The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-30

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bate on the internal revenue bill in.
cludinG tho provision for tho income
tax began in tho house to-day.
Undor tho call OF committees for re-
ports, after the reading OF tho journal,
Mr.. AIcCreary, chairman OF tho foreign
affairs committee, reported his rcsolu-
tion expressing tho sense OF tho house
on the Hawaiian aituation. The minor
ity were given leave to submit their
views.
Upon the completion Of the call tho
house wont into committee Of tho whole
for the purpose OF further consideration
OF tho tariff bill. Mr.. McNIillin (Dem.,
Tenn. chairman OF the subcommittee
OF the ways and means on internal
revenue, was Immediately recognized
and according TO the caucus program me
he offered as an amendment to the pro-
vision imposing tax Of 81 per thousand
upon cigarette, the entire internal
revenue bill.
When the reading was completed Mr..
McMillin was recognized to open tho
debate in favor OF the amendment. As
he was about to begin Mr.. Tracey, Dem.
N. W asked to reserve all points Of
order against tho amendment.
Messrs. McMillin and McCreary con.
tended that 1t was too late to make n
point Of order, debate upon the amend
meut having been entered upon before
the point was made. Tho chair over
ruled the point OF order and Mr.. Nc.
Millin began his argument. "Repubil-
can party" he began, started out for
high protection, then clamored for
higher protection and at last under the
act OF 1890 reached the highest protec.
ton ever known here. They pretended
first that it was for the purpose of pro-
tecting infant industries but finally
they candidly proclaimed that they
wanted to legislate for capital abroad
and they did it. How do you love its
fruits Arc you satisfied WITH she Find
of prosperity it has given? Are you
content to obtain the home market and
cut yourself OF IRON oil the balance Of
the markets OF the world to enable q
few corporations to combine in trus,
and put up prices on the articles tina,
are produced here and that are ex'
cluded from coming from other coun.
tries by reason of our excessive ratio oi
taxation? Why is it that in the midst
OF plenty, We arc starving2 Why is it
when we should be all prosperity, we
are all adyersity? Why Is it that Amer
leans, under system that was prom.
ised to yield them such plenty, are
doomed to suffer In such penury anG
want? Why Is it that nearly million
people OF the United States arc uncm'
ployed without wages, and more people
are begging for aims at this hour on this
continent than ever did before since
America was discovered
i ,sie4$jsls THE OLD CRY.
"Mr. Chairman, we will not discharge
our duty to the people who suffer; w
will not deserve that continued supper
that the American people have giver
the Democratic party from time to time
If We do not, like men, come to the de.
spairing people and determine what
ever else occurs. robbery ahall no lon
ger be carried on by operation OF the
law. Sir, come what will, VIC will re
duce this taria to revenue basis; We
will impose taxes for public purposes
and not for private gains or to enable
some individuals to accumulate private
fortunes at the expense of others. The
government OF tho United States re
quires n vast amount OF revenue to car
ry on its various operations. A lest
favored people could not meet the ex.
cessive drain that is made for the pur.
pose OF maintaining it. 1t requires S
federal taxes imposed upon every man
woman and child in the United States
for this purpose. This is raised almos,
exclusively from consumption. ,There il
very small part Of it that is n
tax on the wealthy Of tho country. I
ia imposed by way OF taxea on all spir
its that enter into the drugs that are
given to the people when sick; on al
Of the spirits that arc consumed BY
them ( all OF tho tobacco that is used in
various forms. But this ia onlyia small
portion Of 1t, for the greater part is OBJ
tanned from import duties upon The
clothes tho people wear and the things
they must havo for their comfort or OK
ietence. II a man owns fifty or ont
hundred millions OF properly in th,
United States. as some do, he pays only
on what he eats, what he drinks, wha
he wears, and the other, things lie uses
The time has come when this should bi
changed, and I ask OF any reasonable
person whether 1t is unjust to expec
that a small per cent of this enormou:
revenue shall bo placed upon the nc
cumulated wealth OF tho country in
stead Of placing all upon the consump
tion OF the country. Is It not time tha
great estates which arc protected b,
our army. which arc defended by oul
navy,which are benefited by the variou:
operations Of government, should con
tribute In some greater degree to carry
ongthe government throughout which
alone they could have accummulatod, oil
byswhich they nre to be protected :? Tho
people OF the United States do not aal
that all Of 1t ehall be placed on accum
mulated wealth.. But they do iusis
tlint it is not unreasonable or unjust t,
require that a very small proportion 0
sehall be. And yet when it is pro
posed to shift this burden from thost
who cannot bear tito t!,oe who can, t,
divide it hetweeh consumption ant
wealth, to slit 1t from, the laborer, VIII,
has nothing but his power TO toll ant
sweat, TO (. the man who has "a fortunl
made or inherited; We ilear,a hue nm,
t3cry raisod by soma individuals that It'll
unjust md iinqnisitorial in It's natnr
land chusld not bo adopted. Y, Then, wv