Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-31

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iican .'Sugarr still in the Bowl
Those Who Paid Incomes Burning
the War Have No Claim Under the
Late Decision.
Regular Correspondence of the STANDARD.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 81, 1898.
President Cleveland is authority for
the positive statement that so far as
can be seen at this time, neither an ex-
ira session of Congress nor an issue of
bonds will be made necessary by the
decision OF the Supreme Court against
the constitutionality OF the income
tax. The numerous sensational state
mehts to the contrary sent out OF
Washington this week had no firmer
foundation than a desire to embarrass
the administration by creating the i'm
preston that the government would
be unable to meet its obligations with
out issuing bonds or getting additional
legislation from Congress. This is a
very unpatriotic as well as danger
GUS misrepresentation to make, but
everything is disregarded by those who
are are engaged in the task of making
political ammunition to be used next
year against the Democratic party.
Members OF the administration have
accepted without comment the income
tax decision. Other officials have not
been so reticent. For instance. Sen
ator Palmer, OF Illinois. at present in
Washington, said: "The country
will accept the decision, but if the
emergency should arise for the enact
ment of another income tax law, Con-
gress will pass it and the Supreme
Court then sitting will uphold the tax
ing authority of Congress in the
premises. The people of the country
understand their power"
A rather interesting story is being
told concerning the payment of the
deferred sugar bounty, authorized at
the last session Of Congress, and the
proposed establishment of Republi-
can daily newspaper at New Orleans
with capital of 81 100000. 1t seems
that ex-Gov. Yarmouth, OF La, was
the originator Of the scheme. The
Louisiana sugar planters pledging
themselves to invest in the stock of
the proposed paper a certain per cent.
age of the amount received, if the bill
authorizing the payment passed Con.
gress and became a law. President
Cleveland and the Democrats in Con-
gress were asked to endorse the bill for
the payment Of the deferred sugar
bounty as matter OF justice to the
sugar planters, and the Republicans in
Congress were asked to support it be-
cause a good portion of the money
paid would 60 towards the establish
ment and maintenance of Republi.
can daily at New Orleans. The result
is history. The payment was author
lied and 100000 was appropriated
by Congress. but Secretary Carlisle has
not paid out the money yet. and that
Republican daily has consequently not
been established. One of the reasons
the money has not been paid out is
that the appropriation was not large
enough to pay all the claims, but
there may be other reasons which will
prevent payment for some time. A
Republican Senator speaking of the
matter said: Certainly a Democrat
ic administration ought not to furnish
money to people who propose to use it
to establish an organ with which to
antagonize it. True. the debt will
have to be paid some time, but if
were at the head OF the Treasury l
would let those hot headed fellows in
Louisiana whistle for their money. /
would not pay them until compelled
to do So"
Somebody with nothing better to do
started rumor that the decision of
the Supreme Court against the income
tax made the government liable to the
heirs of those who paid the income
tax under the law enacted as a war
measure for ali the money collected
under that law. While the law which
the old income tax was collected was
practically the same that has been de-
clared unconstitutional by the present
Supreme Court, it was passed upon
and declared constitutional by the
then Supre ne Court, and those who
paid money under it can have no valid
claim on the government for its return.
Secretary Herbert has accepted an
invitation to be the orator of the day
at the Memorial Day ceremonies at
st. Elizabeth's cemetery. President
Cleveland has been invited TO Airing
ton, but it is not certain that he will
be in Washington, as he is quite anx-
ious to accompany Mrs. Cleveland and
the children to Gray Gables, and they
may 60 before next Thursday. There
is special reason why Mrs. Cleveland's
departure cannot be postponed much
longer. She would have gone before
now, but for the prevalence of dis.
agreeable weather. Dem.