Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-02-26
AN ATTACK ON SHIRAS
THE INCOME TAX DECISION AGAIN
REVIVED.
Nothiur i'm the Government So Sa'
cred That 1t Cannot BE Crit
izised When Wrong.

Washington, Feb 20.--The house today
resumed discussion of the general def
cheney bill the pending question peihS
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 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 DO. An
amendment offered by w. A. Stone to
| give members whose terms expire with
the close of this session $1O0 for clerk hire
| for one month after their retirement was
| ruled out on point af 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 $780, 900.
The item for paying to the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad company a judgment of the
court of claims amounting to $1,31O,OOO he
| ing reached, Mr.. Savers gave notice OF
an amendment to strike out all the claims
of the bond aided Pacific railroads anc
their branches from the bill.
Thereupon Mr.. Bartlett announced tina
he would defend the supreme court anC
Justice Shiras against attacks recent!
made by Messrs. Dearmond and McMil
Ian.
incidentally he served notice on tn
| Of n
they could not expect to win as long a
they insisted on advocating an incom
tax that fell upon the east and north, an
attacking the federal judiciary.
Mr.. Mcmillan made reply to Mr.. Bart
lett which created something of ser
sation. Referring to his remarks on Jus
; tice Shiras, he said:
IT intended it as an attack, and if
was not sufficient, 1 stand ready to II
new it at any time" Continuing, he sale
: II hold that there is nothing in the Anne
lean government so sacred that 1, as
: representative of the American people, al
not at liberty to attack when it go'
l wrong
r Turning to Mr.. Bartlett, he said: %
, Ill becomes the gentleman from Ne
York, who has taken his bag and baggal
out of the democratic party, to dicta
to me what policy I should pursue. 1 a
at the old camping ground, fighting II
old battle"
He referred to Justice Shiras as a ''di
, | tinguished individual" and said: mo m;
f ever attacked the federal judiciary mo
| strongly than did Thomas Jefferson, al
the American people made him presidel
5 When a president sends veto MESA
' / to congress, he necessarily criticizes a c
5 | ordinate branch of the government. VIII
t l said of Justice Shiras was that he w
the man who tore down the federal co
1 | stitution and who took away from t
5 American people the right of one hundr
= years to tax the wealth of this countl
e | and repeat it today and am glad thai
S have got it through his thick hide
I | last
] He understood that Mr.. DalzeIl of Pen
5 sylvania intended at future time
e | make defense of Justice Shiras, and
S that time Mr.. Mcmillan said he wou
/, present some facts regarding the circul
1 | stances under which Justice Shiras h
. | changed his mind. For the present
= would content himself with having re
t the dissenting opinion of Justice Harl
= in the income tax case. This was bel
: read when Mr.. Bartlett interrupted to a
= whether Mr.. Mcmillan would also ha
S the majority opinion of the court res
e ''Oh, don't want such slush read in ,
time" Mr.. Mcmillan exclaimed.
Mr.. Dalzell gave notice that at sol
future time he would speak on the D;
taken by Justice Shiras in the income t
= cases. Then at 4:25 p. m. the house {
journed.