The Arizona sentinel., 1895-01-05

worst feature of the original bill is
retained in the substitute-that
| providing for the issue Of currency
by State banks, That feature is in
reality the only excuse for the whole
measure. and is intended to placate
the south and keep it from break
ing away permanently from the
Democratic party. The very decld-
ed failure of the misunderstanding
plans has caused the whole busi ness
to be regarded as farcical, and it is
nov considered very doubtful
whether the House can be forced
into passing either the present bill
or one closely resembling it.
The much talked about test of
the constitutionality of the income
tax to be made. a bill in equity
was filed in the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia Saturday
afternoon by Messrs. Sheilabarger
and Wilson and Ex-senator Ed
monds, on behalf Of John G. Moore
of New York City, against the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. The
object of the bill is to prevent any
steps being taken for the collection
Of of the income tax from certain
corporations in which Mr.. Moore is
stockholder. Whatever NAV be
the decision in the case is to be car
ried to the U. S. Supreme Court,
from which it is hoped to get de-
cision before the government be-
gins to collect the tax.
The following quotation from
speech made by Mr.. McLaurln,
Democratic member of the House
from South Carolina, on the cur
reney bill, bars him from the
cuckoo feed trough: "It is fraud
upon the name of Democracy, and
bears upon its face the moral tur-
pitude that now seems to dominate
that great, although somewhat
shattered, organization. The Demo
cratic party for years has asked the
people for a chance to bring peace
and prosperity to their doors. Two
years ago that request was granted,
and what has been the result? Not
a single pledge has been redeemed,
nor a single promise kept, but the
entire machinery of the party has
been placed in the hands Of that
class Of individuals who have been
in the past, and are even now, the
curse of the plain people of the
country. The people had a reliet |
to expect from the Democratic
party, and the the results of last
November may be taken as lively
reminder Of their disappointment,
and | venture the assertion that if
the present bill becomes a law, the
people at that next election will |
wipe out the last vestige of the
Democratic party"
Representative Hit, the first
Republican member ofthe House
committee on Foreign Affairs, and
former chairman, is not 'eatisfied |
with Secretary Gre5ham's answer
TO his resolution, adopted by the
House, inquiring why the Secretary
recommended an appropriation Of
1925, 900 to pay for damages arising
out Of the seizure of Canadian
sealerS in Behring Sea. Mr.. Hit
says the answer to Secretary Gres-
ham ignores the validity of the
claims for prospective damages, and
explains nothing, and that he pro-
poses to take other steps towards
getting the explanation he asked
for, when Congress re-assembles. |
The gold in the Treasury con-
.inues to rapidly decrease, and the
prediction has been made by mem
)ers of the administration that an
)ther issue of bonds will be made
before the first of March.
Cure for f1eadacno.
As remedy for all forms of Fca'i4-hs
electric Bitters has Droved to ha th. Xlr, 1