Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-26
MILLS ON TARIFF.
He Win Vote for the Bill but Doei
Not Approve It.
The INCOME TAX CLAUSE DEFENDED.
Senator Mills said That Protection Had
Failed to Build u Home Market for
Agriculture A Row In the
House.

WAsHISoroS, April 25-After the
morning hour the tariff bill was laid
before the senate and Senator Mills, Of
Texas, was recognized lie opened by
saying that the bill did not entirely
meet his approval But all legislation
was necessarily matter OF com
promise. lie might offer some amend
ments, but II they were rejected, he
should vote for the bill 1t was a
party measure, and every democrat
should sink his own preferences thus
Tar. lie would, he said, have levied a
duty on coffee, tea and sugar. The
democratic theory was that the gov
| crnment should insure TO every man
the enjoyment of every natural right.
lie should have put on the free list all
articles that require remanufacture for
consumption. II that were not sufii-
cient, he should have put "a tax on
accumulated wealth All obstacles in
the way Of employment Of labor should
be stricken down. The policy of pro-
lection, he argued, had failed TO build
upa home market for agriculture. lie
would put on the free list metals, wool,
cotton, fbers, iron and steel in pigs
and all yarns-everyth thing which re-
| quired to he manufactured. lie would
90 ti's IN order that the manufacturers
oi the country might manufacture
their goods at the lowest possible price
~ '"ey couiu go INTO tine markets OF
'"e world
MT Mills devoted large part OF his
speech 10 the defense OF the income
| tax. lie Landed the action of the COM
in'''ee On reporting TAX on incomes
yy. TUE HOUSE
"ASiiiNeIoN' Aprli 20. In the mousse
yesteruaV the senate JOINT resolution
authorH'hg the laying OF II bronze TAP
iet 10 commemorate the lOoth ami
Nersary OF the laying oil the corner
sto"e oi inc capitol was taken up ana
P'SSeu Oh motion OF MT byhuh' OF In
u'ana
hr' partnoidt CANNED the moor on
question Oh privilege anu sent 10 the
''erH desk To nave read series OF
resolutions passed ut mass meeting
III ~ LOUIS MO- iast saturday dec'ar
Jug 'norleS 4. Joy 10 nave oeeh i'legal-
"oPrlVed OF nus seat as representa-
i've from the Eleventh missouri dis
'riV"
hyiore 'he nrSV Wnereas had oeeh
re"h the nature OF the resolutions was
ueVe'oPe' una Mr MGMiiiln CGe'n'l
i",Se" '"e Poin1 thdt tney uiu not IN
Volvc question OF privilege
i"o 7pe"Ner ne'u tnn' Nv v'e v Neiii'
Joy case hau oeeh auJuulcated Mr.
hartno'uts resolution could nave no
priVheged status MT oNeili, the sub
Ject Oh tne at.acH' demanded the moor
as matter Oh privilege ana was pro
ceeulnB 70 reply 10 tue ihputatloh tpat
ne hau Obtained seat 10 when he was
not ent,'ieu when Mr. wise !dem'J
r"iHou t"o point 'haS Hr' Ne''i was
a'so out Oh oruer' inc speaker sus-
'alneu cue po'nt Vu' MT Ne,i' Wouiu
ny 9'' u'""' io rang uou 'ho no"Se
"n'ic 'ne sPea8cr was '1'h'y enueaV-
orinB 70 restore oruer, ne onoreu 10
sunni, 'no ques''on ot nus e'ection 70
apee'"i eo''.i't'ee "nu "'i"e Nv i.s ue
cls'on ~ ilst tne sPeaher was iorceo
10 order Mr. oNei'l 10 take ms seat
me pehuihg o'heh"heut was tha' OF
MT hyle ueh 10 strlNe ont the APP
preparation LOT tnS iast southern mail
Mr' wye e'n'i'lue' MS REMARKS III OPP
pos'''"" =" the appropriations
MeSsrs' meyer ana robertson OF
louisiana ana Mr hooNer' oil Missls-
s,ppi' warmly supported the approprl-
at,oh'
nv NY ~ "ine"uule"I W a''lNe Tue
appropriation from the pih was de-
ieHteu An amendment providing
limitation oil zen years on Tue payment
OF money orders ana Tor the destruction
OF money order mes AT the emu OF that
t'lne' was adopted;
Inc committee then rose
| reported To tho mouse, Mr. y itgg was
given three-quartcr, of an hour to OPP
pose an amendment adopted in com