The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-17
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS.
Discussed in the House Side Issue In the
Debate on the Urgent Deficiency BIZ.
Mr.. Hatch Relates Charge Against
His PArty-Othor Matters.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. l6.-The fol-
lowing committee reports were submitted
in the House to-day: By Mr.. Adams, oI
Illinois, from Committee on Judiciary
(sdvsrsoly) designating the first Monday
in October as the day on whicn Congress
shall meet. Laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Dockery, Of Missouri
the Senate amendments were concurred
in to the House bill, providing for the ap-
pointment OF eleven division superinten'
dents Of the Railway Service.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia, In
the chair, on the urgent deficiency bill.
Mr.. Kerr, OF Iowa, cast the consitera-
ton OF the bill into q political current
when in speaking to one Of the deficiency
items for the Department Of Justice, he
referred TO the internal revenue laws and
declared that at one OF Its State conveu-
tiona-he did not precisely remember the
date OF the convention-the Democratic
party OF Missouri had passed resolution
asking for the repeal Of the internal rev.
snue system. Mr.. Burns, OF Missouri,
said that he had no recollection Of any
such action by the Democratic party Of
Missouri, and Mr.. Hatch denied that any
such resolution had ever been adopted.
Mr.. Kerr said that the gentleman was
mistaken and was challenged by Mr..
Hatch to produce proof to substantiste his
statement.
Mr.. Kerr replied that he had no proof
with him, but that he had 1t at home.
Mr.. Hatch expressed his readiness to
wait until the gentleman went home Tor
his proofs, intimsting his doubt as to
whether the gentleman would ever re-
turn. The gentleman would find, he said,
that every Democratic convention held in
Missouri for the past ten years, bad
adopted q resolution demanding that
Congress should wipe of the statute book
the provision OF the revenue law which
prevented the farmer from selling his to-
bacco to any but licensed dealers.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa, inquired why
Democratic Congress did not repeal 1t
Mr.. Hatch replied that he had every
session introduced q bill To that effect, bat
that while 1t could psss Democratic
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Senate.
Mr.. Rowell, OF Illinois, inquired when
it passed Democratic House2
Mr.. Hatch replied that 1t passed the
House in. the Forty.sixth Congress. It
had been modified in the Senate, go that
the farmer could sell to the extent Of
500.
Mr.. Heudersun-Why was the tax put
upon tobacco?
Mr.. Hatch-For the best reason. The
Government needed the mouey.
Mr.. Henderaon-How did the Govern
ment happen to noed the money!
Mr.. Milliken, OF Malne-Did not the
gentleman from Missouri help to make the
necessity
Mr.. Hatch-And the gentleman from
Missouri has never shirked his share oil
that responsibility. LApplause.
Mr.. Heuderson-The gentleman does
not criticize the Republican Congress,
which put the tax on tobacco, nor the
Republican President who signed tho law.
Mr.. Hatch-I do nos. only criticize
the power which put that law on the
statute books-Rhich / regard as one Of
the most infamous upon (which pre-
vents the grower Of great product from
selling it to anybody but licensed dealer.