The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-06-21
Rapid Progress Made Wednesday in
the Senate With tho Tariff
Bill.
Income Tax and Revenue Features
All That Remain for Dis
position.
Two Days win Probably lie Devoted ts
thu EoSmsr-Psnsr'a Substitute In-
come TaS Proposition.

WASHINGTON, June O.-PshoF addressed
,ho senate dag on tho report on the Tsso.
luton insiruetlng tho oommitiss on post
Offices and peat roads 10 repor, back tbs
postal savings bill. Manderson said ho In
troduced postal saving, bill based on the
English system. bot did not favor the pa
,eTnAlistio scheme OF PETER. which eonten-
plated making the gov rnmsnt tho banker
OF the people. No action was taken.
Tho resolution offered by Gallon. In
atrootinR the commissioner OF pensions 10
report what portion Of the annual appfo-
pristiOns for pensions will remain uner-
pended 81 the end OF the hschl year ending
June 30, vas agreed 10.
Consideration Of the free list OF the tariff
bill vas resumed. the pending question be-
inR PETERS amend dment 10 pu, salt on ths
dutiAbls list at Ave cents per 100 pounds.
The present duty Ia eight cents. PETER OK
planned that personally hs favored free
salt. but his constituents. interested In sAlt
manufactures. believed that they would bs
iniuriously affected by the placing Of salt
on this free iisL
Al II o'clock Aldrioh demanded a seph-
rate vots upon the committee amendment
striking sugar from the free list. The
amendment was adopted. thirty three 70
twenty-five. Quay. Irby. Allen aud Kyle
voted aye. PETER voted no.
Allen moved 10 put lumber en- the FREQ
list. Chandler charged that the Nsbraska
senator had made . bargain with the demo-
cratic side. In srDlsininR his vote on
sugar his announcement that be had moi
YET made up his mind how 70 vote was n
ih'sat snd In getting this amendment
adopted he was completing the bargain.
Allen retorted that his vote and action
were none OF Chsndlefs business. Chand-
ler said he proposed 70 make ID bis hos.
iness.
Allen subsequently, replied 70 Chandisr's
remafka He claimed that he was not 10
be deferred from his purpose by senator
who pu, himself In the attitude of q baboon
on every possible occasion.
PETERS amendment providing for a duty
on salt was loss. twsnty-four 10 thitts-
three. The finance committees amend
ment restricting the free entry of raw silk
TO such as 10 not manufactured in any way.
was agreed 10.
When sugar was reschsd Aidrich merely
demanded yea and nav vote on the tnAnos
COMMITTEES snsndment 10 striks "a from shs
free list, where IL was placed BY the house.
and the committee amendment was carried
by thirty three 10 twenty-tvo. Therepub-
liesns, except Quay. voted solidly against
and the democrats for II. BY q party vote
the senate decided 10 put loRs and lumber.
including Creased lumber, on the free list.
At tn 90 o'clock the senate was consider
ina section nine. relating 70 changes in tho
customs regulations. When section twenty
three was reached Jones moved 10 strike out
sections twenty y-three 10 nifty inclusive. por-a
lions Of the administrative features OF she
bill which 10 has been agreed TO leave out. =
Jones amendment, modified 30 As not 10
include section nfty. relating to custom
house brokers' licenses. was agreed 10.
Az $40 the senate reached the income tsx
and Hosr asked that u be passed ovet until
to- morrow, which was done. &
Only sixty- one psces OF the bill, ths in-
come tar aud internal revenue features.
remain undisposed OF. and the end Of the
long debate seems close al hand. The con
test over the income tar. which promises
10 to srtrem-lY interesting. II not sensa-
tionzl, will begin tomorrow. ID 10 the
general expectation thai II will oecupy. two
asys.
PETER gave notice Of his intention 10 offer
as an amendment a graduated income tax.
so as 10 make Incomes in fxoess of loo
and below Sl0 900 subject TO a tar OF ons
per cent; between $1,000 and s25. 600 two
per oent; between fl5. 900 ana $50. coo. three
per cent; between SO. 900 and tlO0 coo, four
per cent above 800, 600 Ave per cent