New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
THE REGULAR REF ORT.
SENATE.
| u.p pEyEN1-F BILL FURTHER AMENDED

WAR REVENUE BILL FURTHER AMENDED
AND PASSED.
Washington June AFTER the transaction OF
hr,sf routine business the Senate this morning re-
sumed consideration OF the War Revenue Dill. AZ
No amendment was pending Mr. ALLISON (Rep'
Iowa. suggested that the bill be reported from e
Committee Of the Whole to the Senate. Inc sue-
gestion brought out several amendments """ "'
the absence OF a quorum.
Mr. MASON (Rep. ILL. who said ne nan an I'M
portant amendment demanded eau OF 'he oe""'e.
After n delay OF fifteen minutes quorum Was
secured
MR. MORGAN ADVOCATES AN INCOME TAN.
Mr. MORGAN Dem. Aa) then took the floor
and offered the amendment OF which ne gave NOTICE
Yesterday requiring the Secretary or the ireaSu'S
~ proceed with the collection OF taxes uhder 'ne
,s,o,s of tho income tax law OF 1894 not directly
n,olod nv the pingIey bill. II the Secretary OF
the Treasury should refuse to levy the taxes u"
the law the amendment provides thdt " '''"''
tho duty OF the Attorney General to proceeo as"''
tho Secretary to compel him I" perform 'ie ""''''
and ~ the Attorney General should refuse 10 tame
that action. any taxpayer OF the I hi'ea "'" ~
bring the necessary action 70 compe' 'he e'''o'0'
mont OF the law 49, - ,ro
Mr. Morgan said that full opportunity was pre-
scented by his amendment to nave 'he a"o'
which It involved settled by the Supreme court ioi
affirmative action by Congress would relega'e uc
tanned that no part Of the income tax proV'S'ons y.
rho Wilson IA having been repealed by the Dingley
law the provisions were In fun force ana encct'
."rhev were left in the statute book, ne si'".
"Thov are there now and We want a decision oi
tho c.ourt upon them." He had been urged not 10
nrec,ptate the question involved in his amendment
mil the Supreme Court had been reorganized by
nolitical exgencics. but he thought that the pres
ON, moment, a time OF war. was the time 10
hiring forward the income tax proposition WINE
the war was In progress he wanted the supreme
Cur, IN take I'D the question and consider 1t.
Now Is the accepted time. the opportune moment
no said The Supreme Court decision does ho'
nresent any impeachment whatever as 10 many oi 'Nc
sections OF the law which were not touched oy '"e
1ec,s,on OF the Court As to the probable actoh Oh
tho Court Il may be said that every great man AZ
times changes his mind upon public questions 10
nv mind there is not only hope but almost GER
,a,,tv that I'm this time OF war and the countrys
rood the Supreme Court will find reason for the nm
nouncement that these unrepealed income tax laws
are valid and ought 10 be enforced
Mr. Morgan then made n technical legal ana con
s,ru,lonaI discussion Of the income tax proposition
Congress could scarcely refuse. he thought 10 pro-
,.de for another test OF the income tax question IN
eu y, the fact that forced 10 Increase taxa
ton and TO borrow money in order TO prosecute the
present war.
THE AMENDMENT REJECTED.
Al. tho close OF his speech Mr.. Morgan asked for an
400 and No vote on his amendment. The amend
mcnt was rejected. Is to IS. as follows