The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-25
OF THE TARIFF BILL !
About the Time When We May Hear
About 1t.
The Whole Thing, in Fact. Appears TO
BE Mixed.
THE COUNTRY WANTS LEGISLATION
But the Fool Congress Keeps Doing Moth
ing so successfully That 1t VIII
Perhaps Continue.

But the Fool Congress Keeps Doing Moth
ing so Successfully That 1t VIII
Perhaps Continue.
WASHINGTON, Sept. % = Special i
Chairman Wilson has subdividcd the
house committee on ways and means into
three distinct bodies for the preparation
Of the tariff bill in detail and designated
democratic members of the committee to
work upon three divisions of the bill,
viz: Schedules, internal revenue and in
come tax, and administration features,
The chairman of the committee Is at the
head Of the subcommittee on schedules,
which is the NEST important Of the sub,
committees, as it will have general super
vision over the bill during its prepara-
ton, after it is completed, and while it is
under consideration before the whole
committee and in the house. His asso-
ciatc is Bynum, of Indiana. The bill
will, it is now thought, be reported to
the house during the first week in NOvem-
Der, Mr.. Bryan was not intrusted with
the craftsmanship of any subcommittee,
but will work on the income tax scheme,
it is understood.
Inquiries from every section of the
country continue to pour into Washing
ton as to the time when the contents Of
the new tariff bill will be known, action
had upon it by the house and its re-
appearance in modified form from the
senate committee on finance. THE GLOBE
correspondent has made the most diligent
inquiry of members Of the house and
senate committees having jurisdiction Of
the subject of tariff, and the information
following may be relied upon as quite as
accurate as can be had at this time.
The committee on ways and means in
tends to report the tariff bill to the house
during the period between October 80
and November 4. 1t is barely possible
that the bill may go to the house the
latter part of the week ending October
%. Its contents will not be known until
the measure is reported to the house. 1t
10 tho rnrnro1 111I,f 4I1t Tho J1,-o III
want at least six weeks in which to dis.
cuss and amend the measure. 1t would
thus appear that the bill may be adopted
by the house and sent to the senate,
where it will so to the finance committee
about the time congress will want to take
its holiday recess, somewhere near De-
cember 20. 1t is calculated that the SEN
ate committee on finance will occupy as
much time in ~remodeling the measure as
was Consumed by the house committee
on ways and means in preparing the
original draft AS ii will hardly begin
its work before January : or s the bill is
not expected to re appear in the senate
under The lst of March. The senate will |
require six weeks Of consideration before
passing tie bill. This takes the measure
to the middle of April. 1t is calculated
that at least two, and probably three,
weeks will then be consumed by the two
houses upon amendments and adjusting
the differences. This would indicate the
final adoption of the measure some time
in May. The date when the law will
take effect is of course speculative. There
are those who believe it will 90 into effect
July next, others hat it will become
operative in October Of next year, and
many contend it will rot be effective IN
I'll January |, 1895.