New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-28
INTERNAL REVENUE TAXATION.
PASSAGE BY TIE HOUSE OF THE BILL TO REDUCE
THE TAXES BY NEARLY TwENTY-FOUB MILL
IONS.

THE TAXES BY NEARLY TwENTY-FoUR MILL
IONS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
WASHINGTON June 27-The Internal Revenue
bill passed the House to-day by vote of 127 to ~
Ill Republicans voting against it. and % Demo-
Gratis for it. he Republicans who voted in the
negative were Messrs. Anderson, Cults, Dingley,
Dunnell Hazelton, Hepburn, JOrgensen. Payson,
Rice of hio, RItchIe and White. The Democrats
who voted n the affirmative were Messrs. Blan-
chard, Il ss, Covington. Deuster, Dowd, Ellis,
Flower, Frost Geddes Gibson, Harris n. j., A. 5.
Hewitt. Hobltzen, McLane Morse, Phister Ross,
Scovie, shackelford, Speer, TIlman, Willis and
Wilson.
motion to recommit the bill was lost by a vote
of 90 TO l25 There was then another hour of
debate before the final vote was taken. Abram >.
Hewitt thought if there was ever a case where the
mountain labored and brought forth mouse, this
was one. The Steering Committee of the Repub-
hcan caucus had decreed that every amendment re-
signed to give relief to the people should be re-
jected. The only way for the reope-to get relief is
{" to smash the machine" II there is any Demo-
cratic machine Mr.. Hewitt had been unable to find
one. He wants that smashed also.
Sir. Curtin spoke ten minutes against ithe bill
and drew a sad picture of the oppressive burdens
which weigh down the tobacco farmer. Mr. Nc
Lane said that he would vote for the bill, although
it was rot all he desired.
Mr. Dunnell declared that while the bill purports TO
reduce taxation, it does not in his opinion afford
such relief as the people demanded aid had
a right to expect 1t would not meet their ap-
proVtl. Mr. Dunnell explained the difficulties
he e. pected to encounter when called upon to face
m audience composed of 200 of his constituents
net fall so OF whom, he said would be farmers
one or two bankers two OF three druggists and so
on. He could not vote for the bill.
Mr. Berry, Of California, made a short speech de-
voted mainly TO denunciation of the capitalists
monopolists and the money power of the coun-
try THE sort of a speech which is likely TO make
Denis Kearney turn green with jealousy. Mr..
Blanchard, young member from Louisiana made
an excellent speech IN favor OF the bill, saying he
believed that the abolition otthe bank taxes would
benefit the merchants, planters and laborers Of
Louisiana as much it would the banks in that
state.
Mr. Russell Of Massachusetts,. supported the bill,
and declared that the present and prospective rev
enues and expenditures of the Government would
not in his opinion, Justify a reduction of more than
$4,000. 600 in the former. II his bill provides for
a reduction of about 81. 1000 600. At the next
session 10 was proposed to revise the tariff and make
some reductions there. lie thought TINS Dill as
large as Congress ought to pass 1T tins session.
Judge Kelley indicated his purpose TO bring IN n
bill for further reduction Of internal revenue at
the next session. He thought II Mr.. Dunnell would
commit to memory and repeat to his constituents,
with his sOnOrOus el0Guence the excellent speech
made by Mr. Frost in the House Yesterday, they
would cheer him a loudly rs they ever did; and,
if he would say something about the repeal OF the
match tax they wO1ld probably add an extra
cheer or two Although there were few people IN
the galleries to-day Mr. Kelley said that he could
name among them lobbyists who were here TO
oppose this repeal. They represented one OF the
"vilest mOnOp0lies in the cOuutry-a monop oily
that could afford TO spend million dollars 70 pre-
vent the repeal OF the match tax.
Mr. Tasson closed the debate in one of his terse
fve-minute speeches in which he fully exposed the
Iusincerty of the Democratic clamor tor reduction
o. the taxation. when at the time every at
tempt at reduction was resisted by Democratic votes.
A. il passed the House the bill provides for a
reduction Ct nearly Q24.OOOOOO on the basis OF last