The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-29
SENATOR MARTIN
ON HIS RECORD.
CONTINUED from FIRST Pase)

any honorable and true Virginian say
whether l could have done otherwise. lt
/ have discriminated against any one
through a spirit OF revenge, let the case
be specified / defy mortal man TO sno"
that 1 have, I'm the exercise OF my onlclal
duties, failed 20 serve a. earnestly ana
as faithfully those who opposed my cleo
ton as L have served those who sup
ported me for o.cct0n-cXcepl that in tne
matter of appointments ] have given tnt
Mr.. Jones. IN speaking Of my votes on
the war-revenue measure, Is Qu0tt" -
saying that 1 had d0dgcd every Nole y.
any Importance on the bill; that eNety
other Senator I'm the body was Nou's
on this important measure, and thal !
voted on the clauses and amendileH'S
that counted for naught and escdPoN
into the cloak room 10 avoid being re-
corded on the important ones. 4"iS
statement is absolutely refuted and con-
tradictod by the Congressional heCot".
1 never lodged q vote in my Ire ana
would scOrn 90 evade any responslollty
imposed upon me by my Official pos',l,o.l.
IN the first place. I have had during
my entire service IN tho senate q gehetd'
pair with Mr. Mantle. Republican sen
ator from Montana. under the terms o1
which neither has been permitted To- Nole
I'm the absence of the other. Almost every
Senator in the body has one or tht9o
general pairs with some Senator oi N''
opposite party. SD that his vote may 10
protected in bis absence. / nave eNali
ined carefully tho Congressionl i'.'oIu
and have failed to find single instance
during the consideration of Che War-iCE.-
nue measure in which 7 ana not either
vote or have my vote protected by my
general pair with Nr. Mantle.
Mr. Mantle as q man of honor Woula
not have voted. and could not under me
terms ~ our pair have voted, during my
absence.
HOW HE VOTED.
The Congressional Record shows tnt.,
on juno I. 1SS. during the consideration
of, the war-reverue measure. an alhenu-
ment was offered providing for a tax %.
one per cent. OBJ the gross earning or al.
railroad. street car. sleeping car ahi
steamboat companies and on al te.e-
gram and telephone companies ana HN'
enterprises I voted and am recorded -
voting. in favor 0f this amendment.
which would have collected millions OF
dollars of revenue from these corpora
tons.
on the same day an amendment WIS
offered imposing "a tax of one per CENT
upon the gross earnings of the sugar
trust and the Standard Oh trust the tWo
largest and most powerful trusts In in7
world. For this amendment / asD
voted
on june 3. 1eaS mo- amendment was Or
fored providing for fhe coinage OF ll'
f0rty-tw0 million dollars ot silver seis-
n0raae in The Treasury voted Tor thls
amendment
ON tho Same day an amendment was
offered providing for the issue or one
hundred million dollars Of interest-oe1F-
Hf 90 q o.
of ono hundred million dollars Of green-
backs as provided for in The hill report
ca 10y the senate Finance Committee. l
am recorded as voting against lIi1
amendment and iu f7v0r of the report or
the committee which provided TOY in'
issue Of tho one hundred million ooilti'
of groenhack7
on tine same day 7 am recordei ln t'N-
or OF an amendment p'aigine this coun-
try to the free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver at tho present letal
ratio. and against the gold standard.
and for the issue OF such volume or
legal tender money mss the business o.
the country required
on June q lNN. ago amendment was o.
feroI directing tn' .r.i'if oi ''e
Treasury OBJ proceed tl collect the income
tax requiring The Attorney GenefN' To
institute proceedings necessary Tor ITS
collection against persons refusing to pay
or officers refusing to collect &c. ] voted
for This amendment and In favor or the
income tax.
On Oh. same day an amendment WAS
offered providing for special license
fa, aou.l Orb one per cent. upon the gross
earnings OF all railroad, canal sleeping
car and steamboat companies. neius
modification of The amendment first above
referred t0. ] voted for this amendment
H .|
dollars of revenue from the corporate
wealth of the country
INTEREST BEARING E0NDS.
ON the same day an amendment was
offered repeating the law permitting me
Secretary vi the Treasury DOB son nier-
bearing bonds. voted for this
amendment. which if passed would have
prevented "a repetition of such bond sales
i'm the future as had taken place in the
past.
The papers also quote Mr.. Jones as
saving that / lodged the vote ON an
amendment offered by Mr fetusre".
providing for "a tax OF one and half
per cent. upon the value OF all articles
Manufactured hy trusts The Record
shows that neither / nor my pair Mr.
Mantle. voted upon this amendment /
do not remember whether this was due
to the absence OF Mr. Mantle or myself.
Neither one of us could have voted in me
absence OF the other. and the result
would have been the same I'm any event.
I might refer 20 other Amendments to
this bin ON which ] voted, but 1 feet sure
these are enough TO show that / did not
fail TO vote on the occasion referred to.
] can find not single vote recorded dur
ing the consideration of this BIN ON which
L did not ether vote or have Iny vote
protected by my pair
These amendments may appear trivial
and uuimp0rtant 90 Mr.. Jones. ] con-
slider them the most important amend
ments offered 90 the warreycuue ban.
Tho animus which characterized Mr.
Jones' speech at Halifax Courthouse.
gives the only explanation / can see to
,he discrepancy between his statements
and the Record.