hour without a
ripple Of excitement 60 ruffie its surface
The only thing of interest was a resolu-
ton introduced by Senator George aud re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee, which
provides for 20 per cent reduction in the
salaries of government Offices in "View OF
the depressed financial condition of the
country, the indebtedness of many of the