The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Congressional Proceedings.


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2O.-ln the senate, the
bill to prevent the carrying OF obscene
literature from one state or territory into
another was taken up and passed. The bill
provides that Any person who shall know
ingly deposit or cause TO be deposited with
any express company or any common car
rier for carriage from one state or territory
OF the United States or the Dlstrict OF 20
lumbia to any other Hpte or territory OF the
United States or the DISTRICT oil Columbia,
or who shall take from such express
company or common carrier with intent
TO sell, distribute or circulate any such
matter or thing, shall FOR each offence,
upon conviction thereof, Oe nned not more
than ~ ,OOO or imprisoned al nara lapor not
more than one year" Inc question whether
salt shall be placed on the free list OF the
tariff bill was discussed for nearly the whole
day. - The house, IN committee OF the
whole took up the anu-opuon Dill ana
long address opposing us passage was maze
by Mr. Goldzier OF ILLINOIS,
THURSDAY The speech of Senator Hill of
New York against the tariff bill was the all
absorbing feature of business in the senate.
For two hours he dashed the democratic
leaders for their action, and his speech Gre
ated a profound impression on both sides
of the senate Mr.. Hill attacked the eX-
emptions allowed in the bill and the consti-
nationality of some of the provisions of the
bill in these words: " AS lawyer, as well
as a senator, | contend that the general
government has no constitutional power by
means OF an income tax TO reach or disturb
any of the revenues of that class of corpor-
ations. 1t cannot absorb them diminish
them or destroy them. 1t may tax other
corporations who simply pay ordinary taxes
upon their real estate or capital stock, the
same as citizens who own real estate or
personality; but these particular corpora
tions must be regarded as a portion OF the
agencies, means or Observation-Disclosures of the
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taxing power of any other authority. The
state must be regarded as having set apart
an appropriation to itself for its own pur-
poses of administration the revenues Of
those corporations, and no other power can
lawfully interfere with them" There was
something of threat involved in the fol-
lowing sentences Legislation involving
different subjects, theories and purposes
should be Kept Instinct, ana each measure
snohiu sVanu OF ran upon aus own nneIiC
anu the approval Oh any questiuhaplS
scnelle snoulu uoI oe ioIoeu ny neans oi
injecting lIs PIoNlslons my an aPploPIl5a,,
tloh VI a CaIIh plil, WIeh Vonei WISE ~ " oulu
nOO pe laEoleu' ~ Is ui.iall W unEoo ~
III uesiio W suPpoIC V.io 81 rdin ioa,uH %
VI an apP5oPliaVloll OF d UaIin llioaSule "
pe opllgeu 10 accept YueStlonaoIe ploVl-
SION ioIeiRn 10 Ine prihcipal supJecl iudtIer
VI Une ull i.SoiL VI oise I1o ,3i III
oppoSitlon 10 Cne Wnole plli' An I gUqcminE
~ IT -. r., = l:es.,..I. =. -
Mr, fTesluent, II mas oeen ulnlcuit 10
iaVnoln tne lnotlVe Oh Une iinance colninlIDee
III thelI lnslstence upon ueierrIhg thelr pro
Tha con,9Sittee !, 7aI,et ba odn,itte6 IA
not verv snccessfnIlv defend fine nronrietv
nf tbeirS a"tion Thssir attitnda has 1lacea
tbayn IN on awkward anJ unnIaasant nosi.
ton - in,,;ting mncb criticisn1 Will ,iioht
natter have 6aan avoided Can il he pnssis
He that The vol. Lnown anwiaty 70 retair
Tho incon,e 70 nro,,ision in tbis iii hos iad
tbe,n to ,1ostnona tha dota for tba onaro+ion
of the sugar tax. in order that there might
be created an apparent greater necessity
for this income tax?" - In committee
of the whole, the house continued the CON
sideration of the anticipation bill. Mr..