The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-04

States judges and the President OF the
United States.
Mr.. Hill opposed Mr. McLaurin's po-
sition. lie maintained that to levy an
income tax against the salaries OF
United statos judges and the President
was in contravention OF tho constitution.
The bill exempted tho salaries OF state,
county and municipal officers. These
two provisions were tho only Two in the
bill he was disposed TO approve.
After some further debate the
amendments exempsinG tho salaries OF
United States judges and tho President
were defeated, 81 to SO.
RECIPROCITY CLAUSE
Tho amendment to section II, repeal.
ing tho reciprocity clause OF tho Nc
KinIey law, declaring that tho repeal
should not bo construed to abroEato
reciprocal arrangements now in exist
enCc, was agreed to- This was tho last
OF the amendments adopted In commit
Tee OF the whole. Mr.. Jones then, on
behalf OF the committee, proposed tho
amendment changing the date on which
the bill should 20 into effect from June
50 to August l, 1894.
Tho other dates in the bill were
changed 70 conform TO tho dato August
y, upon which the bill was to 20 into
effect. Mr.. Allen then moved to insert
as a now paragraph OF tho free list
"fonciEg wiro, (which was stricken from
the dutiable list in committee Of the
whole. Mr.. Palmer (Dem.). Of Illinois,
opposed the amendment. He thought
it unjust to place all the materials used
In the manufacture OF fence wire on tho
dutiablo list aud then put the finished
product on the free list.
Mr.. Palmer moved to strike out tho
proviso eIempting fence wiro from the
duty imposed on other wire. This
took precedence OF Mr.. Aliens motion.
After debate the vote;being taken upon
1t tho senate reversed it's action by q
vote Of 3S to 80 and restored fence wire
to tho dutiablo list. Eight Democrats
Messrg. Brice, German, Hill, Palmer,
Murphy, Blanchard, Caffery and Smith
voted yea. When the announcement
was made It go angered Mr.. Mills dom.
Texas) that he moved to transfer all
wire, anchors, nxles and anvils TO the
FREQ list. 1t was lost, II to 50. Tho
vote then recurred on Mr.. AllGn's
amendment 10 place fence wiro on tho
FREQ list. 1t was lost, 80 to 3S, and
again Mr.. Allen stood defeated.
Mr.. Ransom Dem, N. o. then
moved to place duty OF 20 per cent on
mica, which had been placed on the
free list by tho committee.
"Why is it proposed TO roverse tho
committoo's action at this stugo OF tho
gamer" persisted Mr.. Hill.
"In order to raise revenue" replied
Mr. Ransom. Laughter. After a
brief argument in support Of the
amendment tho vote was taken and tho
amendment, with the aid Of Republican
votes, was carried, 90 to 2S.
ANTITRUST.
Mr.. Morgan offered his antitrust
amendment, which has already been
printed. It consisted OF five sections,
four Of which wero identical with tho
Sherman antitrust law Of 1890. In
arguing for the support Of the amend
ment Mr. Morgan dwelt on the oppOr-
tunity afforded for tho formation OF
trusts under any system Of tariff taxa
tion.
Mr.. Morgan's amendment was agreed
to without division.
Mr.. Allen then offered an amend.
mont to paragraph 1872 repeating tho
sugar bounty In tho shape Of a proviso
continuing tho bounty in forco until
January l, 1895, to tho extent Of paying
tho growers Of sugar aud maple syrup
hine.tonths Of q cent on sugar testing
above eighty degrees and oight-tonths
on sugar below eighty degrees. This
was tho amendment OF which notice
was given by Mr.. Jones on behalf of tho
finance committee yesterday. It's prea-
ontation caused a bree2c. Mr.. Hill was
on tho floor demanding recognition.
Mr.. Harris asked him TO yield to allow
him to movo to lay the motion on tho
table.
Mr.. Harris motion to lay the amend.
mcnt on the table was agreed 10, 50-22,
the parties dividing.
Tho vote in detail is as follows:
Yeaq-Bnto, Berry, Blackburn, Brico,
Chandler, Cockroll, Coke, Cullom,
Daniel. Dixon, Dolph, Dubois, Faulk-
ner, Frye, Gallinger, George, Gibson,
German, Gray, Hale, Hansbrough,
Harris, Hill, Hunton, Irby, Jarvis,
Jonos, Of Arkansas; Lindsay, Lodge.
McLaurin, Martin, Mills, Mitchell. OF
Orcgan; Mitchell, Of Wisconsin; Nor
gan, Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, Power,
lsansom, Roach, Smith, Teller, Turpie,
Vest Viles, Voorhees,, Walsh, Wash.
burn, WhIte-j0.
Nays-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Blanch-
ard, Gallery, Call, Carey, Davis. Hawley,
Higgins, Jones, OF Nevada; Kyle, Nc
MILAN, Manderson, Patton, Potter,
Perkins, Platt, Proctor, Quay, Sherman,
Squiro-22.
HILLS ULTIMATUM
Alto o'clock the bill was read third
time, after which Mr.. Smith Dom. N.
J.), made a speech against the income
tax bill, but in favor Of tho bill as q
whole.
Senator Hill followed with q brief
speech. He said tuat in his opinion
tho Lill impcrillcd the possibility Of
permanent Democratic success in aLy
northern state ior many years to come.
As between n Populstic income tax on
one hand and o Republican tariff law on
the other, he chose the latter as the
least OF two evils.
As between pornicious class lcgisla-
ton iraught with dangerous COnss-
QuencGs to tho country on the ono hand
and simply high tariff taxation on Tho
other, ho preferred to endure the latter,
at least ior briui period
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