The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-22

which the income tax should cease be
Jan. 1, 1898.
The finance committee compromise
! amendment to the House bill, which
provided no time limit, fixed the date
on which it should cease on Jan. l,
1900. The amendment was defeated-2S
to SO. All the Democrats voted against
! it,. together with Dubois. Teller and
Mitchell, of Oregon, Republicans), and
Alien, Kyle and PETER, Populists)
Mr.. Hill. who was not present, did not
vote
The finance committee amendment
fixing the time limit during which the
! then agreed to.
Mr.. PETER then offered the amend
menL of which he gave notice yester-
day, to levy graduated income tax.
Mr.. PETER said it was true, as had been
charged by Mr.. HILL that an income
tax was a Populistic idea. Personally,
he would prefer graduated land tax
! to a graduated income tax.
| If you will give the senators on this
side time" interposed Mr.. Hill, per
haps they will report land tax
II will give them five years, when
this tax expires" replied Mr.. PETER.
amid laughter.
Mr.. PETER said the western people
had been hewers of wood and drawers
of water long enough. The Populist
party proposed now to make the east
shoulder its share
Hill Grows Sarcastic.
Mr.. Hill took the floor when Mr.
Pemer concluded and congratulated the
Democratic majority on its new leader
ship. The senator from Kansas, CMr.
Peffer), had announced the income tax
belonged, particularly and exclusively,
to his party. Before he had made that
announcement there had been some
senators on the Democratic side who
evidently had labored under the i'm
preston that it was in some way Dem
ocratic doctrine. Mr.. PETER was right.
The income tax was one of the first
principles of the Populist party. Popu-
lists had been consistent in its advo-
cacy, and were now about to witness
its triumph. He didn't desire to make
any reflections upon PopuliStic or So
cialistic ideas. There was a difference
OF opinion as to what they believed.
The socialists believed in paternal
property and the community of inter
est. Both socialists and Populists be-
lieved in an income atx.
IF they do, that is the only respect
in which they are similar" interposed
Mr.. Allen.
do the Populists not believe in the
government ownership of banks, rail-
roads and telegraphs?"
''They believe in the gradual assump-
ton of the ownership of railways and
telegraphs by the government, but they
do not believe in the state ownership
of banks
THAT is it," said Mr.. Hill, "both be-
ieve in paternal government, and an
income tax. The only difference be-
tween them is that the Socialist party
goes farther than the Populists."
1.-THE income tax - intprrI1Otpd Mr.
drich. sis advocated by the Socialist,
the Populist and the Democratic par
ties with few honorable exceptions),
as a means for the redistribution of
wealth."
1T is not advocated as a means for
the distribution of wealth." broke in
Mr.. Teller, almost angrily, mo one ever
heard that statement made by any per-
son whatever
Mr.. Hill was proceeding to say that
if the income tax had no advocates ON
their side of the chamber, ut was prop
er that Mr.. PETER should assume the
leadership, when Mr.. Voorhees, called
attention to the fact that he had advo-
Gated and defended it squarely in his
first speech. Mr.. Hill admitted this,
and said he had looked up the sena-
tors record and found he had advo-
Gated it years ago. 1t was then
dropped by common consent of both
parties. he added.
Mr.. Hill expressed the opinion, de-
spite the decision in the Springer case
that the tax would hold to be a direct
tax and would be declared unconsti-
tutionaI.
Mr.. PETERS graduated income tax
was defeated.
The reports from the investigating
committee were then presented. The
question of their reception occasioned
considerable debate
Mr. Hill entered a motion not to re-
ceive the report. He contended that
report bnv'oN been made as
to the material character of the ques-
tons asked Havemeyer and Searles and
Mccartney, it was within the iurisdic-
ton of the Senate to decide whether the
questions were material before having
these witnesses certified under the
statute as contumacious
Mr.. Davis, member of this committee.
thought that since the newspaper men
had been certified to the district attor-
ney, the sugar magnateS would be
treated the same way.
The question was left undecided and
the Senate at 6 o'clock went into exc
cutlVe session and thau cOO,o