Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-02
striking out reciprocity in petroleum, and /
was carried-170 to AZ.


The last amendment to be voted upon was
that providing for the income tax Mr.
Cochran demanded the ayes and nays upor
this amendment. 1t was significant thai
the republicans refused to second the de-
mand for the ayes and nays, but enough
democrats arose GID to order the roll call
1t was then found that the income tax could
not be voted upon as a separate PROPOSE
ton, the Speaker deciding in accordanc.
with precedent, which he cited, that tn,
internal revenue amendment having beer
reported as a single amendment, could mo-
be divided. The vote, therefore was upor
the entire rejection of the internal revenue
amendment.
The republicans, with a few exceptions
refused to vote, but the amendment. in.
Guiding the income tax, was adopted, is:
to 80.
The populists voted in the affirmative. as
did the following republicans: Bowers(CalD
Fletcher (MoD, Hartman (Mont), March
s allS P PiSkler SD White eohio', and
Those who voted against the amendmen,
were:
Babcock Cwis.). Bartlett. Beltzhoover
Brawley, Brosius pa. Cadmus. Campbell
Cornish, Covert. Cummings. Davey, De.
Forest. Dunn. Dunphy. English, Everett
Fielder, Geissenhainer, Haines Harter
Hendrix. Lapham, Lockwood, Manager, Nc.
fAicSi' nCShu tMdSSD. MCha1g, Meyer
Morse (Mass.). Mutchler, O'Neill. Page
Powers (Vt). Price, Rayner, Reilly. Rusk
Ryan. Schermerhorn, Scranton (Pa), Sick.
les, Sperry, Stevens, Talbot (Md), Warner
and Wolverton.
The Motion to Recommit Lost.
Some cheering greeted the announcement,
of the vote. The bill was engrossed and
read the third time. The last stage in the
passage of the bill had been reached, when
Mr.. Covert (N.Y.), standing in the center
aisle, moved to recommit the bill to the
committee, with instructions ito report 1,
back with such amendments as will pro.
vide. by duties levied on imports, for such
additional revenue as may be necessary to
the support Of the government, economical.
ly administered Upon that motion Mr.
Cochran demanded the ayes and NAYS. blu,
only thirty-six democrats rose to second
the demand principally those who had
voted against the income tax, together with
the Louisiana sugar men)-not a sufficien,
number. The motion to recommit was then
defeated on rising vote-103 to III.
The Bill Passed.
Then came the final vote on the bill IL.
self, on which an aye and nay vote was
asked and granted by a rising vote The
roll call was watched with marked atten.
ton, and frequent bursts of applause greet.
ed accessions to one side or the other
Beltzhoover of Pennsylvania was the frs,
to win applause by his aye vote, indicating
that the Pennsylvanians were falling into
line. Immediately after this. Blanchard O,
Louisiana was applauded as he voted ave
and showed that the Louisiana opposition
to the bill was not intact Mr.. Cockran,s
vote in favor of the bill brought OUT tn
multuous cheering. The climax of the dem
onstration was reached when the name OF
Mr.. Wilson, author of the bill, was call
ed, the democrats cheering vociferously q
final recognition of his leadership Speaker
Crisp asked that his name be called and
he answered in the Affirmative Then the
Speaker announced: