The record-union., 1894-02-01
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


Special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The internal
revenue bill was placed as rider upon
the tariff bill this afternoon by vote of
175 to 56 The entire day was spent in
consideration of the amendments of va
rious internal revenue features. The
principal fight came up on the proposal
to increase the tax upon whisky from 80
cents to 81, and extend the bonded period
from three to eight years. These pro-
visions, especially the one looking to an
increase in the bonded period, were Bit
terly opposed on both sides of the House,
and despite the opposition, the PROPOSE
ton to extend the bonded period to eight
years was stricken out, while the increase
in the tax from 80 cents to 81 was allowed
to stand. The kentucky members say
this will bring ruin and disaster to the
whisky interests in their State. Ken
lucky alone has over So, 900, 900 gallons of
whisky in bond, upon which the tax is
increased without giving them the benefit
of an extension of the bonded period.
Only one other amendment of import
ance to the internal revenue features of
the bill was carried. 1t was provision
to extend the operation of the income tax
to all money and personal property given
or bequeathed by inheritance. This, it is
estimated, will increase the revenue
about S3,000,000.
After the disposal of the internal rev.
enue amendments a row occurred over
the amendments to the barley schedule,
pending last Saturday, and by dint Of
rt,Ni cd
to them, managed to prevent vote until
the hour of recess arrived.
AT Il o'clock tomorrow, according to
the special order, the tariff bill will be
reported to the House. Three hours will
be allowed for closing the debate, one
and half hours on each side. Reed will
make the closing speech for his side and
Speaker Crisp and Chairman Wilson will
close the Democratic side. At O'Clock
vote will be taken upon the bill and
pending amendments. Under the rule
the only motion which can intervene be-
fore final vote is taken upon the pass
age of the bill after the amendments are
disposed of is a motion to recommit, with
or without Instructions AS the Repub-
licans have decided to refuse to join in
the effort to recommit, it is a foregone
conclusion that it will be defeated if
made.
n semi-official estimate made by Will
son and some friends on the committee
gives the bill thirty-four majority, di-
vided as follows: Democrats, lS2; Popu-
lists, IL; total, 1913. Against-126 Repub
licans, 81 Democrats and L POpulist New
lands of Nevada; total, l59.
When the House met it went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the tariff bill, the
whole internal revenue amendment be-
ing open to amendment.
Dingley's amendment to restore the
provisions of the existing law with refer
ence to the bonded period, making 1t
three instead of eight years was carried
los to 50. This leaves the bonded period
as it is and increases the tax from ninety
cents to 81.
Bland's substitute, to permit an extern
sion of the bonded period beyond three
years by paying into the United States
Treasury the cost of expectation and re-
importation, was lost.
An amendment by Tucker exempting
incomes of educational and charitable in
StitutiOnS from the income tax was
adopted.
Whiting, one of the Democratic mem
bers of the Ways and Means Committee.
offered an amendment to give producers
OF the East an opportunity to fOrtify wine
with grape spirits. The California Stock
Act of 1890 limited the amount of beet or
cane sugar that could be added to wine TO
per cent. The amendment was to in
crease to 10 per cent. Agreed to.
Kilgore offered an amendment includ-
ing United States bonds in the income
tax. Lost.
Springer offered an amendment includ-
ing income from money or property re-
ceived by gift or Inheritance. Adopted.
Mcguire (Dem.) of California made
vigorous speech favoring his single-tax
amendment, and then, the hour of 5
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arrangement agreed upon, a vote was
taken upon making the internal revenue
bill an amendment to the tariff bill, and
the amendment of Magure still pending
was lost-6 to $780, Only Johnson and
Harter of Ohio, Mcguire of California,
Warner of New York, Tracy of New
York and Simpson of Kansas voted for it. |
The vote then recurred upon the adop-
ton of the internal revenue amendment |
All the Populists and quite number of
Republicans, including Bowers of Cali
fornia Pickler of South Dakota, Hart |
man of Montana, Sweet of Idaho, Bar
tholdt of Missouri, Taylor of Tennessee,
White of Ohio and Doolittle of Washing |
ton, voted for it. The main body of Re- |
publicans, however, did not vote. The !
vote against the amendment was con- |
fined to Democrats from the Eastern |
States. The amendment was carried-175 |
to 56.
The Chair stated that the pending |
were those relating to the |
barley schedule, pending when the COM
mittee rose last Saturday.
Lock wood made a point of order that |
these amendments could not be voted |
upon until the bill was reported to the |
House. The Chair overruled. Lock kwood |
appealed, and the decision was sustained |
-lS9 to Ia.
Lock woods evident purpose was to
secure time to prevent vote until $780, |
when the committee would have TO rise |
He made point OF order that when the |
committee rose last Saturday debate had |
not been closed. He desired to debate |
the question.
The Chair took him off his feet by de- /
claring that when the committee rose last |
Saturday it was dividing on motion to |
close debate. He ordered the tellers to |
take their places. Advocates OF the bar
ley amendment rushed forward and ran /
between the tellers. The opponents |
Jagged behind, while the minutes ticked |
by. The tellers lacked only seven votes
of a quorum when the hour OF $50 ar
rived, and the committee rose and the |
House took recess until oclock.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 30.-The entire time
of the Senate to-day was consumed in the /
of the resolution of Stewart |
declaring that the Secretary of the Treas
ury had no power to issue bonds for |
which bids had been invited.
Allan of Nebraska took the floor to re-
ply to Sherman's argument of yesterday.
He declared the authority to issue bonds
under the Resumption Act was not con-
power and ceased with it's first
exercise.
Hoar followed Allen. and said: sTu nv