Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-24
plane wIth PENNSYLVANIA, New York, and

hfaska and California fully warrants The
Increased incidental protection which
viii be afforded by this revenue duty.
That. sir, Is the reason why we have
placed AN ad-valorem duty OF 10 per
cent 'n al sugars, and cannot and
VIII not believe that generous-mindcd
men OF the East. who themselves have
prohted from such measures 80 long and
50 greatly. Will disapprove our action
INCOME-TAX.
On the income-tax question Mr.. Cor
man spoke as follows: In the matter OF
internal revenue. / may say that per-
sonally l am in full accord with the
sentiments so ably and eloquently ex-
pressed by the senators from New York
ana New Jersey regarding the income-tax.
Like them. l consider that II served its
purpose ~ a war-tax. and has no fitting
place IN our financial system In a time
of peace. could not. ] say. frankly.
vote conscentously or consistently with
my judgment and convictions TO make this
method Of taxation part of our settled
policy, But. much as deplOre the fasten-
lnE or an income-taS in any form upon our
tariff bll, ! cannot ignore the fact that
q large majority Of my Democratic col
leagues honestly differ from myself in
this matter, and are so confident OF the
soundncss OF their position that they
few years. thus enabling the people 20
see It's actual workings. and then pass
upon ~ directly. In these circumstances
ii we would redrce CIStoms-taXatiOn
without dsavowing the fTightful financial
obligations hcaped upon as by Republican
legislation. or further increasing the debt
Of the government. ] cannot as "A Demo
crat. bound In honor 70 let no ordinary
prejudice or difference In opinion affect
H.Ha. III.
refuse 10 vote for This amcndment-simply
ana solely, however, as an emergency
tax"
Discussing the Republican position on
the bill. Mr German said, During my
service in This chamber Mr.. President,
] have seen many examples Of incon-
Sisiency. some o. demagoqy q few Of
hypocrisy, but I have never seen. and
hope never again To see so many Of
al combined injected into a single debate
as have been crowded into this
Where % they stand? dhe Repuli-
cansJ What do they want? What do
they devise?
They insist. first. that We are pledged
10 enact free-tradc measure. They de-
clare second, that such a measure would
bring disaster upon the country They
demand. third. that this be- done"
Mr. German went on 10 say that the
blame for any further delay in the settle
ment OF this question must rest upon
tho other side Of the chamber. and closed
with an eXhortatiOn to his own side to
exercise patience. forbearance. and cou-
rage, and all would be we'll with them.
Mr.. Gorman occupied exactly one hour
in the delivery Of his speech. and as he
closed with the description Of land
blessed with peace and plenty. and OF a
people prosperous and happy in the
knowledge that after thirty years in the
wilderness they had at last come to their
own, the crowds i'm the galleries clapped
their hands and applaudcd. The Vice
President rebuSed the outbreak in stern
tones. and then stated that If there was
any repetition Of the offence he would
have the galleries cleared.
a TEST VOTE.
Mcssrs. Alirich ana Teller briefly re-
Piled 10 portions Of Mr.. Gorman's speech.
Mr.. Teller agreed with Mr.. German that
the country should know as soon as pos
sible what IL was 70 expect and as
test question he moved to lay the bill
on the table The vote resulted:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich. Allison. Came
ron. Chandler, Davis. Doiph. Dubois.
Frye, Gallinger Hale, Hansbrough, Iiaw-
ley Higgins. Hoar. Lodge. Mcmillan.
Manderson. Mitchell. Of Oregon; Morrill,,
Patton. Pctugrew. Plat Power, Quay.
sherman. Shoup Squire. and Teller-2S.
Nays -Messrs Allen, Bate Berry, Back
burn. Blanchard. Butler Canery. Cam
den. Cockrcll. Coke, Daniel, Faulkner
George Gibson. Gordon. German. Gray
Harris. Hin. Hunton Irby, Jarvis, Jones,
Of Arkansas: kye. Lindsay. Martin,
Mills Morgan. Murphy Palmer Pascoe,
l.acr pugl Ransom, Smith, Voc .httt,
Walsh. and Whites
The pairs were as follows: Brice and
Wolcott; CAN and Proctor; Mitchell Of
Wisconsin and Carey. Mcpherson and
Culom, Mclaurin and Dixon; Villas and
Jones of Nevada, Roach and Perkins;
Turpio and Wilson; Vest and Washburn.
Stewart OopunsU, of Nevada. was absent
and impaired.
a very interesting and good-natured
ana witty debate followed in spite OF
Mr.. Iarris's Efforts to interrupt and
bring the Senate TO action on the bill.
Finally vote was taken, and the duty
ou railway bars. etc. dtcm 10 was liked
lt 79oc per pound
The provision in the House bin for
sheets of iron." etc dtcm No. llS).
was stricken out on motion OF Mr.. Jones.
and the following substituted for II
Sheets OF iron or steel, common or black.
all iron or steel commercially
known as common or black tasSers IRON
0r steel and skelp iron or steel. valued at
ccu,s per bound or less, thinner than
80. 90 and not thinner than No. 20 wire
gauge. 40 OF cent per pound; thinner
than no 20 wire gauge and not thinner
than 30. % wire gauge. $40 OF cent
per pound. thinner than No. p wire
gauge. ! l-l0 cents per pound, corrugated
Ir crmpcd, lilo cents per pound; pro-
yiied. that all common or black sheet
iron or sheet-steel not thinner that No.
20 wire gauge shall pay duty as plate
iron or sttel-platc.'
The next item dlO was amended so as
10 make the duty on all iron or steel
sheets or plates except tin plates tag
gers, etc., Il cents per pound more than
the rates imposed In item us on the
gauges or forms of COM
non or black sheet or taggers' iron or
steel The next paragraph Q2O was
amended so as to read: "Sheet-iron or
shcct-steel. polished. or planished, or
glanced. by whatever name designated,
81 cents per pound. provided that plate
,r sheet or taggers iron or steel, by
whatever name designated. other than
.he polished planishcd. or glanced herein
provided FOR which has been picked or
.leaned 10y acid, or by any other mate
rial or process. or which Is cold-r0lled,
smooth only. not polished shall pay
3 Of a cent per pound duty more than
he corresponding gauges Of common or
black sheet or taggers iron or steel.
In the next paragraph O2D, Mr.. Jones
withdrew the amendment (to make the
luty on taggcrs' iron or steel, coated with
in or lead. I cent per pound, so as to
cave the paragraph just as IL came
rom the House. with duty at l 10 cents
lcr pound This paragraph was made the
text for another debate, which lasted
lutil 5.3O, when. without reaching action
ipon it. the senate went into executive
session. and at r. NJ. adjourned until
tomorrow.
The twCnty-tfth page Of the tarin bill
Was reached to-day. leaving 2OO more
pages 10 be gone over.
House of Representatives.
Very soon after assembling, the House,
n Committee OF the Whole, with Mr.
Richardson Crcnnessee) in the chair. took
10 the legislative. executive and judicial
bill The pending amend
ncnt was that Of Mr. De Almond Demo
rraO. NJ M.ssouri. which provides after
striking out The appropriation for the
Commission. for the an
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