The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-19
INCOME TAX.
Will Remain a PROMINENT fea-
ture of Wilson Tariff Bill.
The Hostility Of Senator Hill May Ex-
terdt to Other Portions OF Measure.

WASHINGTON, Aprll lJ~-lne attltuue OF
the Democratic senators from New York,
New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland, Ohio
and Wisconsin toward the income tax
and other provisions Of the tariff bill has
convinced the Democratic managers who
have charge OF that measure that they
must net only 60 slow, but that addi-
tional concessions 10 those already made
may have TO be conceded 20 the senators
representing the states named, If the
tariff bill Is to 20 through the senate.
The senators representing these states
have earnestly urged the Democratic
managers TO eliminate the income tax
feature from the tariff bill. They main
tain that It does not belong TO any bill
looking TO tariff revision, and that II its
friends desire a measure Of this character
Il should be presented in separate bill.
The Democratic managers are fully
aware that it would be difficult, IL not
impossible, to pass separate income tax
bill in the senate. The managers have
retained it in the tariff bill, and there,
they say, IL will remain, even though IL
should kill the pending bill. They ex-
pect that the bill will be amended in
many particulars. in fact the managers
do not propose to antagonize amendments
by the Democratic senator's from New
York, New Jersey aud other states. They
are disposed to make any concessions that
are reasonable and fair to their Demo
cratic associates.
It makes very little difference, they say,
what amendments are Incorporated into
the bill by the senate. They will be re-
tanned or stricken out as the exigencies
demand. The bill is to be arranged and
settled in the conference committee.
Senator Hills hint of the course he in
tends to pursue by asking for the consid-
GRAFTON OF the free list when the bill is
first taken up by paragraphs IL causing
some discussion on the Democratic side.
They fear 10 means hostility TO other por-
tions of the bill besides the income tax.
1t is said to be his purpose to apply the
Chicago platform TO the bill and make il
one for revenue only. For that reason h @
proposes, If he can, 20 put wool, salt
lumber and many other things on tho
dutiable list.
Dull Day at the Senate.
The proceedings in the senate yesterday
were devoid of any incident of special i'm
terest. Good progress was made in the
discussion of the tariff bill, speeches being
made against il by Senators Morrill,,
Cameron and Quay, and for it by Senator
Turpie
The announcement of Senator Mills
that he would speak on the tariff bill on
Tuesday, following the previous statement
of Senator Harris that he wanted time for
ore Democratic senator to close the de-
bate next Tuesday, and reply to what
had been said against the bill before the
bill is taken up by paragraphs, is taken TO
mean that Se2ator Mills has been selected
by the majority to make the closing argu-
ment, aud that he Is likely to be Senator
Vance's successor on the finance commit
tee
Very little interest was manifested IN
yesterdays installment of Senator Quay's
speech. He announced that he had con-
cluded that branch of his speech relating
20 iron and steel manufactures
In the House.
The house devoted the entire day to de-
bate on consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bills. y 1t touched wide variety
OF subjects, and at times was brimful OF
interesting personalities. The Hawaiian
policy of the present administration came
in for a good 6hare of attention. The APP
pointment of Mr.. VanAlen as minister to
Italy provoked very extended discus
sion. 1t was held up to ridicule by the
Republicans, who intimated that il was
direct reward for his ESQ, 900 contribution
o,the Democratic campaign fund.
The Democrats in defending the APP
pointment tried to counter on the Har-
rison administration by detailing the his
tory of the 100000 campaign fund raised
by Postmaster General Wanamaker
Later in the day Mr.. Wise took up the
authorship OF quorum counting as
parliamentary snti-flibustering expedi-
ent. aud quoted from the Record to show
that the first proposition in this line had
been offered by j. Randolph Tucker, a
Virginia Democrat, in 1850, when it had
been vigorously opposed by Mr.. Reed
Mr.. Walker replied TO Mr.. Wise i'm
speech in which he cited at length the
firm denunciation of the quorum coant-
ing rule by Speaker Crisp at the time of
Ats adoption in the Fifty-irst congress.
Mr. Grosvenor concluded the debate for
the day with some remarks about the
manner in which the Wilson bill had
been altered beyond recognition in the
senate. The free raw materials theory
incorporated In the house bill had been
abandoned. The trusts OF the country
cad amended il in the senate, and unless
the Democrats of the house accepted it as
it was changed, the bill was dead beyond
the hope of resuscitation. When Mr..
Grosyenor finished, the house adjourned.
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