Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-13

keep In the neid only the regular mum.
Der u01)
AIR. sickles (pem.) of New York amid
roar OF Republican applause. rcpudI-
ate9 inc charge OF Wholesale fraud
nm,aue atalnnt pensioners and declared
nus unalterahlo opposition to tbs appr,-
nriauon unless It could be sutharile-
lively shown that the pension cxainln-
ers provided for by Il wore empioyeh 10
aiu Instead OF embarrassing. ciaimnnts
Atter some further debate on thc
subject OF this appropriation hy Messrs
Ssoomps and Daniels OF New York.
p ay,ss s oi MASSACHUSETTS,. Bingham Of
apd Grosvenor OF Ohio. Mr., n,rtiet,
tpeml OF New York not tho noor onS
appropriation. Nis'i"e N"N
Ne was earnestly opposed 10 this
vicious tax. The bill he had int-nanccd
sNr l's REPEAL. he knew, would never
meet the light OF day and the oppon.
snss oi mat TAX must mako their iight
agalnst the appropriation necessary 10
make It operative. lie rcailaea that
the mA1orlly OF his hcarers vpern
abainst him and that the Republicans
Moniu not support him as a pnrtv.
Yet he did not consider Il a Marty
question, The Democrats had. IN hia
vplnion, made n fatal mistake in nnss.
ms IT, and that Il was mistake had
uesh sausiacsofily proven within n
~ Weehs AZ the ballot box. This
puiNen would not fan on tho rlrh
Ultimately the people must pay t. Ihc
experience of history was ngainst an
INCOME tax except az a war mens,ir,.
ne RaNe 1t as hts opinion that waen
tested IN the supreme court OF fhe
tnited Statea L would be decided 10
~ Nepta,ion tax and, therefore, not
pelnS apportloned among the atates
Heeprdins TO population, unconstitu-
Mr. Barthold Rep) of Ohio wnn,ad
10 know whether n the Income. tax yyns
annulled Me Bartlett would be Willing
% revise the taraff 30 as TO mike M
the deficiency In the revenues.
ME- bartlett replied that he had nj.
ways been willing TO vote for a tariff
tor revenue ana for revenue oaly
Mr Mcmillan tDrni) OF Tennessee de-
tv a, uhe income tax aa a Just, ccnstl-
'utlonal ana Democratic measure,
IN the course OF n hot collo1uy with
Mr., Bartlett OF New York NM fni,
lowed, Mr.. McMllhn said; IN order 10
show hagrant wrong that l. done by
the system Of taxation under which
We nave been living / viii cal your
attention 20 Mr. William Waldorf IA,
tor Tlis gentleman ran for congr,sa
once against The present Eovernor of
new YORK, Mr. Flower and was dc.
ichted. his defeat soured and emht-
tered him againat the government and
our institutions. lie moved abroad ana
NOT content with what he could nny
against America himselr, and jar m
Nututlons he purchased one OF tho
Ablest journals IN Great Britain, lie
lives there now aud his paper ia doint,
its work against our institutions, Tho
nome OF his man. derived from prom
erty In New York. Il more than 81
voo.VVO year and he does not pay
he docs pay a state tax, county tnx
and q municipal tax, II il truc--,but no
docs not pay tho government OF tho
United States and has not paid $40
a. Ten years although he haa this col
loSal fortune which ID protected by orr
army and defended by our navy
Mr.. Bnrtlett--'I viii answer the gen
ueman that there Is no better tax
payer IN tho state OF New York than
MI Willinm Waldorf Astor: no fbmlly
IN the state or county Of New York
mat contributes more largely 10 taxa
flon purposes. state county and NUM-
eipa' Than does mo Astor family. How
about the federal taxi II 1t be Your
purpose to prescribe the rich" began
Mr. Bartlebt--.but Mr.. McMlllln Quickly
dlseiaimed such a purpose.
THE secretary OF the treasury re.
ports interrupted Mr.. Strauss CDemD
OF Now York. that there win be a
kurplun OF revenue 10 the extent of
220,O0O.000 for the year ending June 30,
1895. Now. II thefs should be a surplus
Or revenue, IS not the gentleman will
Inns TO have the Income tax repehledg''
II would not be-" replied MIR. MeMl-
lin, until you have complied with the
order. In order that there may be A
surplus. what must we do2 We must
do as we have done for three years
past-vi0late the laws OF the United
states and refuse 10 pay one dollar
upon the sinking fund, When you pay
up the one hundred millions OF dollars
OF debt, which has been incurred Ia
that way, when you comply with the
law and pay Sb0.00O,000 u year upon the
sinking fund, then II we have surplus
j shall be ready TO discuss the question
OF the repeal OF this tax, but even then
1 would take taxation on clothing and
other neceasarlcs Of life. rather than on
wealth"
Mr.. Henderson Of Virginia and Mr..
Cochran OF New York both stated that
they considered debate on tho merits
OF the income tax Improbable. Both
hoped that the elections had furnished
an intellectual awakening ON the Dem
ocrntic eide which would result IN the
repeal Of this odious tax. Mr.. Cochran
said he and his New York colleagues
had believed that tariff reduction meant
a stimulus TO trade that would result
in increasing revenues TO the govern
ment Were they now 10 be told that
the revenue reductions would depresg