St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-22

NV hat tue senator has said," said Mr..
Chandler, jumping to his feet as Mr..
Allen sat down. "ohly emphasizes what
said moment ago, namely, that hs
does not comprehend the courtesy that
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and the debate on the income tax was
proceeded with, Mr.. Hoar (kep.. Mnss.)
making q somewhat long argument
against 1t, dwelling particularly OH Its
ineXpedlency In time Of peace, and its
objectionable features as form OF rails
ing revenue for the federal Euvernment.
Mr.. Alirlch moved that the date on
which the income tax sho uld cease be
Jan, !, 1885. the finance compromiss
amendment to the house bill, which
provided no time limit. fixed the date
on which it should cease OH Jan. l, 1900.
The amendment was defeated, % to
SO. All the Democrats voted against 1t.
together with Messrs. Dubois, Teller
and Mitchell. of Oregon. Republicans,
aud Allen. Kyle and PETER, Populists.
MIR. .llill, who was present. did not vote.
The finance committee amendment
fixing the time limit during which the
tax was to run at Jan. /, 1900. was then
agreed to. =.
Mr.. PETER then offered the amend
ment of which he gave notice yesterday
to levy a graduated Income tax incomes
of $1,000 to be excepted) as follows:
One per cent on incomes between
s., 600 and $40, 1000: per cent on incomes
between &c., QUO and $4,000; per cent
on incomes between $4,000 and $4,000;
per cent on incomes between $4,000
and 100000; 5 per cent above s100,0O0.
MIR. PETER SAID
1t was true. as bad been charged by MIR.
Hill, that an income tax was POpu-
liStic idea. Personally he would prefer
graduated land tax to graduated
income tax. ''lf you will give the sem
ators on this side tlme.'n. inferposel Mr..
Hill. perhaps they will report land
tax"
Il will give them five years when this
tax expires" replied Mr.. PETER, amid
laughter.
Mr. PETER said the Western people
had been hewers of wood and drawers
of water long enough. The Popnllst.
party proposed now to make the East
shoulder its share.
MIR. Hill took the floor when Mr.. Pef-.,
fer concluded. ana congratulated the
ship.
The senator from Kansas (Mr. Peffpr)
had announced that the income tax
belonged peculiarly and exclusively to
| his party. Before he had made the
announcement there had been some
senators Oh the Democratic side who
had evidently labored under the inn
preston that it was in some way
Democratic doctrine. MIR. PETER was
right. The income tax was one of the
| first principles of the Populist party.
Populists had been consistent in its ad-
| vocacy, and were now about to witness
| its triumph. He did not desire to make
| any reflections upon Populists or social
| lists. There were differences of opinion
| as to what they believed in.
THE SOCIALISTS
| belie we'd in paternal government: in
| the redistribution of property and the
community of Interests. Both socialists
| and Popuiists believed in an income
| tax.
IF they do that is the only respect in
which they are similar" interjec,ed
| Mr. Allen.
do the Popnlists not believe in the
| government ownership of railways,
| telegrapns and banks?'
| They believe in the gradual assump-
| ton OF the ownership OF railways aud
| telegfaphs by the government, but They
| do not believe in state ownership Of
| banks"
''That is it," said Mr.. Hill; 'both be-
lieve in paternal government and an in
come tax. The only difference between
them Is that the socialist party goes
farther than the Populists."
! The income tax" interrupted MIR.
| Aldrich, lis advocated by the socialist,
the Popuiist and the Democratic party
| with few honorable eXceptions) as a
means for the redistribution of wealth."
1T is not advocated as means for
| the redistribution of wealth." broke in
| Mr.. Teller, almost angrily. mo one
| ever heard that statement made by any
| person whatever"
| Mr.. Hill was proceeding to say that if
| the
| INCOME TAX
| had no advocates on the Democratic
side of the chamber it was proper that
MIR. PETER should assume the leader
| ship, when Mr.. Voorhees, called atten-.
| ton to the fact that he had advocated
and hedefended sQuarely in his first
! speech. Mr.. Hill admitted this and
| said he had looked up the senator's
record and had found that he had advo-
Gated it years ago. 1t was then dropped.
| by common consent by both parties. he
/ said. Mr.. Hill expressed the opinion,
| despite the decision in the Springer
| case. mat the tax would be held to be q
| direct tax and would be declared I'M
| constitutional.
Mr.. PETERS graduated income tax
| amendment was defeated. The reports
| Of the investigating committee were
then presented. The question of their
reception Occasioned considerable de-
bate. MIR. Hill entered motion not to
| receive the report. He conteuded that
a minority and majority report having
been made as to the material character
| of the questions asked Havemeyer and
| Searles and MacCartney. it was within
the jurisdiction of the senate to decide
| whether the questions were material
before having these witnesses certified
| under the Statute as cOntumacious. Mr.
| Davis. member of the COMMITTEES,
thought that since the newspaper men
| had been certified 10 the district at
torney. the sugar magnates should be
! treated in the same way. Mr.. Harris
| made the point of order that Mr.. HilI's
motion was out of order. The question
was left undecided when the senate, at
O'Clock, went into executive session
and then soon adjourned. =