The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-02
TARIFF In THE HOUSE,
REPUBLrCANS FAIL 10 CREAry
DEMOCRATIC DIsAFFECTIOy.
Indications Are That tbs Democrats VIII
Not Caucus on the Bill-The Presl-
dent and the Hogs Case.
1IHTs BUREAU. RAPLEY BUILDING,
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WAsHIsGToN. December I. 1898.
! The whole Committee on ways and
Means met to-day, and the minority
were formally presented with the bill
[ The Republican members viii now pre-
/ pare for their next weeks attack. one
! Of the minority members told me to-day
( that a concerted charge would be tnade
/ upon the measure By the Republicans.
lie admitted, however, that there had as
I vet developed no disamection in the ranks
Of the majority. This was the trump
card which the Republicans were going
60 use to aid their inaugural efforts. but
( the majority pack cannot De shu1ied.
Unless future developments shah ut
terry surprise present indications. the
party whip win hold together the Demo
cratic members IN such beautiful unity
that caucus Will not be necessary. 4
majority &C the Democratic members OF
the Ways and Means Committee are
against a caucus. az 1 stated a lew Cays
ago, and their courageous confidence I'm
its useIessness is contagious. Besides
this, there Is fear among tue extreme
champions Of the new bill that a caucus
VIII only excite and augment the latent
sectional objections 10 certain clauses.
1t is usually true that tie congressional
kicker would rather face his party in
the caucus than openly on the floor of
the House. This fact is clearly recog,
nized by the leaders
The precedent of the hurried passage
Of the silver bin iu the House after only
Two weeks Of debate is encouraging for
the tarih reformsrs. The sectional dif-
IerenceS IN the pgrty were then far wider
than over the new tariff bilf
II Is about settled there viii De no tax
on private incomes recommended by The
committee. Secretary Carlisle disapproves
the scheme mainly on the ground of the
difficulty Of its collection and the opp0r-
tunities Tor fraud in its workings. The
iatal deIect in this plan IL that II will
not bring in revenue until too late
Inc corporation tax has its objection
able features. but they are not so BRO
nounced as those relating 10 the private
income tax. The railroads would be the
hfst easy mark for such a tax. but II
VIII be exceedingly hard TO draw the line
at business, industrial. and trading COM
panies. The apparent solution is to tax
only public corporations. OF course the
most simple tax would be an increased
whisky tax, placed at say 81 80 per gallon.
This would, Immediately after It's passage
give the government the $50. 100000 which
II needs during the present fiscal year
but many Of the committee are opposed
TO such a plan.
The coming senatorial fight at Rich
mond Is attracting much interest here
The proximity of Richmond 10 the fu
ture senatorial seat Of the successful con-
testant eNcltes an especial interest among
legislators here. Perhaps. too there is
an element Of sympathy among some of
the senator's from the fact of their own
approaching favor or disfavor at The
hands Of their respective State ASSEM-
blies.
The Hard Wor,inr Pre,ident.
The members OF the Cabinet were all
present at the meeting to-day EXCEPT
Secretary Smith. who remained az home
on account Of the illness Of his
little daughter. The President is in the
best Of health. and disp0ses OF any |
amount OF hard work without any APP
parent inconvenience. "The newspapers
may try to make him sick" remarked /
Charley Loefiier, the Presidents door !
keeper, this morning. Speaking Of his |
chief, but / only wish ] had his ex- |
cellent health and capacity for physi- |
cal endurance" AS Charley is as fine /
and robust a specimen OF the genus homo |
as Is TO be found anywhere. 10 is safe |
to conclude that the President has not /
yet displayed many symptoms of de- |
clinng health, What can you give me /
to-day" / asked Secretary Thurber III |
give you that" replied ne. pointing to |
a newly signed commission for a New |
York appointee. lying on his desk "and |
that will be all to-day" The President |
will not consider any Virginia or North |
Carolina appointments for several days.
None of the Virginia or North Carolina
members Of Congress have arrived yet. |
but gentlemen from those States, who
were familiar figures in the lobbies OF
the hotels and the corridors OF the /,
Capitol during the extra session. have |
put I'm their appearance. determined TO |
be on time to renew their fight for rec
ognition of services rendered.
The announcement Of the safe arrival
OF Colonel j. Hampton Eloge at his
home in Roanoke has again started
many inquiries at the State Department
and White House, but no official COM
munication has been received from him
yet. 1t is expected, however, that he VIII
report in person TO the President in
few days. who has expressed profound
sympathy for Colonel Hoges misfortunes.
VISITORS at 'rc 'agIfrl.
MIR. Rober. w Burke, a prominent
resident of Stanton is in the city.
Messrs j. r. Runin, Winston, \. c;
+. l.. Gass, and Thomas Barbor Somer-
set, Va, and W. j. Flourney. Norfolk,
Va, are at the Metropolitan.
Messrs. w. NJ. Plunkett, Richmond;
William W Hoxton. Fairfax county;
H. II. Terry and wife, Virginia; b. NJ.
Randolph, Jr.. Richmond; and John \.
Fletcher. Virginia: are at the Howard.
Messrs. B. II. Johnson. Norfolk Va;
NJ. r. Johnson, Charlottesville; S. r.
Beck. Marshall Va; and y. r. ilamon
and Benz. Talman. Jr., Glymount. n. c.,
are al the ST. James
Mr.. Burnett Barnes, Of Charlotte. y.
. ts in tho city. H. l.. W.