The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-30

called war taxes the Republican party had
taken on the income tax and the succession taK
aud all others which had borne on the rich
whir he heavy burdens o. a tariff tax bad
been left on the shoulders o. the poor IL bai
aud lnluisltoriel; but What form Of taxation
was nuty The internal revenue tax was mi
were iG,t us ir1uisitorial The previous
speaker Mr.. Ray had called the income
fut In lis opinion it was tho sin twister" q
iniuuituus protection. IT had boon claineu
that his u,' would cad TO IerJ ~ AMI ging.
ard that "a been .iven as areason why The
Tan should nut La Iassed In cOnteudlnE
asalgst That Claim Nr. IarsnGy rose TO- the
'GUd 'orlii Nat shHuli ey.r stand ~ the
House an 'e forced Z" admit that hmGrl. an
manhood and American patriotism should
have su'k o low that the CunEre, should ac-
tuBl.y hesitate o. uuss beneficial measure
rrum,ut irrau-c the pepple would lie and
comm ter urJ order to rscaie the tax.
AMI I'D not shrink away or blush or hide away
when tue collector oauio AROUND TO demand the
lie favored the income tax because II would
Tr,vlGe an eluIH .rium between surplus and
no doubt It would come. the tax could be re-
dured rom Ter cont u Der cent, and on
deficit. the taN could lie increase Ter cent. or
more without DISTURBING the tatih
Mr. Dinsmurc Dem, ARK: spoke briefly in
Dem, rattle times OF lS49 aud felt that the
country was going back TO the time when
Of the government lie referred to the object
lesson which Mr.. Ray had given when he
q h nS g2pS # sRSa sN peeoms s ms aS
and said that II they could not stand alone Il
would be better to get Industries which could
Mr. lay said that the manufacturing OF silk
In this country had resulted in a reduction OF
price to the consumer. and that American SILK
was cheaper now than the silk OF foreign
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heard the same argument, but II II was true
that American siiN was cheaper THAI ioreign
projecting y. pcmogrstic apnlsnse.l .,,,
Mr.. Daniels Rep. y, spoke in opposition
To- the 6i lie sail th S, ,ne leader ec, Of the
Vpred or paid an income tax except when the
eNigencies Of tho country made 1t necessary.
deficit with its eyes open, and proposed to
supply tho deficit by tho imposition OF an in
come, tax This was, the first time in
the history OF the Government when
revenue bill was constructed which inten.
the Ciovernment. and when 1t became neces.
sary to propose an income tax; lie appealed
to the maiSrlty to let ne existing d law t'9 tha
people reassetted their demand for tariff re-
form. the Wilson bill could be put into imme-
Mr.. Williams Dem. Miss took the ground
that equal sacrifice meant equal taxation and
and he held that the existing law caused IN
equal sacrifices on the part OF the poor. while
would equalize the sacrifices demanded, and
SO equalize taxation.
Mr.. Hall Dem. Mo- then delivered a strong
Mr. Covert Dem.. v ~ recalled the diff
culties, under which the. Ways and Means
lie sympathized with them for the embarrass-
ing position In which they were placed. The
election which placed go many members OF
the dominant party in the House meant a Judi
cious revision Of the tariff laws; that they
should he gone over. paragraph 10y paragraph.
and moderate and lust reduction made,
condemned, II was on that platform on which
he stood and II was on that platform hat ho was
reelected to his seat in Congress. lie wanted
his position on the question understood both
here and at homo. He thought the bill was
Just IA Objectionable as it cam q from the hands
oil the committee IL was now with the in
come tax amendment 1t had been a debated
question whether this income tax bill should
but In his opinion it made hut little difference
how 1t came. II was very evident thnt the
tarIm bill was framed with the intention OF
making an income tax necessary and they
Were told that they who do not favor an income
tax must vote for IT in order TO provide partially
for the deficit. lie declared that his opposition
to tho income tax was based on the ground
that IL was un Dem octatic. He did not like
the Wilson hill because II did not accord with
his views Of tarln reform and because 1t made
an income tax necessary. In the early days VI
the infant republic. when II was Just emerging
tax on egacieS-a tax ON dead m en's property
was enacted by the Federalists, who were
Gratis came into power with Thomas Jefferson
that Law WAS wiped on the statute books be-
cause 1t was un. Democratic: ana such had
been the policy Of the party from that day to
this
Inc hour OF ~, having arrived the House
permission had been granted Mr.. Covert to
continue his remarks Tomorrow.
Tho debate was continued in the evening by
tDem., nj. J. StockdaIe tDem.. Miss. lyman
Dom. Wis., and Williams Dem.. MissL