Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-23
THE INCOME TAX
Mr.. Hill Makes Another Strong
Speech Against 1t.
TIE POPULIOr MISSION RIDICULED
He Offers Several Amendments
Which Are Defeated.
THE DEFICIENCY BILn

The half hour usually devoted to mis-.
| cellaneous business In the Senate was today
occupied by Mr.. Call Fla.) with a resolu-
| ton providing for a committee OF FIVE Sem
ators to investigate the election and control
Of Senators and Representatives by corpora
| tions. He made a brief speech on the sub
1ect.
Mr.. Sherman said he was willing that the
investigation should be allowed. so far az
Florida was concerned. but he did not think
II was just to make It 30 broad and sweep
ing as contained In the resolution and in
| cluding the whole country.
The resolution went over at 1890 and the
tariff bill was taken up.
| senator Hill Again I'm Opposition.
Mr.. Hill On. " took the floor. He said
that yesterday would be known in history
as populist day. and referred to the speeches
by Senators Kyle and Allen in speaking for
| the doctrines OF their party. He said that
| no attempt had been made to attack the
| repeal OF the state bank tax or to enact
q free coinage bill In this bill. both of which
are indorsed by many democrats and con-
| sidered a part of the platform. while es-
pecial efforts had been made to 60 outside
of the platform to incorporate the income
tax In the bill.
| of New York would evade the tax he be-
| lieved there would be no more perjury than
| In other states. AS a matter OF fact he be-
lieved that this tax could be evaded without
| resort to perjury. He went on to explain
that a man In estimating his income might
deduct salaries for his wife and children
| II would be dishonest practice, but tt
| could not be detected nor punished. No
| other system OF taxation opened such a
| broad field for fraud and evasion and none
| offered such temptations II the tax were
| exemption be 5000 when in monarchical
| countries where this tax was levied tne
| exemption was but $3.50 and even down 70
S2I1. Was IT to compensate for tne h,Sn
| higher the exemption the harder IL would
| be to defend this tax.
Three thousand dollars represented the IN
| terest on 10000. II exempted men worm
| s6O 600. II they had an investment OF per
| cent. 100000, IL their investment was In
| government bonds. Was there any 1usuce
| In that. The homestead exemption was
| 81 600. not 100000.
| The collateral inheritance laws OF Mary
land. New York. Connecticut and other
states tax collateral inherftances and gifts
at an average of per cent; large amounts
| Of money were raised by the states from
this source. But II the federal government.
/ disregarding it's legitimate neld OF taxation.
stepped in and took per cent more this
tax would be unbearable The states would
| be obliged to relinQuish portion OF the
| revenue from this source. In order 70 make
/ the tax EQUITABLE and transfer the burden
| TO the landowner. the small farmer and the
artisan with little home: Instead OF oene-
fting the poor man, his burdens would be
! increased. He would be Jumping out OF tns
| frytng-pan into the fireL
Ridiculing the Populists.
In reply TO yesterdays argument OF Mr.
Allen. the Nebraska populist. Mr. Hill r1di-
culed the mission OF the populist party.
which he declared was helped by and could
subsist only on hard times. He dwelt hu-
morously on the great victory achieved ~
the populists In this bill lexclusive of the
income taxi. II had not secured free sugar.
free coal. free iron ore. but IL had got rrss
barbed wire.
But barbed wire with its sharp fangs,
was already interdicted in many states IL
was already being discarded by the farmers
in others. It wouldn't do them any good.
Yet IL caught everything that went up
against II" and was therefore a proper
emblem Of the populist party. d.augh,er.p
The populists got free barbed wire and
would vote for this bill Mr.. Hill hurled
back the wholesale charge Of corruption
maze by Mr.. Allen against both the repub-
hcan and democratic parties. In opposi-
ton 10 bribery, corruption. peculation and
to cranks. and In fealty to law and order
and the Constitution. both those parties
Joined. They differed. and differed honestly,
| on many questions OF public policy. But
when men set afioat stories Of wholesale
public sentiment Mr.. Hill called attention
to an advertisement in a morning paper of
| an entertainment TO be given by some OF
| the Coxeyites (the exemplars OF the populist
party. "Minstrels and comedy, new faces
and new songs" and a farce entitled Keep
on the grass" were on the program He
presumed the populists I'm Congress would
occupy box seats and witness this perform
| ance. which is to illustrate how hard
working men are oppressed by this miser-
able government OF ours" Q-aughter.)
Rich Men Of New York.
Mr.. Hill Indignantly repudiated the a.
pensions Mr.. Allen had heaped on the rich
men of New York. They were not su rich,
he said. He himself had started with noth-
ing and had held his own ever since Oaurh.
teri. When Mr. Allen said no man coulA
make a million dollars honestly. he referred
and genius had earned him a great for
tune. who had made q name for his coun-
try In electricity and who had benefited
every city and town In the United States
Continuing. Mr.. Hill said he was sorry
that his party associates had followed In
the wake OF the populists IN adopting the
income tax doctrine. Straying after false
gods was dangerous. He,saw BY the morn
Ing paper that the chairman of q demo-
cratic congressional committee In Ohio had
Endorsed Coxey. the populist candidate, and
had predicted that the regular dspocratic
convention would indorse him Hs was
sorry for his party II this were true. The
democrats OF that district would DO both
themselves and their party an injustice II
they did this. Coxey had come here q
seeker after notoriety. leading q nondescript
band that had been repudiated by honest
labor. He had gone back. and when he
Raised the standard Of populism Il was an
nounced that the democrats were rallying
| to his support.
That was not true democracy Surely the
party OF Jefferson. Jackson and Tilden had
fallen on evil times IL this were SO. Person
ally. Mr.. Hill said he hoped the other can
didate. whoever he might be, no matter
what economic views he held would be
elected. IL he were an upright and honor
able man.
Mr. Gallinger Against the Tax.
Mr.. Hill gave way at 1915. after having
| spoken almost two hours. to Mr.. CALM
ger N.H.). who made an argument against
the income tax.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Galilngers re-
marks, Mr.. Vest withdrew his amendment
to reduce the exemption from $4,000 TO
5000. and allowed Mr. Hill to move to
| duce IL from a. 000 TO $1,000: the motion was
| defeated. 1872. as follows:
ME-. HflPs Amen Edments Defeated.
Mr.. Hill then moved to reduce the exemo-
| ton from $4,000 to 5000; this was also de-
| feated. 26-Ss but in addition TO those who
voted In favor of the former amendment.