Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-14
WHAT CONGRESS DIu.
a Leading Democratic Congressma
Gtves n Review Of Its Services,

a Leading Democratic Congressman
Gives . Review Of Its Services.
Representative McMillin, OF Tennessee,
has inserted in the Congressional Record
q speech intended az summary OF what
the present congress has accomplished.
His associates have deferred to him in
preparing this statement, and therefore
It Is in the nature OF semi-official show
ing, from political standpoint, of what
the majority has done.
After reviewing the laws it has here.
tofore framed, Mr.. McMillin SAYS:
II come to few Of the things it has
done during this administration. 1t has
repealed all force laws and left elections
free. 1t found system OF oppressive
laws on the statute books authorizing the
use of troops at the polls, and has re-
pealed them.
I'm the dark days of the republic the
republican party also enacted law su-
thorizing the United States supervisors
OF elections and deputy marshals to be
appointed by the federal courts, wholly
Independent of the states where the
elections were to be held. They were
expected to dominate and did dominate
the elections. Thousands 81 men
were arrested without cause and i'm
prisoned without reason in the states
of New York, Ohio and Indiana in elm
gle election, and imprisoned to prevent
them from voting. They were turned
out after it was too late to vote, without
the formality OF indictment, presentment,
arraignment or trial. The democra ic
party determined this should not con-
tinue. 1t has kept up the fight nearly a
sixth of century, and at last has tri-
umphed during this administration.
at has repealed the law authorizing
the president to levy and remit taxes.
cannot conceive of a surrender of a great
prercgative more dangerous and unpar
donable than this. We pledged in our
platform that We would wrest this ancient
right from the president, to whom it has
been iD properly surrendered. and give ii
back to the peoples representatives. We
have now kept the promise.
This congress has also authorized the
states to tax greenbacks and other
United States currency. The law au
thorizing the issue of greenbacks, and
the treasury warrants under the Sher
man act exempted them from etate
county and municipal taxation. Hun
dreds Of millions thereby escaped al
taxation"
Mr.. McMillin next reviews the reduc
tions of appropriations heretofore Sc
forth by Representative Sayers, of thu
appropriation committee, and then con
tinues:
at has passed the most stringent law
against trusts ever enacted in this coun
try. At the same time the attorney
; general has instituted proceedings il
, the courts to try to disso We illegal truste
The amendment offered by the sen
ator from Alabama (Mr. Morgan) car
, ries into law the most effective mean
/ ever yet devised for controlling ant
curbing the power Of trusts. A Law
, against them was passed last congre 80
but it deals with the question in way 8,
) mild and gingerly that it has not beef
, found sufficient to crush these combina
tions that have been fostered under pro
lection. The democratic party wa
, pledged to the enactment of more strin
gent legislation against trusts, and it ha
} kept this pledge.
Q ut has inaugurated an income tax
[ thereby taking taxes off want and puttin
them on wealth. 1t is true the eenat
0 this feature OF the bill and have release
y some that ought to have been taxed
still, it remains great benefit to til
American people.
ut found the treasury bankrupt en-
by the tariff bill it not only replenshe
, it, but it is at the same time greatly re
ducing taxes"
d Mr.. McMillin then reviews the repei
OF the Sherman silver purchase law an
y gives an elaborate summary Of the tariff