The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-21

them even now, although l am not ro.
quired to defend tho manner and form
OF their presentation even II they re-
quired defense which they do not as
sumo.
/ respectfully differ from the PresI'
dent In his assumption that o tax on
sugar is necessary ut this time. conced-
ing that an income tax is to be retained.
Clearly both arc not needed Tor any
legitimate purposes OF tho treasury.
Tho President speaks Of tho Demo
cratic principle and policy which loads
to the taxation Of sugar" He asSorts
that In the taxation OF sugar I'VE arc in
no danger Of running counter to Dcmo-
cratic principle"
TIE PRESIDENTS INCONSISTENCY.
I desire only TO suggest that if it was
desirable that sugar should bO taxed
las legitimate and logical article Of
revenue taxation" as he now SAYS, ut
seems strange that tho President did
not in his last annual message mako
some intimGtiou, some suggestion or
recommendation to that effect. lle en-
dorsed the Wilson bill explicitly in his
message, although it provided substan.
italy for free raw sugar. He permitted
the house TO pass tho measure without
! word OF protest, suggestion oFtadV!ce
that thore should be o tax upon sugar
which has come to bn largely regarded
as ono OF tho nGcOssaries of lifo.
Secretary Carlisle. the trusted Gnan'
cial officer OF his cabinet, Speaking un.
Qnestionably OK Cathcdra, outlined with
great caro- the essential provisions OF
tho proposed tariff reform bill but
mAdo no recommendation whatever for
O tax upon sugar. While free sugar
was boing carried tn rough the house,
tho administration remained quiet and
passive, but now after tho house has
acted and tho country has been led to
expect FREQ sugar the administration
shows its hand and declares for q duty
upon it.
am not now antagonizing its augges-
tion, am simply stating tho facts OF re-
cent history. Undcr the existing cir
cumstanccS with an income tax retain
cd in this bill, voted for tree trado
and shall do 10 again.
In my judgment tho house cannot
now honorably retreat from its position
In favor OF FREQ sugar. The Presidents
suggestion came too late. Tho senate
must recede from its amendments.
AGAINST INCOME TAX.
Mr.. Hill in closing his speech called
attention to the fact that the President
who had been 90 often quoted In the
tariff debate as favoriug tho income tax,
had ut last, on yesterday, come out in no
uncertain tonc against It. lie trusted
that tho Presidents words would have
their effect lie (Mr. HilL wanted to
perfect this bill. Ho knew 1t was
claimed that his wishes should not be
consulted because he did not intond to
vote for this bill. He never should
vote for 1t as long as it contained the
income tax but hO wanted to SEQ 1t
made tlefensible.
While he was speaking OF FREQ coal
and free iron, Mr.. Pugh created Son
sation by asking Mr.. Fill vino owned
the iron orc which he (Hill) and the
President desired should DO placed on
tho FREQ list. ,,.,,
emphatically. ~ know to what tho
sonator probably refers, and 1t may bS
brought out In this debate. l do not
know who owns the coal and iron mines
whose Goa! would come In free. l do
not care, 1t makes no difference"
A slight demonstration in the galleries
greeted Mr.. Hills reply which was ro-
newed whom, with uplit.od and threat
ening hands, no declared that unless
tho Democrats Of the senate yielded,
thcy would go to tho wall aud the Pres.
ident would 90 to the front.
SOME SHARP WORDS.
Mr.. Hill, after his declaration in favor
OF free sugar, proceeded to say that tho
free sugar clause in tho tariff bill had
been universally endorsed by tho Demo.
Gratis Of tho country. He read from a
dispatch from Evansville, Ind, which
stated that congressional convention
had denounced Hill. Brice and German
as tho Benedict Arnolds OF tho Demo.
| cratic party for opposing FREQ sugar.
Mr., Voorhees, arose and denied ab-
solutely tho truth OF the despatch, on
tho strength Of information given him
by Congressman Taylor, OF Indiana,
| who was on the floor. Sharp words be.
tween Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Voorhees, fol-
lowed.
Mr. Gray moved that tho senate In
sist upon lie amendment and consent TO
further confer. Mr.. Hills motion,
however, will, under the rules, take
precedence.
Thoro was nothing, said Mr.. Gray, in
speaking 10 his motion, that had occur
red TO mako m unusual action upon
tho part OF tho senate necessary. lie
did not think it was necessary to retreat
on account OF tho determined attitude
OF tho house or thrcNts from any quar-.
ter. Efe commended tho wisdom
which ovorcame tho difiicuItiea which
stood in tho way OF passing the bill.
At this pointa very hot porsoual con-
troycrsy developed between Senators
Gray aud Hill.
Mi. Gray said that during tho timo
tho Democratic senators were Gndoavor.
ing to agree upon Il tariff bill that would
command forty.thrGe Dcmoctatic votes,
tho senator from Now York never
raised his voice In favor Of tho doctrine
of FREQ raw materials, which hO now
advocated.
Mr. Hilton every occasion whom tho
subject OF coal and iron orc was NJ !
advocated that there be no duty lUviod
upon thcm.
NOW TIE hattie GOES REAvGlY or.
Mr.. GrnY-Thero arc thirty senators
within tho aound OF my voiCo that know
what say is absolutely correct.
Mr.. lIill-Will the senator from Della
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