The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-31
A FIELD DAY IN THE HOUSE
Opponents of the Income
Tax Heard From.
Vigorous Speeches Against it
by Democrats.
Bourke Cochran Eclipses His Former
Oratorical Efforts.
Bryan of Nebraska Makes an Able Ad-
dress In Advocacy OF the Meas
ure- House and Senate
Proceedings.

BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-This has been
field day in the house. The oppo-
nents of income tax had their opportu-
tunity. Covert and Bartlett of New
York and johnson OF Ohio, all Demo
Gratis, presented opposition along with
the Republicans, but it remained for
Bourke Cochran to eclipse all the
speeches he has ever made in congress.
Bryan of Nebraska closed the debate OF
the day in the defense of income tax.
and he, too, made an eloquent speech.
When the house met it at oncs re-
eumed the tariff debate, Covert (Dem.}
of New York, continuing his attack on
the bill. He declared the bill was sec
tional, and reminded the southern
members that the northern Democrats
assisted them to defeat the force bill,
and asked them to return the compli-
ment by assisting to defeat this section
al measure.
Cox, Dem OF Tennessee followed in
eupport OF income tax. Stone (Rep.) Of
Pennsylvania spoke in opposition.
Bartlett declared he was opposed to
an income tax at any time and in any
form, whether as rider ON the tariff
bill or as a separate measure.
Pendleton Dem.) OF West Virginia
said the West Virginia delegation would
support the bill, and thought New York
ought to do likewise, and take Its medi-
cine in the form OF an income tax.
Breckinrdge of the ways and means
committee referred TO the fact that a
very tull Democratic caucus had decided
to make income tax feature of the
bill
johnson of Ohio followed with a
rather sensational theoretical arraign-
ment of the income tax proposition,
which gave him an opportunity to advo-
cate the imposition OF Henry George's
land tax.
McKeighan and Simpson advocated q
graduated income tax.
Cochran followed as the special cham
pion of the Democratic opposition to an
income law. For over an hour the great
Tammany orator poured forth his elo-
quence against an income tax. He he'd
hoped the tariff bill would be allowed to
come to a vote unvexed, undiBturbed
free from all danger Of embarrassing eide
Issues. He had hoped the Democratic
party would first redeem its pledges be-
fore it began to indulge the vagaries OF
members. Why should harmonious
militant party be plunged into discord
by this proposition? He denied that
the tariff reductions in the Wilson bill
would produce a deficit or that there
was any need of an income tax on this
account. He appealed eloquently to his
Democratic colleagues not to commit
this error-not to throw away New York,
the stronghold of the Democracy. On
concluding he was tremendously ap-
plauded.
Bryan OF Nebraska followed in ad-
vocacy of the income tax. and took
issue with Cochran as to the justice and
equality OF the tax. Msuy members
congratulated Bryan on his speech.
The house then took recess until 8
O'Clock.
Almost the entire evening was de-
voted to discussion of the income tax.
Coombs and Hendrix (Democrats) OF
New York opposed it. while Dearmond
(Dsm OF Missouri. Tucker (Dem.) Of
Pennsylvania, Maddox (Dsm.) OF Geor-
gis, Wheeler (Dsm) of Alabama and
Davis (Pop.) of Kansas endorsed it.
Lewis (Rep.) of South Dakota opposed
the entire tariff measure, including the
income tax feature.