The morning call., 1894-06-24
HE is THE LAST.
After Grover No More
Democrats.
DAVE HILL HAS SAID 1T.
Great Applause From the Gal
ierieS.
EXEMPT THE PRESIDENTS PAY
The Senior Senator From New York
Does His Enemy Great
Favor.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-In the Senate
to-day Call offered a resolution providing
for committee of five Senators to investi-
gate the election and control of Senators
and Representatives by CORPORATIONS.
Sherman said he was willing that an iD-
vestigati0n should be allowed as far as
Florida is concerned, but did not think it
just 10 include the whole country. The
resolution went over and the tariff bill was
taken up. Hill said that Yesterday would
become known in history as the Populist
day. abiding to the speeches of Mitchell
and Allen. He said no attempt had been
made TO repeal the State bank tax or
enact free coinage in this bill, both Of
which are considered part of the Demo-
cratic platform, while especial efforts had
been made outside the platform to incUr-
pOrate an income tax in the bill. No other
system of taxation opened such broad
field for fraud and evasion. and none Of
fered such temptation. If the tax were
TO be imposed there was no reason why
the exemption should be $4,000 when in
monarehcal countries where this tax was
levied the exem option was but $3.50 and
even down to $500. Was it to compensate
for the high cost Of living here? He be-
lieved the higher the exemption the harder
ii would be to defend this tax.
Having spoken nearly two hours. Hill
gave way to Gallinger, who also opposed
the income tax.
AT the conclusion of GalliDger's remarks
Vest withdrew his amendment to reduce
the exemption from $4,000 to $4,000. and
allowed Hill to move to reduce it from
$4,000 TO $1,000 The motion was defeated
Is to sc. as follows:
Ayes-Aldricb. Carey. Chandler. Davis.
Frye. Gallinger. Higgins, Hui, Hoar, Irby,
Lodge. Henderson. PETER, Perkins, Plat,
Quay, Shoup aud Washburn-1S.
Noes-Allen. Bate. Berry. Black burn,
Gallery, Cockrel. Coke. Dolph, Du Bots,
Faulkner. George, German. Gray, Hans
brOugh. Harris. Hawley. Hunton. Jarvis,
Mitchell of Oregon, Mitchell of Wiscon-
sin, Morgan. Murphy. Palmer. Pasco,
Power. Proctor, Pugh. Roach. Smith. Tel
Ter, Turpie. Vest, Villas, Voorhees,. Walsh
and White-36.
Hill then moved to reduce the exemp-
tion from $4,000 to $1,000. Defeated by 26
to 3S.
Hill next moved to reduce the exemp-
tlon to $3.50. Lost by % to SO.
Hill reoffered the Vest amendment to
reduce the exemption from $4,000 to $1,000.
Lost.
Hill then offered an amendment to change
the date on which the income-tax provis-
ion of the bill should go into effect from
January /. 1895. to January 1, 1896. De-
feated by 6 to IL.
An amendment by Hoar to include
Judges of United States courts in the ex-
emption from the income tax was agreed
to without objection.
Sherman inquired whether any estimate
had been made as to the probable yield
of revenue from this tax, and Vest replied
that the general estimate was $50, 000 600,
but he did not believe any accurate esti-
mate could me made.
Hill proposed sn amendment to exem ut
the salary of the President of the United
States from the impOs.i lion of the tax, and
used this amendment as text for cIiticiZ-
ing in a semi-humOrous way the action of
the Finance Committee in eXempting the
salaries of Federal Judges. He failed TO
see, he said, why the salaries of Judges
should be exempt, and be thought if COM
pliments were to be paid one certainly
was due to the President. Besides. the
President happened to be a resident of
New York, and the tax would fall with an
especially heavy hand on New York.
II am not authorized to speak for the
President" Hill said, with a smile, "in
this or any other matter; but this would
be a delicate compliment to one citizen of
New York, and / think the committee
ought to aceep; the amendment"
''As Mr. Cleveland is the last Demo-
cratic President we shall ever have from
New York" said Vest, rising to his feet,
1.-The appeal is almost irresistible"
Then" said Hill. turning to him, she
will be the last Democratic President from
any State"
The applause in the galleries that
greeted this utterance was quickly
checked by the Vice-President. When
the amendment was put 1t was carried by
a viva-voce vote.
hill moved that the interest on United
States bonds exempt by the provisions of
the bilD be subject to the income tax. At
4:1O. without voting on the amendment,
the Senate went into executive session, and
at 400 adjourned.