The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-05
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
THE TARIFF BILL FINALLYPAS
THE SENATE.
Senator Hill Fights the Income Tax FRO.
vision to the Last aud Votes
Against the Bill-Takes
Effect on Aug. I.
THE SENATE,


WASHINGTON, July 9.-Mr. Harris
promised at the opening OF the senate
session that final vote on the tariff
should be reached during the day il
here was no factious obstruction. Mr.
Aldrich virtually pledged Republic
ans to permit the bill to progress.
he excepted amendments to the
4ragrsphs on burlaps, etc, and COL
irs and cuffs wele quickly adopted
tr, Sherman moved for the transfer
of raw wool and hair of the camel and
goat to the free list. Lost, 32 to 81.
Two amendments offered by Mr.
PETER were rejected, the first to place
wool on the dutiable list under the
Mckinley classification with the ex.
listing rates reduced one-half. The
other was to put manufactured wool
on the face list. Mr.. Harris asked
unanimous consent that further de-
bate on the wool schedule be under
the minute rule but Mr.. Power OBJ
jected. Mr.. Power then offered an
amendment putting wool on the dutia'
BILE list at the rate OF 25 per cent ad
valorem. Lost.
Mr.. Faulkner asked that the com.
mittee amendments on the wool sched-
Qle as q whole be agreed to, and it was
done, the silk schedule then being
taken up. The committee amend
ments to the silk schedule were
adopted, and copying paper, tiltering
paper, tissue paper, ETC., were raised
from 80 to 35 per cent ad valOrem.
When hituminous coal was reached
Mr.. Hill renewed his motion made in
the committee of the whole to place
coal on the free list, but the committee
amendment placing duty OF 40 cents
a ton was agreed TO, 81 to- d. Messrs.
Kyle, Allrn and Peffer, Populists, and
Mills and ITby voted with Mr.. Hill.
When the income tax sections were
reached the amendments were adopt
ed without division except the two
upon which Mr.. MCLaurin had de-
manded q separate vote excluding
from the operation ofthe tax the sal.
&aries of United States judges and of
She president.
McLaurin attacked the two accept
ed amendments on the ground that
they were adopted on the theory that
congress could not tax the salaries of
United States judges and the presi-
dent. In his opinion the exemptions
could not logically be predicated on
the provision of the constitution
ageohst the dimipution of salaries of
sue officer DUNG their terms Of office
IT. as plain class legislation.
I :. PefT:r took the same view of
fhcAse that Mr.. Laurine did. Mr.
! / opposed Mr.. Laurine's position.
He maintained that levy of income
against the salaries of the United
States judges and the president was
in contravention of the constitution.
The bill exempted the salrrIes of state
and municipal officers. These two
provisions are the only two in the bill
ne was disposed to approve.
Mr.. Hoar supported the amend.
ment.
After some further debate the
amendments exemptiDg the salaries
of United States judges and the presl' |
dent were defeated, "a to 36. The
vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas - Aldrich, Allison, Brice, |
Carey, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Dubois, Gray, Hale, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Lodge, Nc
MILAN, Mitchell (Ore), Morgan,
Palmer, Pasco, Patton, Perkins, Platt,
Power, Pugh, Quay, Ransom, Roach,
Sherman, Squire, Teller Villas, Wash
burn; "a.
Nays-Bates, Berry, Blanchard,