The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-17
MOCK LEGISLATURE.
Interesting Discussion on "Wild-
Dat" Mouoy aud Income Tax.
YE ANCIENT ART OF REPARTEE
Played n Prominent Part IN tho Dis
cnsslon-rhc Elm Grove Meeting
mt yet Decided Upon-lnvcstlSN.
tion OF n Member to bn had-propo-
sitIon to Allow tho Secession OF tho
seventh Ward.


Last evening a regular session OF the
Republican mock legislature was held
In tho rooms Of the Ohio County Rcpub.
lican Club in !. o. o. 7. block. There
was fairly large attendance OF dele
gatCs; tho lobby was large and many
wOrO OF tho gcntIer sex, who take NEST
lively interest in tho meetings Of tho
mock legislature. Speaker Alex Il.
Campbell (Dcm.), presided with his
accustomed grace and ono.sidcdness.
Clerks Rogers and Brilles sustained
their really enviablo regulations as top
notch legislative clerks.
Tho business OF the session was tho
discussion on the Gtuto bank tax feature
OF tho following resolution, recently in-
troducGd from the Republican sido by
one Of the leading and shining lights OF
tho house, Captain u. b. DovcnUr:
RssOire,i, That the proposed income
tax which has been made part Of tho
Wilson "r0venuo" bill aud passed BY
the house OF representatives is M UNI
wise and un-AmeriCan measure. The
proposition Of the Democratic party, aa
announced In its platform, to repeal tho
ten per cent tax on stutc banks, IL alike
condemned by this body.
Under the head Of unfinished busi.
ness Mr.. bentley Jones called up his
resolution calling 8 meeting OF the legis.
laturc in the tho town hall Mt Elm
Grove next Friday evening to discuss
the tariff question. a Democrat want
ed TO know il special ratos could DO nc.
cured. A Republican replied that the
Democrats alwaya wanted something
cheap. A Democrat replied that tho
Island people, who weru nearly al! Re.
publicans, are just now ohjccting to n
high tariff on tho bridges. Mr.. Rich.
ards, (Dem.) thought the resolution
trivial, and that the Legislature should
not 20 out to Elm Grove OH regular
meeting night. As mono OF the Triadel.
phia members were present the rosolu.
tion was laid on tho table temporarily.
ABSENT DELEGATES.
Before tho state bank tax resolution
was called up the roll call was demand.
eddy Mr.. Jones (Dem.). l, developed
the presence Of six members. thirly-six
absentecs. This being the case Mr..
Jones spoke earnestly on tho subject,
deprecating the absence OF the mem
bers, and introduced the following reso.
luton:
WHEREAS, A number OF tho members
oil this legislature are ott.tlmes absent,
be it
Resolved, That. their salaries BIO with.
held and that their seats be declared va
cant and others be elected in their
places.
Mr.. Richards (Dem.) was no! in favor
OF passing the resolution now. being OF
the opinion that due notice should be
given the abscntccs.
Mr.. Cowden (Rep.) took the same
view-the fear of absent members that
their salaries would be stopped would
bring them to time. Mr.. Cowden moved
to lay on the table. This motion pre-
vailed.
The regular order OF tho evening was
then taken up, the resolution first be-
ing read by the clerk.
Mr.. T. W. Nesbtt rep, Of Clay dis
trict, spoke on the income tax feature
OF the bill, and referred to Mr.. Harris
somewhat startling "hot house" speech
OF the last meeting. He spoke OF the
course OF tho Democrats in removing
the heel OF tho capitalist from the work.
ingman-the income tax feature. This
tax will never be draft oil the we'll
filled pocket OF the wealthy. The work,
ingman will in the emf pay the tax.
No true American can look with favor
upon the spectacle OF an income tax.
To-day tho people arc "king" i'll this
country-"tod save the king"
Mr.. Richards (Dem.) was the next
speaker, and referred to the vote OF Mr..
Jones. his own colleague, who had for
glittering gold sold himself and voted
against his party at the last session.
The speaker wac interrupted by Re-
publican who remarked that the eo-
quence OF facts had prevailed even over
one Democrat.
EVERY AMERICAN a KING.
Continuing Mr.. Richards ridicuIed
the conception Of every American being
a king. There arc good many "kings"
running around seeking aims Just now.
He did not, however, mention the fact
that this woetul condition OF affairs lie
the logical and only possible outcome OF
Democratic principles. The facts are
such, no would not further refer to the
speech OF tho gentleman on the other
side.
Mr.. Cowden said tax that applies to
lt- M NJ
not worth collecting. Tho tax is not
equitable applying to one class.
AS to tho repeal OF the ten pes cont
tax on stato banks, Mr.. Cowden went
into the history Of that tax-which
started during the war, for the purpose
OF crushing out OF existence state banks
run under state laws, which varied in
the several commonwealth. The state
bank notes passed current in all states,
and some present knew how the state
money worked. The discount on these
notes varied, sometimes being rs high as
ten per cent Frequently holders OF
notes found them utterly worthless-the
bank having gone under, The loss III
transactin: business in ten years
amounted to SIS IS per year. To-day it
would amount for the whole country to
over SlUO,000,000 n year. This Is the
kind OF banking that would DO "born
again il the bank tax is repealed. And
repeal will make tho state bank fac
tor in financial affairs to-day. How
different with tho national banking
system. You don't care what bank
! issues the national notc-you know this
currency established BY the Republican
party is solid from top to bottom. Hn
could not imagine how anyone could
desire change to the old
WILD CAT BANK DAYS
before the war. An effect Of tho intro.