Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-15
GORMAN AND HILL.
The Former Speaks Of Uncompro.
missing New Workers.
APPEAL TO REPUBLICANS.
,,,s RIdiouIed by the Empire State soma
tor-Othcr Congressional Pro-
ccedincs.

WASHINGTON, u. c., January IL
st.N ATE.-After the routine morning
basin So the urgent-dcfciency bill was
taken un. the question being on Mr..
si.rs appcal from the decision OF the
rtaf~ rfi..ng out the amendment oheref
90. ..,o 20 authorize United states courts
e.. boar au3 dctcrrninc questions as to
r.. c,rs,itutionality and validity OF the
in.omc-f4x.
,.~ stewart took the foor and con-
.f.f.8 his speech begun Saiurday-a
f.r...tlvcr speech.
AZ e,,r,4n next addressed the Senate.
ree r.t.iug proposition was. he said'
,t..,le and plain one. An appropriation
,ul was before the senate providing for
s.s..,nciss. among them one to enable
60. Secretary Of the Treasury TO carry
..f .h. law for the collection Of an In
c.ne.taN
-i.t what the Senator from New fork
desires" Mr. German continued. rs
provision separate and distinct. ana eH-
,.lt.onal In this casa provision that
would enable any taxpayer 10 suspend
III. lrcome-iax. 10y injunction 10 reverse
t.s rule and - prevent the money
coming into the Treasury uniil every
nrfe.i.n that micht bc raised by every
inviting taxpayer should be decided by
u Supreme court ~ the United states
S3rl an attempt Mr German declared
w.Dll le wrong. would he heyohd thc
power OF tho senate. ana would be ue'
.t-active Of the interests OF the Irea-
..y.u cannot eliminate" said he, "a
single r~ovision Of the tarf law. which
l..rcs revenue into the Treasury. without
constituting something IN its place that
wiz p>lucc an equal amount OF revenue.
And repeat that there g. no jusuncauon
or excuse for any senator who proposes
q. MAKE q reduction unless he can snow
tat This body can legally ada to the
revenue an equal amount by oiher pro
visions. and that cannot be done.
There never was more hazardous un-
dcrtuling than that Of revising the tarin
Inv 20 thc time the Democratic party
undertook f. The hin was tt compromise
measure ard no bin could have passed
tl,. senate except by a compromise, 10
which every Democratic senator eXcopt
Tho senator from New York tMr. HID
.ereca As q whole. and - it stands to-
day. tho tariff law IL the act Of The
Democratic party. and IL Is the best
t.riT law ihat has been on the statute
books for forty years.
NO-COMPROMSE NEW WORKERS.
..Tho Senator from New York was not
n party 10 that compromise. There Is
something IN the atmosphere Of Northern
New York. which, II seems To- mo. makes
IL imuossibie for a statesman from that
section ever 30 compromise" Naughter)
"The Question then was. the Mckinley
net or the pending bill but the Senator
from New York told his colleagues on
this siie Of the chamber; Either give me
rrv way. or your shall never pass the
hll' I'm that compromise We put this
iucomo-taN.
Now. / might excuse the Senator from
New York for ants gonizing this provision,
~ it we're not for the fact that whilst
W. were considering the tariff bin, he
not only opposed the income feature.
lut he Joined with all the extreme tariH
I.tnrmers who wanted to cut down thr
revenue from customs. II that Senator
bad had his way he would have had
fiva hundred millions Of bonds 10 issue in
order % r9y the current expenses Of the
government between that time and 1881.
i could never follow leader who
Y 0ull deliberately put this government
81 a position to increase the national
not believe that national debt is n
I.tiural blessing ! have no sympathy
vlth the men who proclaim themselves
al.lDcsl rcformers. and who. under the
'ea e reform, want TO increase the
IaH nal debt"
Nr G1nnan SAID that under the exist
la- tirf law the larger part Of the
revenue came. not from customs. but
o. In lrt,rual-rcvenue taxation. The Gus
toms dI lot furnish revenue enough
&, i1y the pensions. can we" he asked.
reduce the expenses? l answer no. You
cannot reduce the expenditures ma
t,r.lily"
TIE neral expenses Of the govern
W,ut VIII grow. rather than diminish.
la1.ci the Secretary of the Treasury
puts the expenditures for 1876 some mil
Ions higher than those for 1885. and he is
quite right in that estimate"
Appealing directly e. the Republican
senators Mr. German said: "You come
into power IN the ith Of March nsxt under
better conditions than We did on the 4th
ef March. lNG We have removed from
your pathway many Of tn obstructions.
Nou have. as compared with our work.
little 10 10. You come with majority
In The other house as great as we had
there You have In this body a majority
equal %. II not greater than. that which
w have. The responsibility will be- then.
on you And I say u Ga senator from
pennsylvania ] Mr QuayC that |. for one.
VIII treat him and his friends in "a spirit
different from that which he has mani
i'ste4 toward us. In any question that
Affects the finances OF the government.
or that IS necessary 10 prevent the bank
rupicy Of the Treasury. or that Is neccs-
sary 70 reform the currency. / will help
and ought la NDfstnf..r g.. 4.
Us now"
HILLS REPLY.
Mr.. Hlll replied To the speech Of Mr..
GoTman, who. said h. should have CON
ia>i himself 10 the vindicution of his own
course. Instead Of trying t. put other
nators Ia "A falss position That Senator
had been with him GIr. HID H. his fight
aI1inst some Of the provisions Of the
tru bill That Senator had not been
al.n. in his predictions Of the failure Of
revenue under tn hiu lie (AIr. HID had
nlso made the like predictions. lie had
not voted for the tarih bill. which he
acain alluded 20 facetiously as German
m.th-Brice-W Wilson u Co.'S bin" and h.
uDciin'd 70 Do Lei responsible by MIR.
IlfHhIn or anybody else for any of the
evils which n had inflicted on the coun-
~. d. supposed that the men VINO voted
' '''' t4+N-t4.4 ~ lrlA Responsible Tor
i-not those who voted against IL. The
senator from Maryland. instead Of com
i.t'n4nr of the amendment offered to the
.H--nt deficiency bin. should have been
e..4 If the opportunity afforded him 10
Nh'l'a'. himself That Was an opportu-
h..t "h.th the Senator doubtless had long
t..rnt
b.. Mr HAD did not propose now 10
tNt'; uio auy discussion about the pro-
Iy ui he IncOmr-tax. The dlstin.
i',h'a o' aator from Maryland had been
WIN i-iA ,-s De- sgpposed) when he made
l"r "tiach oH tnai provision OF the BIN.
t'l on one day after ne Ont. HID had
L'en alscn, in the North. he returned
70 i-" senate chamber and--presto,
Sha'. ihe senator from Maryland WAS
lot ln' obnoxious. iuiquitous income-taA
Caieaeucally ''fcr a period OF five
yrar-.' Naughterl
in % Mr. Hih drifcd into refcrenc.
= hs attempt TO have The rules of the
Senate changed in The line OF cloturr.
snd accused Mr German Of having on.
posed such change. which would. MIR.
iilA said. have enabled Us 10 provide
TIE necessary revenue Tor the govern>