The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-23
SWELTERING STATESMEN.
Long and Hot Session Of
the Senate.
Senator Call Airs His Sky
Blue Seeks.
Debate on the Income Tax Almost
Concluded.
A Vote on the Tariff Bill Expected Bee
fors Tuesdsy-A Heated Colloquy
Between Senators Hill
and Harris.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Senators Haf-
ris and Aldrieh, after conference to-
day, expressed the opinion that tho
senate could conclude consideration of
the tariff bill in committee of the whole
tomorrow, and the bill be ready for re-
turn to the house before adjournment
Tuesday.
The house bill to incorporate the su-
preme lodge of the Knights OF Pythiaa
was reported favorably, and i'm medi-
ately passed by the senate today. The
following bills were also passed: Ap-
propriatipg sac, 200 for tests of American
timber by the forestry division of the
agricultural department; making the
irst Monday in September, Labor day,
legal holiday; house bill granting citi-
zans of Sausalito, CAL, certain rights
over Lime point military reservation.
KYLE took the floor to speak ON the
tariff. He made a general arguments
favoring the income tax, dwelling on
the decline of farm values in the west.
He argued that the protective system
was responsible for the concentrated
wealth in the hands OF few, and that it
was just and equitable that the few
should bear a share of the burden of
taxation which their wealth made them
able to bear.
Senator Call of Florida shocked the
spectators in the galleries by removing
his shoes and eevating his blue stock
ings to q neigh boring desk, while he
tanned himself with palm leaf.
AT the conclusion OF Kyle'a speech
Vest offered four additional amendments
to the income tax section. The most
important was one to reduce the ex-
en- ption from $4,000 to $4,000, and exempt
from the operation OF the tax building
and loan associations making loans only
to shareholders. Another provides that
in reckoning the profits Of corporations
for taxation, actual operating expenses,
| Losses and interest ON fixed indebtedness
may be excluded.
Another amendment provides that the
tax shall not apply to insurance business
conducted on the mutual plan.
! Teller supported the income tax prop
osition. He quoted atterances of leaders
| of the Republican party-Oliver P. Nor
ton, Senator Sherman and Senator Nor
rill-who advocated the tax in the past.
Sherman followed Teller in opposition
to the income tax.
Patton, the new Republican senator
from Michigan, followed in set speech
against the general features of the tariff
bill.
Patton spoke of the income tax features
in particular. He argued that the In
come tax levied during the war had
proved failure. The Democratic party,
he said, in its long minority opposition
without responsibility, had attracted to
itself many impracticable aud destruct-
i've theories. Now that it had attained
power it was plagued with these, and
had been compelled to incorporate many
of them in the bill. The discrimination
against the farmer and wool grower in
the tariff bill, he said, bore with special
severity on Michigan. He said the bill
is covered with the stain of great scan-
dial, by which the sugar trust gets $780,
000, 900, and it represents q series of bar
gains unequaled in American politics.
He depicted the tariff bill as whole as
being sectional in the extreme, and re.
ferring to it's disapproval by Democratic
senators. who yet gave it their support,
said:
81 refer the senators on the other side
to the example of one who was as great
as he was patriotic and who believed in
the principle of protection and CONNER
cial independence. Compare for one
moment the utterances of these latter
day statesmen with those of George
Washington in the constitutional con-
vention at Philadelphia. when he said:
If we offer to the people what we our
selves disapprove, how can we afterward
defend our work? Let US raise stand
ard to which the wise and honest can
repair. The event is in the hands of
God"
Allen repeled the idea covertly and
openly advanced by the opponents of the
income tax that the Populists had no
70 gard for property. He declared ve-
hemently that congress was in the hands
of the money power. By the legislation
forced by moneyed influence fabulous
and dishonest fortunes had been built
up in this country. For week rail-
road magnate had sat in committee
room at the end of the capitol, trying to
shape important legislation.
IF you want proof OF that will give
it to you," he shouted dramatically.
Name him." said Mr.. Walsh.
II will name him to committee of
the senate if you wish it," said Mr..
Alien.
''You talk of relieving the burdens OF
the people," interrupted in Mr.. Hill,
why did you vote against free sugar ?'
''If that question were asksd in a
court" replied Allen, sit would ne called
pettilogging."
Whether IL is pettiiogging or not,
snswer it," said Hill.
The poor cannot live entirely on
sugar." said Allen; why talk of it?'
Because it is one of the necessities Of
life, said Hill.
Allen said he had voted for duty on
sugar because Mr.. Harrison left bank
rupt treasury when he left the White
House.
At the conclusion of Aliens remarks,
Jarvis, Senator Vance's successor from
North Carolina, made his maiden speech
in support of the income tax. Ii was
6 O'Clock when Jarvis flushed, and Hill
who desired to reply to some of the re-