Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
THE DEADLOCK.
A Northern Discussion of the Broken Dosd
lock.

a Northern Discussion of the Broken Doad
lock.
Rochester Union and Advertiser
REoPENING OLD SORES WITH THE "rRo-
LECTION" KNIFE.
We briefly noticed on Saturday the fill
clustering carried on since Wednesday by
minority in the House OF Represents
tives to defeat the bill. already passed the
Senate, TO return to the states that paid
the direct tax levied in 1861 to maintain the
I UClon, their respective portions, which
aggregate ST., 900, 600 Of the total $50 000,-
! 600. The adjournment on Saturday WAS to
| ll:45 to-day, when the trouble WIS to
have been resumed again. The p1sssge
OF the bill in the S-nate with only six
negative votes, without serious discus
sion or opposition, and without attract
| ing public attention. renders the obstruc-
tive tactics against 1t 6 great surprise to
the country.
It ia clsimed on behalf Of the bill, whose
chief advocates are the Leading protec-
! tiouists Of both parties, that It is just
messur9-shat either the lax levied should
be refunded to the states and territories
that paid it, or to the states and terri
t.ries that did not pay should be required
to han in the portions due from them
The New York Tribune, the organ.in-
chief of the protectionists, supports /! sE
ar innocent snd virtuous measure, So.
ing: "Tne bill proposes to cancel
the debt OF states which have not
paid up, and TO refund to states
which have done SO, endeav0rIng SIS near
" as possible 10 restore the condition OIL
affairs IS it was before the tax. This
seems most equitable arTal cement"
Il ID ration Il to core .ude thai any tcnene
70 get rid Of g portion Of the surplus and
thus lessen toe necessity for tar revision
ana reduction, advocated by the Tribune
will bear watching and locking into
Aud this scheme, from the stsrd
: point Of the New York ReTsld's Wash
ington bureau, opens up as follows:
Here Is the story CT this projections
,, treasury raid: When, two weeks ago
, the Judiciary committee, which mad th'
: bill in charge, asked the House by unan
; imous consent to grant it TWO days for III
! business, objection wss made, unless tn
committee should sgree not to orln:
forward the direct tax repayment DILL
= The promise was given and the commit
: Tee received it's grant Of time. There
: upon Mr.. Caswell, Republican, Introduce
: a resolution, to Dc sent to the committe
: on rules, directing the consideration c
> the bill.
This and 0tner similar requests Wer
- considered b7 the rules committee, Whlct
: or last Mouday, through Mr. Randall
y brought IN report prescribing the oroe
Q Of business. In this report eleven con
: mit,ees we're granted days for their 0us
, ness, and in every case but one the word
pf n
!, SUCH order as tue committee may desig
Is nate" But in the case OF the ludi'laI
10 committee, and that alone, the wore
gre:
= Resolved, that Tuesday and Wadres
9 dsy. April 8 and 4, Immediately after Il
IL reading of the journal, be set apart Il
the consideration OF Senate bill 1879,
J., provide for reiunding the direct tsx levie
- in 1861, and after the consideration
~ ~ said bill is completed the remainder
u said time is set apart for the consider:
:" ton of anv other bill or bills designate
py the committee On the judiciary.
Now, then, the members Of the rul'
committee are the Speaker, Mr.. Mil!
to Mr.. Randall, Mr. Reed and Mr.. Csnno
er The Speaker opposed to the direct Il
20 hill. Mr.. MiI 5 was absent, sick. l. 10
IN lows necessarily thst Mr.. RandSu lpln'
=. the two Republicans in the exception
4 aud offensive demand upon the jGdicia
nv committee, singing out.one Of its Dill
ct for preference, and that raid on Il
10 treasury.
Mr.. Randall and two Republican pr
tecticnls.s therefore combiDed TO fof
this Treasury raid into the House. Wh
70 the.a came the bill was brought u
n, kafd the votes show that it had the sol
mi 4 suppoEt Of the whole Republican side
8 the House aud uumber OF Democra
81 ThseProteciionists are I'll for it, and 1t
9 an fact Republican measure, as 1t
''' the solid Republican support. Inc pr
tence has 1een set up that 1t is southe
w. treasury raid, but as matter OF IL
gS most Of the southern men oppose 1t.
is 8 Republican and Protectionist schel
he to prevent any reduction OF taxation.
eW There is no Justice in the measure, I
on the bribe il holds out to twenty-eie
:. states gives It the strength which log re
'0' ing river and hsrbor bills always ha
ei, So many are to have a "share OF
ger pork" thst the Republican protectloni
pg have felt sure OF success WneD, with q
IN R.nd.lI,s help, they were able to forCG
" ". into the House.
mt The direct tax was laid by CopgSess
ny, 1861 and was collected for only one .ye
To and only in part that year. was 2
tor QUESTION on the states, but where IN
IN. did not choose 10 set the federal sntno
Is ties levied upon citzens CT the stste. !
oy bill which Mr.. Randall helpsf the
10 publicans to force in the House propo
cry to return to the states whist they paid,
ne what was collected in tsem by feds
er, power, and to forgive the sums jumps
ny; The following table shows the amou
Aau involved:
lor Bal !
Amount Unit
aru Stste or Territory, Collected. Stat
~ hshama ',,.S 1925 O3 S 81, 02
Eek ITEsnses ...... 1874 0S2 Is 77,sC
me CaJIfornia ........... 254, 535 81
.ue | HoioTado . 22,ls9 Sc u
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