New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-10
ANOTHER DAY WASTED.
LEGISLATION BLOCKED IN THE HOUSE.
SENATOR cHANDLER's PROPOSITION TO RE-ENACr
THE DIRECT TAX BILL-OBsTRUcTIoSIsTs
ATTEMPT TO DEFEND THEIR CONDUCT
SCENES IN THE HOUSE.
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/ inio W tlc ulcUhtiOn Oh Ol southern
brlgadiers The end is as far distant as ever. A
compromise is out of the question.
In the meantime public business of course
must suffer. The appropriation bills ought to be
passed before the end of the fiscal year, before
June 90 8s8. Less than eighty-two days re-
main in which to do this Even then, &C
| count is taken of the time which the Senate will
necessarily require to consider these bills. But
In the present condition of things no appropria-
| tion bill can be considered. The House is still
proceeding under special order to consider the
Direct Tax bill, and as long April lasts in
the House nothing else can be touched. The at
titude of the Speaker In this whole matter is
severely criticised. Under the guise of strictly
carrying out the rules If the House, he IS IhiIy
playing into the hands of the filibusters, with
whom he is evidently in sympathy The prOpO-
sltlon OF number OF Democrats WHO arc IN favor
OF the passage of the Direct Tax bill to hold
caucus is, of course, being stuutly opposed by
Messrs: Oates and Breckihidge. the leaders of
the hllbusterlng gang. caucus would result IN
the southern brigadiers belng compelled to re re-
hantly,, and this they do not propose TO expose
| themselves to.
| The disgraceful conduct of the Southern men
engaged in defeating the will of the majority is
II fair indication of what the representatives of
the late Confederacy would attempt to accom-
the Government, with no Republican Senate and
without determined Republican minority III the
/ House 10 lace thelr lmpudent demands.
SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS NO BUGABOO.
The talk of Southern war claims has often been
decried in late years trick of politicians to
revive sectional feeling, but nothing so startling
probably ever suggested itself to the imagination
OF political prophet as that twenty-three years
after the suppression Of the RebeiliGn'
dietary Commttee should rise in his
seat and propose the rcfUnung Of the cotton
tax in exchange tor the repayment to loyal States of
I mo inn pS..In m fhan Act nt a
3, 1861 And yet this is what Colonel Oates and
his Southern friends have the hardlhoOd now to
propose. 1 he North can hardly afford to deceive
itself any longer DIS to the true nature and i'll
tention of such political bushwackers. For many
years the North has been giving expression TO IL
willingness to tax itself for the benefit of the
South. The proposition to devote $4,000, 600 for
educational purposes under the Blair bill was
nothing more nor less than contribution to be
levied upon Northern communities i'll favor OF
Southern States. Under that bill, s60'OOO,OO0
would have gone to States south of Mason and
DiXOn's line Their representatives tumbled over
one another in the race to secure the plunder.
Their fine hairsplittng theories about the Con
stitution were thrown TO the winds, and slckly
! sentimentaty in the North applauded the pro,
pOsa as a peace offering to the Impoverished
South And here within two months after the
passage of the Blair bill in the Senate is the
answer to this killing OF the fatted calf The OPP
position of the Brigadiers cannot he explained on
any other ground than that their association with
the swineherds has altogether obhteratcd their
sense of right and wrong.
Il
was a tax raised upon all the States. Some paid
il: some didn't Those that did either wish
those States that did not pay the tax TO pay IL
now or to be given back the money which they
p@id under the impression that it would be
burden distributed equally among all States
In other words. they want to remove an IN
equality Of taxation and rcnair an act OF IN
Justice as far as it is in their power to do SO.
SENATOR CHANDELIERS PROPOSITION.
Now Senator Chandler proposes the adoption
Of very simple plan, in view of the dishonest
attitude boastngly assumed by these Southern
Brigadiers 1t is so simple that it Is strange
it did not suggest itself to others before. III
proposes in order TO equalizc things, TO compel
they owe to the Government in effect, re-enacts
thc act of August 3. 1861, rs far as those de-
faulting States arc concerned. IL is Pefec'y
simple proposition, and VIII strike eyEryDody as
eminently fair. MI. Chahhers pih ro"u' 10
follows:
Re # enacted by Senate and House OF Kepreschta
tives OF the United States OF America In Congress assem-
bed that the Of the act OF August D. loo whcn
proyIded for laying apporonng and collecting urecc
tax OF twenty millions OF dollars be- and the same are
hereby revived continued and eenacted for the purpose
d collecting all portions OF said tax which have not hereto
fore been maid or collected and simple interest at the rate
OF per per annum from the date OF sau ac' SHALL Oo
collected on such unpaid portions OF said tax
section o-hny State Territory or District may assume
and nav into the Treasury Of the United states os quota
OF said direct tax portion thereof when ~ uhpau'
by
sage OF this act and upon such payment shal DC ee.
70 IL nor cent deduction provided for In Section % OF
said act to be reckoned upon the amount OF sara uau
quota aforesaid -. A.,
section s-At the expiration of six months from the
nassage Of this act shall be the duty OF te fesue "
nate du. and suitable appointments OF assessors ana con-
tractors and to proceed otherwise In accordance WIN ~
provisions said act Of August 1851 TO co'ec' ~ u
Maid and unassumcd balances OF the tax hposeu oy %
ac anil IN the case Of failure OF State Territory or DIS
thereof to make due payment such proceedings sha DO
taken as are directed by Section At OF saiu ac''
SCENES IN The HOUSE
To-day there was no attempt at COMPROMISE
lookinp 10 the termination OF the DEADLOCK which
bos suspended the business of the House Tor the
mast five days. The proceedings In the morning
have bcen utterly destitute of interest being con-
fneG entirely to the repeated CALLING 0i NV AVA
dllatOry motions Anna ,nneared and re-
por ed that of the twenty-nve III ,he c,ty and
without leave twenty were out OF tne Gay, dy,otad
the OF her 1--WE could not be found lie was oHeo'ou
to continue his search -, - -..;,,x ,roo oHordad
The first amusement of the evening was ano,u1u I;
nv Mr. Symss. of Colorado, who, rising 10 parla,
mentary inquiry queried why u was ,aS. III ar
of the House could be trltgreu n bis oEe,tion by
shnnts of louder" which continued lor seserd'
minutes, everv pause in the uproai or,nx ~.
vantage OF by Mr. symes o w''m can frtter away the
time of the Houser He was not permilteu 70 con-
clud, hi question in peace nut % va. a heard TO
the time he, saOd bs rdm Tous %Ssn
an attempt 10 excuse meII Wnns. recurring hun to
do so. .,. ,ot;ces xere nijed
Ar iO:15 while the dlatory notices Terg w pnea Ior
up one upon another IN great y,arest of GOOD
asked unanimous consent ~ .ha .n Honsa take re-
nature and gooi health thhI '"'
cess until 11:45 Tomorrow Aha r.ouast and after
The rpesker pro er PIT II granted bringing down
bis s"Sf gnvei Just as Mr. Brec uridGe Of Arkansas
spIang TO his feet with an objection, wh,Jn re lame
oLe second too late Inc ieo''' ""' '0
taken.
Mr. Oates. Of Alabama, the leader OF tne oD-
struetionsts IN saement to the public attempt
a.k W oAeuo :t, 81 othtr things that the reasons
,hao are that the action Of the Commit;