The Washington critic., 1889-01-16
SOUTHERN MEMBERS FAVOR 1T.
Mr.. Cowels' Bill Repeating tho Internal
. Revenue System. r.'


~ Revenue System. ..'
Southern Members of Congress who
favor the repeal of the internal revenue
system were active about the House TO-
day in securing support for the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Cowles, Member from
the Eighth North Carolina district, yes
day and which, after fight, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropria-
tions. Mr.. Cowles said to o representa-
tive of the United Press to-day that he
regarded the action taken by the House
Monday as indicative of its desire TO
have an opportunity to vote upon the re-
peal or amendment Of the internal reve-
nue. laws. "Why." said Mr.. Cowles,
warming up to his subject, I'VE have
been clamoring at the doors of the Ways
and Means Committeeman all last SEES
sion and this session, asking that that
committee report one of the numerous
bills on this subject to the House. But
no; they were all pigeon holed and the
committee studiously refrained from
bringing them or any one of them before
the House.
First one excuse would be advanced
and then another. Southern members of
the committee would 90 to their people
and tell them that they were acting with
Henderson and Wise and me for the re-
peal of this tax, when in the Capitol
they were doing everything TO defeat
our efforts. The men will now be given
an opportunity to prove to their con-
stituents their sincerity"
"Does your bill contain any new fea.
lures ?" Mr.. Cowles was asked.
itNnt NJ all U'haca 10 not dot of -,
/ or the crossing OF q + that is not con-
tanned in the tobacco and internal reve-
nue. sections of the Mills bill. That bill
was indorsed at st. Louis, received the
vote of the Democrats in the House, and
how Democrats can now refuse to vote
for my bill, cannot see."
lis North Carolina clamoring for the
repeal Of the tobacco tax ?"
Eyes; without regard to party. There
are not five hundred men in the State
who are not in favor of it,"
what prospect is there for your bill
being reported to the HouseY"
II received assurance this morning
that the House would be given an oppor-
tunity to vote on this subject at this ses-
sion. If the Ways and Means Commit
tee do not regard the vote Of the House
yesterday in the nature Of instructions
and report bill on this subject my bill
will be reported back from the Committee
on Appropriations and it will pass too, "
said Mr.. Cowles. clenching his fist and
pounding the window sill, "or else some
people will have TO eat their votes.'
An Alleged Nineteenth Century Miracle
s. B. Thompson, well-known in Lady Lake,
Fla, was for years helpless cripple and the
doctors had told him that the spina
disease that pros trated him was incur.
able. On the Wednesday night before
| Thanksgiving he dreamed that the Lord spoke
to him, telling him TO go TO church next day,
to go 10 the altar and pray and get the con-
gregation TO pray for him and he would be
cured. Without telling his dream he had him
self carried to the church and at the close OF
service was placed at the altar Then the
congregation, led by the pastor, prayed for
him and he also prayed for himself In loud
voice lilo says that while the prayers were
being offered he heard voice within say;
"Arise and walk AT the third command he
arose to his feet and crying ''It is doneSn tried
to walk down the aisle, Several men started
TO aid him, bu5 he waved them off aud walked
steadily out Of the church TO his own home,
shouting and praising God Since then he
seems perfectly we'll The Leesburg Lcesb,u-
| ger has investigated and IL satisfied these par
ticulars are true,--[Ncw York Sun.