The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-29

Cal consideration COLON Eli CREBS
PIP NOT VOTE AGAINST TIE
sCHENCK BILL; HE VOTED FOR
IT
Come now, Mr.. Mum and face the
music. You have been asserting that the
men whovoted forthc Sthcnrk bill deserve
we'll of the country, and these men who
voted against it (us you falsely assert Col.
mel Crchs did are entitled to public re.
probation. We accept the issue, ana
agree that Colonel Crcbs shall tnna ol
fall by HE record Oh thi. question.
Having settled the prclminaric,, let II.
now 90 10 the record.
On the 27th of May last, Mr. Schcnck,
from the Committee of Ways and Means,
reported to the House of Con-
grc,s, "A hill to reduce in
"tcrnal taxes and Tor other pur.
poses, which, hestated at tina, time would
reduce taxation about $50 100000. See
pg. COS, Mcpherson. Clerk of the House
Hand Book of Politics for 1870.
The bill was considered section 10y Sec
ton. Many amendments were offered, the
Democrats with number of liberal Re-
publicans cndcavoring TO reduce the rates
Of taxation reported by the committee.
They succeeded in part, and on the 9Th
Of June, Mr.. Schcnck, rs chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee, stated TINT
the bill. as dDicnicd, would decrease the
revenue from internal taxation about Si5-
! 0O0O 600, and from the tariff, 100000, goo,
making II total decrease of sixty-hvc
million dollar.. He afterwards said
that the decrease would BE- greater. Thus,
by the efforts and votes of the Democrats,
who, on the question of taxation, held the
balance of power between the high taxa
ton Republicans and the low taxation Re.
publicans, thirty miHioas Of dollars Of o6-
dtio"ai htrdtioH ,0as kHockcd Of tie people ;
Jwicn. col. CREBS, VOTED FOR
ALL THE TAN-REDC CTION
AMENDMENTS, all but one--an amend
ment in reference 10 the income tax, (rhich
he roted 10 dispense wiN eatire'y oftcr 1870,
on which occasion he voted with Logan,
Schenck, y. ). Marshall, and other Demo.
crat. aud Republicans. Does this page
from the records of Congress go 10 provo
the truthfulncss of Mr.. Munns assertion
that Col. Crcbs voted against n re- duction
of taxation?
ut proves nothing" Mr.. Mum will say
II admit that Col. Crcbs voted fora rcduc.
| 'tion Of the items Of taxation while the bill
twas being considered 0riatup,, but he
'votcd against the bill when it WAS put
"upon it, final passage, and, in this way,
'votcd against making not only the rcduc-
'',ion reported by the committee but also
the additional reduction which he pre-
',cndcd to be in favor of-which he had
"bcforc voted for
/ Let u, now examine this reply.
" 80 ~. g Juuv, MT. SChenck ,"v'' i
to amend 10y adding new section fixing
! the tariff among other things, on tea ut II
cents per pound coffee, cents per pound
sugar raw, cent? per pound, clarified p
cents per pound, and refined 1 cent, per
pound. But this proyiso was attacked:
Vr0rniei, That metal, converted east ar
made from iron 10y the Bc,,amrr or pucu-
"matic process, of whatever form or de.
's,rip,,on, shall be cla.sel u, steel on
"nicklc, ~ cents per pound
Now, We admit that thi, amendment re-
duccs the taN on sugar etc; but it docs
morc--it gives to three men monopoly #
-,..l ..iI ,,ul o., ,v, ,,,,,, Ia, ,,,,.,...l, . &
nickel. The Chicago TJjh.mc unduuhtrl
Radical authority, said At the time, "GsH.
"SchcHcES tdr,F amendment H. m. inter-
""ai rcccHDc jW :, doad ,rHdic from
'crcry PAINT of ri.r II is
"an evident swindlc in that II seek, To
| ''fa.tcn an obnoNiOu measure which il had
"becn proved could not 20 through on It's
town merit, n II rider on n popular aud
Unnecessary measure. II j. II
'mcasurc To- lcg,lntc certain amount of
'moncy out of the public treasury
Jury and into the pocket, of certain la
"yorcd persons aud classes. The amend
mcnt wa. also denounced 10y the 81. Llui.
Democrat, Radi,a. authority of a
high order and by many other Re-
publican journals. Cob Crcb, aud the
other Democrats attempted to divide the
qucstiouso hSt,hcy might vote aye ou
the proposition To reduce the 'ariirou sugar.
tea and coffee, and "no" on the B..-.a..r
swindle clause, but the Speaker rulri rl,a'
the question could not be- divided TINT she
ms a whole must Poe yu'. mar |