Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-08
Mr.. Hills Resolution.

Tho resolution concerning the revenues
OF the government which was introduced
into the United states Senate on
Tuesday last by Mr.. Hill seems TO us,
10 borrow the language Of West VIZ
ginia statesman OF the olden time. to be
"eminous of very bad sign" 1t recalls
at once the rumor sent out from Wash
ingtot a few days ago that ten senators
had come 10 an agreement not 20 sup
port any tariff bin or other revenue bill
which diG rot meet with the approval of
all the ten senator's Aforesaid.
MIR. Hnl is shrewd. sharp far-seeing
man. lie does not allow his feelings 20
govern his acts. but is governed by lis
intellect. lie Is the best specimen OF 3"
statesfnan-pollticiah or polltieinn-s'ates-
man this country has ever produced. IT,
ne sone peoplc suppose, he is not on
good terms with the President, This fact
will not induce him to oppose any mea-
SIRE of the administration which may
commend itself TO his favor. We must
therefore. read his resolution as express
Ing his real Option az to what IL best
10 be done IN view Of the facts therein
rccited, just az in his speech on the
nm 10 rapeaf the Sherman silver Law he
sided with the Republicans and President
Cleveland. and against the Slmon-fuFe
Democrats.
Mr. Hnrs resolution is 50 worded as
to produce the impression upon the mlnd
If the careful reader that he penned Ii
himself though he may have submiued
il 10 the consideration Of other Democratic
senators. Here 1t IS:
"W-hercas the Secretary Of the Treasury
has announced n deficit OF NSVo'"p Tor
the currcrt fiscal year and whereas the
Wilson bill proposes 10 discard Nt,cO@o
Of revenue from the present taxes ana
meet the double deficiency by new inter-
nal ana direct taxes,
"Rcsolvcd. That the Finance Committee
frame amendments to said bill emitting
the Internal and direct taxes newly pro-
uosed. and instead thereof make pro-
vision for sufficient revenue by taxing
other foreign imports and otherwise re-
vising the tariff without creating II de-
iiciency.'
internal and direct taxes" Which tax
does Mr.. Hin consider a direct tax?
IL must be the income-tax, for he speaks
Of these internal and direct taxes" as
having been newly proposed" instead
Of rcsortng 10 these "newly-proposed
taxes" Mr. Hill would raise Il sufficient
amount Of revenue from customs duties
upon other foreign imports than those
taxed in the Wilson hill. He would also
50 revise the tariff as to make ii pro-
duce whatever revenue may be needed for
the support of the government. His re-
vised tariff would, he thinks, DO Its work
without creating a deficiency.
Who are the Democratic senator's whom
Mr.. Hill expects TO stand by him In urging
the adoption OF the policy Indicated IT.
his resolution? The Louisiana senators,
we surmise. because they desire TO have
sugar protected. and the Maryland, Viz
ginia, West Virginia, and Alabama sena-
tors, because they are opposed to free
coal. free irOn-ore etc, etc. But althouSH
those senator's number exactly ten-the
number reported to be ready TO stand by
one another in opposing the Wilson bill
as that measure came to the Senate from
the House Of Representatives-we think
il will be found that these southern sena~
tors will not all feel at liberty to under
take TO coerce the Senate into framing
a tariff acceptable in every part or II To
every Democratic senator. We say every
Democratic senator" because II ten OK
them can justifiably "set up for them
selves" all Of them may, and so the
Democrats in the Senate become hope
lessly divided.
We await further developments, which
will soon be forthcoming.