The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
HILL NOT A COMPROMISES.
<NT BILJ WITH Az INCOME TAX IN
IT he HILL OPPOSE


Make the Un-A~.r;eau, Un-Dsnoer.tt.
TAG Acceptable 20 Ifiu-Ss,atsr- E.-
Eas,a .. PatchinE Up IL. Bm Further
Emssrrss-.a By Mr.. Carii,i.'s R.-.rh-
sbis stst.-,..t-A D-bsts .. ths Senate
watch shsv- How Utterly s,s How
Hspsiss,iy the Dsmosrs;- Az, Divided.
WASHINGTON. April 3o.-Senator Hin returned
to Washington TO-DAY after weeks absence.
and his presence In the Senate chamber gave
new life to the gossip an speculation concern
Ing the fate OF the Tariff bill Senator Hin IL
the recognized leader OF the Democrats in the
Senate who are opposed to many provisions OF
tha so-called Wilson bill. but who's. opposition
at present 10 confined mainly to the income
tax section. Last night Secretary Carlisle au-
thorized the publication OF the statement thas
an amendment is now being considered to
eliminate tho more obnoxious portions OF the
Income tax propositions and make other
changes In the bill designed to render IL nc-
ceptaLls to the Senators who now oppose Il.
This statement from Secretary Carlisle merely
confirmed what the newspapers have been
publishing for week past and which the
members Of the Finance Committee have seen
ht to publicly and privately deny.
Now that It has been officially announced
thata compromise bill is in process Of con-
structlon. the question becomes important
whether Senator Hill and those who think a.
he does Will support the revised measure. Tho
New York Senator was approached By great
many persons to-day. all anxious to learn
what his attitude toward the proposed COM
promise bill would be- and he also received
several letters and kilograms on the subject,
but he made no reply to any OF them. He does
not feel called upon in advance to state wheth-
or he will or will not support hypothett-
hat
into the Senate. and does not propose
to be involved in the unhappy tsngis
In which the majority OF tho Democrats
In the Senate now find themselves. II
those who are acquainted with Mr.. Hills pub
lie record. however. will reflect on his course
with regard to matters OF legislation 40 we'll
as politics. they will appreciate the fact that
he was never n com promiser. and never weak
ened in the face Of the enemy. Indeed. II there
is one fact that stands out prominently In Mr..
Hills character as = public man. Il is that he
has the courage Of his convictions. Having
started out to accom- plish the defeat Of the
populstic income tax feature OF the Wilson
BILL he will not surrender. He may DO beaten.
but ~ SO 1t will be by q vote in the Senate. and
not rs tho result OF q compromise arrange
ment made with the alleged purpose OF re-
storing harmony. IL Is the principle Of the
income tax proposition that Senator Hill op-
poses. and no sort OF softeninR OF words or
emasculation OF Objectionable features will
make the un-Anerican and.un- Democratic tax
acceptable to him.
1t is only necessary to 20 back sixm onth, to
the time when the majority in tho Senate were
endeavorinR to pass the bill providing for the
unconditional repeal OF the purchasing clause
OF tho sherman Silver act to ind. q precedent
By which to Judge OF Senator Hilrs probable
action with regard to the pending Tariff bill.
At that timo he refused to listen to any talk Of
compromise. and Was one OF the i've Senators
who declined absolutely to Sign the paper
which had received the signatures Of all Of
their Democratic colleagues In the Senate. He
plainly told his Democratic colleagues that he
was not "a compromiser. but . rspeslsr. and
that II they would stand together for repeal
they would win In the end. which they did do.
That Is the kind OF = compromises Senator
Hill lie. and the Senators who have bean for
the past week going through the m 9tions Of
scaling the income tax down little and rails
ing the rates OF duty little here and there for
the purpose OF getting the support OF Senators
OF which he Ia the dominating Influence. VIII
only have their labor for their pains. Il 10
said at the Senate dozen times day. aud By
as many different Senators that Hill. Murphy,
German. Brics. Smith, Camden. and Gibson,
and tho other opponents Of the income tax. will
be 20 vote for sss Pm gasthss
they Know tina. thsy have The Shlp hand q
understand why theY. shonld be compelled TO
vote for bill to which they are oppossd..sspe-
votes. no bill can pass. r. the friends Of the
Wilson bill are calculating that beeanss slight
sGss Ssss 70 win III .a asss "a sSsis
ospposlttii;SS e the prinsise q an income tar.
wiz s;d .S.ss aSs took
place In the Senate to-day demonstrates very
tS p o. the attempt e
harmonizs the Democratic majority into the
support OF some new measure so long as the
the way. II must be dropped altogether Il the
senators are to be harmonized;
danger from, the Republican side. 1t 10 stated
on very good authority that there are at least
The SsSa. tax PseoS the s
and u they are successful IN this all hope OF
sn re with fOP q asSs q X. a ss sS S
Is lost. On the other hand, senator Coekrsll
q Missouri has been qqotsd as saving that II
large number Of his Democratic colleagues
Will refuse. 70 vote for the bill. Tho unhappy
situation OF the majority In the senats thus
The embarrassment. Of those. who are en-
the Wilson Pili 80 that il ssn sssars Demo.
cratic Yates has been added 20 by the VERY re-
SsHt By Ss sa.SSy 81 sss PSSs
In this statensRt the sssts,aTy 81 the
Treasury says at the OUTSET tnAt the pu0lishSd
reports that he has held eontere noes on tho
subject OF Amending the Wilson bill with any
Finance Committee ara untrue. Had Bsero.
larry Carlisle been in Washington last
night when this statement was given
10 the press assoeiations. instead OF
being at Fort Monroe. he would have
certainly am ended the first paragraph for 10
= . fact not 10 be dispnted that last week he
I'D take part In at least one formal prsAr-
ranged conference on the subject OF the pro-
posed Amendments TO the Tari1 bill at which
The moving spirits were Senators who are not
IN c m hers OF the Finance Committee. and who.
moreover. are stTsnOuusly opposed To many
Inn portant features In the Wilson bill that have
The sanction of that com mittse senator Vest.
who Is IN charge Of the Tariff bill In the SEN
ate denies that the Finance Committee IL
an amended bill. and therefore
,ontradictS Secretary Carlisle and makes II
necessary that his Official statement be taken
with grains OF allowance.
But whether the Secretary was misquoted By
he officials Of the Treasury Department who
gave out the statement with tho sseEstgry's
authority, or Whatever Nj, Carlisle may think
IN the subject. the fact 10 that his sIatemsnt
isrved as the text for lively discussion In the
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