The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-27
LAST DAY OF DEBATE
TARIFF BILL WILL NOW BE READ By
PARAGRAPHS.

Mills Said the BIli Did Not Meet His APP
proyai. but Would Bow to the Will of
the People and Give the Pili Ills Hearty
support-Decidedly In Favor of Income
Tax.
WASHINGTON, April %. There was a
small number of visitors in the galleries
of the senate when the vice president
took his seat on Tuesday, the last day
when debate on the tariff bill was to
proceed before it was taken up and
read by paragraphs.
On motion IF Senator Pettigrew the
senate passed bill to extend the time
for building bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Yankton, S. ID.
The morning hour having expired
the tariff bill was laid before the SEN
ate. Even at this time the attendance
in the galleries to hear Senator Mills
speech was very small one A beau
tiful bunch of long stemmed yellow,
red and white roses laid over Mr.. Mills
desk, but was Immediately removed to
his committee room.
Promptly at o'clock Senator Mills
took the floor. AT the outset he de-
clared that legislators often had to
make an election between two parha-
mentary measures, neither of which
meets their approval. 1t must neces
sarily be so, for no man could frame a
measure to meet the approval of every
one. Every act Of a legislature must
be compromise measure and no act
more so than one regulating taxes.
''This bill does not meet my ap-
prevail" said he, ''and l doubt if it en-
; tirely meets the approval of any gentle
man on this side of the chamber. But
such at it is, it will have my hearty
support" He might want to offer some
amendments to the bill, but whether or
not he was able to secure their adoption
he would bow to the will of his party
and vote for the measure as they or
dained it should be. 1t was strictly a
party measure and had been a party
measure from the foundation of the
government and from the foundation
and organization of the Democratic
party. If he had been chosen to con-
struct this bill, and had had the Al
members on the Democratic side of the
chamber in accord with his views, he
would have constructed it on far diff
ferent lines. He would not have left
coffee on the free list and would not
have put cotton, coal and iron on the
dutiable list.
He would put on the free list, metals,
wool, cotton fibres, iron and steel in
pigs, and all yarns-everything which
required to be manufactured. He would
do this in order that manufacturers of
the country might manufacture their
goods at the lowest possible prices; SO
that they could go into the market of
the world.
Mr.. Mills devoted large part of his
speech to discussion and defense of
the income tax. He Landed the action
of the committee in reporting tax on
incomes. Why should wealth not be
taxed? The object of all just govern
ment was TO secure to all its subjects
all the rights with which they were en-
dowed by nature and protection in the
enjoyment of those rights in which
they were guaranteed by their govern
ment.
The close of Mr.. Mills speech was
greeted by hearty round of applause
from the galleries and his Democrat
colleagues crowded around him to ex-
tend their congratulations 1t had
been expected that the speech would
be much longer. 1t consumed Just two
hours and 10 minutes. The Repub-
licans, who expected the Democrats
to consume the entire day, were not
prepared to go on. Accordingly, on
motion of Mr.. Harris, the senate went
into executive session at $3.50 and at
4:10 adjourned.