Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-25

NOV and sveep out OF existence the party
vhfch dares TO pile taxation upon them
and destroy their chance OF getting
market fos the sale Of their goods. The
ballot. box u their place. not Washington"
INcOME-TAx.
Earning 20 the question Of the income-
tax. Mr.. Mills asked, Why should not
wceith be taxed? or all the rights. no
seid. that depended for protection upon
associated power. property was the most
dependent. The poor man required little
from the government. and why should
he be prosecuted to death with taxation
on everything that was necessary for his
existence? When people were associated
together IN government-if II was a fair
ana Just government-every citizen should
contribute his proper share toward its
support: and his proper share was to be
determined by the amount which he had
70 be protected by the strong, organized
power Of the government He quoted
from Adam Smith as laying down the
principle that 'the subjects OF every
State ought TO contribute towards the sup
port Of the government as nearly as pos
sible In proportion to their respective
abilities--that Ia. in proportion to the reve-
nue. they enjoy under the protection OF
the State" And he added that the Ameri-
can people intended that that should be
done. applause In the galleries) He de-
clared that he was no communist. no An
archist, and that there was no difference
in his mind between the millionaire and
the poor man as TO their being entitled
TO the protection Of the government. TX
necessary he would exhaust the resource,
of the government to protect the million
aire in his rights. He would call to arms
every abIe-bodied man from the Pacific to
the Atlantic In order TO protect the mil
lionaire and the poor man alike. His
motto was, Equal rights to all. and ex-
elusive privileges to none" On what
sort OF principle, he asked did the own
ers Of wealth insist that they should not
be taxed? He recalled the fact that some
years ago. when the State OF Pennsylva.
MIA was unable 10 protect the railroad
property in Pittsburg, Federal troops had
to be sent there: and he added that that
railroad company had never contributed
one cent to the Federal Government.
The income-tax had been denounced to
the Senate by the Senator from New
York (Mr. HID as socialistic, anarchistic.
and sectional; but when the poor laborer
had to pay SO 1-2 per cent. duty on the
shirt he wore, that tax was not so de-
nounced. All taxes. he repeated, should
be assessed in proportion to the ability
of the taxpayer to pay. and In proportion
to the property which he had to be pro-
tected. He had never heard that the SEN
ator from New York, when he was Gov
ernor Of that State. had called on the
Legislature to repeal the income-tax
there. and II such a tax was fair one
for the State Of New York. why was 1t
not also n fair one for the United States?
1t was useless he exclaimed, to denounce
the income-tax as odious, sectional, and
inQustorial. 1t was useless to make any
sophistical arguments against the right
and duty of every man TO contribute TO
the support of the government. 1t had
to be done. The American people were
in earnest about 1t. If this Congress did
not do Il, the next would. II was going
TO be done. 1t was prohibit6ry legisla-
ton that was closing American markets
and driving unemployed people into the
highways and bringing them TO Wash
ington in thousands to plead, not for their
rights. but for fallacies more ruinous and
impracticable than those under which
they were living now.
PASS THE TARIFF BILL.
In conclusion, Mr.. Mills said: There Is
n duty devolving on this body. IT cannot
be excused We must pass this bill.
Make it as good as we can; but we must
pass 1t. We must not only pass 1t. but
we must stop this business Of continually
talking about it, and pass It, The Ameri-
can people have made up their mind
about this measure. They have not sent
us here to talk about II for whole year
We have been very nearly year In as
cussing the question of taxation since the
people sent us here to execute their VIII.
They passed upon the question at the
election OF 1892 They did not send us
here to hear arguments for a new triai.
They sent us here 10 execute thcir jung
ment They sent us here TO drive the
protectionst criminals out OF the country
10 restore prosperity. and to bring the
country back TO the enjoyment or us
natural rights. That Is our duty. 1t Is
our duty so TO alter the parliamentary
rules of this body as that We can close
the debate and bring the matter to an
issue ! do not care what are the tradi-
t,ons of this body as to free debate.
ain the early history Of the body there
was no such thing as filibustering known.
, Now II is here. in defiance or all iaws'
and the minority boldly assume that tney
may prevent the majority from executing
their will. / say that If forty-four seha-
tors On this side are for the same purpose
"a I am. and IL the forty-fifth De seat.o
In the presiding officers chair. l wouid
mass this bill in less than forty-e'gh'
| hours" -, Tho
There was considerable applause on tne
floor and in the galleries as MT. M,iis
concluded and he received many eo"-
| rratulations upon his speech from hna
| own side of the chamber. AS no o'hel
senator sought the floor, the senate asa '-'
went into the consideration Oh '.,,aa
| business, and, AT f'Vo 1 49,
| until tomorrow.
House Of Representatives.
| Mr. Hepburn Republican). OF Iowa
raised an objection in the House 'hi'
morning to approving pro forma the jour
nal of yesterdays procedures anu
rising vote was taken, with TINS resui.
AYES. 1lS; noes, 0. Mr.. Hepburn mao,
the point Of no quorum, and the yeas anu
NAYS were ordered, Messrs Sayers AM
IIenburn acting as tellers. The vote re-
sulted-yeas, 30: noes. 0. FIVE members
rcported themselves present
The House went into Committee o.
the Whole. Mr.. Hatch Oemocrap, o.
| Missouri. in the chair, TO further con
slider the post office appropriation Dill fo'
| the vear ending June 80, 1895. The Only
nararraph remaining undsposed or wal
that making an appropriation OF sl%v
for necessary and special facilities to
the mail route from Springfield, Mass.
via New York and Washington to AT
lanta and New Orleans.
Mr.. KYLE DemocraO. of Mississippi
had moved to strike out the paragraph
II was agreed that debate on this amend
ment should be limited to two hours ant
fifteen minutes. The amendment was ad
vocated by Mr.. Kyle, and MT. Lou'
Republican), Of California, members o
the committee.
Mr. Kyle pointed out that "the fas
mail train" benefited by the appropriation
made the journey In ten minutes les
time before the roads over which 1t run
received cent Of the money than
does now. He also objected to the ap
propriation as involving a false principle
Mr. Loud showed that other roads. es
pecially in the West. performed servic
similar to that of the southern mail with
out additional pay. and this appropriation
was an unjust and unnecessary discrilni
| nation.
The amendment was also opposed b.
Messrs Meyer DemocraD. Of louisiana
Robertson DemocraD. OF Louisiana
Hooker Democrat). of Mississippi; Coope
DemocraO, Of Florida. and Henderson
chairman of the committee. They pleade'
for a continuance of the appropriation
, | which had been In every appropriation bill