Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-06-28


o9 corporations. He made a brief
speech on the subject.
Mf. sherman said he was willing
Phat the Investigation should he al
lowed, so far as Florida WAS CON
cerned, but he did not think if was
just 10 make it SO broad and swean.
ms as TO include the whole country
The resolution went over and +bo
tarIH bill was taken up. Mr.. Hill tool,
the hoor He said that FRIDAY vouI5
be known in history as populist dav
abiding to the speeches of Senator's
Kyle and Allen. He said that no al
tempt had been made to attack the ra-
peal Of the state bank tax or to enact
a free coinage bill in this bill. both of
which are endorsed by many demo-
Gratis and considered a part of the
platform. while especial effort has
peen made TO 90 outside Of the plat
form 10 incorporate the income tax in
TO the bill
NO other system Of taxation opened
such broad field for fraud and eva
sion and none offered such tempta-
uonS. II the tax were to be imDnSed
Ihere IS no reason why the exemDtion
SHOULD be $4,000, when in monarchicaI
countries, when this tax was levied
the exemption was but $3.50, ard evn9
down to S211. Was it to comnensar,
Tor the high cost of living here? Ha
belleVed that the higher the pxnmn-
tlon the harder it would be to defend
this tax.
Having spoken nearly two hours. Mr.
HILL gave way to Mr.. Callinger. who
also opposed the income tax. Then Mr.
Hill offered the amendment LIMITING
the exemption of the tax to incomes
less than $4,000 which Mr. Vest had
offered yesterday on behalf of the fl
nance committee, but which he after
wards withdrew. 1t was lost-30 to So.
Mr.. Hill made a motion to substi-
tute $1,000 for the $4,000 line of ex
empuon from income tax The vote
was 26 yeas to So Lays.
Senator Hill moved to make the line
OF exemption from the income tax ST.
900 instead of $4,000. The vote was:
Yeas is, nays 81
MI Hill moved for a limit of 81, 800.
This was lost-yeas 25,-nays SO.
On MIR. Hills amendment to change
the date on which the income tax Dro-
vision goes into effect from Jan.
1893, to January, 1896 and the date Of
IT'S expiration from 1900 to 1901. the
yeas were 26 and nays Al.
Senator Allison today introduced an
To 1n
new section to the internal revenue
part of the bill, the effect of which is
to increase the tax on retail linuor
dealers from $50 to $50 and on whole
sale dealers from 500 to 5000.
Mr.. HOar offered an amendment 10
except from the Inheritance tax Iineal
descendants and widows. Lost-22
to So
Mr.. HOar then offered an amend
ment providing that the tax should not
apply to inheritances of lineal de-
scendants and widows on estates less
than $4,000 Lost 81 to 20
Mr.. Hill further proposed an amend
ment to exempt the salary of the pres
ldent of the United States from the
for the president" Mr.. Hill said with
smile, ''in this or any other natter,
but thIS would be IA delicate compli-
ment to one citizen Of .EeW York. and
| think the committee ought to accept
the amendment"
"AS Cleveland : tnn last demOcra tic
president we shall r,rr have from
M III
is almost irresistible"
eff you persist in this species of
taxation" said Mr.. Hill turning to him.
he will be the last democratic presi-
dent from any state"
The amendment was carried by viva
vOce vote
Senate amendments to the house bill
to charter the supreme lodge of
knights of Pythias were cOncurred in.
Washington, June 25.-The assassfna-
ton Of the president of the French
republic was the one overruling topic
III the senate. The chaplain referred
to it feelingly in the opening PRAYER.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with and Chairman Morgan
of the committee ON foreign relations
made formal announcement of the as
sasination, offered resolutions of CON
d0lence with France which were
adopted, also a resolution requesting
the president to cause the action to be
transmitted to the French government.
Mr.. Morgan accompanied his reso-
luuons with speech in which he re-
viewed with much feeling the history
Of France and its friendly relations
with this country. He was followed
by Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, and at the
close of the session the senate adj
jOurned until tomorrow.
In the house similar action was
taken, feeling Speeches being made by
Mr.. Hit, Of Illinois, and others.