The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-23
HEARING FOR HATCH
Famons Anti-ODtion Ell Up
For q Vote.
EXCITING DAY Il TIE LOWER END.
The Speech Of Senator DayIG L. H:l against
the Income Tax Feature 81 tie Tar
i'll EiH-The Allen Chandler
Quartet ~;iil oa.

WAsEINGToN. June -. - Sneaker
Crisp being still unable to preside over
the house, representative Bailey wa
again named to discharge the duties Of
the chair.
After the transaction Of some unim-
portant business. by unanimous CON
sent, Mr.. Hatch moved to go into d
committee of the whole to consider the
anti-Option bill, and asked unanimous
consent to modify the agreement made
respecting debate so as to give him an
hOur today to close. He declined to in
clude within the request q modification
to permit amendments being offered.
and thereupon objection was made TO
thd proposed extension Of debate. The
motion to go into a committee Of the
whole was agreed to and Livingston
took the chair.
Much confusion was OccasiOncd over
the efforts Of various gentlemen to
learn whether or not amendments to
the bill could be offered. Before yield
ing the chair speaker pro tenn. Bailey
had refused to rule on that question.
but Chairman Livingston minated his
intention to admit amendments at any
time. Mr.. Hatch protested that the
committee could not change the terms
Of the order agreed to by the house.
and Mr.. Livingston refrained from
making a ruling until Mr.. GrosyenOr.
republican of Ohio, who had the floor
for thirty minutes, had concluded.
The discussion was further cOntinu-
ed by Mr.. N~tOckdale. democrat Of Mis-
sissippi. in favor of the bill. and by Mr..
Bartlett, democrat Of New York. in OPP
position thereto. Mr.. Pence, OF Colo
RADIO. was the next speaker.
After further debate by Mr.. Wheeler,
of Alabama, and Mr.. Neill, democrat
Of Arkansas, in support OF the bill, and
by MIR. koatner. democrat of Louisiana
and Mr. Quigg. republican of New
York, in opposition thereto. the COM
mittee rose and adjourned until today.
In the Senate.
In the morning half hour the senate
passed a bill to define the boundaries
of three judicial districts in Alabama,
and regulate the jurisdiction of the
United States courts therein.
At 1921, the tariff bill was taken up,
the pending question being on the in
come tax sections. and Mr.. Hill adj
dressed the senate in opposition to the
tax.
Mr.. Hill read his speech from type
written sheets. very slowly and IN
somewhat solemn tones and manner
Close attention was given to the speech
on the democratic side of the chamber.
particularly by the two New Jersey
senator's. MCPHERSON aud Smith. While
republican senators. with very few ex-
ceptiOns, seemed to take little or no in
tcrest in it. Among Mr.. Hills most
attentive listeners on the floor Of the
senate were the three pppulist senator's
Allen. Kyle and PETER. The galleries
contained quite a large audience. Mr..
Hill declined to allow Interruptions.
stating his intention TO take part in the
discussion Of the various amendments.
1t tool him just two and three-fourth
hours to read his speech, closing at
1.2O p. III.
Another in>talmert of the Allen
Chandler quarrel was here injected in
to the debate. Each of these gentle
men grow daily more bitter towards
the other. on the floor at least, and
both passed the lie and You're no
gentleman" in parliamentary forms.
An argument against the income tax
10y Mr.. IIoar followed.
At the close of Mr. IIOar'S remarks.
an amendment was offered by Mr.. Al
drich to change the limit for the exist
ence of the income tax from january
l., 1900 to 1858. The amendment was
rejected, a -, nays 30,
The first committee amendment was
then agreee upon without u divi-
sion, fixing the limit O. the tax at Jan
uary /, 1900.