Daily globe., 1878-03-06
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WASHINGTON, March 5.-senator Thurman intro.
duced a bill to prohibit members of Congress from
becoming sureties certain bonds. Referred
great part OF the morning hour was occupied in
reporting and considering bills Of no public import
ahce. senator Wallace, who is III charge of the nm.
finished business the long bond BILL being stiu un.
avoidaby absent, the bill was passed over for the
present with the understanding that it should retain
its place as unfinished business.
Senator Spencer, from the committee on militarv
affairs, reported adversely the Senate bill extend
the tne for presenting claims for collecting drill
ana organizing volunteers for the war of the rebel
non' ana IL was indefinitely postponed. He also re-
ported from the same committee, fayorably on the
House joint resolution providing for tba ssn;,. ~
arms ana ammunition to the Territory of Idaho
uer tne act OF July Sd, 1876. Passed. -
senator Mcalllan called up the Senate bill to au-
.norlze the Worth1ngton Sioux Falls railroad com
pany TO extend its road into the Territory of Dakota
length and then laid aside, 'A =.
Senator Beck called up the resolution a,hr,;++o h
i M Tue 1ist OF January, daclaring it inexpedient at
ts tlne to levy and collect taxes for the maintenance
ra,o,'s+ Ane iund. he opposed reference of the
resolution to the committee on finance, and favored
tne immediate adoption of the resolution He QUOT
eu from MS previous argument on the subject and
i ~ coulu no. under the present system compete
II .ie markets OF the world with less heavily bur
dened people. Our whole system of federal taxa
tion was an unjust and heavy one. The Vanderbilts
d ana Stewards, with their colossal fortunes,
alo not contribute any more towards the snnort IL
tne government than the poor laboring man. He ar
gued that the wealth the country should give its
snare towards the expenses of the governmet We
az n w many otner acts which he thought should be
dohe yet, as long the present system Of tayation
rat 70 nantalned there could be real pro-
peJ. he quotcd from reports to show the extent Of
Anel1cau snip building, and said the tonnage for a
wote year did not equal that of one first class vessel
for foreign commerce. In 1861 our conmerce v was
rilo;,,
y 4aleh on. he favored the repeal of the nayapa-
uon laws and the high protective tariff which ha said
n'r vel wei gh destroyed our commercial marine.
our need Tor ships had increased but we could moi
RSt theH on account of navigation and tariff laws
me Inc SINKING fund was now in condition to meet ali
for 1t at present. 'e ~ 'NA.'
ne again referred to commerce and said he
was opposed to oil subsidies Compettions rnnat ha
eaNo.ad $oa ana combinations dscountenanced. He
Tree shps stores the removal of all taxation
Oh sMps and their supplies; SO far as we were con-
cerned Hell Gate in New York harbor might os well
MAIN iiosea ana the mouth Of the Mississippi re-
ntai ~ lhproVed as foreign ships only were bene-
nted Dy the improvement. The people of this com
tiy no" were combination and corporation ridden
~ leopie. ne favored the imposition of taxes on in-
comes 80 rs to raise 1928 per annum and said
@ ae refusal OF Congress to levy taxes for the S57
NO for the sinking fund would be = prea,
W 70 poor people. He referred to the petitions
- ie4el ana Others recently presented. relnonstrat-
ing against the resumption Of the income tan and
M sald labor was taxed beyond everythiuc-poyerly
oole tne burdens OF the government while wealth
S1,;Ia ne quoted from the speeches of Senate,
MotIiil, chairman OF the tnauce committee and SEN
a ator Dawes, a member OF that committee and said
ne Ieareo they would control the committee and de-
leaI MS resolution Ha argued that the treusury de-
partment should be divided and that there shoua
De t"o secretaries to collect the revenue and the
other. "'A o"o oolis ~ checA upon the
u conclusion, he said the resolution brought
AoiWaru Dy NM was not intended to weaken public
tSreolt, which he hoped would be ever maintained.
had <o,
Of the country, '0 o'i''''' o
senator Morrill, said he was quite ready to 90 as far
s .le senator from Kentucky, or any other Senator
20 properly relieve the country from taxation Ii
was n.tie singular the Senator (Beck) should bring
aa "a .1 ~ .s Iesolutlon embracing so wide scope
ASK 1or It's passage without reference to the com
see on nhance 1t WAS little remarkable that the
oonatol % coming from Kentucky, the home of Henry
snould deal IN such opprobrious epithets about
our navigation and tariff laws, when it was known the
laws now were just the same as they were
~ M tpol. no denied that our taxation was oppressive
70 Inc poor and IN favor Of the rich and argued that
IN a1 the tariff legislation the rich were discrimi
ateu against No people on the face of the earth TO-
nay We're better clad than the American people and
a. proved they were not oppressed by taxation He
M reverence OF the resolution to the committee
az ana sald ne hoped there would not be al
noit 20 nave snap judgment on it, unless this was
ta que oh .he series OF measures to be passed under
the Whip and spur of some outside influence.
Wnat would be the effect of this resolution on the
pubic l'a credit? Would it be good or bad? There
We're many questions connected with If which should
be considered by the committee on finance. The re-.
!noval OF taxes was very pleasant duty but their
lnPosltlon sometimes was patriotic necessity The
reference OF this resolution to the committee on
nnance was mperatively required and he moved that
division, 49, eN w "A'1to"f
After executive session, ad diournad