The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
VOL. XVII.
THE CAUSE OF THE DEADLoCK. \
Something Of tho Bill That Has Blocked
Work In Congress.

Something of the Bill That Has Blocked
Work In Congress.
The direct tax bill, against which
seventy odd Democrats from
the South-have been flibustering was
brought before the House for the pas
sage at this time in pursuance of o de-
cision of majority of the Committee on
Rules, consisting of Mr.. Randall and two
Republicans. The other members of
tho committee, Speaker Csrlise and Mr..
Mills, were opposed to its being brought
forward, but Mr.. Mills was absent from
the committee meeting, being sick, and
Mr.. Carlisle was over-ruled by the pro-
tectionist members. The bill was passed
by the Senate January 10, by vote Of
48 to 10. It was Republican member
of the House that offered the resolution
directing the Committee on Rules to
bring the bill up at once for passage,
and its staunchest supporters are the
Republicans. In their eyes it has tho
merit of taking $17,359, ,685 from the
treasury, and of diminishing to this ex-
tent the pressing necessity for O. tariff
bill, and the further merit that, of the
amount named, much the larger part
would be distributed in the North, the
South having to content itself with q
small proportion, and with being for
given the part of the tax not yet col
looted. To further the passage of the
bill Mr.. Chandler, it will be observed,
on Monday introduced in the Senate q
bill proposing the immediate collection
of the quotas still due from the various
Southern States. The direct tax bill,
approved August 5, 1851, provided for q
tax of $40, 100000, to be apportioned to
the several States according to popula-
ton. In cases where the States did not
pay, the amount required was collected,
in whole or in part, from individuals.
The amount collected, as already stated,
was $l7, ,359,68 leaving $2,G40,3l5 still
due.
The Senate bill over which the fight
is being made proposes to return to the
States what they paid of the tax and re-
nit the sums unpaid. The majority re-
port of the House Judiciary Committee
tavors the bill, on the ground that it
will erase from the treasury books the
claims still pending against States that
have not paid in full and do -
those that did pay. The mi
port held that the money whe,
belonged absolutely to the Uni
that no State or citizen has 81
it; that to return it would be
tional act; that the passage
could be made precedent fo
any tax whstever-the cottc
example-and would open
jnnumerable propositions fol
public money. Last, but nc
flibusters urge the bill as
ist DEVICE skillfully designed
any reform of the tariff at
session of Congress. 1t is al
log-rolling measure, they aft
has strength from the fact;
liz rclatica 20 the tariff-that
huge bribe to twenty-eight st
well pushed by claim age
further objected to it that it
tering wedge for a bill to
$3.50, ZOO cotton tax. No
for repaying the direct tm
answer also for the cotton t.
any tax, in fact, that the goveI
ever imposed. 1t is to be rem
Speaker Carlisle is opposed to
and that the filibusters includ
number large pre- portion of
and worth on the Democratic
House. Much is said of IL
impeding the tariff bill and
portant bills, but it is of cou
the power of the House to cl
the consideration of those
whenever it sees proper to do S
In response to inquiries sent
graph from Washington to thu
ors of many of the States asl
amount the State agents wou
in the event the bill to refund
tax became a law, replies hav,
ceived as follows:
The State agen5 of Iowa is
25 per cent. on 1884, ,274, or,
numbers, $96,000; Kansas 10
on $62, 800, or $6,236; Kentuc
cent. on $6OG,6 ,641, or $50, 1882;
per cent. on 1857, ,7O2, or $89,4
land $130,000 of 1871, ,299;
setts 25 per cent. of $700,8
900; Michigan DO per cent. on
or $l70, 600; Minnesota 25 per
$92,25O, or $23,064; Nilsson
cent. on $G47, 900, or $97, ,043;
Is per cent. on 81, 1872, 100, or 30,
Ohio 10 per cent. on 1882, ,025, OF
$133, ,202; South Carolina 35 per cent
on 1868, $50, or $127,249; Nebraska sc
per cent. on $4,000, or So, 100.
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