Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-08-11
THE DAY IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
The Former Body Passes the Anti
Anarchist Bill.

The Former Body Passes the Anti
Anarchist Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. G.-In the senate
TODAY a resolution was introduced by
Senator Mills of Texas and laid on the
table temporarily, declaring that in the
revision of the existing system of ma
tional taxation the following principles
should Le observed: tirst-All taxes
are burdens on taxpayers aud can only
be rghtfully imposed to raise revenue
to support the government. Second
When taxes are imposed on imported
Goods the rate should be so low as not
to materially restrict importation.
Third-In selecting articles TO be taxed
only those ready for CONSUMPTION
should be chosen, and those imported
for manufacture or remanuiacture
shorld be exempt.
The resolution offered August / by
Senator Chandler looking to investiga-
tion of the Dominion Coal Company of
Nova Scotia, and the substitute offered
by Senator Mills providing that spe-
cial committee of five should be direct
ed to report to the senate whether any
member of congress is or was Interested
in any company engaged IN mining
coal in any of the states or IL any rail-
road company engaged in transporting
coal which wGald come into competi-
ton with the Dominion Coal Com
many. and whether its removal would
reduce the price Of coal to consumers.
and what section of tie country would
be benefited by its retention, were taken
ur. A discussion arose between Sena-
tors Mills and Chandler as to whether
the old sugar committee should be III
,rrsted with this investigation CT
whether new committee should be
arnoin,ed. Senator Mills favored re-
tention of the old committee because,
he said. it was honest and capable and
recently reported that the charges
made AGAINST senators had rot been
sustained.
"Js that the reason the senator from
Texas fayors this committee" inquired
Senator Chandler.
Senator Mills denied that he was in
tluenced by any such motives, and eX'
nressed Willingness to have the new
committee appointed if Senator Cham
dler rre.erred. The resolution TO in-
vestjpate the Dominion Coal Company
went over under the rules without ac-
tion.
Getting After he Anarchists.
The bill for the deportage of anarch
ISIS came up, and Senator Hill ex
plained its provisions. Unless action
is taken ty this government such as j:
is now before the senate, this country
will soen lie the dumping ground fol
the anarchists of the wcrld. There
are no politics in the bill, and he ia
v,red ii because he believed it was bet
ter than the house bill. Senator Lodg'
exn,essed the belief that both bill
were inadequate for the purpose of re
s,rlctiug immigration, but he was anx
ious to see some restriction placed OF
immigration, no matter how slight !
might be.
, Senator Palmer poiuted out til
, difficulty of dealing fairly with tn
, question, and the danger of doing in
g Justice to harmless socialists, Will
protecting ourselves against the DANCE
e of anarchists. He asked Senator Hi
e if the bill was applicable to undesirabl
persons already in the country, an
Senator Hill replied ,h II it was. Ser
ator Hill pointed out the moderation
of the pending bill as compared VII!
" the act recently passed by the Engiis
:. parliament, and Senator Kyle aske
~ him more accurately TO define the teri
o anarchist, for there were, he sal
& peaceable and learned people In B"
+. ton who held it was possible for pe"p
II to become so highly civilized as 10 liz
,e together without laws, and therefor
lg according to the usual definition, :he
;, were anarchists. Senator Hill rep,lt
|y that they were at liberty to have h
,e belief, but If they tried to over urn Il
laws for the purpose Of putting the