The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-09

The House being in Committee OF ths Whole .Bs
having under consideration the hill H. L ~. h
| hning butter. also imposing tax upon and --l
lating the manufacture, sale, importation, ana a,
| portation OF Ole0margarine--
Mr.. Funston was recognized and WELDED
| fifteen minutes TO Mr.. Morgan
/ Mr.. Morgan. Mr.. Chairman, desire "a
make my special Acknowledgements to NV
friend from Kansas Mr.. Funston1 be-
cause by the concession he has made Inc
| am enabled to follow immediately after
nv distinguished Democratic friends on
this side of the House. | wish to notice
| some of the remarks they have made and
some OF the politics they haze presented ics
| When gentlemen come forward, as the
gentleman from Georgia Mr. Hammond
did yesterday, and says that this /. a bii
to popularize, perpetuate, aud extend the
| internal revenue system, and that there
fore he opposes it; when the gentlemsn
from Pennsylvania Mr.. Kelley rises ia
| his place and says that for once in BIZ
| life he will walk over and shake hand.
| with his distinguished friend uUon The
other side; when the gentleman from 40.
| kansas Mr.. Dunn rises and enters upon
a numerous discourse, in the course Of
which he develops the fact that his opp1.i.
ton to this bill is based upon the Internal
revenue feature OF it, and then talks about
| the reduction OF taxation and SAYS inst
| this bill proposes to increase taxation
when gentlemen talk in that way about
this bill, | feel that / am under special
obligations to my friend from Kansas i9r
giving me an opportunity Of speaking 81
this time.
Mr.. Chairman, | desire 10 say here aud
now that as a member of the COMMITTEE
on Agriculture | give my unqualified aP.
| prevail to this BILL and that / am the
| mover in that committee OF the l0-e5u
tax. When gentlemen talk OF the inter
nal-revenue features of the bill and oppose
it upon that ground | desire to say %
those gentlemen that that feature Of lhs
bill more than any other commended II 20
my mind. When investigated the tesil
mony in this case, looking al il carefully
with a view to ascertaining the truth and
doing Justice to the public having 60 ~
terest whatever on the part of any Of my
constituents conflicting with that puTTos-
| took the view that here was an inviting
opportunity to find another field OF revenue
without imposing any additional tsxr-
upon the people, and | thought that j
we could raise ten or twenty million eoi-
lars in this way il would help my friend
from Illinois Mr.. Morrisonh who IS TO
bring forward presently bill reducing
taxation
The gentleman from Arkansas Mr.
Dunn facetiously asks the gentleman lrom
Missouri how it happens that he, free
trader, is found upon this side OF the CUES
ton. | do not know whether my friend
from Missouri is a freetrader or not, nor
do | care This bill Is not based upon
any idea Of that kind. This is a revenue
bill, framed fer the purpose Of raising rev
enue, and when we come to deal WITH
measure of that kind tits the duty OF This
House TO search for places where revenue
can be raised, bearing As lightly az posi-
bic upon the people, and then to tnfn
around and look for other quarter lH
which corresponding relief can be- given 10
the people.
Mr.. Van Eaton, will my colleague si-
low me to ask him a question
Mr.. Morgan. With pleasure.
Mr.. Van Eaton. Does my colleague mean
to say that the country CT the Treasury II
la need of more revenue than Is now COM
ing in g?
Mr.. Morgan. / mean TO say that the
country needs more money. / mean 'H
say that we owe 81 500, goo 00f to-day. Two
hundred millions OF dollars is now due. /
mean to say that we have government
which is expendIng $500, O00,C00 every
year that 500, 100000 viii be required
annually for the purpose Of paying pen
sions; and in raising money to pay the IN
deotedness OF the government and Tor DIS
current expenditures we need 10 raIst
II from the right source and 10 take on
taxation where we have been raising Dc
from wrong sources.
Mr.. Van Eaton. One more question
How much more revenue ought we 10 raise
than is now being raised from ordinary
sources
Mr.. Morgan | do not know. The Sec
rotary of the Treasury says that next year
II the revenues do not increase, We shall be
S24 100000 short. Surely we need as much
more as will be raised from this bill.
Mr.. Van Eaton. Then understand my
colleague to say, as member Of the com
mittee, that the bill proposing to levy THIS
taxation was adopted solely Tor the puF-
pose OF raising revenue-needed revenue
Mr.. Morgan. So far as | am concerned
l. speak Tor myself alone-l voted Tor ;.
SIMPLY because it opened up new heid
especially commencing itself to my mind
Tor taxation and put this article side BY
side with whisky and tobacco. Applause
On that ground | stand. | ask the House
TO put taxation there, and take 1t OF the
blankets and the shoes and the clothing OF me
'ctdotcs and orphans, throughout the length
and breadth of the land. Applause. II
we are to have reduction, let us have IL 81
he right place. The whole cutlery beree
about internal-reyenue taxation IS raised
~ gentlemen who want to take the tax on
chisky and tobacco, aud keep it on the
with which the poor widows and
orphans OF the country wrap themselves
n winter.
Mr. Hammond. If a man thinks We
'ught not to raise $50 100000 additional
ill?
Mr.. Morgan. He ought, provided he
hlnks taxation should be continued on
Eoolens and shoes and things of that kind,
rom which we wish to remove it. APP
'iause.l The simple question is, Where
re you going to get the money? That We
nust raise money 10 run the Government