The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-24
MIR. HILLNAPROPHET.
Says There Won't Be Another
Democratic President.
INCOME TAX DEBATE GOES ON.
Hills Amendments TO the Odious
Populist Scheme Voted Down.
Even His Motion 10 Exempt the Salary
Of Hfs Friend Grover Cleveland De-
feated-Federai Judges to Be spared
Reduction OF Wages.

WASHINGTON CITY. June A-In the
senate today Call offered resolution pro-
viding for committee Of five senators 10
investigate the election and control Of
senators and representatives by corpora
tions. Sherman said he was willing that
the investigation be allowed SO far as
Florida was concerned. but did not think
it just to include the whole country. The
resolution went over and the tariff bill was
taken up.
Hin said yesterday would become known
IN history as Popuiist day, alluding TO the
speeches of Mitchell and Allen. He said
that no attempt had been made 10 repeal
the state tax nor to enact free coinage In
this bill, both of which are considered
part of the Democratic platform, while
especial efforts had been made, outside of
the platform, to incorporate an income
tax in the bill. No other system OF taxa
tion opened such broad field for fraud and
evasion, and none offered such empta-
tions. If the tax were TO be imposed there
was no reason why the exemption should
be s., 900, when in nlonarchial countries,
where this tax was levied, the exemption
was but $3.50. and even down to $780, He
believed that the higher the exemption
the harder il would be TO defend this tax
Having spoken nearly two hours. Hill
gave way 10 Gallinger. who also opposed
the income tax.
At the conclusion of Gallinger's re-
marks Vest withdrew his amendments to
reduce the exemption from 81, 600 TO So, COO
and allowed Hill to move to re duce it
from 1900 30 $1,000. The motion was de-
festei, Is TO AZ. as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Carey, Chandler, Davis,
Frye, Gallinger. Higgins, Hill. Hoar.
Irby, Lodge, Manderson, PETER, Perkins,
Platt, Quay, Shoup, Washburn-1s.
Nays-Allen, Bate. Berry, Blackburn.
Gallery. Cockrell, Coke, Dolph, Dubois.
Faulkner. George, German, Gray. Hans
brough. Harris, Hawlev, Hutton, Jarvis,
Mitchell (or.), Mitchell tWis.l Morgan,
Murphy, Palmer, Pasco. Power. Proctor,
Pugh, Roach. Smith, Teller, Turpie, Vest,
Villas. VOORHEES,, Walsh. White-42
Hill then moved to reduce the exemp-
tion from s., 900 to 5000; lost. 26 to 50.
Hill then moved to reduce the exemp-
tion TO 81 500: lost, 25 to 80.
Hill then reoffered the Vest amendment
10 reduce the exemption from 1900 to
5000; lost.
Hin then offered In amendment to
change the date on which the income tar
provision of the bill sheuid go into effect
from January I. 1896. to January /, 1896:
Lost, 8 to fl.
Hoar offered an amendment to exempt
from the operations of the inheritance tax
the property of lineal descendants and
widows: lost. q to 3s.
Hoar then offered an amendment to ex-
empt inheritances of lineai descendants
and widows on estates Of less than S., ,0o0; /;
lost. 81 to -.
An amendment by Hoar TO include
judges of United States courts in the ex-
emption from the income tax was agreed
to without objection.
Sherman inquired whether any estimate
could be made as to the probable yield of
revenue from this tax.
Vest replied that the general estimate
was $50. .0o0. 900. but he did not believe any
accurate estimate could be made.
Hill proposed an amendment to exempt
the salary of the president of the United
States from imposition of the tax, and
used this amendment as a text for criti-
cising in a semi-humorous way the action
of the finance committee in exempting
the salaries OF Federal judges. He failed
TO see, he said. why the salaries of judges
pliments were TO be paid, one certainly
was due TO the president Beside. the
president happened TO be a resident of
New York, and the tax would fall with an
especially heavy hand on New York. 81
am not authorized to speak for the presi-
dent" said Hill. with smile, ''in this or
any other matter. but this would be deli
cate compliment to one citizen of New
York, and think the committee ought TO
accept the amendment"
AS Mr.. Cleveland Is the last Demo-
cratic president we shall ever have from
New York" said Vest. ''the appeal is al
most irresistible"
Said Hill. turning TO him. "He will 10
the last Democratic president from any
state"
The applause in the galleries that greeted
this utterance was quickly checked by the
vice president
When the amendment was put IL was
carried by viva voce vote.
Hill then moved that the interest on
United States bonds, exempt by the pro-
visions OF the bill. be subject to the in
come tax Adjourned.