The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-10
Browns Resolution for the Repeal
of Internal Revenue Laws.
The Georgia Statesman Addresses
the Senate on the Subject.
he Denounces the System as Or,s
of Outrageous Espionage.
rhe Blair Educational Bill Taken Up
and Severely Attacked by Senator
Vest Nothing Of Importance
Done in the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA large number
Of petitions and memorials were presented.
Bills we're introduced and referred as
follows
By Mr. Sherman: To establish bureau
Of adulteration and 10 regulate and pro-
hibit the importation, manufacture and
sale OF adulterated articles OF food and
drugs.
BY Mr. Coke: For a board Of arbitra-
ton OF the controversy between the United
States and Texas relating to strip OF terri
tory.
BY Mr. Farwell: TO create the lakes and
gulf waterways commission.
BY Mr.. Manderson: To prevent the
summary cancellation Of pension certif.
Gates and providing for hearing in such
cases.
by Mr.. Jones, OF Nevada: A concur
rent resolution requesting the President
10 negotiate treaty with China contain
ing provision that no Chinese shall enter
the United States except ambassadors and
others engaged in the diplomatic service
and merchants engaged in trade between
tilt illlIu anu
Laid ON the table.
Mr.. Mitchell offered q resolution calling
on the Secretary OF State for copies oi
correspondence with the American minis
ter relative 10 recent alleged attempts on
the part OF the Chinese government TO
dethrone the King and 10 absorb Corea
Referred TO the committee on foreign
relations.
The Senate then took up the resolution
offered by Mr.. Brown, on the 4th of Jan
uary, for the repeal Of the internal revenue
laws MIR. Brown addressed the Senate
in favor OF the resolution. He gave his
tory OF the various internal measures and
said they were all passed during the war
periods, but the system OF 1861 unlike the
others has been continued beyond the
emergency and is now in existence TWEEN
ty-threc years after the war. The dis
elimination against tobacco and whisky
made by the internal revenue system. lac
said, constitutes strong objection 10 il.
II poor men make whisky without IL
cense they have 10 20 TO Jail, and they
can't get license 10 make whisky in less
amount than twenty gallons every three
a days. Thus protected against foreign
: whisky in the custom-housc by - a gallon
duty, and from the home distiller by re-
sirictcd license, the whisky monopolist
has an easy time. And against
the little distller he has the
whole power OF the courts, including
spies, collectors, maHhals, district attor.
neys aud the Albany pcnitontiary. IL is
said the internal revenue repeal will turn
whisky and tobacco loose without taxa
tiOn; that neither is n necessity, but both
luXuries and II is better 10 lower the tariff
unI sftNa fhn fr.. ola us..l
free wool hats, which are cheaper than
they ever were before, than 10 give them
free tobacco and free whisky. Tobacco
has become a necessity, and, even ii
luxury, the poor will have IL. And the
money from tobacco is taken from the
family support. Every dollar Of tax, there.
fore ON tobacco that Is taken of gives n
poor man 10 much more 10 support his
family and will probably be n greater n.
lief than any other act of legislation could
furnish which docs not reduce tax to
greater amount. The same rule applies
substantially 20 whisky. II may be denied
that Il Is necessary, and vet few families
don't Use IL and they will continue 10 uso
Il at any price. When We put W cents
tax on what costs 20 cents gallon, We put
tax OF 900 per cent. on what the laboring
man will have, and a relief in this matter
will help the poor.
The senator declared the internal rcvc-
nue. system 10 be- an outrageous system Of
espionage, injustice aud wrong that ought
to have been abolished long ago.
Mr. Brown moved that the resolution be
referred 10 the committee on finance.
Mr. Beck objected TO that reference on
the ground that that committee had no ia.
risdiction over the subject, as the House Of
Representatives could alone initiate bill
- i0r the reduction Of taxes. lie wished TO
have the resolution lie on the table, 80 that
some senators could he heard on the oppo.
tite side OF the question. The Senate had
Just listened 10 n defense of the Georgia
moonshiners and TO an attack on the gov.
eminent and lis officers. lie wished q
chance 10 reply 10 II.
The resolution was laid ON the table, and
the Blair educational bill was then taken
up.
Mr.. Vest opposed the bill n he was
called upon, lac said, 10 frame title for
Il he would call II IAN act 10 erect monu.
mcnt 10 the memory Of Alexander lIamil.
ton and TO encourage mendicancy In the
southern States" lie was surprised that
the Republican senators warmly supported
II. When suffrage was given 10 the ig.
norant negroes on tho south, II was the
firm belief Of the part OF the Republicans
that that would give them political su.
prcmacy in tho southern States. A great
deal was heard now Of magnanimity and
generosity on the part Of Republicans who
supported the pending BILL but yet when
~ the result OF given suffrage 10 the ignor-
ant negroes swarm Of white carpet-bag-
gers, like vultures, swept down on that un.
fortunate region, and when sovereign
States lay PROSTATE and writhing at the feet
oi those adventures, there was no sym.
pathy with them on the part Of the Repub.
lean leaders In theprcsencc Of that CHASTITY
spectacle. lie expressed his surprise and
regret that Democratic senators, who had
given their lives 10 an eloquent defense Of
d. strict construction Of the constitution
y and Of the Jciicrsonian doctrine that
all powers Of appropriation were
given 10 Congress under the cy-
pres, or necessarily implied, guarantee
oi the constitution. were now found 10
have surrendered all tho landmarks Of
their party In the presence OF the great
temptation In the proposed law. II the
dead were permitted 10 take any interest
W tho Affairs Of the living, wha, he asked,