The record-union., 1894-01-09

tobacco said he, 'abolshing the taxes
on dealers and manufacturers of tobacco,
and has wiped out the duties on raw
sugar, which for years past had been the
chief revenue producing article on the
customs list. Both of these taxes were in
a just and proper sense revenue taxes,
and neither should have been touched SO
long as the rates of duty upon clothing
and other necessary articles of consump-
ton were so enormously oppressive.
Tobacco taxes were reduced under the
theory that tobacco had become neces-
sity for the poor as well as the rich, but
new and heavier taxes were laid on the
woolen clothing of the poor man. Sugar
was untaXed to give the American work
ingman a free breakfast table, but new
taxes were placed on his cups and
saucers, plates and dishes, coffee pots,
knives and forks. food, and table cover. In
word, he was relieved from taxes paid
the Government in order that he might
be made to pay much greater taxes to the
benefciaries of that bill. These released
taxes would have yielded US in internal
revenue since their omission more than
S150, ,000, 600, and would have saved US
from any danger of treasury deficit. The
magnificent surplus turned over by the
Cleveland Administration was thus scat
tered. A large portion was used to pur-
chase at high premiums bonds not yet
due, but even this did not dissipate the
surplus, and the Fifty-frst Congress was
obliged to try it's hand upon it. 1t re-
funded the direct tax to States. This was
pure gratuity, but had taken out OF the
Treasury over Sl4,000,000. Next came
the Sugar Bounty Act, Iunder which sums
amounting to SIT ,000,0 900 have been paid
sugar growers. Last Of all, as the chief
means of distributing the surplus was
the dependent pension bill, under which
the annual pension expenditure has risen
more than S60,000.0 600. If then, to more
than S200,000,000 thus made away with
by the last Administration. we should
add Sl50,0Q0000 loss of revenue by the
omission of taxes on tobacco and sugar
alone, we should have clear idea of the
rapid and headlong steps by which has
been brought the present empty treasury.
Wilson said he did not believe those
who voted to put the last Administration
in power expected any revision from 1t
in the direction of increasing rates. The
campaign of 1888 was fought on the QueS-
ton of revising and reducing the existing
tariff, and not on the question of revising
and raising the tariff of 1888. No single
interest i'll the country, either in Congress
or elsewhere, had the hardihoOd to assert
that it meant demand for any increase
in the protection accorded by the bill Of
1883, and it was only wantonness, self
RfGGu, TaDaclty ana S6lISAueSS. du(l LH0
knowledge of their demands, no matter
how exorbitant, would be graciously ac-
corded, that brought them to Washington
IN 1890 to write in their own interests
successive schedules Of the Mckinley
BILL
The special order, fixing the Goth inst.
forIa vote on the Wilson bill, was adopted
170 to l.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Hawaii is up in
the Senate. Chandler introduced a new
Hawaiian resolution, and the Hoar reso-
luton about Blount's salary came up in
regular order. German moved their ref
erence to the Foreign Relations Commit
tee. Hoar objected.
Chandler's resolution directs the Com
mittee of the Judiciary ito inquire and
report to the Senate their opinion as to
the cases in which the President may
send TO foreign nations agents, represent
atlves or Commissioners without the ad-
vice or consent Of the Senate, and whether
or not there was constitutional authority
for the appointment i'll March last with
out the advice and consent OF the Senate,
of Blount to the Hawaiian Islands with
the power conferred upon him by his let
ter of appointment and such other author
tiles as were given him."
Chandler asked immediate considera-
ton, but German objected.
The Chair then laid before the Senate
the resolution of Hoar, introduced last
week, asking the Secretary of the Treas
ury to report the amount of money paid
Blount and by what authority.
After some debate it was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The Senate then went into executive
session on the Hornblower report.
Frye attempted to secure a vote on his
resolution declaring against American in
reference at Hawaii but Butler objected
and the resolution went over until
Wednesday.
The Senate then adjourned. 90