The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-17

Washington. Jan. 16.-After a debate
covering over a week the Senate to-
day voted down Mr. Hills proposition
to refer the legality of the income tax
to the courts, only five senators join
ing with Mr. Hill in supporting the
proposition. But the vote was not
taken until late in the day and up to
that time there was a. spirited debate
that the Hill proposition had called
out.
Mr.. Vest was. the principal speaker of
the day and in view of his services
on the Tariff Conference committee
there was great interest manifested in
some of the committee secrets, which
he felt justified In disclosing. In the
course of his speech Mr.. Vest called
attention to the gravity of the tariff
war which foreign countries had begun
against the United States as a. result
Of the one-tenth sugar differential. AL
though Mr.. Hill failed in referring the
income tax to the courts, he secured
the adoption Of an important amend
ment limiting the heterogeneous of the
officers seeking to collect the tax. The
amendment viii have the effect of
compelling the treasury department to
change it's regulations as TO collecting
the tax. Mr.. Lodges effort to have
income tax officials placed under civil
service rules was defeated. The income
tax appropriation was then agreed to
and the deficiency appropriation bill
passed. Mr.. AldTich secured the pas
Is I,,4s
President for information as to the ne
gotiaitions with Germany in regard to
the tariff retaliation.
Senator Cockreli stated when the
Senate assembled that he hoped to
scure vote today ON Mr. HIPS in
come amendment to the deficiency bill
which has given rise to such a. wide
range of discussion.
Mr.. Butler favoraibly reported from
the Committee ON Naval Affairs the
bill for a comprehensive revision of the
personnel of the navy.
Bills were passed to provide for
coingae ait tine branch mint at Denver,
Colo; authorizing naval officers to adj
minister oaths; granting the Gila Vail
ley & Northern railway a, right Of way
through the Sam Carlos military reser-
Vaition in Arizona,
Without being disposed Of, the pend
Ing deficiency bill was taken UP and
Mr.. Hill addressed the Senate on his
appeal from the ruling of the chair
man that his amendment to the in
come tax appropriation was out of or
der.
A Lot of MuscOvite brakes.
Mr.. Vest directed attention to the
Statements of the senator from Mary
land (Gorman) that the Senate passed
more bills than the House. Mr.. Vest
declared that of course a small body
could act on routine business more eX-
peditiously than a large body. YET"
continued he, everyone knows we
stand her like lot of Muscovite
and then go stupidity to the considera-
ton of routine"
The senator said he did not shut
his eyes to the disastrous and over
Wlelming defeat Of the Democratic
panty. He was not waiting the PROM
ised restoration of public serenity as
q result of the Republican success.
Il have no authority to speak for
the president" said Mr.. Vest, with
some definite action is not taken by
this committee, the President will call
an extra session as soon as the gaYel
falls at the close of this session.
Mr.. Vest took up the question Of
raising more revenue. The senator az
gued in detail as to the status of the
sugar duty and tax on spirits. The
onesltenth differential ON sugar had
a contention by Germany,
Austria and other countries.
Mr.. Vest explained the condition OF
each foreign country on the sugar
question. He Thought there was a
good deal of pretense in Germany S
claims against American cattle. But
these contentious with foreign coun-
tries said Mr.. Vest, indicate unat
we are entering upon great CONNER 81
cial war. the extent of which 1t is dlfIl-
cult to forsee. .4,
the one-tenth differential should be
taken off in order to avert TINS earlIt
war and its disastrous consequences
on our revenues.
About the Sugar Schedule.
As Mr. Vest proceeded several inter-
esting chapters on the enactment o.
the sugar Schedule were disclosed. MI,
Allen. N(Pop3, of Nebraska, asked W1dt
the conferees had intended to do on the
Hawaiian treaty affecting sugar
Mr.. Vest answered that the conferees
desired to do away with that treaty.
But they were told by certain senators
whose votes were essential TO the pas
sage of the bill that this could not be
done. 1t was imperative that the votes
of forty-three senators be secured. SO
against the judgment of the SENATOR
and the committee the desired acton
on the Hawaiian treaty had to be aoan-
doned.
Mr.. Vest proceeded to state the sub
stance Of an agreement that had been
made as to taking up of the free sugar
l,;e
management of the Democratic sena-
tors had agreed with the leaders in the
House that if the latter body yielded
and passed the amendments to the tariff
bill, the Senate would in turn take UP
the special tariff bills, particularly as
to sugar. His memory being refreshed
by Mr. Harris, Mr.. Vest said he did not
mean to say there was a positive guar
antee, but it was a general understand
this sugar question should be acted
upon.
Mr.. White, of California, and Mr.
Harris, of Tennessee, spoke briefly
against the Hill amendment.
Mr.. Hill again addressed the Senate
answering objections raised to his
amendment.
This closed the debate and for the
purpose of simplification, it was agreed
to take the first vote on sustaining the
chair in ruling out OF order the Hili
amendment, referring the income tax to
the courts.
Hill Out of Order.
The chair was sustained on a yea. and
nay vote, 40 TO 6. only five senator's.
Dubois, Davis, Mitchell, of Oregon
Quay and Pettigrew voting with Mr.
Hill against the decision of the chair.
BY a vote the Hill amendment disap-
peared as the chair had ruled it out OF
order.
Mr.. Quay then sought to urge an
amendment similar to that of Mr., HilI
but it was ruled out by the chair on the
same point of order.
MIR. Lodge presented an amendment
to the income tax appropriation, provid-
ing that the tax should be under civil
service rules. The amendment was de-
feated, IL to 81
Mr.. Quay again sought to get the in