Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-01
SPECULATION
On Effects Of Loss of Votes in
Kansas.
Resume of tn. Work of Congress From .
Democratic Etandpoint-Statisti of
Wheat Exports-A Kansas Horse
With a Record.
Summary of the Fifty-Third Congress.

Summary of the Fifty-Third Congress.
WASHINGTON. d. c., August 27.-Repre-
sentative McMillin, democrat, of Tennes-
see. has incorporated in the Congressional
Record a speech intended as a summary of
what congress has accomplished. His as
sociateS have deferred to him ii preparing
this statement and it is a semi official show
ing, from political standpoint, of what the
majority has done. After reviewing what
laws It has heretofore framed, he says:
l come to a few things it has done dur.
ing this administration. 1t has repealed all
force laws and left elections free.
1t has repealed the law reciprocity au-
thorizing the president to levy and remit
taxes. l cannot conceive of a surrender of
a greater prerogative, more dangerous and
objectionable than this. We denounced 1T at
the time in this hall. We went forth to the
people and denounced it. We pledged them
in our platform that if intrusted with power
we would take this ancient right from the
president and give it back to the peoples
representatives. We have now kept the
promise.
This congress has also authorized the states
to tax greenbacks and other United States
currency. For years the exemption of these
has been crying i'll. The law authorizing
the issue of green backs and the treasury
warrants under the Sherman act exempted
from the state. county and municipal taxa
ton. Hundreds of millions thereby escaped
all taxation. Individuals escaped it by hav-
ing their funds in bank nominally invested
In greenbacks or treasury warrants on the
day for assessment. Banks accomplished
the same object in the same way. No doubt
can exist that IN some banks the United
States warrants were placed to the credit of
more individuals on the day for assessment
to escape municipal and state taxes. 1t is
also charged that certain banks wonld aid
each other in different states by changing
their treasury warrant deposits from one to
the other to suit the different days for assess
ment existing in different states. All this Is
stopped now.
1t has passed the most stringent laws
against trusts ever enacted in this country.
Al the same time the attorney general has
instituted proceedings IN the courts to try to
dissolve illegal tru is. The amendment of
fered by the senator from Alabama. Senator
means ever yet devised for controlling and
curbing the power of trusts. A law against
them was passed last congress, but it dealt
with the question in way so mild and GIN
gerly that the democratic party finds that 1t
has not been sufficient TO crush the com mbina-
tons that have been foStered under protec-
ton. The democratic party was pledged to
more stringent legislation against trusts. 1t
has kept this pledge.
1t has inaugurated an income tax, thereby
taking taxes off of want and putting them on
wealth 1t is true that the senate amend
ments have changed somewhat this feature
of the bill and have released some that
ought to be taxed still it remains great
benefit to the American people.
1t found the treasury bankrupt and by the
tariff bill it is not only replenishng it, but
ut the same time producing taxes.