The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-17

when, in speaking o one of the de
| ficiency items for the Department OF
| Justice, he referred to the internal rev
| enue laws, and declared that at one oi
| its State conventions-he did not pre-,
cisely remember the date of the conven'
| tion-the Democratic party of Missouri
| had passed resolution asking for the
repeal of the internal revenue system
Messrs. Burnes and Hatch said Kerr
was mistaken.
Hatch said every Democratic conven-
ton held in Missouri for the past ten
years had adopted q resolution demand
ing that Congress should wipe OF the
statute book the provision of the revenue
law which prevented the farmer from
selling his tobacco to any but licensed
dealers. That provision had been passed
by Republican Congress and signed by
Republican President, and it fastened
the shackles upon tobacco growers.
Mr. Henderson, of Louisiana, inquired
why Democratic Congress did not re-
peal it.
Mr.. Ratch replied that he had at every
session introduced bill to that effect,
but that while it could pass Democratic
House, it could not pass Republican
Senate.
Mr.. Rowell, of Illinois. inquired when
it had passed Democratic House.
Hatch replied that it had passed the
House in the Forty-Sixth Congress. 1t
had been modified in the Senate SO that
the farmer could sell to the extent OF
800.
Henderson-Whyw was the tax put up
on tobacco?
Hatch-For the best reason. The Gov
ernment needed money.
Henderson-Howd did the Government
happen to need money?
tleman from Missouri help to make the
necessity?
Hatch-And the gentleman from Mis-
souri, has never shirked his share of that
responsibility. [Applause.l
Henderson-The gentleman does not
| criticise the Republican Congress which
| put the tax on tobacco, nor the Republi-
| can President who signed the law?
Hatch-I do not enly criticise the
power which put that law ON the statute
books. Which regard as one of the
| most infamous upon it-which prevents
| the grower of great product from sell
| ing it to anybody but licensed dealer.
Mr.. Randall thought that it mattered
| not what had been said in the past, let
| all join hands and strike from the Stat
ute books the iniquitous sections. [Ap-
| plause.
Mr.. Hatch said that he would Join the
| gentleman in that, when the bonds and
debts of the Government, to meet which
| the internal taxes had been levied, were
paid, and when the tax upon the cloth
ing and fuel of the poor people had been
reduced. [Applause.l
Mr.. Randall suggested that the in
| debtedness of the United States was in
no danger of not being paid.
Mr.. Hatch replied hat war taxes had
been levied to pay waldebts, and as long
as dollar of that indebtedness remained
unpaid tobacco and whisky were fair
subjects of taxation.
NJ. Reed, of Maine, inquired whether
the gentleman was oppaed to the repeal
| of the internal revenue taxes?
Mr.. Hatch replied thai be was opposed
to their repeal until the taxes on the
necessaries of life are frst reduced.
| Applause.
Several Republicans-Now let us hear
from Virginia.
Mr.. Burnes remarked upon the man
ner in which the House bubbled over
when tobacco was mentioned, and ex-
pressed the fear that when the other
element which was covered blythe inter
nal revenue law was mentioned regu-
lar Pandoras box would be opened. He
then brought back the discussion to the
subject matter of the bill.
DIRECTING THE PUBLIC PRINTEf.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, offend an
amendment directing the public phntel
to enforce rigidly the provisions oi the
eight hour law.
Mr.. Burnes raised the point of ordel
that the amendment changed the exist
ing law.
The Chair overruled the point of ords
and the amendment was adopted.
Having completed the consideration {
the bill, the committee arose.
Pending final action ON the bill, til
House, at O'Clock, took a recess till
o'clock. The evening session to be for
debate only on the Pacific Railroad Telt
graph bill.
NIGHT SESSION.
The House met at 8 o'clock for deba
2 | upon the Pacific Railroad Telegraph bi
, and adjourned at II. The speakers We
. Anderson of Mississippi. Guenther,
Wisconsin, Lind of Minnesota, Andersc
, and Hopkins of Illinois. All favored ii
bill, and held that subsidized roa,
should be compelled to fulflliterally Il
requirements of their charters al
3 maintain telegraphs, and that their CO
e tracts turning over to the Western Unit
the control of the telegraph service alor
their lines were Illegal, void and again
), public policy. There was nobody pre-
: ent to champion the rilroad compani