New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
HODCMAN'S
MACKINTOSHES
Sensible and Stylish.
BROADWAY ~ West BID 81.
Cor. Grand II. Adj. fith ave. h"'ei'
1T MAY BE AN INCOME TAX
SUGGESTIONS FOR INCREASING TIE REV
ENUE.
WESTERN DEMOCRATS SAY TAX THE INCOMES
OF THE EASTERN PLUTOCRArs
AND REVISE THE TARIFF.
fBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUNE


fBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TkIBUSE.i
Washington. May 3.-Whdhcr the AdmlhiSTa'
ton will find "in multitude OF counscllor' safety"
WILL OF course, depend upon the wisdom Of "a" hieh
whose counsel It accepts, but OF one thing tc"rc can
be no doubt. and that is the " multitude con
siderable portion OF this multitude. acc'ralh@ 10 Inc
II. LOui, Rcpublc.r "Thc Atlanta Constitution anu
other Administration newspapers In TIE SCUM ah'
southwest. demands that Congress snail IMPOSE "
lax on incomes sufficient 10 supply any o'hc''h'H III
the revenues which may be caused 10y revision o'
the tariff on Free Trade line. re KrpIhlc
that TAX Of or 10 per cent Oh all incomes
10000 a year made payable in gold. "wiil In
sure an abundance of gold i'll the Treasury ANA VIII
also give ample funds To meet the constant increase
Of expenditure, for pcnsonS.7 Tile sdnr paper col
tOriav declares.
Democrats understand very well the pressure u
which secretary Carlisle Is subjected by a." mil
nonaires and gold Spectators, ana he will find al
Democrats ready TO support hin In CARVING oh' Il
just and honest policy. lie need not ASH from 'h's'
insoent and dictat"ria people Il single dc.l'r 'lhe'
a, a loan Il favor II he wants anot or fIoo
O'O.OOO IN gold If he needs F.Co,o'oO" OF
300 OOOOU 10 do what the puocratS call maintain
Ing the public credit the Democratic party ana u"
Democratic Congress vii; that lc gets II. Let
him give these people to understand that II Is moon
,,,ent with the dignity Of the nlt'd states under
the Democratic Administration. 10 beg from 'h'm VI
accept favorS from them. AMI that II Is lh'oh''
cnt with both law and justice to borrow from 'h'lh
10 help them money against "a" poW' lie
ran RELY on II that the Democratic Congress VIII G''
tie Treasury all the gold that possibly b" called
for Ten per cent or ) per cent on the incomes
OF such plutocrats Andrew CarnrgI" ana Nhl'am
Waldorf Astor will give gold enough ard y" spare
LET Mr.. Carlisle show the confidence ne i VII
Titled feel from knowing that In carrying "'' "
Democratic policy he Will have 7.OOo,ooo Drin"'r"
voters behind him
The propositlon TO restore the "war tax on In
comes has found strong Democratic support VI 'o".
gress ever since that party first rrgnin'd c"nTol oi
the House OF Representatives after the Rebellion III
fact IL has never failed 10 command n Dehlocia"'
majority whenever II has been brought i"r""r"' -,
the XLVth Congress Carter HARRISON o' Illh"is ""''"
an amendment In the House on June -, l0''' It" "'
Internal Revenue bill then pending. providing Tor an
income tax Despite the earnest appeal oil MT
Tucker OF Virginia. who had charge OF the Mli' I"
Democrats 10 vote the amendment down In ORDER
10 save the other provisions OF IN" measure hNN
SIX Democrats voted for II and only ffy seven hgAs'
f. The only vote that Mr. Carlisle ever cast against al
income tax during his long service In congress "ha
ON that occasion. and the same remark Is true Of
MIR Herbert, another member OF President 'i'Ne
lands Cabinet. Mcssrs. Blackburn and 'ulb"rs"n'
,rho or. members OF the incoming Congress, voted
with Colonel Morrison for the appointment, an" M'''rS'
Covert IIunon. Lockwood and Springer, "h" are "i'"
members Of the LID Congress, We're r'coru'u III Wv
negative 1t Is pertinent To remark here that MI
Springer has voted against an ncom" tax ~ often
rs II has been brought 20 vot' "hrh he WIS P'"''"'
since he entered Congress.
T., IN. second session ~ tho XLNth Congress-
Representative Mcmahon. Of ohio. ON February .
1873 moved TO suspend the rules ana pas rc'"'u
ton ins,rnctng the Ways and Means '"h"h'''' !"
bring I'm a bill for income tax. This motion WIS
rejected bv vote Of I6j yeas 10 80 nnys-lncking
less than 1l3 Democrats voted for 'he MOTION ana
only twcnty-one against II. Among the Democrats
who were recorded In the Affirmative were M's''S'
Carlisle and Herbert. now members oil INC '""n''
and Messrs Blackburn. Bland. 'ub"rs"n' hooh'r'
lunton NILS and Money all 81 whom VIII III III Wv
LID Congress. Mcssrs. Covert, Loch"""' anu
.pr,ncer. who are also members Of that congress-
voted in the negative.
4 greater prepoudcrance Of Democrats In FAVOR oil
nm income fax was found I'm the XlNIth congress
on Nav IL. I-T-. Mr.. Dhr"ll, OF tennessee NOW"
10 suspend the rules and "r"si"r" III" 'hc"m' '"N'
This motion WAS defeated by n Not" "i III YEAS " ~
uays-two-thlrds being rcqulrrd-lmi ninety seven
democrats and ninc Grrcnlackcrs voted for II ana
only ten Democrats AGAINST It. Among III" Democrats
who voted I'm the affirmative were the following WI"
arc members Of the Incoming Congress W. s'rs biHcA
,urn Culberson Hatch. Hooker. McMillin NILS ana
Money Mr. Covert who IS also member "i 'H'
IIIId Congress voted IN the negative. Among 'h'
,;reenback Representatives who voted for th" motion
WAS Adla f. Stevenson.
Early I'm June, I-,6. when the Ol"onargarihe u"
ros abon, 10 Le brought final vote In Va" House
Of Representatives Of the NLlNth Congress, VIZ. hnS'
NJ Texas moved to r'-ommt II 10 III" committee u"
Agriculture with instructions 10 sulSiiin'" an i'"h
fax I'LL The motion was lost 10y vote "i :" yeas
IN 1s- NAYS seventy nine Democrats voting III '''
affirmative and sixty four in the negative Among
the affirmative Democratic votes on IN" "'">"h
some were probably cast by men who's" 'h'"' ahN"N
was TO defeat the pending measure. ana some h's'
live votes t., Democrats who might hhNe N"PP'r'"
an income tax bill as an original propo~loh' Inc
democrats who voted In the afhrmav" ana VII" are
nemlcrs OF the LIIId COngrr. were Bahch'rd p'"""'
Jr.ckiurIdge Of Arkansa-. Ircckinrifge "i h"h''hH
Grain Crisp Culjcrson, McMillin. MllS. oates '"'h
yoitc savers stone Of Kentucky, H. IT, I"'"''
Wheeler and wilson II West Virginia. IN" DEM"
crafts who voted IN the negative ana wh" III" MS"
members OF ia. LIld Congress were Iiyiun' p"F'rN'
r IT. Gibson Hitch, Heard. Henderson "i N"''"
Carolina Holman. McCreary, O'F.rr"l ana 'P''s''
In the LII Congress the proposition Tor an J"
come tax was brought To Il vote In the ''''"'e ny