New-York tribune., 1894-06-26
TRYING TO GET REVENGE.
PERSONAL ANIMOsITY A MOTIVE 1NFLU-
ENCE IN FRAMING TARIFF CHANGES.
Mr. HILL HALF SERIOUSLY. HALF i'ONi"AL@i'
TOOK CREDIT FOR REDUCING THE INCOME
TAX EXEMPTION LIMIT. 50 THE DEMO
CRATIC MANAGERS CHANGED
rpY TELEGRAPH Tc THE rRIBUxE.l


xuosh,noton June 2-AttentiOn has been called
.o,aatsdIv =, these dispatches to the VIGOROUSLY
,,,c,llatinr md haphazard policy adopted by the
Darocratic managers in their treatment OF disputed
rates or items in the pending Tariff Dill In scores
Of cases duties have been put abruptly up anu "o"n
without warning or explanation ana chahsNs "'
the most radical and important character nave
been accepted or abandoned on what has seehleo
,,tIa moro than the within fancy Of the particular
"r,anager" Of the bill the floor OF the senate III
+he time on one two occasions supposeu con-
cessions" to the Republican side IN the way oi Il"
creased duties on special products were Wlthurd""
because OF contemptuousy good-natured hnss AT
the Illogical and stultfying spirit IN ""0'' '"O'
were proposed.
IrntN last week however, the managers OF 'he
bin had escaped fairly well from the criticism mat
,vb,.evcr the feebeness and Inconsistency or their
actions they were not inspired IN thelr SuuNe" ann
unexplained changes Of front by motives oi pe''Y
resentment and personal animosity. Inc 'o"''V ~
,ha Finance Committee on Saturday however III
comnellinc MIR Vest to withdraw his amendment
reducing the limit % exemption under the income
,,x scheme from 5000 20 $500 seems 10 convict
the Democratic leaders of juggling VIVID IeE'S'1''o
10 satisfy mere personal and party grulGeS II -
pretty well understood indeed. mat II MI lIn nav
not ma certain half sef-gratulatory. halt roni
col alins,on TO the change proposed by Mr.. Vest IN
q sr,aech tust before adjournment on Friday the
G. 900 exemption limit would not have been WIN
drawn but would have received the pracucfiE
solid Democratic vote by which. when renewed sat
urlav hv Mr. Hi himself. 1t decisively anu
unh,ushngly rejected M Hirs unfortunate ref-
erance 70 the Vest amendment was as follows: %
There are some Senators who think that when
they themselves 90 not participate IN u@soae @ 90, a
the time g. wasted. say tillt 1..S .S,.oor,, 80
wasted 10 not say that every argument au-
ducel mere today has been exactly Psrthen' 80
This portion Of the bill. but mostly tuc .i.le 80
been consumed in the argument Of other quesuMons M
nv gentlemen who favor the Income .iN' a''4 ~.
Sy those who oppose IT, l think that the arSu
day l presented AL argument - So" s.",r.IT ~ ,1-n II
81 6t0 exemption wrong. unjust iou'utD ~.
no principe but every ih0usand u1I"itS 'n'"- ~
mn on II made II worse and more M4u, teus. - -
-, br. ready TO vote the 400 in the Dl. yeSt"I-
day II the roll had been called To-Day q
has come over the spirit OF VUi Gro,or comes IA
and saws 5000 is prOper eXeinpti9h We NJ.
not what you vii do tomorrow; we CaIiiHJ; H,;, 80
what other changes you may MAKE ]" '"e ''
morrow. ,.,,
Mr. HW more than any other Senator. Repnp''a"
or Democratic has been for four months the '"o'n
,r the flesh OF the managers Of the Tarn bl'' anu
ria balfioc1,lar half-serious assumption ct creIe
1or securing a reduction Of the limit OF exelnP.o"
was gail and wormwo ~ 10 ms pan pan VII, Senator
ta,ed associates. To a,'ow the New viN 80, 49,
=, n1se before his own constituency ana ihe Vot'l'
at ,afee as having extoried ms iilpoii - .,x
csssi,n'' from the advocates oi lNe iN.,.lI.' -
sc6erne vas naturally trying upon the temper ol
tbe Finance Committee. md IL thtr eaet .S. S-
punish Mr. Hill the vote 10 retraGi lNS criv
y,nart e. abruptly anu arbitrarily hhus rs I.n.
rio"s,hIe exn,auaton 'SectiOnaAsn, faVoFi'lshii;
gross determinations of all sorts have a. - 80 "'',
Known been conspicuous as the Mo'Ne .t -.
Iablnd the committees action on an tht > ~
scbeiues of the Tariff bill In It's Treatment oi tie
limit Of exemption for incomes thr ,,,',cv
management has simp'y carnet isss7S 81 turning
legislative manipulation INTO a ilv"''S VI F'
revenge.