The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-02-08


writer's on political economy and COM
mends itself to every unprejudiced
mind. a New York paper contained
a few days ago, q sketch Of the richest
woman In the United States with pro-
perty worth R80,000,00O and an income
OF probably more than $3,000,OO0. She
lives In cheap boarding house and
brings her living expenses within $500
or 5000. Who will say that it is Just
that she should pay the same amount
or tax to support the federal govern
ment that 1s paid by a family with an
Income Of $500 or 5000. While this is
an extreme case, 1t is nevertheless true
that tax upon consumption bears
much more heavily upon the poor than
upon the rich in proportion to their
means.
The main objection which has been
urged against this bill Is that it is in
expedient. 1t IS accused of being in
quisitorial, but 1t Is no more so than
customs taxes. internal revenue taxes
and State taxes. The personal prop.
erty taxes collected In nearly all the
States are far more inquisitorial than
the income tax. 1t Is said that 1t In
vites perjury, This government has
too much important business on hand
to lose time looking after the morals
Of men whose Veracity Is not worth
two cents on the dollar. The fact that
some may escape the tax Is no objec-
tlon to the law. 1t Is objected that
this tax will endanger the tariff bill.
| am not afraid that any Democratic
mon people Of the heavy burdens
placed upon them by the Mckinley
bill for fear he will impose a light bur-
den by means Of an income tax upon
those who are amply able to bear it.
The close of Bryan's speech was the
signal for vocifer0us applause, cries of
vote, vote" and cheering. Immedi-
ately after, without waiting for the
hour of $50 to come, the committee
rose and the House took recess until
8 o'clock tonight.
THE LAST DAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-ThIs was
the last day of general debate on the
tariff bill. 1t opened In the House with
fair attendance In the galleries aud
rather slim attendance on the floor.
After the committees being called for
reports, the House went into a COM
mittee of the whole to consider the
tariff bill,
Tate, Of Georgia, offered the first
amendment to the internal revenue
bill. It proposes to strike out the last
three sections of the bill which in
spirits, and also the clauses referring
to bonding of distilled spirits and their
withdrawal from warehouses. This
would leave the existing law as to spir-
its In force.
Cultivate offered the following
amendment; That on and after the
passage Of this act there shall be levied
and collected a tax ON all distilled spir-
Its produced In the United States on
which a tax Is not paid before that
day, per proof gallon, or wine, when
below proof, 80 cents If paid within
five days after date Of distillation or
entry into bond; 81 If paid after five
days and within one year, $1.1O If paid
after one year and within two years,
$l.2O If paid after two years and with
In three years, and sa1.30 If paid after
four years.
Outhwaite's substitute for the whis-
key sections of the revenue bill was de.
feated-yeas 49, nays 81.
| Bland offered substitute to permit
distillers at the expiration of the bond
ed period to pay into the Treasury the
cost Of expectation and Importation of
liquor under the present regulations,
the product to remain in this country.
IL.
Dingley, (Rep) Of Maine, offered an
amendment striking out of the original
text of the bill the figure where they
occurred, as the time for regauging,
and insert the figure 8 in each case.
This would leave the law practically as
1t exists at present.
Dingley's amendment was carried
81 yeas to rs nays. Tellers were asked
for and on this vote the amendment
was again carried-105 in the afIirma.
tive and SO in the negative. This is the
first and only amendments. which the
Republicans have succeeded in incor-
porating in the bill. The amendment
offered by Tate, striking out the last
three sections Of the bill, thus leaving
the law as to spirits as at present, as
amended by Dingleys amendment, was
voted on, after the chairman had, with
some difficulty, made the question clear
to the House. 1t appeared that should
the amendmenC be adopted it would
leave the period of bond at three years
while raising tax from 90 cents to
Isl. The amendment was lost.
a Eumber or amendments were rap.
idly offered, some in the nature of sub
| stitutes, and bad parliamentary tan
gle resulted. When this was straight
ened out only one of the amendments
had gone through to adoption-extend-
Ing the operations of the law to the dis
tilled spirits In bond at the time the
law should 40 into effect.
Tucker, Of Virginia., offered, an
amendment to the income tax section
of the bill, excluding from it's opera.
tion charitable institutions and c0rpo-
rations and organizations doing busi-
ness In the States not for profit. The
amendment was agreed to.
Whiting, Democrat, Of Michigan, Of
tered one amendment to the wine
schedule of the tariff bill proper. fixing
the duty on stilled wines at 30 cents
per gallon when below ID per cent. al
cohol and at 80 cents when above. Also
eXemptiDg the bottles or jugs from
duty. Agreed to.
bynum, Democrct, Of Indiana, Offer
eo committee amendment deducting
from the calculated income of farm.
ers ana stock raisers the amount ex-
pehaed IN the purchase or production
OF such product or production, which
was agreed to.
Springer, Democrat, of Illinois, Offer