The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-06-22
ALLEN WAS TAB0UTIT
The Income Tax Caused a Bitter D.blt6
In the Senate.
HILL WAS IN OPPOSITION
Chandler Took a Sly Dig at the
Question and Aldrich and
Peffer and Teller Had
Their Say. Too.
I'LL WAS IN OPPOSITION

io'' 'u'0 was
larry soou attendance IN tue galleries IN
anticipation OF the opening OF tho income
tax debate when Vice President Steven
son called the senate to order to-day. As
soon as the clerk had read the first Sec
ton OF the income tax provisions of tho
tariff bill. Hill. who assumed tho leader
ship of tho opposition to those provisions,
delivered u carefully prepared argument.
Hill contended that it would have been
good politics to have avoided this unnec-
cssary issue. ~ protest. he said,
against the Reputation of the promls es
of the democratic party in order 10 adopt
and carry out tho promises of the popu-
list party. The most disastrous defeat
ever experienced by the democratic Marty
in Oregon was the result of an offer 10
substitute the ncw-fangled ponulist prin-
ciples for the good old principles of true
democracy. III this is the best leadership
wc can present in this great crisis, ], for
one, must decline 10 follow il. repudi-
ate the spurious democracy of the mod
crn apostles and prophets who are part
mugwump and part populist.n
The imposition OF an income tax, Hill
said, would drive New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut into the republican
column, there TO remain.
Chandler rose to resent the terms used
by Allen Yesterday by replyinp to the
charge that Allen had given free lumber
OH condition that he would vote for the
b
Allen, replying, said he proposed TO do
what he considers proper in spite of "the
dirty insinuations of the senator from
his expressions OF Yesterday.
Chandler rejoined that this only proved
true what he had before said that the sen.
ator was not capable of understanding
the courtesy which should character. 70
debate i'm the senate.
A dead silence greeted this remarkable
attack. Allen was pale but calm when he
rose to reply. "This is tho fourth time.n
he began, .that the senator from New
Hampshire has seen fit TO speak of bar
gains in connection with my vote. do
not know whether the language ia parlia.
mentary. am not skilled i'm parliament.
ary procedure, hut do know that il is
untrue and unpentlemanly, think he
made the insinuation deliberately, know.
log it to be false. He has tried to place
re in the position o! a ira flicker of votes
Tho insinuation, or the stigma, that
have trafIlckod with my vote; that have
agreed 10 vote for this measure i'm consid.
Grafton of concessions made, or TO be
made, Is untrue.
"If / were where I could make 4,
palmer" he added, looking Chandler in
the eye, ~ would make il palmer.
made motion few weeks ago to strike
lumber from the dutiable list and / had
the right to do SO. I have the right TO get
what can for my people. am not bound
TO the democratic or the republican party
but am the humble representative of a
new party. As such am more or less a
skirmisher betwe cen the old part lines.
II repel the low, dirty insinuation of the
senior senator from New Hampshire" he
said in conclusion, raising his voice until
it rang through the chamber, ''and reit
crate and reafIirm with all the energy |
possess what said yesterday"
"What the senator has said" said
| Chandler, jumping to his feet as Allen sal
down. "only emphasizes what / said q
moment ago. namely. tlllt no NOeS no.
comprehend the courtesy that character
| ICES debate in this body"
The senate sat breathless for fully q
minute after Chandler resumed his seat
| but this closed the sensational episode
and the debate on the income tax wa.
proceeded with, Hoar making a somewha
| long argument against il. dwelling par
| ticularlv on its expediency in tim,
of peace, and it's Objectionable feature.
| MS a mode of raising a revenue for tht
| federal government.
The iinauco committee conpromis,
amendment to tho house bill, which pro
yIded no time limit, fixed the date OF
which il should cease on January I, 1870
| The amendment was defeated, % 10 %
| All the democrats voted against IL.
| PETER then offered an amendment. O
| which he gave notice Yesterday. 10 levy ,
graduated income tax. PETER said il wa
true. as had been charged by Hill. that al
income tax was tho populists' idea. Per
sonally no would prefer a graduated Ian,
tax 10 a graduated income tax. Pcfre
said the western people had been hover
| of wood and drawers of water Ion,
enough. The populist party proposed nov