The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-11
SENATOR HILLS SPEECH.
IT WINS GENERALIZATION FROM
<LB OYER THE COUNTRY

NhaaEtnG AhiA for lt-Nahn Bher~nn'e
observation-disclosures fro-. e.. so-th.
WASHINGTON. April 1O.-senstor Hills great
Democratic speech Of yesterday WAS discussed
everywhere In Washington to-day. and friends
and epemies alike pronounce it By far the
ablest and broadcast effort OF his political life.
Senator Sherman. for instance. who IL not
given to scattering compliments. said this
afternoon that he listened sttentively to the
entire speech. and that he regarded IL Is one
Of the strongest and most ably sustained ar
Guments that has been delivered in the Senate
for many years. Even men like Senators PuRh
OF Alabama and George OF Mississippi. who are
strongly in favor Of an inc om tax declared that
Senator Hills speech was Q powerful prssen-
tation Of the nconstitutionality Of such . tar.
They frankly admitted that he had given them
several new suggestions on the subject.
Representative Henderson, one OF the Re-
publican leaders In the House. said that he
read the speech in full. ss printed In the Rec
ord and that It is the best argument that has
yet been presented against the income tax.
During the past twenty-four hours Senator
Hill has received several hundred letters and
kilograms Of conRratulaton from all parts Of
the United States The message which afford
ed him the most qualification was the one that
came from Albany this afternoon informing
him that 1O2 out OF 10S members OF the New
lOEk ABSOLUTELY hbu NOteu IN lbNOt VI EobOlu-
tion endorsing his speech. Later In the day
this telegram became an interesting subject OF
discussion in the proceedings OF the Senate.
Among the mass Of kilograms piled upon the
Senator's deck tonight are these. which are
fair samples Of the whole batch.
From +. b Thurbsr:
lis great speech and will IND Il. echo throughout
the country. History will oonnrm its predictions
From William 7. King:
Accept my hearty congratulations on year able
speech before the Senate Iadmire your fearessness
and trust will have ts good effect upon your brother
ssnatorA
From Henry W. Schloss. President Of the
Braid Manufacturers OF the United States.
". are highly pleased With you, speech in the Sen
From Mayor Alfred G. wrish. Rochester.
ssS sa ':S' ;';: 10 our 5is sss'
Please accept mine.
From Jacob Grouse. Syracuse. N. Y:
meet The hearty .naorssm.nt Of the American people.
From Mayor Samuel Gillett. Rome N. Y:
. my s.1s n. Of
eiy have nothing but praise for the position you have
From Henry 8. Defreest. Schenectady. N. Y:
prevail hore regardless Of party.
From g G Gale; National organisati9n %. Of
Falls. N Y:
ry. hundred ssss;sns ,;.ysl.I thank
l.S s .'f your ''''na'a s"0'' In 0'nA OF American
From Theophilus King. Boston. Mass:
Thank you for todAys speech in behalf OF 1000 en-
Prom John G Coombs President Of the
Riverside worstsd Mills. Boston. Mass:
lean enterprise 'sSiity ana order '. snsaf you
eago and other cities in large numbsrs.
pemcerscs not to Be LED away By ths too g sases
via ID views s' e
Eastern men without regard to party are
SS sRe 'H EaD sS%e
cans In commencing It
maoss Of tsos. from he Vest are very Sisen
IN their denunciation q the New York Senator
ton and they are al the more severe IN tSsir
condemnation because they appreciate the
ns not es he sps
the Tariff bill but upon the future course OF
YER, az sesatOr
Hill and are loudly proclaiming that he need
sS South fn :. riy sn
room e @ the sfiset that yestsrdsy morning
went to senator HiII. and placing hand on
his SHOULDER. said:
tax proposition in your speech to-day: II ye1
do you, will ruin your chances for the Presi-
Umph.". said Senator Hill. with eharao-
tsristie gesture. haven't any"
morning said that there was NO earthly chance
fI an is vote IN the
piishsd By such action. because the House
would refuse to agree 70 the Tarin Sili no mat.
ise 10 sssca
Is possible that this Senator 10 right but there
are those IN the senate wh e are VEL
against The income tax. but win yOts. seainst
Their col lsssSss from New YORK IN oppo.ition
fhsrson is Known to be OPPOSED to Il. He had
an opportunity IN the Finance COMMITTEES to |
deciding vote. but under his queer process Of
reasoning he regarded 1t as his duty TO vote |
positios 70 this feature o. the Iii Sntii the
Measure came before the benats.
Senators viii probably Join Mr. Hill In his OPP |
DSsHn S the sSs tai tss'1ss Of the
Senate again becomes an important and Inc Inc |
teresting subject OF study.
a. There are a. present eighty.nSs members Of |
refusal Of the senate e accent the ersdspSials |
islatlrss OF those States had failed 10 elect OF |
the eighty -nye qualified Senators forty, four |
PopullstA
Mr.. PETER said to-day that he and Mr. Allen /
held precisely the same views on the Wilson |
bill. and that II the income tax should be /
stricken out they would not vote for r MT;
In any shape.
Mr. Pefisr added that should the income tax
feature be retained he was not sure that he
and Mr. Allen would vote for the bill. as they
are opposed 10 many Of its provisions. notably
free wool and taxed sugar. II only three Dem
eeTats should Join the New York Senators In
voting against the income tax provision the
record would stand
For the income proposition: DsmoeTatS 80;
Populiats. g. Total "a
Against The Income propositions Republicans So:
Demoeseta. Total as
II only four instead Of hve Democratic ssAs.
tore should oppose the income tax, the vote
would stand-yeas, 40; nays. AZ. II the In
come tar feature should thus be retained In
the bill 4 yo3id pIoba6ly receive slmost the
Should 1t be stricken out two OF the three
Populists would vote with the ReDu blieans. in
Nolas added % this numbar would then be |