The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-13
WILL Be COLLECTED.
The House, by a Big Majority, Appropnates
Money 10 Collect the Income
Tax.
CASE OF THE ExPATRlATEp AsToR.
The Senate Temporarily Puts or the
Tariff Bills and the cIoture
Resolution.
CASE OF THE ExPArRlArEp AsToR.

Washington, Dec. i2.-On the motion
OF Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, the house
went into committee of the whole for
the consideration Of the urgency de-
iiciency appropriation bill. The bill
carried S2OOG,505. but there were two
disputed items-an appropriation OF
f25O,O0O for the collection OF the income
tax aud s250,00O for expenses Of special
examiners Of the pension Office. An at
tempt to secure an agreement liking
the limit of general debate failed, owing
to the objection OF Bartlett, OF New
York. who led the opposition To the
Income tax item, and Henderson. Of
Iowa, who led the opposition TO the ap-
preparation for special examiners of the
pension office
The latter took the floor aud vigor-
ously antagonlzed the appropriation for
special examiners, criticising severely
the conduct OF the pension office. The
commissioner Of pensions had boasted
that $3,OOO,OOO Of pension money had
been saved TO the government last year.
The mission of examiners was to secure
sioners and claimants. He favored an
amendment that would cut Off this
auxiliary for more examiners and keep
IN the field only the regular number.
lOO
Mr.. Slckles democrat, of New York,
amid a roar Of republican applause.
repudiated the charge Of wholesale
frauds made against pensioners, and
declared his unaltered opposition TO the
appropriation unless II could be authori-
tatively shown that the pension exam
iners provided for by IL were employed
In aiding instead of embarrassing de-
serving claimants.
After some further debate on the sub
ject of this appropriation Bartlett got
the floor and opened the discussion of
the income tax appropriation. He was
earnestly opposed To this vicious tax.
The bill he had introduced for its re-
peal he knew would never see the light
of day, and the opponents of that tax
must make their fight against the APP
preparation necessary To make IL oper-
ative. He realized that a majority OF
his party were against him, and that
the republicans would not support him
dn Il purity Inc utlloNIdlS udut III HiH
opinion, made a fatal mistake In pass
ing Il, and that Il was n mistake had
been proved within u few weeks by the
ballot box.
Mr.. McMlllin defended the income tax
as just, constitutional and democratic
measure. In the course OF hot col
loquy with Bartlett that followed, Me-
Millin said. "In order TO show the fla
grant wrong and misery that the sys-
TEN of taxation under which we have
been living, | will call your attention
to William Waldorf Astor. This gen
tleman ran for congress once against
the present governor of New York,
Flower, and was defeated His defeat
soured and embittered him against the
government and our institutions. He
moved abroad, and, not content with
what he could say against America
himself and our American institutions,
he purchased one of the ablest journals
I'm Great Britain. He lives there now
and his paper is doing its work against
our institutions. The income of this
man derived from property In New YORK
Is more than Ave millions OF dollars a
year, and aside from state, county and
municipal tax, he does not pay the
government of the United States SIC
in ten years although he has this colos-
army and defended by our navy"
"The secretary Of the treasury re-
ports" interrupted Strauss, that there
will be a surplus of revenue TO the eN-
tent of S20. 900 600 for the year ending
June 30. 1895. II there should be a sur
plus is not the gentleman willing 10
have the income tax repealed?
IL would not be-" replied McMillin,
until you have complied with the law.
When you comply with the law and pay
$50 100000 year upon the sinking tund
then, IL we have suplus, ! snail pe
ready to discuss the question OF the re-
peal Of this tax"
Mr.. Henderson. of Iowa, and Mr..
Cochran, OF New York, both stated that
they considered debate on the merits
of the income tax Improbable. Both
hoped the election had Furnished an
Intellectual awakening on the demo-
cratic side which would result In the
repeal OF "this odious tax" Mr.. C6ck-
ran said he and his New York col
leagues had believed tariff reduction
meant a stimulus 10 trade that would
result I'm increased revenues 10 the gov
ernment. Were they now to be told that
revenue reductions would depress
instead Of stimulate reveune2 tRepub'
lican applause)
bul l I'M SUN ~ pFleN'l III ldllll re
form" continued Mr. Cochran, 81 still
believe I'm the principles of taxation.
believe prosperity would have followed
the enactment Of the Wilson bill; that
our imports and exports would have
been quadrupled and our revenues In
creased instead OF diminished
After short speech by Breckenridge
IN which he defended the income tpx
! debate closed and Mr.. Bartlett moye6pC
strike out the appropriation for IN,
collection Of the income tax. Defeated
"a To l27,
Mr. Henderson moved To reduce the
appropriation for pension examiners
from $3.50 900 to $4,000. without action
on the amendment the house adjourned