The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-28

Washington, April Pit was not un-
til lily o'clock today, that enough SEN
ators were in their seats to make up a
quorum.
Mr. Allen endeavored to call up his
Coxey resolution as unfinished business,
but Mr. Harris objected, stating there
was no such thing as unfinished bust
ness.
The chair so ruled.
Mr. Harris motion to take up the
tariff bill was agreed to-25 to 16.
Mr. Dolph yielded to Mr.. Lindsay his
right to the floor
The Kentucky senator then spoke on
the support of the tariff bill.
Opposition Was Expected.
Mr. Lindsay said the, country expect
ed opposition to Democratic revision Of
the tariff from Republicans, but could
not have anticipated that members of
the party that won the last presidential
election on their pledge of reducing the
tariff to the needs of revenue only
would oppose it. The justice of the
extraordinary and unfounded claim
that the industrial panic was caused by
the fear on the part Of the people that
their expressed will would be carried
Democratic quarters.
The Wilson bill is not what such a
measure should be. but it is infinitely
better than the existing law. Tariff
reform, which should be effected at
once, would hasten the return of better
times, upon an enduring and cOnsutu-
tional basis.
Senator Lindsay would have preferred
a tariff bill pure and simple, unvexed
and unembarrassed by questions con-
corning internal revenue; but the bill
is here, and if enacted it would be the
greatest step ever taken in direction OF
. reform. Senators who serve notice on
the Democratic majority that adhesion
to the income tax feature of the pend
ing bill may defeat the tariff reform,
and who point out the appalling con-
sequences to the Democratic party of
such defeat. must take their warnings
TO themselves and reflect whether, in
case they decline to act in concert with
their Democratic brethren and by so
doing keep upon the statute books the
Mckinley tariff laws, the country viii
hold them guiltiess Of all offences. The
income tax had been declared constJu-
tional by the supreme court.
Defends the Income Tax.
Senator Lindsay said: Il have no
sympathy with those who attempt to
excite prejudice against the rich.
know it TO he a fact that, as a gen
aral rule. the men of wealth are among
our most reputable and patriotic citi-
zens. and that to a very large degree
their riches are the results of their
enterprise, industry and business ca
pacity but it is wholly true that in the
race for wealth the unequal and dis
eliminating tariff laws under which we
have lived for thirty years have been
found a ready and efficient instrument
in hands of n TOrtrJnp
and enterprise to make unhealthy and
abnormal additions TO their wealth,
within the iIl4es of the law and consis-
tent with the highest personal integ-
rity. The time has certainly come
when this convenient and efficient in
strumentality should be dispensed with,
and the time will also come when that
which tariff has helped to create, ought
in common fairness, to contribute to a
moderate degree to the relief of strug-
Cling poverty against the enhanced
prices Of the necessaries of life result
ing from discriminating, indefensible
custom house taxation.
1T is idle to say that an income tax
can not be collected. Experience will
soon make known the loopholes of es-
cape. and they will be closed, just as
have been closed the loopholes through
which, in the early days Of our inter-
nal revenue system, those who were
MllIluB ~ COlliltll PERJURY OF ITdUQ
escaped the payment of internal taxes.
1t is a waste of time to combat the
charges that the pending bill is Sec
tional or was so intended to be- and l
need only refer to the fact to answer
the statement of the senior member
from Maine that when the interest on
estates are being disregarded, Ken
lucky is to be taken care OF.
Kentucky Asks No FayOrs.
kentucky raises practically all the
hemp product in the United States
Hemp goes on the free list. Kentucky
4 is as deeply interested in the lumber
Industry as is Maine, and lumber goes
on the free list Kentucky has just
commenced the work Of developing hel
extensive coal fields. The House bill
puts coal on the free list and the Senate
amendment, if adopted, will reduce the
present duty from Is cents per ton tc
40 cents per ton. Kentucky produces
more tobacco than any other state, yet
every man who deals in tobacco or man
ufactures it for any purpose is taxed
under the internal revenue laws.
THE tax or Kentucky whisky is now
$50 per cent Of the ordinary cost OF
production. The pending bill will in.
crease that tax TO $50 per cent. Ken.
lucky has asked no favors and has re-
ceived none.
Her people believed that tariff taxa.
ton should be levied for revenue only,