Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Senator Gordon Says the Income
 Paz Must Be Paid, TH' S.E NEW EMPHASIZES LoJly to Be Added to tho Navy. = Vest Bill Seems (: Deadlocked.
E NEW EMPHASIZES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Eenator Gordon of Georgia, in conversation With senators today, called attention to certain provi- sions In the income tax law which compels tax payers to make returns and pay their taxes upon incomes, whether the pending appropriation passes or not. He said: "The mere withholding of the appropria- tion asked will have no eff ct whatever, except perhaps to deceive the uninformed aud beguile them into feeling of security and to neglect compliance with the plain requirements of the law itself. Those who hope to escape payment of the income tax through feilure of congress to naxe the appropriations asked for and who are thus led 10 neglect making their returns at tue time fixed by law, will find themselves in- volved in 60 per cent heavier tax ss and will be compelled to pay them. Failure by con- gress to appropriate money to collect the income tax will not prevent such collec- tion, and it is a cruel wrong to the people to mislead them in this mOtter.'' D
 THREE NEW BATILEsHIPs.
 There is little reason to doubt that the naval bill, which will be reported to the house next week, will carry an appropra- tion for thfee new battleships. This is the number recommended by Secretary Her bert in his annual report, and the dispos- tion of the committee, which has been carefully boiled, is to meet his views not only on this point, but very probably upon his other recommendation that the enlisted force bs increased by 2900 men. The sub committee as yet have not discussed this lat ter proposition, but there is a mani est dis position on the part of the members to com ply with all the secretary'5 recommends tions. The three battleships recommended by the secretary are of 10 ,O0) tons displace- ment, and will cost, exclusive of arma- ment, about A ,0oO ,000 each.
 LOOKS LIKE A DEADLOCK.
 The senate finance committee was in ses sion this morning for two hours and ad- iourned shortly after noon as far away from an agreement of any sort as when it convened. Senator Jones of Arkansas. one of the leading members of the majority, was not present.
 The Vest bill was the chief subject of dis cussiou. and was taken up section by sec- tion and thoroughly analysed, although the republicans declined to commit them- selves in any way. The Vest bill is looked upon by majority of the members as not meeting the conditions existing, aud in the nature of a compromise that would be un- satisfactory to both the silver meD and the gold standard adherents. The more ardent silver men on the committee declined to accept it solution of the currency problem.
 The discussion appeared to be productive of results in one direction at least. There seems to be a disposition on the part of the democrats to refrain from reporting any bill to the senate until it is known that there will be united support for it from both sides of the chamber and that the sen ate will be permitted to vote upon 1t at this session. This indicates that the main fight is to b9 made in the com n ittee and that the mem bers are to be induced to support the committee measure in advance. It is al- most a certain impossibility of all factions agreeing to any particular bill, which affords but little hope for action during this session.
 The democrats of the committee admit that they have seen nothing so far upon which they can agree, and the republicans assert that n measure has yet been pro- posed which they would even consider. Meanwhile, several more bills bearing upon the subject are likely to be intro- duced.
 4 prominent democratic member of the committee, after adjournment, made the statement that nothing would come fronNu any of the con nferences the comml tee might have. The attitude of the repn blicins, hs said, and the posi- ion taken by the silver of com promise could be arranged.
 From the standpoint of this senator noth- ing remains to te done but to pass the ap- propration bills and quit for he says it is apparent to the democrats who recognize existing conditions that nothing more than this can be done.