The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-26

revenue only, and on that platform. elected tie
candidate for President. He defended the bill
raised for the sunnort of the Goyernu ant eco
nnmicnlly administered.
Mr.. Powers Rep VII offered an amendment
lmp9sinR tax OF nneen cents per gallon on
NJ. bTeessinrides tDem. ARR made the
subject under debate. and The Chairman s US
tanned the point and the amendment was
= small sized Hllbuster was then started by
Mr.. Cochran and Mr.. Hendrix OF New York on
the question OF limiting debate but It. was
spSedily Killed and the amendment Ut MIR.
An amendment was then offered to the oil
schedule, striking out the reciprocity feature.
Mr.. G. w. stone tl.ep.. Pal offered an amend
Inent To- this amsndme ut excluding petroleum
from the operations OF Mr.. Wilson's amend.
the original amendment offered by Mr. Wilson.
striking out the reciprocity feature from the
oil schedule. was then carried.
Just before thla last vote was taken Mr..
Slckles tooS the floor and delivered an earnest
plea against the pronosed income tax. lie
York. beginning away back in tho history Of
the country, and winding M with the name OF
David Is. HILL This evoked laughter ard ap-
What about Richard Crokcrp" lie was
Zen. Sicklcs thereupon lauded Mr.. Croker AZ
q citizen and statesman. his remarks elicit
ing loud applause
Speaking 90 the income tax he said: "A tax
on corporations Ia one thing. and tax on In.
comes all over the land Ia quite another Tho
difference Is that tax on CORPORATIONS Is one
which can be collected. and an income tax "
one which cannot he, collected. Experience
has shown that. II Is human nature to avoid
this taN-hulnan nature and common sense
gilt in which this House seems to be sadly
lacking" Iaughter.l
He then d5lft ted into me subject OF Mug Mug
but New York was broad enough, and big
enough to hold everything. both good and bad.
Laughter and applAuse.l
We DO not claim any, monopoly Of Mug
selves. let them 60 on they do not hurt rs.
Going back to the subject OF income taxa
ton. he said that he had heard IT. called n
essentially aristocratic. He denied that the
rich men 81 the country sought to escape from
lie had never known them to be wanting when
the republic needed the resources OF NIL per-
Al this point Mr. Hall dem. MOI made the
point OF order that Mr.. Slckes had exceeded
his time. and when unanimous consent was
Mr. Meredith dem. va. who wa. then
recognized, iuveiRhed against the blocking oil
legislation. such as had been so often attempt
ed during the day. Every man was bound to
vote according to the dictates 81 bis con
science. but his rights did not go further He
declared himself AS being In favor Of an In
10 ne one minute which remained before re
the debate cl S Mr. sie.les IN rspIy SAD ne
negatives; and he did not care to bs Iecture,l
as to his rules OF conduct. in closing no said
that an election would be held In Tammnny
Hall next week, and It behooved the Demo.
cratic party to look anxiously TO the verdict
before IL went too far In the direction 1t was
then driving.
The vote was thcn taken rs indicated above
Mr.. Wilson then offered another am endment.
which provided that the schedule relating ia
dolls heads. bisque figures, &c, should go ito
effect on Oct. l. 1874; He then. at twenty min
utes before ,. moved that the committee rise.
The motion prevailed and the House took a
recess until = O'Clock this evening.