The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-23

9oN hSotu ~ Sdiu OF sung D} any UOuS tudJ
10 was sweet to be taxed for ones coun-
try laughter. It seemed TO be duty
which men fels liberty to evade, II
possible. Men would go to war at their
country's call and risk and sacrifice their
lives; but when IL came TO meet their
duty and obligations Of taxation, they
ana their property were ready
to hide away This question was
purely a question OF taxation. There
was certain amount Of money to be
raised for the support of the national gov
ernment, and the question was, where
ana how that money was to be raised.
The senator from Ohio Mr.. Sherman
said. Put the burden on sugar :" the sen
ators from New England said. "Put IL on
manufactured goods" and the senators
from New York said. Put IL on the coll
lars and cuffs that the poor people wear -
Laughter His idea was that in impos-
ing the burdens on taxation the heaviest
portions should be put upon those best
able to bear them, and the lightest on
those least able to bear them.
MILLS PREDICTION.
Referring to Mr.. Hills prediction that
the passage of an income tax would sound
the death knell OF the Democratic party,
Mr.. Jarvis said: "if the Democratic
party has no higher mission than to bow
at the footstool and worship at the shrine
OF the accumulated wealth of the coun-
try, the sooner it dies, the better. APP
plause in the galleries As understand
democracy, il means sympathy with the
struggling people of the country. IL
means, while it protects property, TO go
into the highways and 3yways to take In
its great arms the laboring people and TO
lift them up into higher and better life
! for one thank God that tho
Democratic party Is to-day in
the hands of those who have
the courage 10 take some Of the burdens
from the people and put them on the ac-
cumulated wealth Of the country. IN
stead of this bill sounding the
death-knen, believe that it / IS
the first step onward to higher
prosperity and q more glori-
Gus career for the Democratic
party. And II 1t will only have the cour-
age 10 move forward on the lines that
have been selected, | believe that instead
Of our republican friends ia 1897, seeing
a republican President inaugurated the
standard of democracy will be advanced
again float over the Senate, the
House Of Representatives and the
white house. Applause in the
galleries. Mr.. Jarvis resumed hls seat
at $40 O'Clock.
HILL CLASHES WITH HARRIS.
Mr.. Hill took the floor, and suggested
that, as he desired to reply at some
length the Senate should now adjourn.
Mr.. Harris, who Is in parliamentary
charge of the bill, spoke of the little
progress made to-day, and of the great
anxiety of the country to know what the
import duties were TO be, and insisted on
longer session.
Thereupon Mr.. Chandler suggested the
absence of quorum, but the roll being
called, forty-three answered-iust a
quorum and Mr.. Hill was again recog.
nized He resented the discourtesy OF
Mr. Harris In not yielding TO an adjourn
ment, and suggested that possibly he
(HilD was held responsible for the delay
which the bill had encountered. He de-
clined, however, 70 accept the responsl-
bility for it. He supposed that the point
was made against him because he had
seen fit to antagonize the position of the
democratic s6heme-the-incom tax. And
now the senator from Tennessee wanted
to crowd him in replying 10 half dozen
speeches made to-day against him and his
state.
MIR. Harris said that he did not quite
see why the senator from New York as.
sumed that the declining Of motion tc
adjourn was aimed at him.
Mr.. Hill said he assumed It inferen.
said that the day had been wasted.
"It has been," Mr.. Harris lnterposed.
AsToRM IN THE AIR.
"There are some senator's" said Mr..
Hill sarcastically, "who think that when
they themselves do not participate in the
debate, all the time is wasted. | say that
the time has not been wasted The
Senate was ready yesterday to vote for q
"a, 600 exemption. made that provision
in my speech. A change has come
over the spirit of their dream. The
clouds are breaking; and to-day an
amendment has been offered by the
finance committee to make the exemption
$3 600 Who can tell what changes may
be made tomorrow We are making
progress. We are making great
the senator from Tennessee under the cir
cumstances. was cruel and unjust, and
unworthy of that senator.
"The senator from Tennessee" said
Mr.. Harris, takes the responsibility
most cheerfully and gladly"
because he cannot avoid it," Mr.. Hill
snapped.
because he chooses to do it," Mr.
Harris said.
81 will put some other responsibility OF
the senator" Mr.. Hill threatened.
Proceed, - Mr.. Harris said defantly
and the republican senator's laughed.
II will, . said MIR. Hill, ''but do mol
intend TO be ordered around. / will not
have plantation manners exhibited here
/ intend to take my time"
That" Mr.. Harris retorted with Bit
terness, 'is the manners Of the slnms Of
New York"
''It may be-" Mr. Hill replied with
equal asperity, "but they are better than
the manners Of the plantations of Ten
nessee."
PETITIONS PROM NEW YORK
Mr.. Hill then, in a calmer tone, pre-
sented petitions from the city Of New
York against an income tax. AT the end
OF the first petition was the name of Viii
liam D. Hornblower: and 10 the other one
we're signed such names as Gov. Hoadley,
formerly of Ohio; Clarence A. Seward
Wheeler H. Peckham. Laughter. Then
as il to show TO Mr.. Harris that
he was not to be spurred on
TO any unusual speed he went on TO
talk Of his efforts TO have the rules
amended so as TO allow closure. When
he had discussed that subject for nearly
half an hour Mr. Aldrich suggested that
he might reserve the rest OF his speech
till tomorrow, and that some of the
formal amendments TO the income tax
provision might be disposed of tonight.
lie assented TO that proposition, and Of
fered an amendment TO make the income
tax provision go into effect on Jan. !, 1896,
instead OF Jan. /. 1885.
As the committee amendments had