Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-23
COMP AIRING MAN N Frs
Mr. Harris and M. Hill Say Sharp Thing
to Each Other.
New York and Tennessee Methods ~
Repartee-Ths Senate
Rulss That FaaIeA.

had all been taken up In talk and al
about the usual hour OF adjournment Mt
Hill asked for an adjournment. stating
that he wanted today to reply to some Of
the arguments that had been advances
In favor OF the income tax. Mr.. Harris re-
fused to permit an adjournment until some
progress had been made with the bill In
declining TO permit an adjournment Mt.
Harris said:
1 am little scrupulous for the rights Of
Senators. but feel that the country has Q
right to know 1T the earliest day We can
inform IT what the fate OF the bill Ia 70 be.
The waste Of the time land much Of today
and yesterday have been wasted Is hardly
excusable. For that reason. inconvenient
as IL is to Senators. inconvenient and I'M
comfortable as IL Is TO myself and
with extreme regret that i cannot WIN
my sense OF duty yield TO the appeal OF the
Senator from New York whom l would
gladly oblige II / could consistently do 20
with my sense Of duty. and ! cannot. !
think we ought TO go on. We have not
read a dozen lines or the bill In the last
two days. We ought to go on TO an APP
proXimate completion.
We ought TO find an end; and the only
way to find IL Is TO stay here and give every
Senator his opportunity, his day In court
Let him exhibit his learning ana his rne-
toric TO any extent he desires. Let Is stay
with him. and let him do II. As far as
am concerned i shall not move 10 adjourn
as long as there IL quorum here. or 4 can
ind any means of getting q quorum here 10
a reasonable hour / DO not ask Senators
to stay here always. or all night even. bus
do asa them to stay here longer.
Not Responsible.
Mr.. Hill replied that he could not b held
responsible for the delay In acting on the
bill. Il have been anxious" he said. since
the bill was first brought In to bring &c 70
ia -
delay IL for a single moment j have not
voted upon some OF the propositions the
majority have seen ht 10 propose. although
some OF them did not meet my approval.
Il have been willing, 30 far a. the details
Of the Dill were concerned. with . few sx-
ceptons. to allow the majority 20 prepare
the bal and pass IL exactly a. they pleased.
As 1 said few moments ago. hAA nos
9th day OF April last. except q few momsnu
on the subject OF free raw mAtsrialA
trust i was not raising my voice In vain
when i struggled for q few brief moments
TO hold this democratic majority % demo-
cratic principles. think that the country
will not hold me responsible for the dslay
Of those few moments when / souxht "a
put upon the bill q few Democratic przp.
ciples that might save it: and an 70 b
told now that am In some way responsible
ure."
After some further talk both Senator, b.
gan 10 show anger.
Mr.. Harris said: II We hAd made any.
thing like decent progress today the esna-
tor would have been answered diHsrsntly.
Mr.. Hill-Who is the Judge. siri
MI. Harris-When We have spent two
whole days In worse than waste. when the
country suffers. neither my regard for nor
my desire to Accommodate that Senator or
any other Senator would control ne for the
millonth part OF a second
Mr.. Hil-The Senator says that The day
has been wasted.
Mr.. Harris-It has.
Mr.. Hill-There are some Senators Who
think that when they themselves DO not
participate in a debate all the time IL
wasted. / say time has not been wasted I
do not say that every argument adduced
here today has been exactly pertinent 10
this portion OF the bill but mostly the time
has been consumed In the argument Of other
questions by gentlemen who favor the In
come tax, and not by those who oppose Il.
think that the argument Of the past two
days has not been wasted. Yesterday pre-
sented an argument TO show that your $1,000
exemption was wrong, unjust founded upon
no principle, but every thousand dollars
that you put on IL made IL worse and more
iniQuitous.
You sat here ready 20 vote the 1900 IN
the bill yesterday. 1.-THE roll had been called.
Today a change has come over the spirit Of
your dreams The clouds are breaking.
Today the senator Gomez In and says g 90
Is proper exemption We know not what
you will DO tomorrow. We cannot tell what
other changes you may make In the bill to-
morrow.
Yesterday pleaded for tn. ent,r. and
complete exemption OF your savings banks.
You have introduced an amendment which
/ think covers IL. pleaded for an absolute
exemption OF mutual life insurance COM
from Missouri introduced an ameodmsne
which. i think. substantially coverU sAooa
POINTS. IL am advised rightly.
New York and Tennessee.
Mr.. Harris.-The Senator from Tsnnsuosa
takes the responsibility most ehssrfuI,y a
gladly.
Mr.. HilL-Becauss he cannot avoid e
Mr.. Hsrris.-Becauss he choesss % q o.
Mr.. HILL win place some ethas 49,
ibility upon the Senator
Mr.. Harris.-Proceed.
Mr.. HILL viii. but shall not b. or,dseuA
around about It I shall not have plaSsar
ton manners exhibited here IN rsear1 =
II 4 shall take my time In my evn wSy
MI Hsrris-rhs manners Of the sls4S e
New York
Mr. Hnl-That may BE- sir; but thsy ere
better than those from the phntauoas e
Tennessee.
Mr.. President. said that I had desired
to facilitate the disposition Of the pending
oil 1 was honest and sincere in thss ds-
sire. What did DO? saw this debate
coming last December: ] had IN experzsnos
upon the question Of endsav or1ng 70 get 4
bill passed last fall We had an important
e4eS.hoA ~ tne country coming on i felt
as though IL was necessary for the salvar
con OF our party that we should pass thxt
Dill 1 criticised nobody's motive who az
Tered from me. I spoke respectfully Of
those who We're upon the other sida
Yet 1 saw delay after delay and moath
after month until the last few days before
the election the bill was permitted 20 pass.
1t had lost its effect Democrats IN IL
north had become Disguised with our party.
1t did not have the effect that II was sun
posed II would likely have The long de-
lay had fritted away the good effect The
country had gradually recovered from the
panic to some extent
The senate Rules
Therefore, with that experience in visw
placed before me. introduced. think On
the first or second day Of the December
session propositions for the amendment
OF the rules Of the Senate. what wsrs
those amendments. Those amendmsnts
were to provide. first that there should be
given TO a majority Of this body (of which
i have heretofore been proud 70 constitute
myself a member) the right TO determine
when bill shall be brought to q vote.
II was a principle that had been discussed
al the September session. because the bold
announcement was then made that ma
jority had no right 10 change the rules OF
this body.
/ introduced another amendment which
WAS that when q Senator rose In his
place and announced a pair he should be
counted for the rurnOse of constituting n