The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-04
CONGRESS- IN SESSION.
The New Tariff Bill May be Pre-
sented on Thursday.
THE INCOME TAX NOT YET DEAD.


Tax WIN be Recommended In Order
TO Mako Up a Revenue Deficit OF About
sixty-ive Millions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Interest in tho
regular session of con srcs-, which CON
vened at high noon today, will center in
The house wing Of the Capitol where the
new tariff bill is on the way. An enor-
nous pressure for legislation of oil kinds,
public and private, beneficial and other
wise, will exist from the first, but rs soon
hs the decks cnn be cleared the tariff bill
will have the right OF way. The Wilson
bill will be introduced in the house the
latter part Of the week, probably Thurs
day
The estimates of the revenue to be de-
rived from the tariff bill show that tho de-
fcit In tho revenues, on the basis of gov
ernmental expenditure of S55O,hO,0D
year, will be about s65, 900 900 which must
be raised from increased internal revenue
taxes or an income tax. 1t is not probable
that the tax on whisky will he increased
more than ten cents per gallon, which
will increase the revenue from this source
$1,000 900 Although II was at one time
Last week practically decided In an infor-
NAL way to impose tax on the incomes
OF corporations and legacies, there has
been a change of sentiment and today it
appears almost certain that straight tax
OH individual incomes over 5000 will be
recommended.
Even If the Wilson bill is reported this
week it is not expected that the debate
can begin until next week Realizing its
tremendous import, the committee desire
to give the members "a much opportunity
tn examine its details before the debate
begins as ls commensurate with prompt
action The general disposition seems to
b. to allow two weeks for general debate
and ten days for debate under the five
minute rule. The holiday recess will
probably begin Thursday, Dec 90, 40
that ii the tariff debate begins Dec. Is
It cannot be completed before Jan. 90, A
prominent member of the committee said
TO an Associated Press reporter that il
tbe bill was sent to the senate by Feb. !
he thought the Democrats of the com
nitlee would feel very we'll satisfied.
BY the terms Of the order adopted Oct.
~ the rorrey bankruptcy bill must he
considered after tho morning hour each
legislative day until dispoacd of. General
debate Of this measure lasted two weeks,
aud Representative Oates will ask that
the debate he continued under the five
minute rule. The general belief is that it
will hold the right Of way until the tariff
bill or something else OF more urgent
Importance appears to antagoni2e 1t.
1t may he tha the Hawaiian affairs will
cut some figure in the proceedings during
tho week A resolution calling for the
papers in the ease Ia almost certain to be
Introduced, and it might come up in still
another way II the news from Hawaii,
which is expected via Auckland on tho
ILL., should he Of n sensational nature
THE urgency deficiency bill and the New
York and New JcI4eT brIdg" bill which
were left with conference reports pending
when congress adjourned at the end of
the called Aslkio.. will probably be dis
p,sed of during the week.
The senate amendments to the former
bill providing for the payment Of senat a
employees during the recess Of the Fifty
first congress will be debated upon, and "a
the provisions of the bill are urgent Il is
expected that the house will ultimately
yield There is no reason also why the
Eennte amendments to the bridge bill,
which simply provide further specilica
tions MS to the character of the bridge,
should nor lie acquiesred in immediately.
The Worlds fair award bill, which
passed both houses in the closing hours of
the session, but which was not signed
eihrr BY speaker Crisp or Nire President
Stevenson, can become n law soon as it
receives their signatures and tho presi
Dental approval. The bill making more
stringent the naturalization laws, which
WAS discussed hrce days during Che extra
session, Il also pending and Is considered
among the measures TINT will surely pas
both houses. The Chinese question is nlsc
liable to hob up AgHin. as il is broadly
hinted that the CeleStials will still refust
to register.
There are between fifty and sixty bill
and resolutions oil the senate calendar
many Of them unimportRnt. There are
however few bills of general import
Rnce. such ~ Senator flills elections hill
the bill reported by Senator Nonrhcrs tc
Increase the circulating notes Of nationaI
banks; senator Morgan's concurrent rrso
luton for the appointment of a Joint com
mittee of the two ho,ises to consider
financial quest ions. Senator Stewards two
resolutions, the FIRST for n committee tc
Enquire IL any senators are siock holhcrt
in national hRuhs, und tn" second rclat
ing to the independence Of the co.or,liHHt'
departments of the governments: Senator
fehGrs resolution concerning inteIstat,
commerce. aud senator pullner's bill re
gar'llng pensions TO non residents. 1t is
probable that "A number OF resolutions o
inquiry will be introduced asking for nj
Tho papers in the Hawaiian case, including
the Instructions to Minister W Ills