Evening journal., 1894-12-13
INCOME TAX TO STAND.
Attempt to Have the Appropria-
tion Stricken Out Failed.
THE FREE SUGAR BILL sHELVED.

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The Closure Proposal Also ouashed In
the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-senator Gray
made an unsuccessful attempt to have con.
sidered in the senate the bill reported from
the finance committee striking out all the
ditferential duty IN favor Of refined sugar
and leaving all sugar dutiable at 40 pei
cent ad yalorem.
There We're a great many absentees, 80
that the defeat was not so decisive as TO
discourage further efforts Of the same
Kind. The majority vote Of ten against
taking up the closure resolution, which
followed, indicates it is believed, the i'm
probability Of changing the rules at this
session.
Mr.. Morgan again addressed the senate
on the Nicaragua canal BILL and In CON
cluding expressed his intention of soon
asking that unanimous consent be given
liking time for vote on the bill.
There was a general air OF expectancy
about the senate when the hour Of .
O'Clock arrived on account Of the prevail.
ing impression that there would be an Of.
fort TO displace the unfinished business,
which was the Nicaragua canal bill, with
the bill changing the duty ON sugar to 40
per cent ad yalorem fiat. This expectation
was realized when Mr. Gray (Dem., Del
took the floor and stated that he had no
desire to delay consideration of the canal
bill, but he considered the tariff bills OF
greater Importance and he thought the
senate should have an opportunity to say
whether these bills should be considered.
He had, he said, hoped that vote would
be reached on these bills without obstruc-
tion. He believed it was the duty Of the
senate TO meet the challenge implied in
those bills. He did not think the discus.
sion of the bills would occasion any great
delay. He therefore moved to displace the
Nicaragua canal bin with the sugar bill.
Sugar Bn sIdetraclted.
Senator Morgan stated that whilo he ia.
vored the sugar bill he should be compell-
cd to vote against its consideration at the
present time owing to the fact that he had
been placed in charge Of the Nicaragua
canal bill.
The tariff bill as it came from the house
and as it was amended by the senate
finance committee was then read after
Senator Berry (Dem., Ark demanded the
yeas and nays on the question Of consider
alton.
There was much shifting Of pairs while
the vote was proceeding and no little de-
lay in the announcement Of the result
When the announcement did come, It
showed the defeat of MIR. Gray's motion by
a vote Of 23 to 81.
Mr. Vest (Dem.. MOI then took the
floor TO move to take up his resolution for
an amendment Of the senate rules with a
modification, instructing the committee
on rules to report by the 10Th inst He
asked for the yeas and nays on the motion.
Mr. Vest asked leave to say word, but
Mr. Aldrich objected to debate. Mr. Vest
found opportunity to say, however, that II
the motion should be agreed to he would
be willing that his resolution should be
temporarily laid aside TO permit considera-
tion Of the canal bill. He asked il that
could not be done by unanimous consent,
whereupon Mr. Faulkner, who was in the
chair replied that tho senate could do al
most anything by unanimous consent.
MIR. Harris asked for permission TO say
three or five words" and was permitted
TO so on, Mr. Hale remarBing that there
could be no objection to three.
Mr.. Harris then announced that a meet
ing Of the committee on rules had been
called for Thursday morning to consider
the various resolutions for the amendment
of the rules With a remark by Mr.. Vest
TO tho effect that the comnlttee had been
considering the rules for the past eight
months, the voting ON the Vest motion TO
take up his resolution was proceeded with,
and the motion was lost-24 yeas 20 81
nays.
Mr.. Harris said he had voted against the
closure resolution, first, because the com
mittce ON rules would meet today for the
purpose Of considering the subject of the
matter of the resolution. In view Of this
he pOull NOT 500 fha Y,aanapf4,- - ...e..t....
it. As a member of the committee ON
rules he announced that he favored an
amendment that would give the majority,
by careful and well prepared rule, the
power to close debate upon appropriation
bills as well as revenue, the passage OF
which was absolutely necessary.
The matter was further discussed by
Senators MRndersQn, Hin and Faulkner.
The senate then resumed the consideration
of the Nicaragua canal bill, and Mr. Nor
gan (Dem., Ala.) addressed the senate.
Income Tax Appropriation Stands.
The house entered upon the considera.
tion Of the urgency deficiency appropria-
tion bill. The bill contained two disputed
itoms-the appropriation for special pen.
sion examiners and the appropriation fol
the collection OF the income tax.
The former appropriation opened the
doors for debate on the conduct Of the
pension Office and especially the practice
Of snmmarily suspending the payment OF
alleged fraudulent pensions, and the dc
bate on the income tax appropriation was
especially lively, but the motion TO strike
II out was defeated by a vote Of 81 to 1s7
IL is probable that a record making vote
will be demanded in the house today.
In the course of a hot colloquy with Mr.
Bartlett Of New York, Mr.. Mcmillan said:
In order to show the flagrant wrong that
Is done by the system OF taxation under
which we have been living / viii call your
attention TO Mr.. William Waldorf Astor
This gentleman ran for congress once
against the present governor of New York
Mr.. Flower, and was defeated. His defeat
soured and embittered him against the
government and our institutions.
- He moved abroad, and, not content
with what he had to say against America
himself and our American institutions. he
purchased one of the ablest journals in
Great Britain. He lives there now, and
his paper is doing its work against our in
stitutions.
The income Of this man derived from