Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-06
THE DIRECT TAX BILL
STILL HANGS PIRB IN THB HOUSB-THB
NATUREOP THE OPPOSITION.

Special Telegram 10 he Reqiae7.

Special Telegram TO he REGISTER.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The bill pro-
vidipg for the refunding Of the Direct Wsr
Tax of 1861. which passed the Senate a
fortnight or so ago, is hung up in the
House, and the flibustering still goes on.
The advocates of the bill declare that 10
business shall be done in the House until
the direct tax bill has been passed. The
bill came up on Tuesday as special order,
and had the right of way for two days,
bot on Wednesday the opponents of the
bill, which compose about one-third OF
the House, all Democrats, and all
from. the South, Logan to fill
buster against the bill with motions
to adjourn and other dilatory motions. An
adjournment of Wednesday y ession would
lose the bill the right of way. and the ad-
vocates of the bill refused to vote for the
motion, The Wednesdays session con-
tinued until half-past two o'clock this
morning, and nothing was done but call
the roll on dilatOry motions. Finally the
filibusters consented TO a recess until IL :45
this forenoon, when the session of Wednes-
day was resumed and has been running
on in the same style all day.
WEST vIRGINIA's SLICE.
By the passage of the bill West Virginia
would get $1s1 900 for its State treasury.
When the bill was considered in the Senate
both Messrs. Kenna and Faulkner voted
for the passage Of the bill. When the
House took up the bill the three West
Virginia Democrats started out by voting
with the advocates of the bill, but yester-
day changed front and voted with the fill
busterers. At first they thought it all
right to vote for bill which would swell
the West Virginia treasury nearly $780,
600, but after considering the subject,
concluded d to change
The total amount to be returned to the
States under the provisions of the bill is
about Sl7,000,0OO The West Virginia
members think the passage Of the bill will
have bad effect on tariff legislation. 1t
will, if approved by the President, which
is believed to be doubtful, reduce the sur
plus Of the Treasury $1,000, 900. Then
the Republicans, who are all in favor of
the passage of the bill, will 60 to the coun-
try and point to the enormous apprOpria-
tiOn made by Democratic House, without
explaining what this $l7, 7,000 900 is for.
They will merely cay that the appropria-
tiOns passed by the present House are the
largest made by any Congress since the
war. This, too, in the face Of Presiden-
tial campaign, aud from political point of
view the West YirginiA members have con-
cluded to oppose 1t.
General Goff, of course, is in favor Of
the bill. If vote can be reached the bill
will pass.
VIEWS OF THE SENATORS.
The views of the Senators as TO the ef-
feet Of the passage of the bill either on
the reduction Of the surplus by reform
revenue measures or its political effects is
that it will not be injurious tI the interests
Of the Democratic party. IL refunds to
the States that paid the tax, and releases
The States from the liability what is new
charged against them by their failure to
pay.
In addition to the largo sum that goes
into the State treasury, q large amount
will be paid tDiDdividual citizens of Jetfer-
son and Berkeley counties, West Virginia.
1t was not believed at the time the tax was
collected that these two counties belonged
to West Virginia
The tilibustering continued until after
FIVE O'Clock this evening when, by agree
ment on both sides, a recess Was taken till
o quarter of ~ o'clock tomorrow, when
the session of Wednesday will be resumed,
and it is expected that another day and
probably night will be consumed ia the
same manner. At present there does not
seem to be any prospect Of break in the
dead lock