Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
HAWAII AND TARIFF.
Mr.. Boutelle's Resolution to An
tagonize The Wilson Bill.
WHEN CONGRESS SHALL RBCONVENE.
Trouble Still Over the Internal
Revenue Schedule.
FINANCIAL LEGISL ALTON.

The deferred question OF the privilege of
Mr.. Boutelle's Hawaiian resolution is ex-
pected 10 come up in the House on their
meeting "Wednesday.
A contest between that resolution and the
tariff bill for consideration is looked for,
and its determination depends largely upon
decision by the Speaker. IL will be re-
membered that Mr.. McCreary, chairman OF
the committee on foreign affairs, reported
the Boutelle resolution during the call of the
committees for reports, which under the
rules, appears to deprive the resolution OF the
special privilege which IL before possessed.
Mr.. Boutelle tried TO get the matter up at
the time, but the Speaker decided that the
manner Of making the report sent the reso-
luton to the calendar. There was a lively
time in the House over the question and
finally the Speaker said that the question
Of what privilege the resolution retained
would be decided later, when the matter
vas called Up.
Mr.. BouteIle's Plan.
1t is understood to be Mr.. Boutelle's pur-
pose to attempt TO get the matter before
the House Wednesday. and the impression
appears to be that the Speaker will decide
that IL lies with the House to say by a vote
whether or not the resolution shall be taken
up. The republicans II is said. are not al
together satisfied with Mr.. Boutelle's hand
ling of the question and will be as wen
satisfied TO let the matter go over for a
while. until Mr.. Hit. who is their best man
on foreign AFFAIRS shall have an oppor-
tunty to handle the matter in his own way.
There are many democrats who are not dis
posed to support McCreary's substitute. but
who will n Dt act with Boutelle. and some OF
the republicans believe that IL the matter
is skillfully managed the majority Of the
foreign affairs committee may be defeated.
with the aid of democratic votes.
The Tariff Bill.
The purpose OF the ways and means COM
mittee is to get the tariff bill up as soon
as Congress meets. IL the Boutelle resolu-
ton is kept out OF the way this bill viii
probably be taken up and read The delay
i'm deciding the internal revenue fea-
lures of the bill is due to the fact that the
democrats were divided almost equally be-
tween the proposition for an individual in
come tax and that for a tax on corpora
tions, which has the support of the ad-
ministration. Judge Turner, IL seems,
holds the balance OF power between the two
factions and he not ready to vote.
Finally, Just before he went home. he said
that in order to save time he would vote at
once. Other members then held on, for the
reason that they feared he might vote the
wrong way and they thought that visit
toward the individual tax. as the Georgia
people are supposed TO lean that way.
while he stood in doubt. 1t was agreed by
both sides, however, that a vote should be
taken on New Year evening and that the
result should be final and binding, whatever
way IL went The consideration OF the
whisky tax question has reached a point
where IL seems practically certain that
there will be an increase OF 10 cents a gal
Ion in the tax and an extension of the
bonded period. whatever the decision may
be as to the income tax
Financial Legislation.
The prospects OF any financial legislation
at this session do not appear bright.
Mr.. VOORHEES, proposes to press his silver
bill, ana believes il will pass the Senate.
In the House. however, il will lack the sup
port OF Bland and other Of the radical sil-
yer men. who say they will not accept any
thing short of the free coinage of silver
and that they would prefer to wait for that.
rather than to take a makeshift at this
time. The banking and currency committee
is greatly divided on the questions before
IL, and the House is in almost as bad a
condition as to the same matters. 1t is not
by any means an assured thing that the
bill which Mr.. Springer proposes to enlarge
the national bank currency, will be accept
ed by the committee.
Mr.. Cleveland's message placed him I'm
opposition to legislation on finance at this
time; the anti-Cleveland men do not seem
to be able to get enough together on one
proposition, and the advocates OF national
banks think they see a bond issue in the
very near future. which will solve the Ques-
ton Of a basis for national bank currency
for the time being.