The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-30
INCOME TAX IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. M,AILLIN or TENNESSEE OPENS
THE DEBATE ~ IRIS EAVOR.

stroug Speeches Against II aud the Wi.
soa Bni-Mr. Covert says that Oh. TarIh
MN Was just ONCE ion,bie when n
Came from the Hands Of the CnmnItte, a.
ItI- Nav with the income Tag Amend.
uent-Tarsney of Missouri Defends A..
wAsuIyaroS. Jan. 2g.-At 1i.15 this morn
ing the House went into COMMITTEES Of the
Whols on the Tariff bill. with Mr.. richardson
Dem. Tenn in the char Ma MtMilln
Dem. Tenn offered as an amendment to the
Tariff bill the Internal Revenue bill. including
the Income tax feature. Tho I'LL was read In
full. but no ono on the floor paid any attention
to the reading. The reading occupied twenty
i've minutes. although tho CLERKS read at
. lightning speed.
Immediately aiterward Mr.. McSiilln. who
has charge OF the bill. addressed the com
mittee In support OF the bill lie had uttered
hardly a dozen words. when he was INTERRUPTED
By Mr.. Tracey Dem. y. VI. who said that no
wished to reserve point Of order against the
amendment Mr.. McMillln had to suspend his
speech for i've minutes until the matter had
been Strengthened out The Chairman held
that q point OF order could not be made after
member had taken the floor. but that II Mr..
Tracey claimed that he had made the point OF
order before Mr.. McNIilin commenced. he
would consider the point Of order. Mr.. Tracey
however. did not make the claim. lie simply
wished to reserve the point OF order. and the
Chairman then ruled that, as there was no
point OF order pending. Mr.. AlcMillin was en-
titled to the floor. and directed him to proceed.
In defending the income tax he said:
The Government OF the United States requires vast
amount OF to carry its various operations
A lsIs favored people eou,d not meet the eHces We
drain that IL made for the purpose OF maintAinn It
requires nearly IS Federal taxes imposed upon ev.ry
man. woman. aud child in the tinted states for this
purpose. This IL raised almost exclusively from con
sumption There very small part Of II that tax
upon the wealth of tho country namAn owns mfr
one hundred millions worth Of property in the
United States As some do. he pays only on what he
eats what be drinEs. what he wears. and the other
thing. he use. With this small exception this vast
aggregation Of wealth contributes nothing else 70 pay
the expenses Of the general Government
The time has come when this should be changed, IL
seems to me- ask Of any reasonable person whether
must to expect that small per cent OF this enor
nous revenue shall be placed upon the accumulated
wealth of the country instead of placing all upon the
consumption Of the country. 10 1t not time that great
estates which are protected BY our army. which are
defended by our navy. which are benented By the
various operations Of Government should contrib
ute In soms greater degree to carry on that
Government through which alone they could
hay. been aeeumula or ~ wheel t9ey are
sos ask tsss =. o, It shall Be placed atcumSa,sd
r,s Rom mo- a. f2t AZ o ns' Of ts
money should be eseeted from this Aecumuiation.
Rational that can be urged against tnIs form Of
.0 a, ns .9ss ap & ia bx aoS
psGPi. ,ysTy ju,t s.qIs: from which to ORA" some
Ift wa. insi,ted that incomes should not b. taxed,
from Tue natural t.ndshsy i; to sniff burdens Of
astSn sps e. e., ] of Inc nst d aH' 20
Ia. result has been ne .GeumG.aton ot HG.9;
N any o1s5 e: or any count! o. t",S wpd
and the tribute eNles the many
Tor the enreament Of the fen wnra N" s5o1ny
y.G;da 70 S hys n n is"S
10 :. sod Ss ali tG an ~ ~. lace Win al
the .ssinEs that have been shOwsrsd on th9ss who
mad. CEssu. snviOu. that when u is proposed 20 ras.
stsd ~eaita Of The oOanIfy. il iss sacred ihns that
for purposes for ever and aver
1 do not believe u -, -, 49,. .,,,.
thai under this b. u II become. law eSsmptins
qS r s sST I !i tSsTi SSq be
sfSsu:: Th@;f a. ID i.N; xFs. there onSS
ms ,.I e,ang! be S9,se!sa Asa!n.t IN. .:.,ISG
S:;S S:s:S Ssp..s Iai.. I
posed in 1857, ,h. .paoie dsof could have
SssRG ~ the s's somas:. sSs, tSs can Sc
now mEI s;.P 'soa 81. %
Eeysnu. and his s.sIstants, .agRLemsSted BY ntsw
treasury department. il 4. not Dee @ed necs..ATy %
.irty three districts. into which country divided
No ne. and sfR.n.iy. Ss. . need +: opened II
pointed as oie.r. q tasS srSs are now 'nsPsasnisi
70 do the additional work.
When the applause which followed Mr.. Nc
Milin's speech had subsidized. MIR. Fay Hep, y.
bill. He asserted that the existing business
depression was not due TO protection or to the
Mckinley bin. but TO the fear Of the Wilson bill.
The Republican party was unified on the pres
snt question and harmonious In action. while
any liz :9
csption 70 the expression made use OF by Hep
Tesentatlye Clark Dem. Mo, In The Houses
would walk down the centre aisle OF the House
and turn to the right that is. 70 the Republican
expression had been followed by applause on
the Democratic siIe 81 the House.
Mr.. Clark explained that he had only adopted |
the expression OF the pTotectionist Democrats
Mi RAY sSX.SeT 6I Rad AZ ais to
lie sent 70 tho desk and had read a clipping
MSIch the SS% iorE ~ was hi rasae
and belittled. and was called the yellow dog OF |
politics; the poIecat OF Democracy. and |
iike1ed to- CoTsicsn who stalks about
Saf DARK shs ''fe, was in as SS
that though the pem9eretie party had elected
tied about It's neck and it had been east Into |
the sea 70 soak for four years Republican
were mis- views, but he had had tbs article read |
70 show what the Democratic party thought OF |
itself Laughter lie pictured the misery |
which existed and which he claimed was |
due to the Democratic policJ. IL was Vro- |
posed to return to the daJ OF our dad |
dies whom dollars were as rare as hens |
teeth. We were to return TO the time whom |
every article We used was 70 bear an English |
q ade mark aud the English coat Of arms. |
Wool was 10 be put on the FREQ list and Amer |
lean sheep would became. extinct as had the |
Am erican buffalo. lie pictured the stagnation |
o. business. and said that it was due 70 the !
Democratic policy and that u the Mckinley |
bill. were to be retained within twenty-fOur !
hours after the ediet went forth prosperity |
would smile again and the hum OF industry |
would he heard through the land.
Mr.. Hall Dem, No the originator Of the in /
come tax proposition. then took a hand in the |
debate. lie said that Mr. Ray had not stated /
his position on the income tax and he wanted :
10 ask him now whether he was Tor the bill or 1
against H.
Mr.. Ray said that the gentleman was branch |
Ing on from the question which he was then |
discussing, but that was a democratic falling /
when Gle sely pressed
Mr.. HALL want YOU to put yourself on rec !
ord for the benefit OF your constituents. Are 4
you Tor the Income tax or against It
Rav 4 40. not . iinga