New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-04
DEMOCRATIC FALSE PRETENCEs.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUS1

WASHINGTON Aug 3-When Chairman Hiscock
reported a resolution this morning fixing Saturday
next as the day on which Congress shall adjourn
sine die and asked immediate action upon 1t, he
was probably somewhat surprised at the nature OF
the discussion which 1t provoked. Mr.. Kasson
begged that the resolution might lie on tho table
temporarily, and gave his reason that the chair
man of the Senate Finance Committee had informed
hm that the effort TO dispose of the Tax Reduction
bill would be renewed. He thought that
in view of this the House. which
under the Constitution Is charged with
necuiar duties and obligations in regard to revenue
legislation, ought not by the passage OF an adjourn
ment resolution at this Juncture to throw upon the
Senate the entire responsibility of the Revenue Re-
duction bill Mr.. Hiscock replied that this was his
purpose exactly. and this purpose he defended. He
also reminded the House that the Senate could take
such action as it might choose on the resolution
and if 1t was really earnest and sincere in its pur
nose 10 pass the Tax BILL could easily amend the
resolution or postpone it, For his part, Mr.. His
cocl said he dId not believe the Democrats In the
Senate proposed to allow any reduction of taxation
at this session. -,
Committee, declared that this Congress had con
fessed its incapacty deal with the subject of tax
revision and had turned 1T over to the Long
Branch Commission" The Senate did not mean to
take up the " little pitiful Tax bill again. He
thought this " prohlgate" Congress ought TO wind
mn business and 60 home. Mr.. Hiscock took him to
task for the u.s. of the word protigate,"
and declared that Mr. Cox and other Democratic
members of the Appropriations Committee had adj
yocated and voted for everything in every bill, ex-
cent perhaps, "a few trivial Items. MIR. Cox re-
tort, that it all very well for the Republicans
to ATTEMPT To shift the responsibility for eXtrava-
panee but they alone would be held responsible for
fine S76 600 900 increase over last year. Mr. His
cock in "A sentence two disposed OF the story of
the SIG 900 900 increase, which needs no explana-
tlon TO anyone who knows the facts.
The discussion dTifted again to the question of
tax reduction Messrs. Carlisle and Randall de
elared tnat the Democrats in the Senate well in
fhe Uouse yearn anxiously for a reduction of the
taxes which now butden the people, and denied
that the failure OF such a reduction would lie at
the door of the democratic party
IN Congress The Democrats IN the Senate,
Mr. Carlisle asserted, were unanimously IN favor OF
proceeding with the Tax bill and dlspOSlng OF 1T !;
they had favored 1t all the time. This statement OF
the case drew out some very emphatic and strong
protests from Aessrs. Hiscock, KaSson and Reed
The last named gentleman was thoroughly aroused,
and in language in which he lacked nothing
IN yigor he denounced the Democrats Tor the false
pretences aud frivolous protests with which they
had met every proposition To reduce Taxation. lue
faslty of their professions he declared, was fully
understood by the people of this country, who were
not such fools g the democrats IN Congress seemed
TO believe Mr.. Reed sat down amid general APP
puse from his party friends, and the resolution was
tdopted after MT. kasSoD mad valniy tried 10 nave
a vote upon an amendment recltlng that Congress
ought not to adjourn without etectlng a reduction
of taxaton-aI attempt which was drowned III
torrent of objections from the Democratic side