New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-17
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Washington Jan l6.--When the Urgent Deficiency
hill was taken up Mr. Hill dem, ~ W ad-
dressed the Senate in regard 10 the ruling ou OF his
amendment giving United States courts jurisdiction
Of the question Of constitutona'ity ana Vaho'N Vi
the income tax
Nv Nm said that he questioned the right OF the
carata-v.ith a due regard to its rules-to refuse
consideration 10 his amendment. the point "mo"
he made was that the pending Dill WAS no' a."
eppropration bill within the meaning OF 'he 'uie'
II was not one of the regular Appropriation ps'
4, was not even the regular annual deficiency DILL
Mr. Hl then quoted various decisions IN DOM
houses showing that such bis-as. for instance
pensions arrears bill river ana h"'oor OH
we're not general appropriation bills under the rules
Mr. Vest Dem. MOI said that Mr. Hi $ afhend-
ment was subject TO serious objection
ION it's merits?" Mr.. Hill put in.
ives on It's merits" said Mr.. Vest. Il am NOT
discussing the parliamentary question 1t never mas
been the custom OF the Senate 10 ieg'sa'e io' ''e
purpose of affecting existing litigation anu ne''"e'
b-anch Of Congress should indulge in that pracuce'
And vet a suit is at this moment being argueo III
the Supreme Court OF the District OF Co'umo'a III
volving the eonsttutionality of the income taN'
Mr. Vest then went To defend the FINANCE
Committee and himself. as memper Oh IT, nm
responsibility for the imperfec'ons OF ''e i'e
..x nrovjsion He declared that that provision as
Z, came from the House. was Infinitely more uiaS
,ban that contained In the present law. ne "ie"
toned among other points. the taxation OF saN."e'
hanks in the House proposition anu appea'0' "
Mr. Hawley TO say whether the income TAX 'e"s'
q. nassed by the Senate was not inhni'ely oe''''
than the proposition that came from 'he houSe
Tho income tax measure as passed MI
Havlev (Rep Comm declared. was just az 'e"'o"
able as the other was inhuman. It'll, o.,
Mr. Vest said that he was largely feSpo"' -
,ha form in which the income tax provision now
e,ood He did not claim that II was perle''' VI
,,,biny like perfect but ne asserted that us I'M
arfec,,ons were caused by the fact that IN the ao-
sence OF rules in the Senate 10 close oeoa'e "~
Finance Committee was compeiieo 10 p"' ~ -
hill through under whip and spur Inc eh'he Gum
wv he said. was clamoring for tarin legis!auoh'
He was tired OF hearing the ceaseiess chaiec'
a,ains. rho tariff law and its defec;s-coming from
those who knew the reason why those ueieo''
is,ed Those who had charge OF the measure h"u
.,deavored 70 make the income tax as unop)ec'oh-
able rs possible There had been grave deiec's 'ei'
On I, and 4, had been hoped that those deiects
vouId be reformed in the conference committee
NJ Hill-Does the Senator mean TO say that the
Conference Committee was engaged IN any par
ticular effort TO agree on the income tax!
Mr.. Vest-I do.
Mr. Hll-I never understood H.
Mr.. Vest-I make the assertion now that 'he
s;corarca, between the House and Senate III re-
,a,,op N the income tax taken up ana re-
ferred 10 Mr. McMln. OF Tennessee. ana myself
and we worked night and day Tor more Una"
week ard finally TO conclusoh 'us' M
we had succeeded in doing so ana whiie me
tariff bill action was had by me oe.d' ,.ornra
,esilted in a tie vote the question OF 1lscha's
ing the Conference Committee aha .i,e n0in
REPRESENTATIVES then accepted al ,ne 1d1,ion
~ which we find ourselves to-day IL simply one %
inc Incidents that have come from 'he wan "
fn Mr Vest drifted into discussion Of the rules in
reply 10 Mr. Germans defence Of mem on MOI
measure it was impossible to force action VIM.
on other matters any senator mgn nr nav "''''
MIR Allison referred to dates to snow that there
had been no undue delay on the Iarh S sana, IN
had no more TO do with that delay than the
have no rSht 10 say what tie President will DO. for
enjoy the Executive eonndence; ,h6m m, IMAM
cia legislation the President will call us Immediately
on the Anal fall Of the the IN
by It's enactments viii bring prosperity 10 the pe0''e
I'VE viii not have a Republican Senate" Mr.
Hawley suggested. ,,.. NJ
Vest retorted ''If the Republicans exercise the
power in their hands they viii organize this SENATE
nss Mr. ATsh 9 a. p%5
viii discuss xs h aiSf s aS ps Mr.
crate caucus We have had most disastrous DE,
the Senator from Rhode Island as to the policy OF
the Democratic party"
did not believe that the Secretary OF the Treasury
any ohe1 ms1 5, Soud make any Intelligent
if he thought that man lived with prescience
enough 20 weu Lsvs shn Would one
dowed from above and an exception to the human
income tax was thirty millions but he believed thai
/; would he in the neighborhood OF eighty or a hun
The discussion was continued by Senator's Teller
MGSp W9 bem ca and f1 H fsTar Pop"
Mr. Cockrell Dem. Mo- asked for a vote on the
question of order. "SnalI Ihc decision Of the Chair