The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-15

make the receipts meet the expenditures.
They will give credit to the great states
man whom they had treated un1ustly.'
the w reyen noe P ga as some m Gri A nIM : 70 increase
w have no power to do so. There are
some measures on the calendar !alluding
to the bills to place iron and coal on the
free list and to abolish the diferential on
refined sugar, but they decrease the reve-
1--WE could alter their character said
viii you aid US to take them up?" in
III you will change their character, yes"
replied Mr., Aldrich.
Certainly" observed Mr.. Vest, with q
smile. III we will substitute the Mckinley
act"
would be good policy and good politics for
the Republicans to join us; sink party diff
ferences, meet the emergency and not let
this case be made a football of any
MR. ALLIsoN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Allison were instantly on
their feet asking recognition. The latter
was recognized. Mr.. Allison complimented
the Maryland Senator for clearly and for
the first time making it clear from the
Democratic standpoint that the country
was now face to face with a great deficit.
The Senator had not mentioned the cur
rency question. He had gone to the really
great emergency, the governments grave
emergency in lacking revenue now and
threatened with still greater lack of reve-
nue.. Yet with the situation before US in
two months Congress separates, not to con-
Vene again for nearly a year from the pres
ent time. But there is a remedy at hand.
There are bills here-sent from the House
10 further reduce the revenues from coal
and iron. The duty of the hour was to take
these bills and, instead of passing them, to
1urther reduce revenues. to SO frame them
as to yield fifty millions additional to our
revenues
Mr.: Allison expressed amazement that the
President and Secretary of the Treasury
should remain passive with no suggestion
to Congress as the imperative necessity of
increasing the revenues of the government.
With "A tremendous Democratic majority in
Congress 1T was a plain duty that they
should be reminded in unmistakable Ian
guage from the executive branch of the
government that the revenues must be in
creased at once to a point sufficient to sus-
was the present pressing duty, instead Of
vain conferences over a currency bill, or the
plans under discussion. He said that the
statistics he presented showed that the Nc
nue.. But from the outset the normal ac-
ton of that law was interrupted by the
threat of revising and multiplying it. Mr..
those in authority-the President. the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, the administration
and now instead of waiting for a full year.
HilHs Reply to German.
MI. I'LL Sdlu i the oeIdlUT lTOll IL
land desires to vindicate himself 1 see no
reason why he should not have the oppor-
tunity. But in urging this vindication the
Senator from Maryland should not seek to
impeach those who supported the Wilson
bill. That Senator Mr. Germany was among
those who voted for that bill. He Child
was not among those who voted for it. 1t
was a peculiar situation to find Senators
who had voted against a bill criticised for
its existence by those who voted for it. AS
to the income tax, he understood the Sena-
tor from Maryland to be opposed to it, but
after a time, presto change, the Senator
was found to favor that tax for a period
of five years. Mr.. Hill defined his position,
which was to repeal the tax. If it was to
stand he would offer no opposition to the
appropriation for carrying it into effect.
IF the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
should be enjoined from collecting the tax
by one party in the District of Columbia,
pending the determination of it's consti-
tutionality." asked Mr.. Villas. ''would not
that prevent the collection of the tax any
where until the case. was decided?'
1T would not replied Mr.. Hill, who pro-
ceeded to argue that the Injunction would
only lie for the benefit of the person bring
ing the action.
why cannot a class get the benefit of a
cui biOuSH Hi ne lllSIeSL VI d. GLASS; .
What denial can there be on the ground of
residence?" asked Mr.. Villas.
THE parties must be similarly situated"
replied Mr.. Hill.
DO you contend that A e, IN the District
of Columbia could not bring a suit on be-
half of himself and all others in the dis
trict?" asked Mr.. Plat.
Il do not responded Mr.. Hill. THAT
could be done, but it is the most that could
be done. No suit against the commissioner
copid be brought save In the district"
That ne had no retractons to offer for the
criticisms he had made against that law.
He objected to the differential duty on
sugar. Did the gentleman from Maryland
think of revenue when he voted for that
provisions provision that hurt the Demo-
cratic party more than any other one fac
tor. One would think from listening to the
Senator from Maryland that he had stood
mere ard combatted a Democratic mob.
THAT Senator" he went on, Stands here
to-day opposed to any change in the rules.
of the chamber for help" Mr.. Hill did NOT
JOIN In any such appeal. He appealed to
his party associates. There was a ripple
by the presiding officer.
NUTS FOR GORMAN TO CRACK.
why had the Senator from Maryland
been moved from the stolid attitude of in
difference he had assumed to-day? asked
Mr.. Hill. Had he just heard the voices of
the State conventions all over the coun-
Try last Iall! D1d he not know that in
their platforms the Democrats had stood
by the gallant few in this chamber and
IN the House who had stood for redeeming
the Chicago platform pledges? Why did he
attack him (HilD? In attacking him did
he not attack a Democratic President and
the Democratic House of Representatives?
In 1893 the Senators of his own State had
declared for free raw materials. The Sem
ator from Maryland had alluded to the sec
ton from which he came as unfavorable
to compromise. Every well. I am not so
certain Mr.. Hill added, that the at
mosphere of northern New York is not as
good as that in a nearby State which
breathes compromise ON all public uues-
lions. Q-aughter) Some things can be
compromised, but / cannot understand why
the Senator deems it necessary at this late
day to attack me in order to vindicate his
position on the tariff act.
The Senator from Maryland spoke as il
he and the Secretary of the Treasury had
stood up here as against a mob. He de-
sired the Senate to know that he stood
where nine-tenths of his party stood and
ne had no apology to make either to the
Senator from Maryland or to any other
man. And the Senator from Maryland now
enunciated the grave and startling fact
that there was a deficiency of revenues.
as though this had not been known for
months. Had not the Senator voted for the
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