Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-15

WI'Ein the constitution as Dill
raising the reycnu" ii bill taking
OH t3X was as much within As
a Dill putting en- tax: and Mr.. Ding
ny curing That discussion called
the attention Of the House to a ruling
by Mr.. Carlisle When Speaker, and he
sad Il ask the attention of the gen.
tienan from 'eXas to the fact that
Mr. Carlisle expressed an opinion that
the administrative customs bill which
cld not apply to the question of taxa
ton, but only as to the methods of
collecting revenue was Il privileged bill
under that section of the constitution.
And after the discussion Of it Mr.. II. Il.
Reed. Speaker Of the House said thai
w" 'hi.W Was ready to rule as 10
whether it Was a privileged bill under
that expression of raising revenue;
and he ruled as follows: The gentle
man from Texas Mr.. Bailey has real
y stated the identical point. Involved
mere and that is us to the words rails
government. The gentleman admits
That if the bill were Il bill for the
raising Of revenue that he would re-
gard the question of order as decided.
The Chair thinks that the interpre'a-
iion always given with reference to the
lending point is such as to make ii
quite TIE equivalent to Il bill affecting
revenue as suggested by the gentleman
from Texas, and that the mere Ian
&ua@e used. of raising revenue in
stead OF affecting revenue can have no
material application to the question of
orrie,.
think, may it please the members
Of this House. that | need not so far
tier to cite other prece3ents. There
s the declaration of Thomas Il. Reed
than whom there is no greater author
ity on questions of that kind. ard he
was in that case sustained by the
house adopting the resolution propoS-
ed; and the construction put by him, by
he House and as we'll by the Senate of
the United States upon that clause of
he constitution from first To last IS
hat il means any bill affecting th@
,aising of revenue whether ii in
1reaSeS or decreases or simply has u
70 with the way in which they snail
De collected.
We need not even go back that far.
Only on the 10th of February of the
present year this same question arose
N The rational House Of Representa-
ives. The Senate undertook in the
-ase about which am speaking to add
by amendment to the agricultural bill
provision which had the effect Of
providing that the clause OF the Ding
icy tariff bill which enabled manu-
saCturer to draw back 93 per cent OF
the duties That had been paid when he
imported raw material and manufact-
red il and then exported the MANI
-actured product, was q bill under this
clause of the constitution. That | may
be exactly understood, | will say that
there is Il duty of % cents Il busncl on
wheat. for instance. imported into the
United States. If that IS import cd
from Conada the party importing mas
. pay a duty of - cents !,"r bushel
)ut if he manufactures Tie wheat into
lour and then exports the flour lie can
eceive back from the United States q
"cbate Of 80 per cent. of the duty
which he has paid. Now, the repeal
;g of that propositions 50 far as il re-
ated 10 wheat is not a thing that in
'reased or decreased the revenue So far
IS tEe duties We're concerned. Tee
iuty was Laid. II was simply a Uues-
ION whether they should have ii back
ut OF TIE United States treasury. Il
VAS Il question of the administration
# the revenue laws of the United
states. 4 resolution was introduced
i
Introduced is substantially a copy OF
hat resolution; and TIE question was
discussed by the National House pro
'i:i cop on the precet:eEts as TO wheth-
Y that Wis a bin raising revenue and
he first authority which was cited
vent back 10 the time of Thaddeus
stevens WHO introduced 4 resolution 81
which this one introduced here is also
substantially Il cory. and that reSolu-
lion was in regard to the hill To reeu-
ale and provide for enrolling and call
ng out the National forces. Which bin
as hecn returned from the Senate with
amendments. one providing for five per
aent. duty on al income to meet cost
aging counties 10 enforce the drauglt
And in relation to that NJ. Stevens
;>iid. 1t is go clearly Il violation OF the
privilege of that House that ! think it
,ught not for 4 moment to he aCuuiesc-
ID in And in that case without
urt!lr" debate the House agreed to the
resolution and the same day a MESA &c
rom the Senate announced that the
senate on reconsideration had again
passed the bill with all amendments
previously Concurred III. except The
amendment rejected by The House Of
representatives. AID that is I'll eciSely
what would happen in the National
House Of Representatives j: q bill such
is we have here was originated III me
senate and sent to them. or the same
"as sent TO the House by way of
lnicralnent to :3TT other bill which had
been sent to the Senate.
This construction OF TIE constitution
has also been repeatedly acquiesced in
md sustained by the Senate OF the
United States. Now. Mr.. Speaker. tcis
S IL question Of whether we shall! pay
any attention to the constitution OF
this State. whether this House shall
be Il fifth wheel to Il coach. or whether
t shall insist upon its privileges ur-
Ter IN" constitution. 1t is outside and
apart from the question of whether any