The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-22

Ar. Allen, replying, said hO proposed to
10 what he considered proper Ia spite
OF tho "low. d!tty insinuntions" OF the
senator from New Hampshire. which
ho said werc false Then Mr.. Allon re-
moved hia expression OF yesterday. Mr..
Chandler rej0iacd that this ouly proved
true what he had before said, sha. the
aeuator was not capable 81 understand.
ing tho C5ur.esy which should charac-
tcriZe debate in the senate.
Tho senate sat breathless for fully
minute after Mr.. Chandler resumed his
seat, But this closed this educational
episode, and the debate Oh the income
tax was proceeded with, Mr.. lIoa-, (Rep
Mass.) making 4 Somewhu. long Gryu.
mcns against It, dwelling particularly
on It's inexuediorcy in time Of peace,
aud itaNbjectionabIe ioatures rs form
OF raiaing revenue for tho federal gov.
crnTncn..
Mr.. Aldrlch moved that the date on
which the income tax should cease be
January |, 1898. Tine finance comp,o-
misc amendment to the house bill.
which provided no time limit, fixed the
duty on which Il should cease at Janu-
arv |, 1901.
The amendment waa defeated, $50.
AL tho Democrats voted agciQs. it, TO-.
gethpr with Slessrs. Dubois, Teller and
Mitchell, OF Oregon, Republicans, and
Allen. Kyle end PETER, Populists. Mr..
Hill. who was present, did nos vote.
Tho finance committee amendment
fixing the time limit during which tho
tax was to run at January !, 1900, was
then agreed TO.
Mr.. PETER then offered tho amend
Tnent of which he gave notice yesterday
TO levy . graduated income tax incomes
OF 81, 600 10 be excep;ed).
HILLS SARCASM.
Mr.. Peter said it was true, as had
been chargcd by Mr.. Hill, .ha. IN in
come tax was o populia,ic idea. Por-
sopally ho would prefer a graduated
land tax to q graduated incom mo tax.
'lf you will give tho senators on this
gide time" ipterposed Mr. Hill, "per-
haps they will report land taz."
~ will give them five years when this
tax expires" replied Mr. Petfer, amid
laughter
9lr. PETER said tho western people
had been hewers Of wood and drawers
OF water long enough. The Populiss
party proposed now TO make the east
shoulder It's share.
Mr.. He'll took the floor whan Mr..
PETER concluded and congratulated tho
Democratic majority on its new loader
ship.
The senator from Kansas (5Ir. Pefe,)
had announced thu: the income tax
belonged peculiarly and exclusively to
his party. Before be had made that
announcement there had been some
senators on the Democratic side who
evidently had labored under the i'm
preston that It was in sone way Demo
cratic doctrine. Mr. PETER was right.
Tho inCeme tax was ono Of the first
principles OF the Populist party. Popu-
lists had been consistent in its advocacy
and were now about TO witness its
triumph. He did not desire to make
anv reflections upon Populists or Social
lists. Thorc were difference OF opinion
as to what they believed in. The So
cialis.s believed in o pa.eraaI govern
Incnt; in the redistribution OF property
and tho community OF Interests. Both
Socialists and Populists believed IN an
Income ta-.
INTERESTING PAssIGE.
"If they DO that is tho only respect
in which they arc sim!!e.," iu;e.iectcL
Mr.. Allen.
"Do the Populists not believe in the
government ownership OF railroads,
tclographs and panks?'
They believe in the gradual as-
sumption OF tho ownership OF railroads
and telcgraphs By the government bus
they do not believe in state ownership
OF banks"
That is it." said Mr. Hill; both be.
lieye in patcrnGl government and an in
come tax. The only didcrerce betwecn
them is that the Socialist party goes
farther than the Populists."
"The income tax" interrupted M.
Aldrich, sis advocated by tho socialist,
tho Populist and tho Democratic party
with few honorable exceptional as a
means for the redistribution OF wealth" !"
st is no. advocated as means for
the redistribution Of wealth." broke in
Sl-. Teller, almost anerily. "No one
ever heard tho, statement made By any
person whatever"
Mr.. Hill was proceeding to say tha. Il
the Income tax had no advocate OF the
Democratic sido Of tho chamber it was
proper that Mr.. PETER should assume
Tho leadership, when Mr.. Voorhees,
called attention to the fact that he had
advocated and defended /. aquarcly in
his first speech. Mr.. Hill admitted
this and said he had looked up tho aen-
aror's record and had found that he had
advocated il ycars ago. It was then
dropped by common consent BY both
parties, he added. Sir. Hill expressed
the opinion. despite tho decision in the
Springer case, that the tax would be
held to be directtaz and would be de-
clared unconstitutional. Mr.. Petfer's
graduated income tax amendment was
defeated.
THE SUGAR TRUST REPORT.
The reports from tho investigating
committee we're then presented. The
question of their reception occasioned
considerable debate. Mr.. Hill entered
A motion no, to receive the report He
contcndcd that minority and majority
repors having boon made as to the ma
tcrial character OF tho questions asked
Haycmcycr and Searles and MacCart-
ney, it vas within the Jurisdiction OF
senate to decide whether the qucs:!ons
we're material before having these wit
ucsses certified under the statute as
contumacious.
Mr.. Davis, q member. oil the commit.
tee, thought that since the newspaper
men had been certified to the district