Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-12

ntiye of measure and to advocate 1t hero.
 Continuing, Mir. Hill reminded the sen. ate that he had said tho income tax pro vision had been placed i'm the bill to suit certain senators. certain members of con. gress-not to carry out Q single Democratic doctrine. It had never been declared to be a Democratic doctrine by any national convention of the party.
 MT. Hill then referred to the remarks of Mir. Cockrell when he alluded to the fact that the candidates of the last New York Democratic state convention were defeated.
 He (HnD would point the senator to the fact t,aat the same disapproval of the income tax as that contained in the plat form of the Democratic party was also in the Republican platforIM So far as the state of New York was concernerd. there was and is but little difference of opinion on the subject
 If the ambiguities were not removed, it was reasonably certain that the expe- rienees connected with the direct tax of the war period and Its refund would be repeated. Taxpayers would besiege the treasury, court of claims and congress foi a refund of the tax.
 .The InquisitOrial FoHms."
 The senator also questioned the right oi congress under the constitution to tax the incomes from notes bonds or other securi- tics issued by states or minor divisions oi states. The income tax was not for secur- ing revenue only, but to harass and wor- ", and he asked:
 Shall the inquisitorial forms proposed by tho treasury department be tolerated by congress?' The great newspapers of Now York city. he added, were organized as corporations under the New York laws and must return their annual profits and pay per cent thereon. Why, the senator asked, could not the government be con- tent with . plain, trustworthy statement of the net profits of the enterprise Many of the questions put forward in the treas ury regulations had no warrant in the law unless the law empowered the department to put any question it pleased. Many of the questions were. he asserted, absurdly inquisitoriaL
 Speaking further. Mir Hill said the election was a condemnation of the in. come tax, a condemnation of the Wilson. German -Brice- Smith bill, or whatever it was; a condemnation of tho legislation of last summer, and he thought the less said about 1t at this particular time tho better. Further on in his remarks MT. Hill refer rcd to the statemerT from President Cleve- land "in his famous Wilson letter." in which he told the country how he depre- cated the income tax. and he (HilO did not think it probable that the president would disapprove it's repeal if congress should sec fit to repeal it
 Mir. Dubois (Ida.) followed in support of the appropriation to make the law oper- ative. but soon drifted into discussion of the silver question. in which he said that no currency bill could pass that was not liberal toward silver.
 NIT. Quay (Pa.) supported Mir. Hills nd said | yCO1.ld ha fha dTIfy of the next Republican congress to repeal the law.
 Messrs. sherman co. ] and Mitchell (Or ] thought the appropriation should be made. Before adjournment Mir. Morgan (Ala. raised and the chair sustained a point of order against the amendment from which Mfr Hill appealed, and action on this win be had today.
 Another Currency Bnl. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Senator Mo Pherson of New Jersey proposed bill in the senate which represents the eastern view of the currency question. It provides for the issue of per cent bonds for the purpose of carrying into effect the resump- tion act of 1873, the bonds to be payable at tho pleasure of the government aftel five years. Another section provides fol tho coinage of the silver seigniorage to tne amount ol Soo'VVo,o ooo, Io oe pRA1u hot public expenses as needed. but nothing in the bill will change tho law relating to treasury notes now outstanding A seo- | tion of bill authorizes the secretary of the treasury in lieu of the issue of bonds to require half the customs duties to be paid in gold, gold certificates or United States government notes. All national banks are to be allowed to issue currency to the full par value of the bonds deposited. Japanese Ministers Birthday Reception. WASHINGTON, Jan. I2-Minister Kuri- no of Japan gave a birthday party tc about 100 invited guests. The legation was handsomely decorated in Japanese style, and tho minister received dressed ip national costume The supper was dainti