The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-13
STILL TALKING TARIFF.
sryrss1 s1nose srEicnEs IN
rxyox OF THB WILSON BILL
xessrs. Everett, Black and Pendieton Ad-
vooate ~, aud Payne bansVis' NC
Dowel, and Others Oppose II.

,,,s a fair attendance on the floor and
IN the galleries when the House met at
Il O'Clock to-day.
Mr.. McCreary. chairman OF The Com
,,,ttee on Foreign Affairs, reported back
tbe resolution of Mr. HIT which was
introduced a week ago and referred 10
that committee.
The resolution requests the President
10 communicate TO the House. if not
Inconsistent With the public interest all
Information received since his message
os December Is. 1890. or which hes not
been transmitted herewith ana IS no"
sn his possession. touciung reported "N0'Ns
in the Hawaiian Islands or any attenips
10 ovefturn the government therein, ana
whether any officer or vessel OF the
,-ritrd states las taken ans part IN these
erenfs and 81 whose orders. The Com
rnttee on Foreign Affairs recommended
that the resolution be adopted. but the
Sneaker ruled that, pending the opera
don Of the special order recently adopt
Cd by the House, unanimous consent was
required 10 consider the resolution at
this time. Objection was made and Mr..
NcCreary then asked that the resolution
should lie on the table temporarily with
out losing its privilege, and this was
ordered.
The Tariff Debate Resumed.
The Speakers table being cleared OF all
Executive communications and Senate
bills, the committees were called for re-
ports. and, none being forthcoming, the
House at nI5 a. NJ. went into the
Committee Of the Whole to consider the
tari0 bill, with Mr.. Richardson. Of Ten
nesScc. in the chair
Mr. Brosius (Rep., Pa.) was recognized,
and completed the speech in which nc was
interrupted when the House took a re-
cess Yesterday. TO show the limited eX-
tent 10 which local goods were used, even
in the states OF this country, he read an
amusing description which the late Henry
W. Grady gave or burial in Georgia. lie
said the grave was cut through the
solid rock OF a marble quarry, vet the
tombstone over his head came from YER
mont. lie was buried in the depths OF
pine forest. yet his pine coffin came from
CnciDnati. he was laid within touch Of an
iron mine. yet the nails in his coffin were
imported from Pittsburg. He wore a coat
from New York ana shoes from cine nnatl,
leaving him nothing 10 carry into the
next world 10 remind him of the country
which was his home but the chilled blood
ip his veins and the marrow in his bones
Laughter and applausel.
SIR. Everett tdvocates the BIZ.
Mr. Everett Dem. Mass.) the civil
service reformer and tariff reformcr took
The floor. he said he was going 10 vote
for this bill because he had believed for
years that such a measure as this was
demanded by patriotic considerations.
end he was proud to belong TO the Demo
cratic party. which was pushing forward
cssnpIddr onuJoomsO 'uIoleI sIul VI
Three years ago the Republican party
admitted that revision Of the tariff laws
WIS necessary, but insisted that
This revision should be left in
tho hands Of the friends Of the
tariff. The Republican party came
into power I'm los aud they did revise
the tariff; they revised il with a ven
geance." Uauehtcr) And before the ink
on the Mckinley bill was fairly dry the
popular revolution came at the polls and
The demand for revision OF the tariff
went forth, not that should be amended
by its friends. but by the Democratic
party. democratic applause)
lie thought the Wilson bill did not go
far enough. It's free list was not wide
enough; bat he accepted it as the best
thing that could be obtained at this time.
"rhc objection TO tariff tirkering' said
Mr.. Everett, comes with very bad grace
from those Who have changed the tariff
some ten times since the protective policy
was adopted Ia the Congress of 1860 and
1851"
lie was surprised to see that tie Amer
lean workingman could be made to en-
courage ana support restrictive and con-
tractiye and oligarchical system which
savOred Of the feudalism Of Old World
states. Give us free ships; give us free
ores; give us free iron" said Mr.. Everett.
In conclusion he said he believed in
simplifying the tariff, in extending the
free list, and leyying a tax upon only a
few articles
fhe Inc IN Tx r .atur- Defended
At the conclusion Of his remarks he
was enthusiastically applauded. and when
the disorder had somewhat subsided, Mr..
Black, Of Georgia, was recognized, and
devoted a large part of his remarks 10
discussion of the income-tax feature,
which he understood to go hand in hand
with the Wilson revenue bill. 1t had been
said that this tax was unfriendly and
fniquitous. lie could not speak for others.
but as far as he was concerned he had
never looked on any tax as a blessing, nor
welcomed the tax collector 10 the bosom
of his family. lie had inquired lately as
10 the manner OF collecting taxes in
Georgia and he learned that the tax col
lector or tax assessor went TO every man
and asked him how much property he
had They went % n man and asked him
how much jcwery he had, and how much
household furniture he had, and how
much money he had on deposit In bank,
and no antagonism had been excited by
this. But when IL came TO the income
tax IL was different Then II was called
inquisitofy. and the tax collector was
looked upon as a modern torqueinada' ana
these men are seized with all the horrors
of the SPANISH inQuisitiOn. Again, II was
said that the passage Of an incone-tax
law would be an incentive TO lying, ana
would encourage burglary.
~ any man should cndeaVor 10 escape
from the imposition of such "A tax as the
income tax. he would advocate "A
thorough search into every secret recess
into which such man might hide, and
he would do IL by process Of law, in order
hat such man might be compelled to
bear his share of the burdens OF the
government. Democratic applause) He
would treat him as he would treat any
other fugitive from justice. (Applause.)
What would you think OF judge"
asked Mr.. Black. who would be 50 lenient
as 70 excuse "A man from testifyng. be-
cause he knew that II he was put on the
stand ne would swear TO a lie?
He believed in compensating for the
dehcit which was apparent In the Treas
ury by putting this tax on the wealth
OF the country. The wealth OF the coun-
try was better able 10 bear the extra
burden than the common people because
the legislation OF the past thirty wears
had been all against the masses. and I'm