The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-02-02
THE INCOME TAX SCHEME
DEBATE ON THE PLAN BEGINS IN
THE HOUSE.
Strong Opposition to the Income
Tax Develops, but 1t Will lie
Passed With the Entire TnrsH lii
During the Present Week.

Washington, Jan. 29-The great tariff
2ebate will close in the house Oh Thurs
! lay evening when, according to the
/ amended special order under which the
! aCt St is operating, the vote will he taken
+ II the pending amendments and the final
! pa ssagp of the BILL The debate during
! This week will relate entirely to the in
! t,1nal revenue bill which the Democratic
caucus decided to place upon the tariff
| [ i'll as Il rider. To-day general debate
/ began. The pri. eral opposition il di-
| rectel against the income tax, which Is
| beng bitterly opposed by the Eastern
| Den Ccrats The Republicans, however,
will not vote with the Democratic op-
| por Snts of the income. but will either
refrain from voting, or else, if necessary
F, to make Quorum vote for it i'll order
| to incorporate it III the bill The indi-
! C. tious are that when the bill is placed
| upon its final passage that it will have d
| fair margin to carry it.
| The tariff debate was concluded Sat
, urGay night, SO far rs it relates to the
| cl stons schedules. The time for OIL
| ftring amendments ceased at o:.'D, when
! the house took a recess. There was a
great demand from both sides of the
| hcrse for recognition for the purpose of
| Offering amendments, but Mr.. Wilson had
| the floor and not one of them got H.
| At least 100 amendmt nts were shut out
4 series of amendments to the metal
schedule all making reductions, were
agreed to. and the cCmmittee reversed
its action of week ago and hNed the
time for free wool to go into effect Aug.
;, ard the wooden goods to 90 into effect
Dec > This was accomplished ty 4
! change Of front on the part OF the Ike
publicans. who voted on the former oc-
casion 10 have free wool 90 into effect
| Immediately upon the passage OF the Dill.
The last amendments To be considered
! were those reducing the duty on barley
! 10 30 per cent al yalorcm, and OF baricy
malt to - per cent. The Eastern and
! Western maltSters ana brewers are night
! ing over the barley schedule, and Mr..
! Warner, III the closing minutes Of the
| session. prevented vote by making the
| point Of no quorum. A good deal OF cN-
| ritement attended the wlnd-up lnc
| failure TO vote on these amendments VIII
| leave them under the terms Of the ttst
| order when the bill is finally reported to
| the house.
The Hawaiian question came up In th.
| senate today. The discussion - based
| iron the resolution reported 10y senator
| Ttlpie from the committee on foreign
i reiations. and the yatious amendments
and substitutes will incidentally be taken
I'D. There ere four amendments pro-
| posed. one each by Senators Mand"rson.
| Dolph. Stewart and Gailln-1r, and one
| substitute. that offered by Senator est.
! The amendments Of the first three sena-
| tors are very much in tho same line, and
| recognize the present government ef ia
| waii without committing the senate 70
any proposition against annexation even
| fnr exne,iercy's sake. Senator Dolph' )
| amendment looks to the recall Of Minister
Willis. and Senator Vests substitute de
cares unanalieeily against annexation.