Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL
uIsys Before the House His
S''p pd.ss Of the Proper Revis'
Ion Of the Tariff.
deficiencies IN MILE BIZ.
&c POINTS -. Favored 10 the Disad-
rsptsgo OF the Lsborers.
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
LEXINGTON, Msy 1s.The House
W a.ilsd to order by McMillln OF Ten
Tss cas- az Speaker pro tenn, and the
rssss.;; beiDg absent the reading OF tne
chsplsln -. u dispensed with. The House
jOurns. 81. . went into committee OF the
inneaMr Springer Of Illinois in the
saU ,. IN the tariff Dill.
cS,ll' an nderson Of Iowa spoke briefly In
NJ. L., at N the principle OF protection,
opposi..sue close Of his remarks Mr.. Ran
All took the foor: .,,ov, in,o an upro.,
Il s,ternoon st the conclusion OF MI
us Ills hour. A request WAS read to
RinaAM Randall to proceed, put o7lec-
SLOW a. made by Mr.. Mills OF Texss.
ton WI Si sction was greeted with 1aers and
ia LEE ri nv the Republicans:
hls;ss w NJ then yielded bim'a por-
M - bis time. BY an amicaole arrange.
ion VI snu no By Mr.. Breckenridge OF
nsnt s SuM Mr. Randall WAS permitted to
h tacssd without limitation OF time.
Pi %s Randall concluded his speech
MI 1913 and he was fol-
81 nv Mr.. Mckinley OF Ohio.
OWE ,ndsll opened his speech by refer
Nj hsD me Presidents recent message,
ihs s;,b be advised Congress that the
ID nn,. IN the Treasury by the 30th OF
saIp'1 :, the end of the curreot fiscal year
Jlnsi. he exoected % reach $40, 600, 900
S OIa. prior accommodations, or more
I 1Sssiv Stated sl13,0o0,eO0 apart from
. ..;o, '..ccumulstions, over and above all
p .ss- expenses, including the sinking
S'I IT ,or the current year. He then quoted
LUZ .aS, the Presidents message, defining
Ho~ ,osition on internal revenue ques-
~ and said from the utterances OF
y. .%D P',esident he understood the execu-
w. N he adverse to any reduction OF in
...r,I taxes, IS that mode OF taxation
. I,- in the opinion of the President,
M lust complaint, and nothing Is so well
.SIs 10 bear the burden without hardships
~ .py portion OF the people.
Ss President further said that
80 tariff law WAS an illogical source OF
;-souit.ble tax and ought to be revised
.,I modified, and the President had
rroed on Congress an immediate express
',en IN this matter to the exclusion OF
N others, The President had asserted
q substance that the reduction necessary
ssould be made by additions to the free
M and the lowering OF rates OF duty.
HE presence OF such language emanatlng
trnm the Executive, authorized by the
constitution to communicate and from
lime to time give to Congress information
an the state OF the Union, and recommend
inch measures as he should judge neces-
ary, rendered 1t necessary for the repre-
snt.tiyes of the people to give fair, in
elllgent and prompt attention to the sug-
rastions made. He had done so. He
lad introduced and sent 70 the committee
On Esys and means bill to reduce and
sQuslizs the duties on imports and to re-
duce the revenue tax, and some PROPOSE
tons Of t at bill showed that the reme-
dies he should apply were st variance
with thferecommended by the President.
The President sought to prevent contin-
ustlOa Of the surplus revenue by
resorting 10 customs duties only.
Tie remedy he (Mr. RsndalD pro-
posed WAS through the repeal OF
he Internal revenue taxes as well by the
fall revision Of the tariff as promised to
the people by the Democratic convention
Of 1884. The reduction provided for in
bis bill aggregated 81, 900, 900 on inter.
nj taxes. These taxes should always be
the last to be levied and the first to be
repealed when no longer necessary. JET
isfEon hsd given the death blow to the
excise tax, that most vicious Of all taxes,
no ha h. be NJ ho r
tufe Of bis native state for having internal
ti1ss abolished. The first tsx also to be
repealed after the war of 1912 had been
tie excise tax which WAS recommended
byasdison sud was the first law enacted
under the administration of Monroe. The
Democratic convention Of 1884 declared
nsl internal revenue was war tax, and
ns declaration, taken In connection with
olnef declarations Of the platform, clearly
established the fsct that the opinion OF
ne convention wss that some of the in
s'nal revenue taxes should first 60, and
uat they should all 60 whenever
arncient SUN was realized from custom
house taxes to meet the expenses OF the
government economically administered.
tas country WAS practically in such 8
unaluon now, and the true response to
acse declarations warranted repeal Of
as Internal revenue taxes to the extent
opposed bV the bill. He favored now as
y nsd always done the total repeal of
afinsl revenue taxes applause1. In
9s OIL which he had introduced ne pro-
asel 70 sweep all these taxes from the
sA1uIe books except tax of fifty cents
Va whisky, and he would transfer the col
y S'aon OF thst tax to the customs officisls
M. mai was found to be practicable.
VIM Albert Gsllatin he had re-
saued excise taxes IS offensive to
o,I. genius Of the people, tolerated
so ,y measure Of emergency, and as
.S SIs the occasion for them passed
9 ,S taey should cease to exist. Mr..
oss. uAl then analJzad the metal and
tI, rs schedules Of the Mills bill and de-
IN lnss 1t would bring about incslcu-
~. ' injuries to America. He asserted
ma M instead Of the bill reducing the Gus
~ revenue So, 0OO, 600 as was claimed,
sD, SSqia be fair to estimate It's fleet
ssS Su oe to largely increase the revenue,
Sss,s s amount OF material wealth it would
Nm s IVY Is large. Those supporting the
ds s' !, themselves up as the champions