New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-24
WAYS AND MEANS AT WORh.
GETTING READY FOR TARIFF TlNkEklNu'
MR. WILSON ORGANIZES HIS COMMITTEE AND
TELLS WHAT HARD POSITION HE Is IN
BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TnIPUSE

TELLS WHAT \ HARD POSITION NE Is IN
nY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TnIPuSEi
Washington Aug. 23.-The Ways and Means
Committee met and organized to-day. Three OF
,ho ,neu,bers-Messrs, McMllin, Turner ana Dai'
zel-werc not present. The absence oil Nie'''
Ncuiun and Turner caused some comment a'iois
members Of the House. but there Is no b'
for a report which is circulated that theS w..
docine TO serve as members OF the con'hi,''
7, is Chairman Wilson'S purpose 10 apPo'"r ~
subcommittee before the meeting on heA1 -
da,. and TO proceed at once with the preparation
= nrarol tariff hill 1t is not yet decdeu
bo,ber hearings will be granted but mus La
,be chairman has shown no disposition 10 ieiu''
them II requested. He said this AFTERNOON NV
ever that he thought there would be no se"1''
demand for hearings. In the course OF oo"'
lion With n Tribune correspondent Cha''i"a''
Wilson said: -. . ..,s ,,,,e
T., hesot bv greater difficulties than have ever co"
fronted Congress at the time OF any PreNiou'
vision Any bill prepared now must o
with n view to repenishing the revenues , -
alton il not as 1t was when the MINIS "'.' -
framed and passed by the House Az tha' '
there was a large surplus in the Treasury, anu "
o,,,id emf and slash without much regard u NV
on.ct unon the superintendent revenues NO" ',,e
situation is entirely different. revenues arc
ing of in every direction Even the poS''' '
enues have decreased to such an extent Il, 80
partS the country tndt inc
ia compellcd 70 send currency to pay MONEY ''
drawn unon their offices SO severe Is the hhan'"
e,ringcncv that the people appear 10 De se"''"9
fewer letters and paying less postage una" " So
On much less that the effect has been what navy
mentioned ,.,r...,,,. 81 u
I'm reply to the suggestion that the u'n'",''
inc, and suitable revision of the tarlt H'is"' Nv
greatly increased by the fact that the inahu"C'"
inc industries of the country are III idheu''"'0
ar nrostrat.. condition, Mr.. Wilson SAID
yes that l. undoubtedly true Inc oo"u'''o -,
| ar. abnormal and the fixing OF rates Vi u"'S VI"
therefore be an extremely difficult ana pe'p'eN''s
tnsk II Is a good deal like sending ta'o' ~
measure, a man who Is sick for a SUIT OF clot"''
,-bich ~. exuects to wear after no gets well
Mr. Wilson did not add that. In the natter c"a''
| I, y,o,,ld not make much difference whether 'he
| cl,thng fitted or not If the man. nS'eau vi i'N''
erlne should happen to die ne ala drop Ie'""' ~
| bovev,r which indicated that the proposition '"
| h., q tax on incomes IL under consideration az d
mems Of replenishing the revenues. lie ais" Si'"
mat the PREPARATION OF general tarin bIl Dy ,
! WnVs and Means Committee would Do pt -
IA thor than retarded II congress ,no
,,cc.s aC.r the passage and approval OF the SnSSl
r.uaal hill which he thinks Will take place pip"os
a.. early az thu middle Of september. hili ne ~
,,-.,l ~ Ia. of the opinion that the specti S'S@oH
| ,Ynul1 end by October. This opinion NOVEL;,
| dio.rs from that OF "A number or Other PROMINENT
| Dc nocrats IN thu House. 49,. ,h sossior
| In rcplv to "A question as 10 when the session
| would probably end Speaker Crisp t9-drE S','n
d" Aiatt M. Isl OF December think rms, APP
,r,-l 10 be the general opinion OF other Hei'pe'S'