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Taxation for encouraging trade may be right, but is a tariff the best mode of imposing such taxation? Protective tariffs are to give certain profits to a certain class of producers, to compensate for certain losses. Now, as a rule, no tax is levied by Congress without giving the definite amount and purpose; but the matter of tariffs is an exception. Taxes levied for aiding manufacture are mixed up with other government expenses. Yet the people have a right to know all the particulars of taxation, "how much and what for." All national expenditures and taxes should be purely open...
...bills pass through the regular parliamentary course in their consideration, and we have indeed found it possible to imitate our model, the British House of Commons, quite closely. This, I am compelled to say, I do not see how the Cornell students can very well do. The rules of Congress are designed to check debate; those of the House of Commons to facilitate it. But apart from this, the Cornell men cannot for simplicity's sake carry to its full application the distinctive feature of the American Congress, the standing committee system. Our new plan works well; men always come...
...debate of the Union last evening was on the following subject: "Resolved, that members of the President's cabinet should have power to propose and discuss measures in Congress. Mr. C. A. Strong, '85, and H. Page, '88, supported the affirmative, and Mr. L. B. Stedman, '87, and F. B. Taylor, C. S., the negative. It was claimed by the leading disputants, on the one side, that this change would facilitate communication between the executive and legislative, that the power of the committees would be broken, that less pressure would be brought to bear on the president to influence legislation...
...Harvard Union meets this evening. The question for debate is, "Resolved, that the members of the President's cabinet should have power to propose and discuss measures in Congress." The regular disputants are as follows: Affirmative, C. A. Strong, '85, H. Page, '88; negative, F. B. Taylor, C. S. Stedman...
...TUESDAY.Harvard Union Debate. Sever 11, 7.30 P. M. Question: "Resolved, that members of the Presidents cabinet should be allowed on the floor of Congress with full powers to speak and vote...