The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-05
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MILLS FIGHT FOR
INCOME TAX
Attempt to Fasten It On TO a Con-
Stitutional Amendment.
Mr.. H0AR Is SARCASTIC
Foraker in + : OF a Tax That Will
e 81 the Rich
"E'''-'''ss 81 ASSUMING a VIRTUE
:
Though NJ Sc Well Informed Believes
They Possess It.
PANTALoON STEWART OF NEVADA
Sailed Forth and Delivered a Shot Across the
Bow of the Venerable Man From Mas
sachusetts and Now Proceeds
to Force the blockade.
Though NJ Sc Well Informed Believes
They Possess 1t.
PANTALooN STEWART OF NEVADA

Washington, May 4-Quite unexpectedly
a sharp debate was preciptated in the
senate today on the income tax proposition.
The resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution of the United States
relating to the succession to the presi-
dency was under discussion. Mr.. Mills of
Texas, proposed an amendment in the form
of a new section intended to authorize
congress to lay tax on certain incomes
In such form as to meet the requirements
of the decision of the supreme court He
was sharply criticised for endeavoring to
place such a rider on a resolution which
all senators favored but stood his ground
and insited upon a vote on his amendment,
The amendment was defeated-32 to 29-
all the democrats except Mr.. Caffery, to-
gether with the populists and silver repub.
| lcans voting in favor of it,
The joint resolution which was adopted
| is as follows: I'm all cases not provided
| for in article 2, clause 5 of the constitution
| where there is no person entitled to dis
| charge the office of president, the same
Shall deyolve upon the vice-president. The
| congress may, by law, provide for the case
where no person is entitled to hold the of
| flee of vice-president, declaring which Of
| fcer shall act as president and such officer
shall act accordingly until the disability
shall be removed or a president shall be
elected"
Mr. Mills Amendment
| Mr.. Mills offered the following amend
ment in the form of new section:
Section 2-Direct taxes shall not be appor-
toned among the several states which may
be included within this union according to
their respective numbers, but congress
shall have power to levy and collect direct
taxes as other taxes, dues, imposts and ex-
cises are levied and collected
Mr.. Mills explained that his amendment
was offered in order that the points raised
by the supreme court against the income
tax proposition might be met.
Mr.. Hoar made appeal to Mr.. Mills
to withhold his amendment promising at
any time in the future he would assist him
| in getting consideration for his ncorne tax
| amendment
| Mr.. Mills insited 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 in
sisting upon his amendment at this time,
| said:
| II want to tie it to the pending resolution
| so that 1t may reach the American people
| who are in favor of it,
Incomes to Pay Their share
Discussing the amendment, Mr. Mills
inquired who was to maintain the great
struggle upon which the country had en-
tered. He declared the whole of Europe
and this country might be involved for
years yet. The congrH,s had no power to
raise money except by taxing WHIT is now
taxed and by the issuance of bonds. 1t
had now power to make the great incomes
to pay their proportion of taxes.
Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio, announced that
| he was in favor of both the resolution and
I ufaa anf 10
vor, he said, of an income tax. He would
VOTE however, under the circumstances, 10
lay the proposed amendment on the table,
In the course of other remarks upon the
amendment by Mr.. Mills. and Mr.. Stew
art Mr. Chandler pressed them hard to
know why they were not willing to sepa-
rate the propositions which had not the
slightest relation the one with the other.
Not receiving satisfactory replies he COM
mented sarcastically upon the high order
of craftsmanship that induced them 10
employ such tactics.
Mr.. Hoar declared that the income tax
proposition was as big piece of a dema-
gogism 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.
Had Ruined the MiIlionaires
Eyading the question, Mr.. Stewart replied
that there were no millionaire mine own
ers in Nevada. as they had been ruined
by republican legislation.
The ayes and noes were called on the mo-
tion to lay the proposed amendment on the
table, and it was carried, 80 to 20, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Baker, Caffery,
Carter Chandler Davis, Deboe, Elkins,
Fairbanks, Foraker. Frye. Gallinger, Hale,
Hanna, Hansbrough. Hawley, Hoar, Lodge,
Mcbride. McMillin. Mason. Platt. Comm,
Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Shoup, Thurston,
Warren, wellington, Wetmore, Wilson--32.
Nays-Messrs. Bacon, Bate. Berry, But
ler Cannon, Chiffon, Clay, Daniel, German,
Harris, Heitfeldt, Jones, tArk). Jones,
(Ney.), Lindsay, McEnery, McLaurin, NAL
lory, Mills. Money, Morgan. Pascoe Pet
tigrew. Pettus, Rawlins Stewart Teller.
Tillman, Turner, White-29
After some further debate on the reso-
luton 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.