New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-24
yBY TEIEGRAPu 10 THE TRIBUNE. I

Washington, June Ex-senator Harris. the
parliamentary conductor Of the Tariff bill,
seems intent on making as ridiculous record
for untitled promises of expedition as did MI
voorhees, in his bombastic EZRA of business and
",est Of endurance" campaign last summer Tor
the repeal Of the Sherman silver purchase law
rast night for the twelfth or thirteenth time.
after proclaiming his intention 10 keep the Senate
On session until some progress was made" Mr.
Harris's warlike spirit quickly oozed away, and
he was found surrenderng with celebrity and
abiectness to 1.-THE inevitable" which meant In
this case the development Of the lack of either
q visible or a voting quorum. In his sternest and
most tragic tones Mr.. Harris declared. on moving
,n,pressvely last night TO adjourn that to-day s
session of the Senate should not end until all
the remaining sections Of the Tarin bill had
been disposed of in Committee Of the Whole and
the measure had been reported back completed
N the Senate This ambitious programme IKE
oil the previous threats and promises or the
Tennessee Senator turned out, however, 10 De
merely bluff" At p. m. yielding 10 the de-
sire OF Senators on both sides Of the chamDer
N escape from the sweltering heat OF the Capitol
the Senate adjourned with Mr.. Harriss consent
and approval without reaching final vote even
on the income tax section. Many important
amendments TO the income tax scheme remain
~ discussed
,unossible TO finish the work of the Committee
OF the Whole before Tuesday or Wednetoay
next. This delay will probably carry the final
vote in the Senate on the passage Oh the Dill
over 10 the end Of next week.
The most important incident of the day was
tho cantious and arbitrary reversal by the mana
gers Of the bill Of their decision of yesterday 10
reduce the limit of exemption under the income
tax law from $4,000 10 $4,000. This sudden WITH
drav,al Of a "concesson' without notice or warm
ing and even without serious attempt at eA,
panation was in entire keeping. however, WIN
: the capricious and irresponsible policy WhlCh mas
heen pursued from the start with the pehIis
Mn Mr. Vest though he apparently faVoreu uie
reduction Of the limit summary Withorew US YES
terdav's proposition on the vague ana lhoenlIite
Ground that Il was objected 10 BY some Oh MS
sssoc,ates on the Finance Committee. Then,
when Mr. Hill moved TO carry out me com
rtttce's sober Intention of yesterday rather IMAM
its unaccouEtable retraction OF TO-DAY, WI, 49,
voted against the reduction and earned WIN MN
practically the entire Democratic Strength
All of Mr. Hilrs amendments 10 reduce me eA-
ception limit-first TO $1,000 then 10 szovv, shen
10 ~ 500 and then to s30OO-were rejected IN
turn the managers Of the bill being aDe 10
hold the majority vote almost SOLO ana 10 at
pact to their aid now and then few western
Renublicans Mr. Platt's amendment 10 aIIoW
ronrs than a single $4,000 exemption in the case
~ a family was defeated by one vote inns pelils
the closest contest OF the day. TWO or 'hiee
Eastern Democrats had me cont ,nsf 6scrimina
lion against the family and in favorng the non
family mode or NE - ~, 49, 10 =.
Mr. Hi enlivened the earlier hours OF the ga
with another bitter and effective attack upon the
,nconne tax scheme and its authors. HIS sarcasm
was at times whitening In It's herceness: me
sting of this and Thursdays speeches. VII NO. No.
marty by whose sectional partisanship ana snort
sighted folly, the bitter indignation OF tne ""
York Senator has been Justly famed into name