Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-08
DOUBT THE WORLD.
Senator Chandler Creates Laughter
in the National Senate.
Sherman Declares Use Of Gold Reserve 10
Supply Suficieacy Of Doubtful Legality.

washington, Jan. I-In the SeDatc,
today Lodge read statute max
Ing it illegal for the citizens of the
| United States to correspond with foreign
government or officials in regard to public
measures in the United States. He asked
Chandler whether he did not think that
| the kilograms from the New York World
were not an illegal Interference and all
attempt to throw doubt on the or dit OF
| the government. Lodge added that to
| bring In an opinion Of the lot of foreign
| bankers to try to discredit government
| bonds before they were issued, would make
the government more than ever dependent
| upon the syndicate of bankers
Chandler agreed with Lodge in these
vews. The law certainly applied to the
Pulitzer telegram to the Prince Of Wales on
a public question which made the rela-
tons bewteen the two countries acute He
declared If the President and attorney gen
eral did their duty, Mr.. Pulitzer. if he
ever set foot on American soil, would be
prosecuted according to law.
Gray, Dem. of Delaware, asked Chand-
Ter to read again the sentence from Mr.
Rot hschilds dispatch.
Chandler created laughter by the state
ment that the paper was in the hands of
the senator from New York, (HilD, the
defender of the administration, and who
was now on the Republican side of the
chamber.
Whatever else the senator from New
York may be, said Mr. Hill. "he is not
at this time, the defender Of Mr. Pulitzer
will leave that to other gentlemen
Gray expressed surprise that on the
of ba Il l.
back on their track for centuries in order
to stile the expression Of public opinion
in this country or anywhere in the world
If anything had been accomplished in all
these years that had come and gone, it was
that among civilized countries Just public
opinion was the final arbiter of all public
conduct
The resolution offered by Sherman.
Rep, of Ohio, Dec. 81. declaring the use
of the gold reserve to supply the defici-
cncieS is of doubtful legality and greatly
injurious to the public credit, and that q
sum of not less than 500, 600, 900 in gold
coin or bullion should he restored to the
treasury and segregated from all other
FUNDS was taken up. Vest, Dem, of
Missouri addressed the Senate He said
that If in in the income tax in the Wilson
bill had been collected there would have
been no deficiency of revenue H. reviewed
the decision Of the nitcd States supreme
court which declared the tax unconstitu-
uonal, and asserted that no decision had
ever been rendered by the court which had
done so much TO destroy Its influence and
excite distrust among the masses of the
American people including intelligent and
thoughtful lawyers,
For hundred years. he said. mo
lawyer doubted that Congress had "A right
to tax the income OF real and personal
property without apportioDment according
TO the population among states. That was
decided. 100 years ago by the supreme
Tin the Hilton case; years afterward |
Chief Justice Chse was given unanimous
Judgment of the supreme court to the |
same effect He referred to the action of |
one member of that court after agreeing |
as TO the constitutionaliry of |
the largest portion of the law. to reverse |
the opinion two weeks arterward on re-
hearing, and said the name of that Justice |
was known alone to himself and an off
clal associate. 1t was simply a matter of |
conjecture as to why that Justice should |
allow his name and reasons to be buried
in Obscurity What would be thought, he
asked OF senator who. on a great ques-
ton like the income tax, had not the man.
hood to stand before the American people
and declare his responsibility for his vote
He commented on the fact that the coun-
sci who argued against the income tax
were permitted to assail senators and
characterize them as legislative com
Vest replied to sherman speech in
of the Democratic administra-
lion. and pointed out the fact that during
he four years Of Mr.. Cleveland's first
jerm the export of gold was only $4,000,
200, while in the next four years of Mr..
Harrisons administration the export of
gold was s213, 900, 900.