The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-02-25
AN ATTACK ON SHIRAS
TIE INCOME TAX DECISION AGAIN
REVIVED.
Nothing In the Government So sn-
cred That IL Cannot he Crit
ixised When Wrong.

Washington Feb. 2O.-The house today
cheney bill. the pending question being
the Hopkins motion to strike out an item
Of $4,000 to pay members of the Fifty
third congress the amount withheld on
account of absence. Mr.. Hopkins said
this was plan to have a republican con-
gress wash the dirty linen of the demo-
cratic majority. He said the democratic
speaker Crisp, supported by the demo-
cratic majority, made these resolutions
In order to hold a quorum. The amend
ment was finally agreed to, 11S to 55. An
amendment offered by w. A. Stone to
give members whose terms expire with
the close Of this session 800 for clerk hire
for one month after their retirement was
ruled out on point of order, as was also
an amendment by Mr.. Richardson of Ten
nessee for the payment of southern war
claims under the Bowman act, amounting
to $500,00O
The item for paying to the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad company judgment of the
court of claims amounting to 81, $40, 900 be-
Ing reached, Mr.. Sayers gave notice of
an amendment to strike out all the claims
of the bond aided Pacific railroads and
their branches from the bill.
Thereupon Mr.. Bartlett announced that
he would defend the supreme court and
Justice Shiras against attacks recently
made by Messrs. Dearmond and McNIil-
Ian.
incidentally he served notice on the
democracy of the south ana west that
they could not expect to win as long as
they insisted on advocating an income
tax that fell upon the east and north. and
attacking the federal judiciary.
MT. Mcmillan made reply to Mr. Bart
lett which created something of a SEN
sation. Referring to his remarks on JUS
tice Shiras, he said:
L intended 1t as an attack. and If II
was not sufficient, 1 stand ready to re-
new 1t at any time" Continuing. he said.
1 hold that there is nothing In the Amer
lean government so sacred that 1, as a
representative of the American people. am
not at liberty to attack when 1t goes
wrong"
turning to Mr.. Bartlett. he said. .Tt
Ill becomes the gentleman from New
York, who has taken his bag and baggage
out OF the democratic party, to dictate
to me what policy 1 should pursue. am
at the old camping ground, fighting the
old battle"
lie referred to Justice Shiras as a dis
unsuished individual" and said: mo man
ever attacked the federal Judiciary more
strongly than did Thomas Jefferson and
the American people made him president
When president sends n veto 100
TO congress, he necessarily crtticIzes n CO.
ordinate branch of the government. What
said OF Justice Shiras was that he was
the man who tore down the federal con-
sttutlon and who took away from the
american people the right of one hundred
years TO tax the wealth of this country
ana repeat 1t today and am glad that
nave got 1t through his thick hide at
last"
He understood that Mr.. Dalzel of Penn
syiVania intended at a future time TO
MAKE oeiense of Justice Shiras, and at
'hat time Mr.. Mcmillan said he would
present some facts regarding the circum-
stances under which Justice Shiras had
changed his mind. For the present he
would content himself with having read
Inc dissenting opinion of Justice Harlan
N the income tax case. This was being |
read when Mr.. Bartlett INTERRUPTED IN asi, |
whether Mr.. Mcmillan would also have
he majority opinion of the court read |
On don't want such slush read I'm NV
ime,' Mr.. Mcmillan exclaimed
MI Dalzell gave notice that at some
uture time he would speak on the mart
AIKEN by Justice Shiras In the income tax
'ases. Then at 4:25 d. m. the house al
burned ~