The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-15

1--WE have no power to do SO. There are
some measures on the calendar" allud-
ing to the bills to place iron and coal on
the free list and to abolish the differential
on refined sugar.
"But they decrease the revenue" re-
"we could alter their character" said
Aldrch.
vest-will you aid us to take them up?
Aldrich-If you will change their char
acter, yes.
Certainly observed Vest, with a
smile, "If we will substitute the Mchin-
ley act"
In concluding German said: at would
be good policy and good politics for the
republicans to join US; sink party differ
ences, meet the emergency, and not let
this question be made a football of any
| longer"
Hill and Allison wero instantly on their
feet asking for recognition. The latter
| was recognized.
Allison complimented the Maryland sem
ator for clearly stating, and for the first
| time, making II clear from the democratic
| standpoint that the country was now face
to face with a great deficit. The senator
had not mentioned the currency question.
| lie had gone to the really great emerg-
oncy, the governments grave emergency
| in lacking revenue now, and being threat
| ened with a still greater lack OF revenue.
| "And yet, with the situation before u.s.
said he, "in two months congress sepa-
! rates not to convene again for nearly n
| year from the present time. But there Is
n remedy at hand. There are bills here
sent from the house-to further reduce
the revenues on coal and iron. The duty
of the hour is to take these bills and, in
stead of passing them to further reduce
| fba nj N fFamA them
yield fifty millions additional TO our rev.
enues."
| Allison expressed amusement that the
president and the secretary of the treas
ury should remain passive with no sug-
gestions to congress as to the Imperative
necessity of increasing the revenues of
the government. With a tremendous
democratic majority in congress II was
plain duty that they should be reminded
in unmistakable language from the ex-
ocutive branch of tho government that
, the revenues must be increased al once
, to a point sufficient TO sustain the credit
| of the government. This was the present
a | pressing duty, instead of vain conferences
! over a currency bill, or the reform OF
| preenbacks, or the many financial plans
: under discussion. He urged that the
, | statistics he presented showed that the
Z | Mckinley law would have yielded ample
4 revenue. But from the outset the normal
q action of that law was interrupted by the
a threat of revising and nulifying 1t.
r Allison closed with n vigorous appeal TO
A those in authority, the president, the sec
n retary of the treasury, the administration
n | and congress, to meet the emergency now
a here and instead of waiting for full
,r year.
n Hill said: "If the senator from Mary
\ land desires to vindicate himself see no
"a reason why he should not have the oppor-
10 tunity. But in urging this vindicauon,
Ia the senator from Maryland should not
- try to impeach those who supported tho
IA Wilson bill. That senator was among
those who voted for that bill"
IN Hill said he was not among those who
- voted for il. 1t was a peculiar situation
"a to find senators who had voted against n
a law criticized for it's existence by those
ne who voted for 1t. As to the income tax,
nj he had understood the senator from Mary
: land to be opposed TO it, but after time,
IN presto-changel The senator was found
no to favor that tax for period OF i've years.
nj Hill defined his position which was to re-
,is neal the tax. If it was to stand he would
mt offer no opposition to the appropriation
in for carrying 1t into effect.
no "If tho commissioner of internal reve
ne nue. should be enjoincd from collecting
81 the tax by a party in tho District of Col
, umbia pending the determination of Its
OH constitutIonality," asked Villas, would
a. not that prevent the collection of the ta'
anywhere until the case was decided?'
- at would not" replied Mr.. Hill, wh'
ba proceeded to argue that the injunction
~ would only lie for the benefit OF any per
~ son bringing the action.
'ar why cannot a class get the benefit o
a suit brought in the interest OF class
1 Il - ha
80 of residence?" asked Villas.
- Returning to the tariff law, Hill said b
had no retractions to offer for the crit
b., cisms he had made against that law. II
objected to the diiferential on sugar
"Did the gentleman from Maryland thin
10 of the revenue when he voted for that prC
tho vision? \ provision that hurt the demo
- cratic party more than any other facto
49,, One would think from listening to %
80. senator from Maryland that he had stoo
m, hero and combatted democratic mob.
10 That senator" ho went on, "stand
a. here to-day opposed to any change IN Il
1ro rules. lie appeals pi,eously to the repul
20 lican side of the chamber for help"
80. Hill said he did not join any such a
,ho peal. He appealed TO his party assoc
- ates. There was ripple of applause
',si. this point which was checked by the pr
- siding officer. "Why had the senate
from Maryl land been moved from Il
- stolid indifference he had assumed 1
biS dayP Had he just heard the voices
- the state conventions all over the countl
~; last fall? Did be not know that in thr
Arty platforms 'iio &c 49, 50 :,
ian, gai1ah' &c" a. .9N-, '-'7 .S-e,; ;,
lest mouse Nuo c1u s'OO1 80 xT-n's !,
ring Cn'c1so -,
,,,-, ing him he did not attack the democrat
-, president aad tho democratic house
representatives In 1894 the senatoi
,,, own state had declared for free raw m
terial. The senator from Maryland b