The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-07
HILL ON ANARCHY
Boston People Who ONLY
TheOriZe.
NOT DANGEROUS JUST NOW.
Although There Are Possibilities
of Danger.
UNDER THE LAW IN THIS LAND.
The Senate Reaches the Conclusion
That There Is No Room Here
for Reds.
UNDER THE LAW IN THIS LAND

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-ln the Senate
to-day a resolution was introduced by
Mills and laid on the table temporarily, de-
claring that in revising the existing system
of national taxation the following prin-
cples should be observed:
Flrst-AlI taxes are burdens on taxpayers
and can only De rightfully imposed to raise
revenue to support The Government.
Second-When taxes are imposed on imported
goods the rate should be so low as not TO
materially restrict importation.
Third-In selecting articles to be taxed only
those ready for consumption should be chosen,
and those imported for manufacture should be
exempt.
The resolution offered August l by
Chandler, looking to an Investigation Of
the Dominion Coal Company of Nova
Scotia, and the substitute offered by Mills,
providing that a special committee of five
should be directed to report to the Senate
whether any member of Congress is or
was interested in any company engaged
in mining coal in any State or any rail-
road company engaged in transporting
coal which would come in competition
with TIE Dominion Coal Company and
whether its removal would reduce the
price of coal to consumers and what sec
ton of the country was to be benefited
by its retention. were taken UP, and a dis
cussion arose between Mills and Chandler
as to whether the old sugar" committee
would be intrustsd with this Investigation
or whether a new committee should be
appointed. Mills favored the retention Of
the old committee, because, he said, it was
honest and capable and recently reported
that the charges made against Senators
had not been sustained.
rs that the reason the Senator from
Texas favors this committee ?" inquired
Chandler.
Mills denied that he was Influenced by
any such consideration, and expressed his
willingness to have a new committee ap-
pointed if Chandler preferred. The reso-
luton went over under rules without
action.
The bill for the deportage of anarchists
then came up, and Hill explained its pro-
visions. Unless some action was taken by
this Government, such as was now before
the Senate, this country. he said, would
soon be the dumping-ground for the an
archists of the world. 1t was not intend
cd to make the belief in anarchy crime,
and therefore no attempt had been made
to define anarchy. He favored the pro-
vision of the Senate bill for inspection By
treasury agents, instead of by Consuls,
and was sure no one would attribute his
attitude on this subject to a desire to re-
quire that patronage of the Secretary of
the Treasury. There was no politics in
the bill. and he favored ii because he be-
lieved 1t was better than the House bill.
Lodge expressed the belief that both
bills were inadequate for the purpose of
restricting immigration. but he was anxious
to see some restriction placed on immigra-
ton. no matter how elight it might be.
Palmer pointed out the difficulty of deal
ing fairly with the question and the danger
of doing injustice to the harmless social
lists while protecting ourselves against the
danger of anarchists. He asked Hill
whether the bill was applicable to unde-
STRAIT BILE persons already in the country and
Hill replied that 1t was.
The discussion then took on a legal
aspect and hinged on the right of coun-
try TO protect itself against undesirable
aliens. Hill pointed out the moderation
of the pending bill as eompared with the
act recently passed by the English Parlia-
ment and Kyle asked him to more accur-
ately define the term anarchist. for there
were, he said. peaceable and learned people
in Boston who held it was possible for
people to become so highly civilized as to
live together without laws, and therefore.
according to the usual definition, they
were anarchists.
Hill replied they we're at liberty to have
this belief, but If they tried to overurn
the laws for the purpose of putting their
belief to the test then they became danger
Gus. After some further debate and the
introduction Of some amendments the bill
was passed and Hill, Faulkner and Chand-
Ter were appointed c0nferrees.