The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-05

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Section 2.--Direct taxes shall not be
apportioned among the several states
which may be included within this
union according to their respective num-
bers, but Congress shall have power to
| lay and collect taxes as other taxes. du-
| ties imports and exercises are levied and
collected
Mr.. Mills explained that his amend
ment was offered in order that the points
raised by the Supreme Court against the
income tax proposition might be met.
Mr.. Hoar made an appeal to Mr.. Mills
to withhold his amendment promising
that any time in the future he would as
sist him in getting consideration for his
| income tax amendment
Mr.. Mills insisted upon his amendment,
and Mr.. Hoar then moved to lay it on
the table. Upon this the ayes and noes
were demanded. Pending the voting,
Mr.. Mills, when pressed by Mr.. Hoar for
a reason for insisting upon his amend
1t to the pending resolution that 1T may
reach the American people, who are IN
| favor Of it
"Does the Senator" inquired MI.
Hoar, desire to endeavor to compel any
body TO vote for his amendment because
he is in favor of the pending resolution
Mr.. Mills replied that he was employ
ing perfectly proper means to obtain a
hearing for his amendment. Discussing
the amendment, Mr.. Mills inquired who
was to maintain the great struggle upon
Which the country had entered. He de-
ciared the war might set atiame the whole
OF Europe and this country might be in
VOWED for years, yet the Congress had not
power to raise money except by taxing
| what It's now taxed by the issuance of
ponds. 1t had no power to make the great
incomes pay their proportion of taxes.
Mr. Chandler wanted to know whether
Mr. Mills represented his side of the cham
Der In insisting that the resolution which
practically all senators favored, should go
rider.
Mr.. Mills replied that he represented
only himself.
was in favor of both tho resolution and
| the pending amendment. He was in
| favor, he said, of an income tax. He
would vote, however, under the circun j..
stances, to lay the proposed amendment
on the table.
In tho course of other remarks upon
the amendment by. Mr.. Mills, and MIR.
| Stewart, Mr.. Chandler pressed them hard
to know why they were not willing to
| separate propositions which had not the
slightest relation, the one with the other.
| Not receiving satisfactory replies he
commented sarcastically upon the high
order of states manship that induced
them to employ such tactics
| Mr. Hoar declared that the income tax
proposition was as big piece of demagog-
ism as was ever conceived. He inquired
of Mr.. Stewart how much the millionaire
| mine owners OF Nevada contributed to
the state through the state income tax.
| Evading the question, Mr.. Stewart re-
piled that there were no millionaire mine
owners in Nevada as they had been ruined
by Republican legislation. The ayes
and noes were called on the motion to
| lay the proposed amendment ON the table
and it was carried, 80 to go.
After some further debate upon the
resolution pending in the course of which
both Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Bacon said that
it was not intended to cover and did not
cover cases OF contested Presidential
elections, the resolution was agreed to,
the necessary two-thirds voting for it.
At .. 35 p. M, the Senate went into exc
cutive session and when the doors were
opened Mr. Hawloy presented the report
OF the conferees on the bill suspending
the law relating to the purchase of sup
of the army.
Mr. Hawley after the reading of the re-
port, moved that it oe agreed to.
Mr.. Gorman thought the proposed law
! was unwise. imprudent and unnecessary.
He said that it was most extraordinary
that bureau officers should be authorized
to 80 into the open market ard purchase
unlimited supplies He was of the opin
ion that during the Civil war supplies
were purchased only on the authority of
the commanding general.
Mr.. Hawley pointed out that the bill
provided the law could be suspended only
at the discretion of the secretary Of war.
He would be responsible for al! svspen-
sions of the law that might be made.
After brief discussion of the report it
was laid over until tomorrow, to be
printed.
The Senate then at o'clock adjourned.
IN TEE HOUSE.
Washington, May Ain the House to-
day Mr.. Grosyenor, Republican of Ohio,
called up as privileged report from
the committee on ways and means a reso-
luton to repeal q joint resolution provid-
ing for ''Free Zone effecting importa-
ton along the northern border of Mexico.
The effect of the resolution, MI .Grosvenor
said, would tend to reduce smuggling.
Mir. Lanham of Texas, raised a point of
order against the bill claiming that it
did not raise revenue.
The Speaker overruled the point of
order and In doing so construed "rais-
ing revenue as contemplated in tie
rules, as being equivalent to affecting
revenu6,
The House then went into committee
of the whole to consider the resolution.
The repeating resolution passed after
discussion by Messrs. Grnsvenor Of Ohio.
Slayden of Texas, Cooper of Texas. for,
and Mr.. Stephens of Texas, against it.
Mr.Hemenwny presented the conference
report upon the Notifications appropri-
alton bill, and it was adopted.
The conference report upon the act ex-
tending the homestead laws ana provid-
ing for the right of way for railroads in
Alaska was called up by Mr.. Lacey of
Iowa.
: The conferees eliminated the features
formerly in the bill providing for the
appointment of commission to consider
the North Atlantic fishing and other
trade relations controversies with Canada
upon which the House on Monday rejest-
ed the report upon point of order.
MIR. Lacey explained the bill as report
cd from conference He then moved
the previous question, but Mr.. Pitney Of
New Jersey, who had opposed the passage
of the bill without extended debate,
raised the point of no quorum.
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