National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-28
TuE HOUSE.

The house, ut 1915, went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Dorsheimer in the chair on the
bonded extension bill, and Mr.. Randall rose to
speak in opposition to it, The pending measure
was Of graver consequences than any considered
at this session. and ifany gentleman supposed that
only the parties directly interested were watch
ing the progress Of the bill he would discover,
when perhaps too late, that he was ignorant of
the sentiments and wishes of the people. Legisla-
ton had been in the direction of making the
manufacture of whisky in this country mo-
nopoly. lie said this with no dlsrespect to gen.
tlemen engaged in the production of whisky,
but he considered this monopoly a dangerous
factor in public affairs. If he could relieve the
d stiers by the repeal OF the tax in toto or by u
partial repeal he would do So What he feared
from the pending measure was that 1t tended to
make permanent the internal revenue system.
lie abhored the system and stood against Its con.
tinuance any longer than could he helped. and
any act of legislation likely 10 perpetuate II
he felt it his solemn duty 10 resist. He regarded
the bill class legislation. Similar reasons for re-
lief might be urged by any other business. and II
relief were right and granted in one case, why not
in all Believing the bill wrong in principle,
vicious in practice, unwlse in every respect, he
had steadily resisted even It's discussion. For the
reason given and for many others he was more
anxious 10 reach vote than TO discuss the ques-
ton.
and expressed himself in favor of wiping out the
internal revenue system. He did not want this
incubus to rest on the grain fields OF the west or
the democratic plan OF relieving the farmers of
the tax on tobacco OH condition of their support
Ing tariff bill, lie thought II unmanly TO hedge
around proposition with condition OF this
kind. 1t was like Offering man quail on toast II
he would swallow plate OF crow. No crow no
quail.
bill thut II would prOstpone the evil and not re-
move II, and pledged himself to the repeal OF the
whole internal revenue system.
Mr.. Blackburn in making the closing argument
in support of the bill, deprecated any discussion
sympathy on iheo other. He did not think that the
Gentleman had sought to Invade the sacred pre-
cinctS of the committee, room aud give
10 the house their crude ideas couched
in suspicion as to how the bill ever
been drawn OF u minority picking in up Ia
their arms and BRINGING i into the house IL the
gentleman from Arkansas INIT. Dunn were faml.
liar with the rules of the house he would not
need TO be reminded that gentlemen should not
invade the committee room. The record showed
that the bill came here and here fairly. The chair.
| man OF the committee OH ways aud means was
the one on whom, II on any one, criticism would
fall. He had reported the bill saying that he wa!
| instructed by the committee to do SO. He hnd said
| that II was not unanimous report, though there
was no minority report That was the letter of tho
| instructions winch the committee had given him,
| be preudiced by these unwarTanted feelings,
which unwarranted suspicion had prompted,
Passing then TO more direct advocacy Of the
bill, he argued that in common justice and fair
ness congress should grant the relief asked for
| The government would not lose single
penny ana is h MA condition was vas
money that was involved, and he submitted
to business men, to practical law makers that no
objection could be reasonably lodged against the
petition OF these people !! had been said that
the passage of the bill would result in the repeal
| Of the internal revenue system The gentleman
from New York Mr.. Hewitt no doubt spoke from