Birth of the Political Elitism in America On-line book. Link to chapter 9 tells about James J. Hill and the US Congress. Not a pretty picture. In keeping with the gist of the immediately preceding link, I don't recall reading about this in my history text provided in public school. Impact of Taxes on Course of Civilization On-line book review.
Premise is compelling.
This is another book I intend to order. Past, Present, and Future. On-line book and book review. Central concept of Liberty is germane to understanding of Constitution. Author has many good thoughts on that topic.