The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-23
LIVELY DAY IN THE SENATE.
New York Siums and Tennessee
Plantations Figure In the Debate.

New York Siums and Tennessee
| Plantations Figure In the Debate.
| Washington, June 22-The House bill
to incorporate the supreme lodge
Knights of Pythias was reported IA
vorably and immediately passed by
the Senate today
The following bills were also passed:
| Appropriating $4,000 for tests for
American timber by forestry division
| of the agricultural department; maxi
ing the first monday of September Ga
hor Day) a legal holiday; the House bill
granting the citizens of SauceHito, CAL
Hernia, certain rights over the Lime
point military reservation.
Mr.. Kyle took the floor ito speak on
the tariff
He made a general argument, IA
Voring the income tax, and dwelling
upon the decline of the farm values in
the west. He argued that the probec-
tive system was responsible for -the
concentration of wealdh dn the hands
of few, and that it was just and
equitable THAT a few others should bear
their share of the burden of taxation
| which their wealth made them able
! to bear.
Calls Blue Socks.
| Senator Call, of Florida, shocked the
his shoes and elevaIting his sky-hue
stockings to "a neigtnboring desk, while
he Tanned himself with a palm leaf.
AT the conclusion of Kyle's speech.
Vest offered four additional amerd-
ments to the income tax sections.
| The most important was one to re-
duce the exemption from $4,000 to SO,
! 600, and exempt from the operation of
tax building and loan associations.
|
| other provides THAT in reckoning the
profits of corporations for taxation ac-
tual operating expenses, losses and in
terest on the fixed Indebtedness be ex-
cluded.
Another amendment provides that
the tax is not to apply to insurance
business conducted on mutual PLAN
| Mr.. Teller supported THE income tax
! proposition. He quoted the utterances
of the leaders of the Repu blican party
oliver P. Norton, Senator Sherman
and Senator Morrill, who advocated
the tax in the past.
Sherman Opposes 1t.
! Mr. Sherman followed Mr.. Teller in
opposition to the income tax Mr..
Patton, the new Republican senator
from Michigan, followed in a set speech
against the general features of the
| tariff BILL
| Mr.. Allen repealed the idea, covertly
and openly advanced by the opponents
| of the income tax, that the Populists
| had no regard for property He de-
| in the hands of the money power. BY
| the legislation forced by moneyed in
| fluence, fabulous and dishonest for
| tunes had been built UP in this country
For weeks, a railroad 1nagnate had sat
/ in a committee room at the end of the
| capitol, trying to shape important leg
| islation.
IF you want proof of that, will
give it to you,'' he shouted dramatic
| ally.
Name him." said Mr.. Wallis.
Il Will name him to a committee of
the Senate, if you want" said Mr.. AL
| len.
You talk of relieving the burdens OF
the people" interrupted Mr.. Hill, "why
did you vote against free sugar."
If that question were asked in a
court room,' replied Mr.. Allen, .'it
would be called pettifogging.'
Whether it is pettifogging or not
answer it." said Mr.. Hill.
The poor cannot live entirely on
sugar." said Mr. Allen. why talk O.
| it?'
Because it is one of the necessaries
of life,' said Mr.. HILL
why Alien tote0 Tor a Duty.
Mr.. Allen said he had voted for a
duty on sugar because Mr.. Harrison
left a bankrupt treasury when he left
the White House.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens re-
marks. Mr.. Jarvis. Senator Vance's
| successor from North Carolina, made
his maiden speech in support of the
| income tax.
| 1t was 6 o'clock when Mr.. Jarvis
| finished, and Mr.. Hill, who desired tc
reply to some of the remarks today
asked Mr.. Harris in charge of the bill
| to yield to an adjournment, as the
| Senate had been sitting eight hours al
a temperature in the chamber of So.
| Mr.. Harris said he regretted that he
could not comply with the request. The
country, as well as the Senate, hao
rights as we'll as senator's The country
| was entitled to know, at the earlies
moment. what the fate of this bill was
| to be.