Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-28
The Senate Has Decided to Retain
the Income Tax.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE CAUSES ANXIETY
A Rumor That Senator Martin is
Queer on the Bill.
PREDICTIONS OF DEFE AT

The Senate has finally decided to retain the
income tax feature Of the tariff bill in the
measure A vote was taken shortly after l
o'clock today on a motion by Mr.. Hill to
strike out the entire income tax provision,
and this was lost by a decided majority Of
sixteen. Twenty-one republicans and three
democrats-Hill. Murphy and Smith--voted
to eliminate this odious feature Of the bill,
and thirty-four democrats and the populists,
together with six republicans-Hans-
broush, Mitchell Of Oregon. Pettigrew. Pow
er, Shoup and Teller-voted with the COM
mittee on finance to keep ;he bill In it's orig
inal condition. Thus has been passed the
greatest obstacle in the bill that has vet
been encountered. The debate on the in
come tax has lasted a week. and has given
rise TO many bitter personalities ard many
uncomfortable situations. The managers Of
the Dill have felt that once this feature had
peen passed upon, the end Of the discussion
was was near at hand. and they have striven
with every effort to hurry over the income
tax paragraphs.
Mr.. HuPs Opposition.
In Mr.. Hill they encountered the most de-
'efHiheo opponent that they have met
since the beginning Of the debate. He has
iougnt every inch Of the way with a yiror
that has surprised even his most feryent
admirers and has made a reputation for
great skill in hand hand fighting in the
SENATE. AT no time has he appeared to be
discouraged by the majorities regularly
rolled up against him, and he has returnad
70 tne charge again and again with amend
ments, suggestions, speeches and accuse
IONS tnat have combined to make the seven
roH., ueoate on the income tax one of the
the Senate e' NAu Ai
Features to He Discussed.
Just how long the remainder OF the hill
Will remain under discussion In an omen
question. There are yet to be discussed all
OF the chief internal revenue features of the
measure. including the tax on whisky. the
bonded period position. etc. This part OF
tne Dill Is also regarded as very thin ice
70 the tar1n skaters and II may be that n
SraSn may come before the bill In reported
70 tne senate from the committee The best
HUSpe.s isbSd ~ agree that the bill should be An
lsneo IN committee BY the end of this week
ana the month Of July will probably omen
Win an Interesting skirmish In the Senate
upon tne completed measure. There are
several speeches. 1t Is understood. thst NAV
be made in the Senate after the, Iii, 'as re,
been reported 49,, 80 c"' "~s
thshs There e,s are surely no lsa& .teaS seven of
.nese addresses tucked away In Yspubiicsn
zine Of Sss,s snd ssa.ssr y the m.sa
ever. upon the outcome in the case or -yhs
sugar schedule. upon which the bert ontnion
h,Ii hns nov %Ss naed @ a: the Weakest part 81 the
ators last evening In determtfinr 10 Hrht
the sugar schedule as 1t now stands was
given great concern by the democratic man
ayers OF the bill. who are beginning to fig
ure once again upon the very close margin
OF their probable majority upon the anal
vote.
Martin Reported Queer ON the Dlll.
But new interest has been lent the sit
uation today by the insistence with which
rumors are repeated to the effect that SEN
ator Martin Of Kansas 10. to use the phrase
Of the gossips. somewhat queer on the
BILL" The idea IL being industriously cir
culated that both he and Senator Irby, the
latter OF whom Joined the populistic con-
ference last night, are determined to vote
against the sugar schedule A. 1t Is now
framed and possibly against the tarif bill
itself II the present sugar schedule should
be retained. There Ii no possibility of
reaching any authoritative sourcs from
which such rumors spring and the Senators
themselves are maintaining q most mys-
terious silence as to their Intentions. Mr.
1roys course particularly has been per-
picking. He has generally supported the
committee. but upon several occasions he
has voted with Mr.. HILL
During the last few days. however, Mr..
lrby's vote has been cast against the
amendments offerd by the New York Sen
ator, and on some occasions its absence
has been soreiy missed. Mr.. Murphy, too,
has confused many votes. There has been
q general understanding that he and Mr..
Hill had come to understand each other
perfectly; Mr.. Murphy has been made free
to vote exactly as he pleases on every prop
osition Of the income tax. and on this day
after long separation from his colleague,
he voted with Mr. Hill.
Prediction Of Defeat.
There are several well-informed men
about the Capitol today who do not hes
itate In the least to predict boldly that the
tariff bill will be defeated in the Senate.
Without giving any figures. they base this
prediction upon the action Of the Senate on
the sugar schedule. They make mysterious
references to the sugar trust as being per-
fectly willing that the bill should fail, and
so restore the Mckinley law. which 10 far
more agreeable to them than even the pend
ing schedule. The prophets point in con-
f1rrhauon Of their belief to the Wall street
reports of the last two or three days. which
has shown stronger market for sugar
than for more than a week past. This up
ward tendency. 1t Is said, has been due to
rumors that have reached Wall street that
the bill will be killed.