Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
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the value OF land IN bne NOfbn. IL WOuiu
bring it to the South. It would bring the
South an era Of
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He believed in protection-Lot for his
state alone, but for his country. He be-
Iieyed in American industry, in American
capital. in American labor asainst The
whole world. tsLet me warn you, gentle
men If the South.n he continued. That
this measure bodies no good to you 1t will
ARTIST the Investment OF capital and bring
your industries to q ~standstiil. There is
no portion of thecountry where the meas
IRE should meet with more united and de-
termined opposition than in the South.
Untoward circumstances nave heretofore
retarded her material progress, but the
way is now open for her to march nnim1-
peded to a splendid Industrial future. The
adv nee has already sounded. He who
does not respond to its inspiring summons
viii soon find himself without a party and
without a following,
During the course of his speech McMil-
Ian declared that the internal revenue sye-
tenn against which the gentleman from
Pennsylvania Kelley inyeighed had not
been inaugurated by the Democratic party.
Kelley admitted that the Democratic
party had not enacted the law, but de-
clared that it had ~ ade it necessary for
the Republican party which remained in
Congress during the q to provide sineWs
+ r that war. and this forced that party
to resort to the internal taxes and all the
hardships resulting from them.
Mcmillan replied that the gentleman from
Pennsylvania not only inaugurated the
internal taxes, OF which he complained, but
he put a tax ON railroads and incomes and
the capital of deposit banks, but these
latter has been removed and those which
the gentleman said worked hardships had
never been removed. The gentleman had
not done everything which he said the
Democratic party has the responsibility
for not doing. He (McMillan remembered
the gentleman coming before the house and
saying he favored a repeal OF the system.
but that his caucus had determined other
wise and he bowed his neck to the yoke.
lApplause on the Democratic side.]
Kelley: Has not that been done by your
Democratic caucus? lApplause on the Re.
publican side.1
Mcmillan: Does your party favor total
repeal OF the internal revenue system?
Kelley: Ispeak for myself.
Mcmillan: Who will speak for your
party? CLaughter.l
Kelley: viii you vote for such an
amendment?
Mcmillan: 1 DO not propose to vote for
such an amendment.
Reed: Then what are you talking abouta
Mcmillan stated sixty million dollars
annually were received from internal taxes.
If these taxes were removed, where does
the gentleman from Pennsylvania propose
to get the revenue? Did he propose to re-
place the tax on tea and coffee?
Kelley: No.
Mcmillan: You have not the courage to
do it.
Kelley: Have you and your party the
courage to tax tea and coffee?
Mcmillan: We do not propose to take
off the internal taxes.
There are none of us SO brave" was
Reeds comment.
The committee then arose and an at
tempt was made TO have a night session
but it was defeated by the Republicans re-
fusing to vote, leaving the House without
a quorum. The House then adjourned.