Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-09
TWHEEIING W. VA MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 9. 1893

sidsrstion of the bankruptcy bill and
the Speake. has expressed his assent.
Four days will be given and under the
rule Col. Gates saps that there is no pos
sIbility of the measure being de-
feated by Mr. Kilgore and his
colleagues, who successfully conducted
ten days flibuster against it in the
last Congress. 1t is hardly probable,
however, that the bankruptcy bill will
be reached this week, and next week 1t
might be temporarily postponed should
the Senate this week cut the Gordian
knot. AID dispose OF the silver problem,
In whatever shape a bill might pass the
Senate, everything else would be laid
aside in the House to act upon 1t. The
sentiment In the House, by the way, is
very strong that compromise will be
the result II 1t carry with provision
for a bond issue it would encounter
most bitter and formidable opposition.
COMMITTEE WORK.
Several of the committees of the
House will be busy during the week.
The hearings before the banking and
currency bill will continue. The Com
mittee on Merchant Marine and Fish
cries expect the hearing upon the
Fithian free shipping bill will be con-
cluded Monday or early In the week.
Monday morning the Committee on
Public Lands will consider the Hudson
resolution, calling for an Investigation
of the methods Of opening the Chero-
kse Strip. If the majority Of the COM
mittee decide to report adversely tho
minority will make report In
favor OF an investig alton and fight
for it in the House.
Chairman Holman will call the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs together to-
morrow for organization, and sub-com-
mlttees will be appointed, but it is not
anticipated that much business will
be done until the estimates are re-
ported. The Committee On Rivers and
HarbOrs will meet and organize Mon
day morning. but will not attempt to
prepare bill. The committee will hold
a meeting Tuesday to hear one or two
members on local bills which are pre-
sented as being Of great Importance.
WORK On IhE TAHITI DILL
by the Democratic members Of the Ways
and Means Committee continues on the
line os raising the revenue, the object
of the bill, and protection the incident
That according to one Of the members,
is the direction all proceedings are tax
ing at present. There seems to have
been considerably talk about enlarging
the free list, as there are many arti-
cles now subject to duty which yield
but little revenue she government.
This points toward many agricultural
pro6dcts where competition with Amer
lean producers is impossible TO a con-
siderable extent. 1t was supposed that
after the statements of the Governor OF
West Virginia before the commit
tee that perhaps Chairman Wilson
might be inclined to oppose change in
the coal schedule, but 1t intimated at
least that coal is very likely TO go on
the free list. 1t has been argued that
the West Virginia coal fields are bsne-
fitted only where the tide can be reached
by rail aud canal routes and that 1t Is 8
small matter when the entire consump-
tion OF coal is considered. While 1t is
claimed that the benefits to be derived
bv free coal TO the New England man
ufacturers is an item OF great impor-
tance, II has also been claimed that the
interior coal fields cannot be effected
materially by free coal.
There has been considerable talk
over the
IRON AND STEEL SCHEDULES
and there are intImations that this is
the most difficult problem that has yet
confronted the committee and one that
is still far from settlement. Members
of the committee have talked about a
reduction Of duty on pig and scrap
iron from S6.7 TO $3.50 or $500 per
ton with the view that there
would be large revenue derived
from importations under such q reduc-
tion. As to the manufacturers pro-
ducts Of iron, there is yet nothing that
can be called at agreement. That
there Will be reductions is beyond
doubt. but the fixing Of the duties is
considered one of the most difficult
M alters before the committee.
The iron ore schedule is another
stumbling block. The pressure from
the regions along the great lakes IS for
retention of considerable duty. The
Lake Superior iron miners, which have
large output, have been urging their
members OF Congress to maintain, II
possible, protection Of iron ore. But this
part OF the bill hat not been gen.
orally discussed by members OF
committee. Some members Of the COM
mittee sBy there will be no difficulty in
raising sufficient revenue, and that they
need not fear making reductions on
that ground, but on the other hand it
is intimated that whisky will stand an
increased tax of 95 or 30 cents gal
lon very easily, also that the
tax Of a dollar a barrel on beer
is very light, aud especially as the
brewers are expecting reduction on
on barley and hops. There are also in
timations OF evening up the duty on
sugar, so that refined sugar will have
no advantage over raw sugar.
As a means Of raising revenue some
members Of the committee say that a
half or q quarter OF cent might be
placed on sugar without any i'll effects.
SENATOR CAMDEN's OPINION.
He Thinks the silver Ouestion win Be
Settled Next Week.