The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-22

and heartrending speed into the abyss of
political ruin"
Senator Hill presented several tables of
| figures to show that the amount of revenue
raised by the tariff bill as now proposed
would be amply sufficient with out recourse
to the income tax.
1T has been difficult to fathom the mo-
/ tives of the Finance Committee in their III
sisience upon deferring their proposed
| duty on sugar until January. 1895. The
committee, it must be admitted, did not
! very successfully defend the proDriety OF
| their action. Their attitude has placed
them in an awkward aud unpleasant posi-
| ton, wiling much criticism which II mig ht
| have been better TO have avoided.
"Sir, can it be possible that their known
anxiety to retain the income tax feature OF
the bill has led them to postpone the date
for the operation Of the sugar tax in order
.hat there might be created an apparent
| greater necessity for this income tax? Ii
| so it is understood some other pretext,
some other excuse. some other subterfuge
| must be invented. In their mad desire TO at
| tack the rich the champions of the income
tax either ntentionaliy or inadvertently
/ assaulted the poor
!
! ings banks were offered yesterday in the
| Senate, the programme of the majority had
| seemed to be TO place such institutions on
substantially the same level with business
| corporations, and to subject them 10 the
two per cent tax. If there was any other
| intention ii was not apparent. / have not
| had time TO examine these new amend
ments. which are for the first time prn ted
I ,.hr -
to determine whether they contain an alb
solute exemption of mutual savings banks
or not, but from hearing them hastily read
at the secretary's desk yesterday, fear
they are not sufficiently broad TO accom-
| plish that purpose. They should be made
so plain and clear that there can remain
no possible doubt of their intention.
Argument ought not TO be necessary to
sustain the proposition that mutual saw
ingS banks should be absolutely exempt
from any income taxation. This Govern
ment cannot afford to permit the savings
of the people to b taxed through general
income tax. 1t would be the browning in
fanny of this bill
Tine same reason" said Senator Hill,
why savings banks should be exempt
from this tax applies to the mutual insur-
| ance companies" and he was not sure that
the amendments offered went far enough
in this respect. This class Of insurance
companies were exempt in Great Britain"
He had numerous other objections TO the
income tax, he continued, objections he
had pointed out in his former speech, its
inquisitory features and inevitable ex-
posture of the private affairs Of business
men. None of these objections had been
remedied. They could not be explained
or eliminated because they must lie against
any income tax
Higgins followed Hill, and Chandler rose
to resent the terms used by Allen yester-
day. replying to the charge that Allen was
given free lumber on condition that he
vote for the bill.
Chandler said: II had understood that
an agitation had been going on on the
other side of the chamber to have certain
kinds OF dressed lumber placed on the
dutiable list, when suddenly all opposition
on that side goes down before the Senator's
motion to place lumber on the free list.
That motion was made Immediately after
he had publicly announced that his vote
was doubtful. 1t was in the bargain, / be-
lieyed then, and believe 1t now. / simply
inquired of the Senator if the bargain had
been closed, whether it was complete. |
made the inquiry, and | do not think
he was warranted in becoming indignant
and using the supplementary language
of which he was guilty.
"Why does the Senator (AIlen) feel re-
sentful when | inquire whether the bar
gain is closed so that we shall no longer
expect TO see him dodge in and out? The
whole thing was open and patent to the
whole country. and the Senator instead of
becoming indignant ought TO have calmly
admitted that he had been landed and
secured in the Democratic camp.
II submit" went on Chandler, turning
to Alien. who sat within twenty feet of
him across the aisle, that under the cir
cumstances the Senator was not justified
in The words he used. l have never used
0pprObious epithets or parliamentary
language on this floor, no matter how
pointed my remarks may have been |
never have and never will l regret" said
he deliberately, in conclusion, that have
discovered that the early surroundings of
the Senator before he entered this body
were such as such not to allow him to OBJ
serve the common cOurteses which all
gentlemen regard. even in the most heated
partisan debates. The Senator from
Nebraska is TO be pitied rather than
censured for what he could not help"
A dead silence greeted this remarkable
attack. Allen was pale but calm when he
rose to reply. This Is the fourth time
lie began, in low but steady voice, that
the Senator from New Hampshire has
seen fl TO speak OF bargains in connec-
tion with my vote. l do not know
whether the language is parliamentary. l
am not skilled in parliamentary procedure.
But / do know it is untrue and ungentle-
manly. think be made the insinuation
deliberately knowing il TO be false. He
has tried TO place me in the position of a
trafficker of votes. The insnuation or
stigma that / have trafficked with my
vote; that have agreed to vote for this
measure in consideration of concessions
made or to be made, is untrue. II ! were
where l could make 1t plalner," he added,
looking Chandler in the eye, 81 would
make it palmer. l made a motion a few
weeks ago to strike lumber from the dutia-
BILE list, and I had right TO do so. have
right to get what | can for my people. |
am not bound to the Democratic or the
Republican party, but am an humble
! representative of new party. As such I
am more or less a skirmisher between the
| old party lines.
'I renel the low dirtv iusiprotior ~