Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
A TARIFF FIGHT
10 Begin in the House When Con.
gress Reconvenes.
POLICY THEREPUBLlCANS VILLPURSUE
Will Not Assist Democrats in Look
ing After Special Interests.
OUTLOOK IN THE SENATE.

The democratic managers are preparing
Tor tariff fight In the House which will
open as soon as Congress reconvenes Their
design Ii to hasten the passage of the bill
as much as possible and to force Ii through
the House in its present form. They believe
tney are going to have but little difficulty
either in expediting the passage of the bill
or In preventing amendments. Barring a
change in the sugar schedule they do not
believe that the bill will be amended at all.
The expectation Is that when Congress re-
assemblies the committee ON ways and
means will be ready TO report the revenue
features which will be substantially as re-
commended by Mr.. Cleveland
Internal Revenue Amendments
Additional internal revenue tax on cigar
cites was placed in the customs bill which
was reported by the committee for the pur-
pose OF making germane the internal revenue
amendments which they design to add. 1t
appears less probable than It did some DAYS
ago that the individual income tax will be
substituted for the tax on the incomes of
corporations 20 which the committee has
already given it's sanction The fight against
any Increase In the whisky tax comes from
those members of the committee who are in
favor of an individual income tax and are
opposed to any plan which will produce the
revenue oy any other means. The proba-
bilities are that there will be at least 10 cents
per gallon added to the tax on whisky and
that may be accompanied by an extension
OF the bonded period. II they can help them
selves the democrats will not devote more
than two weeks to the consideration of the
tariff bill in the House and II Is understood
that most Of the members Of the committee,
In order to save time. will refrain from
making speeches.
The Republican Policy.
The republicans expect to follow q uni
Of
with relation to the tariff. Those leaders
In both houses who decide policies propose
not to give any assistance to democrats
who, on account of their local interests
Will attempt to put protective duties on par
tcular articles. For instance. the coal and
iron men of the south. who are anxious to
secure some protection, will be met with
the proposition by the republicans that
there should be no exception to the general
rule made in the case of coal and iron. and
that IL they are to be given protection the
same should be extended to lead, tin and
great number of other things, the protec-
ton on which is destroyed by the Wilson
bill. and therefore he republicans will not
vote with those democrats who want par
ticular protection. unless those democrats
are in turn ready to make general rule of
the proposition they present and vote with
the republicans to restore protection prac-
tcally throughout the bill.
1t will be very difficult, IL not impossible,
ests to go back on all their preachings for
tariff reform and vote for the same protec-
tion all along the line which they claimed
for iron. coal and few other things. 1t is
the contemplated policy, therefore, Of the
republicans to vote against all amendments
Introduced by democrats which look to the
protection of their special interests, ex-
cludirg others.
The Outlook In the Senate.
1t Is believed that 1t will take at least six
weeks. and may be. much longer, to get the
tariff bill through the Senate. The indica-
tions are that 1t is the present intention Of
the finance committee to entirely recon-
struct the bill when it reaches them, and
the democratic Senators are preparing to go
before that committee with demands for
things they want. As the party majority in
the Senate Is so small, tremendous power
lies with the few men to compel their COL
leagues to recognize their demands. To
overcome the possibility of division in the
party after the bill IS reported. it will be the
plan of the committee to settle all differ
ences in the committee before the bill is
reported and then to put IL through the
Senate as a party measure by a solid demo-
cratic vote. They want. II possible. to avoid
any attempt on the part of democrats to
amend the bill in the Senate. 1t is con-
templated to have hearings In the commit
tee. and the bill will probably be in the
hands of the committee for three or four
weeks. Then II will probably take not less
than three weeks to get the bill through the
Senate after it Is taken UP in that body.