Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-19
PERSONAL ALLUS|ONS
Made The Session Of the
House Interesting.
INCOME TAX WILL REMAIN.
Even Though It Be the Means Of Kill
ing the Whole Measure.

WASHINGTON. April 19.-The proceed
ings In the senate yesterday were devoid
Of any incident Of special interest. Good
progress was made IN the discussion OF
the tariff bill, speeches being made
against IL by Senators Morrill,. Cameron
and Quay. aud for It by Senator Turple.
The announcement of Senator Mills
that he would speak on the tariff bill on
Tuesday, following the previous statement
of Senator Harris that he wanted time for
one Democratic senator to close the de-
bate next Tuesday, and reply to what
had been said against the bill before the
bill is taken mp by paragraphs, Is taken to
mean that Senator Mills has been selected
by the majority to make the closing arRu-
ment, and that he is likely to be Senator
Vance's successor on the q nance commit
tee.
Very little interest was manifested In
yesterdays installment of Senator Quay's
speech. He announced that he had con-
cluded that branch Of his speech relating
to iron and steel manufactures
Personalities In the House.
The house devoted the entire day to de-
bate on consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bills. 1t touched a wide variety
of subjects, and at times was brimful Of
interesting personalities The Hawaiian
policy Of the present administration came
In for good share of attention. The APP
pointment Of Mr.. VanAien as minister to
Italy provoked a very extended discus
sion. II was held up to ridicule by the
Republicans, who intimated that 1t was a
direct reward for his 10000 contribution
to the Democratic campaign fund
The Democrats In defending the APP
pointment tried to counter on the Har-
rison administration by detailing the his
tory Of the s400, 900 campaign fund raised
BY ex- Postmaster General Wanamaker.
- Later in the day Mr.. Wise took up the
authorship Of quorum counting as a
parliamentary anti-fllibustering expsdi-
ent. and quoted from the Record to show
that the first proposition In this line had
been offered by J. Randolph Tucker. a
Virginia Democrat, In 1880, when 1t had
been vigorously opposed by Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Walker replied to Mr.. Wise In q
speech In which he cited at length the
Arm denunciation Of the quorum co mt
ing rule by Speaker Crisp at the time of
its adoption In the Fifty first congress.
Mr.. Grosvenor concluded the debate for
the day with some remarks about the
manner in which the Wilson bill had
been altered beyond recognition In the
senate. The free raw materials theory
incorporated in the house bill had been
abandoned. The trusts of the country
had amended 10 In the senate, and unless
the Democrats of the house accepted IL as
It was changed, the bill was dead beyond
the hope of resuscitation. When Mr..
Grosvenor finished. the house adjourned.
Income Tax VIII Stay.
The attitude of the Democratic senators
from New York, New Jersey. Delaware,
Maryland, Ohio and Wisconsin toward
the ''come tax and other provisions of
the tariff bill has convinced the Demo
cratic managers who have charge of that
measure that they must not only go slow,
B. but that additional concessions to those
already made may have to be conceded
to the senators representing the states
named, II the tariff bill Is to 60 through
the senate.
The senator's representing these states
have earnestly urged the Democratic
managers TO eliminate the income tax
feature from the tariff bill. They main
tain that it does not belong to any bill
looking to tariff revision, and that il its
friends desire a measure of this character
The Democratic managers are fully
aware that 10 would be difficult, IL not
impossible, to pass a separate income tax
bill in the senate. The managers have
retained It In the tariff bill, and there,
they say, it will remain, even though it
should kill the pending bill They ex-
pect that the bill will be amended in
many particulars, In fact the managers
do not propose to antagonize amendments
by the Democratic senators from New
York. New Jersey and other states. They
are disposed to make any concessions that
are reasonable and fair to their Demo
cratic associates.
1t makes very little difference. they say,
what amendments are Incorporated into
the bill by the senate They will be re-
tanned or stricken out as the exigencies
demand. The bill Is to be arranged and
settled In the conference committee.
Senator Hills hint of the course he in
tends to pursue by asking for the consid-
Grafton Of the free list when the bill is
first taken up by paragraphs is causing
some discussion on the Democratic side.
They fear It means hostility to other por-
tions of the bill besides the income tax.
II Is said to be his purpose to apply the
Chicago platform 20 the bill and make IL
one for revenue only. For that reason he
proposes IL he can, to put wool, salt,
lumber and many other things on the
dutiable list.