The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-04


emptions could not logically be predicated
on the provision of the Constitution against
the diminution of the salaries of such off-
GERS during their term of Office 1t was
plain class legislation.
Mr.. PETER took the same view Of the case
that Mr.. McLaurin did, Mr. Hill opposed
Mr. McLaurin's position. He maintained
that levy of income tax against the sal
aries of United States judges and the Pres
ident was in contravention of the Consti-
tuition. The bill exempted the salaries Of
State, county and municipal officers. These
two provisions were the only two in the
bill he was disposed to approve. Mr. Hoar
supported the amendment. After some
further debate the amendments exempting
the salaries of United States judges and the
President were defeated-S4 to S6-as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Brice, Carey, Gull
lom. Davis. Dixon, Dolph, Dubois. Gray,
Hale, Hansbrough. Hawley. Higgins, Hill.
Lodge Mcdillen, Mitchell of oregon, Nor
gan, Palmer, Pasco. Patton, Perkins, Platt,
Power, Pugh, Quay, Ransom, Roach, sher-
Nays = Allen. Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Blanchard, Caffery, Chandler. Cockrell,
Coke Coke Faulkner Frye GalIinger George rss
Jarvis, Jones of Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay,
McLaurin. Henderson. Martin. Mitchell of
shoGP, Smith, HrR Purple Ves
Walsh, White.
The amendment to Section n. repeating
declaring that the repeal had not been con-
strued to abrogate reciprocal arrangements
now, in existence was agreed to- This was
the last of the amendments adopted in COM
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Jones then, on behalf of the commit
tee, proposed the amendment changing the
date on which the bill should go into eff
feet from June 80 to Aug. 1. 1894 Adopted.
Upon Mr.; Joness motion, the rate of
boracic acid was then increased from to
3 cents per pound; on borax. from l to
cents; on borate lime, from L to ~ cents
per pound
81 fell authorized in behalf of the Sem
r.
man, Ito thank the committee for these
Increases" Qaughter)
to conform to the date aug. u upon which
the bill was TO go into effect.
paragraph of the free list Fencing wire"
which was stricken from the dutiable list
in committee of the whole.
After debate Mr.. Palmer moved to strike
out the proviso eXemptng fence wire from
the duty imposed on other wire. This took
precedence of Mr.. Aliens motion. The
vote being taken, the Senate reversed its
action, and, in vote OF 81 to 81, restored
fence wire to the dutiable list Eight Dem
ocrats (Messrs. Brice, German Hill, Palm
er. Murphy, Blanchard, Caffery and SMITH
voted yea.
angered Mr.. Mills that he moved to trans
fer all wire, anchors, aXles and anVilS to the
free list. 1t was lost, IL to 81
The vote then required on Mr.. Aliens
amendment to place fence wire on the free
list. 1t was lost-32 to 2S-and again Mr..
Mr.. Villas moved to place all wire and
material used for the manufacture of wire
used for fencing purposes on the free list.
The amendment shared the same fate as
its predecessors, the vote of the eight DEM
ocrats enumerated above, with the Repub-
licanS, overcoming the remainder of the
Democrats and Populists-29 to 40.
Mr.. Ransom then moved to place q. duty
placed on the free list by the committee.
After brief argument in supp. support of the
amendment, with the aid of Republican
votes, was carried-40 to 2S.
When the announcement was made Mr..
Morgan was about to offer his antitrust
amendment. Mr. Ransom caused him to
pause a moment. 81 only want to perfect
the amendment" said he, land strike mica
The howl of laughter that greeted this re-
quest rather disconnected the North Caro-
lima Senator and his embarrassment was
added to by Mr.. Chandler, who rushed over
into the middle aisle and profusely con-
from the free list without objection
Mr.. Morgan offered his antitrust amend
ment, which has already been printed, 1t
consisted of five sections, four of which
were identical with the Sherman antitrust
law, of 1890 The other, section, M Morgan
the greatest POSSIBLE care. The amend
ment was agreed to without division.
MIR. Lodge moved to increase the duty on
% to S. .''' '''S 'O-'i - ~ pei CENT -O
Mr.. Gallinger moved to increase the duty
on hay from 81 to s.. Lost-20 to 49,
Mr.. Allen then offered an amendment to
paragraph 1S2, repeating the sugar bounty,
in the shape OF a proviSo continuing the
bounty in full force until Jan. /, 1895, to the
extent of paying the growers of sugar and
maple syrup nine-tenths of a cent on sugar
testing above so degrees and eight-tedtils
on sugar below so degrees This the
amendment of which notice given by
Mr.. Jones on behalf of the finance commit
tee yesterday. Its presentation caused a
breeze.
Mr.. Hill was on the floor demanding rec
ognition. Mr., Harris asked him to. yield
20 allow him to move to lay the motion on
the table.
IF that represents. the action of the
committee, l will YIELD said Mr.. HILL
but. if not. / want to address the Senate
at length. After the action of the Senate
Yesterday. 1 cannot submit to this pro-
Il am a member of the finance commit
tee" said Mr.. Harris, 'and on my own re-
sponSibility l desire to make the notion
Mr.. Hill then yielded to Mr. Harris, who
at Mr. Nanderson's request, withheld the
motion to table until he could be heard
in the sudden abrogation of the bounty
proposed by the pending bill. 1t would
not be only unjust but dishonest.
Mr.. Caffrey favored the amendment. He
did not believe in bounties. but thought
amendment should prevail.
MIR. Harris then renewed his motion to
lay the amendment on the table. This was
agreed to-5O to %, the parties dividing as
follows:
Yeas-Bate. Berry, Blackburn. Brice
Dixon. Dolph, Dubois, Faulkner, Frye
Galinger, George, Gibson. German, Gray
Hale Hansbrough, Harris, HILL Hunton.
Irby, Jarvis, Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay
Lodge, McLadrin, Martin, Mills, Mitchell
Of oregon; Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morgan
Murphy, Palmer; Pasco. Power, Ransom
Roach, Smith. Teller. Turpie, Vest. Villas
Voorhees,, Walsh Washburn, White
Nays-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Blanchard
Caffery, Call Carey. Davis, Hawley, Hig-
gins Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Mcmillan,
Henderson, Patton, PETER, Perkins Platt,
Proctor Quay, Sherman, Squire.
Mr. Allen proposed an amendment impos-
ing a duty of 10 per cent on all fencuL g
wire. Lost. He then offered several other
amendments of the same tenor, each with
an increasing rate of duty, all of which
were lost.
Mr. Power offered an amendment provid-
ing that the wool schedule should so into
affect next June. Lost.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment re-
ducing the duty uncleaned rice from
l cent to eight-tenths of a cent per pound.
Agreed to.
An amendment offered by Mr. Aldrich
was agreed to. putting a duty of q of a
cent per pound on the lead contained in
type metal.
The duty on files, file blanks and rasps
was raised from 30 cents per dozen to 80
cents.
Mr. Henderson Republican, Nebraska
moved to reconsider the vote by which his
amendment providing for a diminishing
bounty on sugar was defeated, and Mr..
Harris moved to lay that motion on the
table This motion prevailed although the
Populists and the Senators from Louisiana
voted with the Republicans against the
motion.
MIR Hill offered an amendment to the
income tax paragraph providing that all
State, county. municipal and town taxes