The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-11
SENATE.
Quay Wants the Mckinley LAW Re-
enacted.

Washington, Jan. 1O.-The income
tax came up for discussion in the Sen
ate today in the course of. debate ON
the urgency deficiency bill, which con-
tains a. provision for carrying the law
into operation. Mr.. Hill Dernocrat,) of
New York, offered an amendment de-
signed to afford an opportunity to con-
test the constltutionahty of the act, up
on which he spoke brifly.
Mr.. Quay Republican), of Pennsyl-
vania. also gave notice of several
amendments he intends to offer to the
bill, one for the income tax and the
others to insert in the Mckinley tariff
act and the wooden schedule.
The Senate, by a vote of 43 to %,
proceeded to the consideration OF the
urgency deficiency bill in spite of the
objections of Hill and Quay.
Then in accordance with the am
1ouncement made yesterday, MI. Cock
ren, Dem.), Of Missouri, moved THAT
the Senate proceed to the considera-
ton of the urgent deficiency bill, which
contains an appropriation to carry the
| income law into effect.
Mr.. Hill, Dem), of New York, who
desires to speak on the income tax
feature Of the bill, sought to have an
understanding reached by which the
consideration Of that portion Of the
measure might be deferred until next
week. He said he was not yet pre-
pared to proceed.
| Mr.. Cockrell was not disposed to de-
lay the matter and the effort to reach
an understanding failed.
Mr. Quay, Rep.), Of Pennsylvania,
moved to postpone the consideration Of
the bill until next week, but the pre-
in order.
A yea and nay vote was then taken
on Mr. Cockrelrs motion and it WAS
agreed to- 4S to %.
Messrs. Cameron and Hill voted in
the negative. The reading Of the bill
was then proceeded with.
Mr.. Blanchard. Dem.). of Louisiana,
asked for a yea and nay vote on an
amendment by the committee regard
ing the re-coinage Of silver coins Mr..
Blanchard said that the paragraph as
passed by the House permitted THE
coming of the uncurrent silver dollars,
whereas The amendment of the COM
nittee prevented their coinage. The
vote resulted: Yeas, 40; nays, g. the
negative vote including Messrs.
Blanchard, Kyle and PETER
The appropriation of $4,000 for the
enforcement Of the Chinese exclusion
act caused some discussion and THE
fact was developed that the secretary
OF the treasury had estimated S75,0 900
was actually necessary for the remain.
der of the fiscal year. but for The
present the committee recommended
the amount in the bill.
Mr.. White said the government was
dealing with a willy and unscruDuloU;
race Of men. and the amount named
, in the bill was less than necessary tC
enforce the law. The remaining com
nlittee amendments were agreed t.
without division.
Mr. Hill OemocraO, of New York
!, offered an amendment similar to tina,
: : offered by Mr.. Quay yesterday. decid
: ing that nothing shall preclude an.
: court of the United States having jur
. isdiction of the parties considering an(
I determining as to the onstitutionalit,
OF the income tax law, whenever b,
any proceedings which shall have beer
commenced or be pending in sucl
courts, such question shall be pre-
h sented.
j Mr.. Quay briefly advocated tn
amendment and suggested that the onl
! thing that now prevented the steps al
T lowed by the amendment was sectio,
a 1924 of the revised statutes. which pro
S lhibits the maintaining by any court @
l. a suit to restrain the collection of
J tax.
d Mr.. Hill asserted that there was
e we'll founded Judgment on the part c
the best legal talent that the law
unconstitutional wholly or partly, an
the best lawyers had advised their eli
g ents that TIE law was to be resisted.
{ Mr.. PETER moved to lay the amend
S nellt on the table.
Mr. Cockrel suggested that the onl
y convention which had inserted a. plan
lin its platform against the income ia
was that of the state represented b
the senator from New York, and the
had not been carried by the peopl
< This led Mr. Hill to reply the sam
e lconYention referred ITO by the senate a
e SO endorsed the tariff bill, for which til
l isenator had labored and voted.
:, Mr. Harris, Dem0, of Tennessee
I lsuggested the withdrawal of the mi
', ton, but Mr.. PETER. (Pop9, of Kansa
= ob;ectod The motion 10 Law on IL