Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-07

Dominion Coal Company-Anti-Au-
nrchist NH.

dominion Coal Compnny-AntI-Au-
nrchist NH.
Washington, Aug. G--in tho senate
q resolution was introduced today by
MI Mills, Democrat OF Texas, and
ordered &c lie on the tnble temporarily
declaring that in the revision OF the
existing system Of national taxation
the following principles should be OBJ
served:
First that all taxes ars burdensome
70 tne taxpayers ana can only lie
rlghuully Imposed to raise revenue to
support the government second, that
when taxes are imposed on imported
goods the rate should he so low as not
materially to restrict importations
Third. that in selecting arucles 10 be
taxed, only those ready for consump-
non should be chosen aud these thu
tlte s,iouid he exempt.
The resolution offered on August l.
by Mr.. Chandler, looking TO the in
Nesugauon of the Dominion Coal COM
pany OF Nova Scotia aud the substitute
offered by Mr.. Mills IN the way Of AN
addition to the original resolution.
growing that a special committee OF
iive should be directed to report 10 the
senate whether any member Of con-
gress Is or was Interested In any COM
pany engaged in mining coal in any
state of the United States or any rail-
rond engaged in transporting coal
which would come into competition
with the Dominion Coal company ana
whether its removal would reduce the
price OF coal to consumers and what
section of Che country would be bene-
fited by its retention, u discussion arose
between Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Chandler
as to whether the old sugar commit
tee should be entrusted with the In
vestigation or whether Il new commits
4 lNsnF M -
vored the retention Of the old com
mlttee. because, as he said Il was
honest and capable and had recently
made an exhaustive investigation and
had reported that the charges made
against senators had not been sus-
tainod.
rs shat the reason the senator from
Texas favors this conimittee?" in
CURED Mir. Chandler.
Mr.. Mills denied that he was In
fiuonced by any such motives and ex-
pressed this Willingness to have n new
committee appointed n MIR. Chandler
preferred. The resolution went over
under the rules without action aud the
conference report on the river and har-
Dor bill was laid before the senate and
II was agreed TO. This completes the
bill.
The bill for the deportation Of an
nrchists then came up and Mr. HIN
explained Its provisions. Unless some
action was taken by this government,
such as was now before the senate,
this country. he said would soon be
the dumping ground for the anarchists
q the world II was not intended 10
make the belief in anarchy crime
and therefore no attempt mas been
made TO define ANARCHY. He favored
the provision or the seratc bill for
lnspectlon hy the treasury agents In
stead OF by consuis and was sur, nat
no one could attribute his attitude on
this rcct'on to a desire to secure more
patronage for the secretary u the
treasury. There Were no politics In the
bin and he favored II because he be- |
lleved IL was better than the house
hill
Mr.. Lodge Ron. Of Massachusetts.
eSnrassed the belief that both ILLS |
were Inadequate for o. purpose ~ |
Restricting immigration, but he was |
anxious TO see some restriction rlncad |
on Immigration. however slight It
might be-
Mr.. Palmer pointed out the difficulty |
OF dealing fairly with the ciestion |
and the danger Of doing injustice 10
the harmless socialists while protect
ing ourselves against the danger OF |
anarchists. He asked Mr.. Hill whether
the bill would apply TO undesirable /
pcfSona hlffAuN IN the country. Mfs I
Hill replied that It worid. The Discus
sion then took on legal aspect and
hinged upon the right Of country 10
protect itself against undesirable
aliens Mr. Hill ooin'ed out the mod
Grafton Of the penliag hill AZ COM
pared with the act reoen;ly raffed
by the parliament OF Greaf rriiain
and Mr.. Kyle OF South Dakota asked
him TO more accurately define the term
anarchist. FOR there were. he Sid.
peaceable and learned people In Bos-
ton who held that II vas possilie for
a people to become 30 highly civilized
as to live together without laws. ana
therefore according 10 he usual Ceflni-
tl0n. they were anarchists Mr.. Hill
replied that they were TO hold This
telicf, but II they tried % nvscturn
the laws for the purpose u iut.sng
their belief to the cnt then they he
came dangerous. Aztec some further
debate and the alnption Of come
the bill was passed and
Messrs. Hill, Faulkner and Chandler
were appointed con.ercea.
Al $50 the senate went icto eSect-
tive session and at $40 dion-ned.