The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-06-10
TO AMEND The
CONSTITUTION.
Senator Butler Makes Sp,ecA
Advocating HIS Amsninsui
Providing For 81 la-
come Tar.
INTEREST OF PEOPLE VS..

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wAsHI>.HoS. Il. e. June from
the present outlook 70 - to..ibi~ that
Congress may adjourn ty Juy lsth.
IL is~Np~cted that the senate msy
pass the bali as early .. tic hT.t .f
July, aud that within two s-sk, the
House msy take action aud the COZ
Terence committee of the two HOUSES
reach . iinal agreement. ~ Juiy 18th
isth~ LAST date nN-d upon by the he
pubiicans for the appearance "f The
great ground swell of prosperity.
NAY hrN rnos IHG sU..k ssusnttr
senator Tillman ha. the sugar Iru.t
and their friend, in 'orgr-.. fright
en~d. lie may coon have them oB tho
run. lie has been pushing IA. r-.olu-
tion calling for an inye.ii CATION of the
scandals connected with the sugar
scheduir IN the Wilson bill, As we'll q.
the sugar schedule IN the p-Eding tar
al hill. There 10 . united sud d-t-rm-
ined Effort IA certain quarters io pre-
vent action an hi. RESOLUTION af l.a.
Tor the present. IL - Whispered among
knowing one. that the Republicans
are getting ready To wiibiras the
present sugar schedule. which would
give about twenty million dollar-
profit To the sugar trust. and to .nbsii-
tut~ . lower schedule in order TO pre-
vent an Investigation. It .houid b-
naid In Justice Ia senator Tiilman fhat
he has not acted ~ . pArti.an. bui ..
o patriot in this matter lie has not
tried To shield the Democratic party
by simply asking for an iny-.tixation
Of any corrupt innu-n"- u-.d O., fh.
sugar trust IN shaping the pr---nt
bill; but lac has Demanded thai the
conduct Of the Democratic party two
years ago IN shaping n .ch-dul- in the
Interest of tins same tru-i b- equally
Investigated. iii- action ia tht- mat
ter IN. no doubt caused some cooln-..
between h'n aud certain l-Adirs p-n-
ocrat.. Th. iny~stigAtion ,huuia 10
had whether the present sugar s-b-d-
ule is withdrawn or not
INDECENT haste.
Two years ago on the 2Wh "f lat
May, the supreme Court in q m-mors
BILE and mon.trou. decision decided
the income tax unconstitutional. Dur
ing thi. whole time Congress hn-
taken no action looking Ia the relief
Of the people. from this alarming aud
oppressive decision. A few week. sgs
the Supreme court rendered q decision
on the antitrust law that Ia some "a
tent embarrassed the great railroad
corporations Of the country. AZ once
the railroad lobbyi-t conferred nj wa.b-
ington and brought pressure io bear
to have Congres. to TAX. actiop 90 set
aside the decision OF the court 10y pas
sing pooling hill. On last Friday
Senator Butler in . speech called the
attention OF the senate and Of the
| country to these facts and contrnsf-d
tie difference in the conduit Of the
Senate when the interest of the people
| were effected and when the license of
the railroad corporations was ia the
| least interfered with lie called atf~n-
tion tn the fact that in D-c-mb-r, lsss,
he offered Joint resolution propo.ibg x
/ an amendment TO the Constitution
providing for an income tar: that
this resolution was referred To the ! "a =
dietary Committee, and that up ~ thi.
time he has been unable To get n re-
port from that Committee. lie called
attention TO the indecent haste with
which Congress Was proceeding To give
relief 10 the railroads and contrn-f~d
il with the indecent slown-.- of Con-
grens To move in giving relief 60 siriy-
nine million OF people. lie gave no
tice that be would not only fight the
pooling bill but that G the Judiciary
Committee would not report bis r~.o-
luton that he would r~-in'roduc- ii and
Ask the senate 10 consider IL in Tom-
mittee Of the whole, and that he would
ask the senate 20 take . vote on that
measure before the pooling ball wa.
ever considered
RxPokT BOUNTY yoE WHEAT And cor
ToS.
The amendment TO the tariff bill
proposed by senator Cannon psosidips q
for an export bounty on wheat and
cotton as tn. only means OF giving pro-
lection In o tariff bill to agriculture
land farm labor has attracted TO lit q
attention a.f IL receiving s-rious ron
sideratior. The question .. on~ of
real merit ID is gaining strength %
Congres. each day. Its not J-t c-r
tain that such an amendment csn b'
adopted, but IL will be strongly and
vigorously supported.
SENATOR PkTTIGRK~'s Plan.
senator P~ttigr~w ha. introduced ,
bill that TO q c~rrsin extent illustrate,
the principle known ~ the initiafiys
and referendum. HE bill PRO.
yides for the voters Of tbs
country at the next Congres
sionai election casting their so'~'
directly fus or against c~rtain gr~s
economic propositions. IN this "a!
the people would in CERTAIN sense IN.
i,iate legislation. A fsirer eryfes
> sion of the sentiments and desires o'
the American people can b. gotten "a
this way than through party conyen'
: tions and party machinery Thou
sapds IL not millions OF voters ~ ever,
election vote for measures they do NOD
lappsoye and fail TO vote fOs othe'
: measures that they favor because the,
( must either submit 10 their party poll
, CT or leave their party, and party
a pr~jodice 10 90 strong that in this va
the people year after year fail 20 e.
|. reforms which . large majority Of tn
yoterp favor and desire. Indeed .
. Rrows plain each year that the peopl
viii never again rule In this COUNT!
{ until the principles of the initistiv'
! and referendum are put into opess
!, tion, % that the people can legislat
directly Independent Of party mschiu
cry and party conventions.
eI ruR rxcnRAsHp TAX or TOBACCO.
p. Recently Q large and strong delsgs
3 tion Of tobacco men from North Caro-
q rr--A-~x- A..~laaA and 6~8hn