The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-22
PRICE TWO CENTS.
TO MEET MONDAY NEXT.
CHATRxdN BIISOs cans THE CON-
MITTEE TOGb7HRR.
The Question of nm Income Tax stiI a
Source Of Disagreement -Gen@ral
Tsrid Features

WASHINGTON, Nov ei.-Evcry Repub-
lican member of the Ways and Means
Committee received a communication this
morning. signed b. Chairman wilson. IL
Invited each members attendance al the
Capitol al II O'Clock on Monday next Al
which time the tariff bnl up,n which the
majority members Of the committee have
been working. will bc laid before the flH
committee.
There was quite an excitement this al
ternoon in the Ways and Means Commit
zee room. Two copies OF the newly pre-
pared tarid bi's were found e. b. n'ss-
ing when the committee met tor The
afternoon session. The memnef Nno was
responsible FOR the loss confessed that he
had carried them over 20 the ptr counter
or the Senate restaurant and laid them
beside his plate while he swallowed his
monday repast. fle supposed ne had for
gotten them, and hurried back 10 the
Senate wing of the Capitol. but the bills
had disappeared. one Of the members
OF the committee suggested that they mad
PROBABLY fallen into the hands OF the
newspapers men, ard fho entire bill so
Iar as outlined would appear ia an the
caused great CONSERVATION. a hurried
search of tbc committee ranm in vhleh
all on the members participated. followed
Whhe the excitement WAS az its heisht
the copies were found whore waarish
member OF the committee. who had taken
,nen from the pie counter had hidden
u,en' ana quiet was again restored
me committee to-day transferred ia
headquarters from The room. of Tho com.
m'ttee On Census. in the basement. To lts
own proper room ON The House floor
nearer the light OF day The door of the
room, besides being carefully closed aud
guarded by a messenger. was further
protected by two blue cloth screens bear
ing the sign "No admittauce."
To-day like yesterday. was spent by
the committee In consideration Of the
general tarn features OF the b.ll. Incl
dentally' the income tax came i'm for
a share Of discussion but only lnfor-
mally. The more the proposition is con-
siderod by the committee. the greater
becomes the opposition 10 IN. u was sug-
gested at to-day's meeting that IL be
LETT out OF the measure and introduced
in the House AS a separate bill
IL is said that the administration is
not over-frlendly 10 the scheme, and that
the President himself would be better
satisfied not 10 see II part OF the
general tariff measure. Nhat disposition
Will ultimately be made OF IL can hardly
be conjectured but " II be found that
a large deficit will follow a reductio
OF imports. IL is more than probable the
income tax will be adopted
lsinar s. Ellison, OF the United states
Tobacco Journal. published In New York,
filed a statement with the House Com
mttee on Ways and Means to-day con-
cerning the inequalities Of the tariff upon
tobacco. He made an effort % secure a
hearing from the committee. but this
was refused and he placed his case In
the hands OF Representative Bourke Cock
ran. who promised that his statement
should be placed In the hands OF tho
chairman and should receive due consid-
Grafton. Mr.. Ellison IS forth IN his
that the present adjust
ment Of the tobacco tarlff works an in
Justice 90 those who use sumatra tobacco
instead OF the Havana article In the
Of cigars