The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-16
IN THE SENATE,
Senator Allen Defends the PopuIist
Party and Its Platform

sehaCor Alien Defends the POpuIist
Party and Its Platform.
Washington, Jan. 15.-The Senate
gave the day to further speeches in
which the income tax served as a text
for a wide range of discussion on the
tariff, the currency and the Popuhst
platform. Mr.. EIll's proposition, made
last week, to amend the deficiency bill
so that the income tax would be test
ed in the courts, has apparently start
ed an ineXhaustible flow of speeches
on public affairs in general. Mr. Cock
rell, in charge Of the deficiency bill,
has sought v3fnly TO secure a. vote on
the Hill amendments so the bill might
move along to final passage. He hoped
10 secure action today, but the
speeches Of Mr.. Call, of florida, and
Allen, of Nebraska, made this impos-
sible.
Mr., Allen took occasion to defend the
Populist party against many charges
made in and cut of Congress that it
was g, party of vagaries. 1t led to a
very full discussion of all Populist doc
Srines, and a comparison OF them
with the doctrines of other parties.
Touching reference was made in
Chaplain Aiillburn's opening prayer
IN the Senate today to the bereave-
ment of Senator Hansbrough. Of North
Dakota, in the loss of his wife.
Voorhees,, from the finance commit
tee Savorably reported the bill for
coinage at the branch mint at Den
Yer.
Henderson secured the passage Of
resolutions calling on the secretary OF
me treasury for information on the
tariff. One resolution asks for the
quantities of spirits and high wines
taken out ~ bond, during the 60 days
before August Is, when the new tariff
law took effect, the names of the par
ties or concerns who took the goods
from bond, and all other detailed IN
formation concerning the same. The
other resolution calls on the secre-
rary for full information as TO the
amount OF sugar imported during the
so DAYS prior to August IS; the names
of the importers, the amounts OF the
dnlports and the country whence II
came, enc.
DEBATE was then resumed on the in
,o,au1e tax item III the deficiency appro-
u,riaaion bill, and Cali, Of FLORIDA, ad-
dressed the Senate in favor OF the ap-
preparation ;,
Mr.. Quay submitted a statement ~
the stock books Of the Lfehlgh vdnes
tax would fan only on stockholdefS
!. having snau amounts of stock. 1t gave
Rhe total number of stockholders as
- 900, while more than 70 per cent o.
this number had Interests below $4,o00
Mr.. Quay said the showing OF TINS
company was peIdouDrediy the same "a
hat of other corporations.
Mr.. Allen fPepuIisO, of Nebraska
spoke Of the fact that Mr.. German dnc
the senator from Iowa (Mr. Allison
were now announcing to the country
heir readiness to- get together on
plan for raising revenue, although th'
=. parties of these two leaders had beer
IL rTeconcilably separated on the revenue
~ question for % years. He said con
siderable element Of the Democratic
EIDE Of the Senate were as essentially
otectionists as the senators Aon the
her side. IT was merely q difference
degree in their protection. Ths:
nl1lon feeling was the reason the
nate had witnessed yesterday the re-
Fkable spectacle of Democrats and