The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-23
HOT STUFF IN THE SENATE.
Two Maiden Speeches and a Clash
Between Hill and Harris.

Urges Southern Senators to Listen
to the Voice of the New south-He
Pays a Tribute to the Late Henry w.
Grady--Jarvis Makes a Good I'M
pression-Hill Has an Acrimonious
Tilt With Harris,
Washington, June 90. In the morning
half hour, the Senate passed Senate bill
to incorporate the supreme lodge of the
Knights of Pythias Also the Senate bill
making the first Monday in September of
every year Labor day. a legal holiday
AT 1920 o'clock the tariff bill was taken
up, the question being on the income tax
sections. An argument in favor of the
principle of an income tax was made by
Mr.. Kyle, pop, of South Dakota.
MIR Vest, on behalf of the finance com
mittee, presented substitute for the
amendments heretofore offered in relation
to mutual insurance and benefit associn-
tions Also an amendment reducing the
exemption from $4,000 to $1,000 a year
Also an amendment for the reduction in
the assessments of banks, railroads and
other corporations of the "actual oper-
ating expenses" !" interest on bonded debts
and losses. The amendments were
offered to be printed, and then Mr.. Teller
made an argument in defense of the prin-
ciple of an income tax.
SHERMAN AGAINST THE BILL.
Mr.. Sherman addressed the Senate in
on argument against the income tax. He
believed IL to be fair and Just modo of
raising revenue, but did not think that it
was wise now, as there was no necessity
for it,
MIR. Patton, rep, the new senator from
Michigan, appointed in place Of the late
Senator Stockbridge, entered into the
debate for the first time and made q
speech in opposition to the pending tariff
bill. He read it from printed slips, very
rapidly and with no attempt at the
Rraces Of oratory but he had very re-
spectful attention on the republican side
of the chamber, on the part of the disen-
gagged senator's, who remained in their
seats to hear him. MIR Patton opposed
the income tax, and called upon the COM
mittee to exempt the policy holders in
mutual life insurance companies, as it had
fraternal orders. IAN income tax, said
he, "grasDs at portion of that fund
which, In too many instances, is all that
is left 10 the family for support In the
severest trial which comes to humanity.
Should humanity have no place in our
system2 Such plan Of taxation conhs-
Gates not only the widows mite, but it
greedily reaches for portion Of the earn
ings of savings banks.n
AN APPEAL TO THE SOUTH.
Replying to the speeches of Senators
Walsh and Blanchard, Mr.. Patton denied
that they had refuted the charge of sec
tionalism made against the bill. Mr.
Patton devoted some of his time TO an ell
oquent appeal to the south, in which he
said "Let me say to these senators, II
they would listen TO the voices from the
new south If they would point to the
smoke signals which have waved in the
sky from Atlanta and Birmingham and
Sheffield, If they would come out
of the mists and fogs Of the
past and denounce the mumbling over
dead issues, and get away from the doc
trine of free trade, which was the corner
stone of that confederate constitution
which was shot TO death by the armies OF
the union, and perished at Appomattox
their resources will not remain undevel-
oped. Lot them listen TO the voice Of the
new south, which is surely coming with
the triumph Of protection already her
aided by the ground swell of popular ap-
proval at every opportunity the people
have had to apologize for the great mis-
take 1892.
Tie doctrine this side of our chamber
advocates is as broud as our country. 1t
will do for Alabama, the Virginias, Lou
isiana and Georgia what it has already
done for Ohio and Michigan.
"Let them denounce and disclaim the
Gen Rossers and Rev. Caves, who are
still falsifying history and tanning the
almost extinct embers of past bitterness
and welcome the northern immigrant into
great states which only require the
r1ngic touch Of capital and labor TO be-
come hives of industry, surrounded by a
people enjoying comforts and luxuries of
life inseparable from the high wages the
protected American workman has hereto
fore received"
TRIBUTE TO GRADY
Before leaving this subject. Mr.. Patton
spoke eloquently of the late Henry w
Grady, whose grave was still crowned
with the immortelles of our affectionate
admiration - "In his brief life, " contin.
ued Mr.. Patton. "he accomplished great
things for mis- country, and was as elo-
quent in speech as he was great souled
and tender-hearted. A true lover of his
country, he saw the future with un.
clouded vision He believed in protection
and sought to build up his section. He
turned his back on the bitterness and
mistake OF the sad past, and with beauti-
ful word-pictures painted future Of in
south which is an inspiration 10 better
things. He had an all-embracing patriot
ism, which reached out the hand Of
friendship 10 the north, and has done
much TO bring US all together"
Mr. Allen, pop, Of Nebraska, advocated
the income tax provisions of the bill, and
defended the Populist party from the
charge that it proposed 10 override prop
erty rights He declared that the insin-
uations or statements that his party de-
sired to destroy the rights Of property
were entirely unwarranted. There was
no desire on its part To impair an
honestly acquired fortune, nor to check
any man in acquiring a fortune by honest
means. But there was q strong desire on
the part Of the Populist party that
a mans fortune should be the result
of honest labor and that no man
should be permitted, through vicious leg
islation. 10 reap the fruits Of other men s
labor, or TO amass fortune by fraudu-
lent and dishonest conduct. II that was
wrong. the populist party was wrong AS
TO the income tax being unjust. iuquisito-
rial and populistic, Mr.. Allen denied that
il was a measure of the populist party
He wished IL were But 1t was both a
republican and democratic measure, and
was the only respectable inheritance
which the Populist party received from
the past.
JARVIS FIRST SPEECH
Mr. Jarvis, the successor Of the late
Senator Vance. made his first speech in
the Senate, and il was In advocacy OF the
income tax Tall, OF commanding pres