Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-26
E TARIFF FIGHT.
...nl sEcIN AS SOON AS CONGRESS
HEcoNvENES.
reruhllcans WIN Not Assist Demo-
ac I'm Looking After Special Inter
e,ts-The senate Outlook.

v,sTINGroN. n. G.. December 10
n,mocratie managers are preparing
t.rg aght in the House, which VIII
&c soon as Congress reconyenes.
se.lcn IL TO hastcn the passage OF
Fam - much as possible. and 10 force
erh the House In its present form.
believe they are going to have but
drculty either in ~expediting the
q the lin OF in preventing
m,nts. Barring a change In the
Il, shc,ale, they do not believe that
VII be amended at oil. The OK.
IS that when Congress reasSem-
t. Committed on Ways and Means
e r.siy to report the revenue
vaich win be substantially as
-,rled by Mr.. Cleveland.
~rrNtL REVENUE TAXATION.
r.-..i internal revenue-tax on cigar
placed in the customs bill which
r.eltci by the committee for the
-s % making gerTnane the internal
.mcndmcnts which they design 70
D. srpoars less probable than IL did
ts aco that the individual income
Do substituted for the tax on
.~s ~ corporations. TO which the
has already given It's sanction.
..,t against any increase in the
..-sx comes from those members
, -umtttcc who are in favor OF
ll income-tax, and are opposed
IAN which viii produce the reve-
=. .1y other means. The probabili-
chat there will he at least ten
r- salon added TO the tax on whis-
..l taat may be accompanied by
.,.-rsi-u Of the bonded period. II
tc'2 themselves, the Democrats
-. H.tote more han We weeks 10
ration OF the tariff bin in the
rl Il is understood that most
a. m-mhcrs OF the committee. in
save time. viii refrain from maxi
.ar REPUBLICAN, POLICY.
E.,ablicans expect to follow a
rllicy IN both houses Of Con-
relation 20 the tariff. Those
no 10Th houses who decide poll
-rse not TO give M assistance
rrais who on account or their
g.. resis wiu attempt 90 put pro-
ties on particular articles. For
the coal and iron men Of the
Who are anxious 20 secure some
viii be met with the propOsi-
, ,he Republicans that there should
t,.spiion 10 the general rule made
... II coal and iron, and that IL
% Doe given protection. the same
Dr. extended TO lead, tin. and n
.-her OF other thing. the protec-
which is destroyed by the Wilson
therefore the Republicans VIII
. With those Democrats who want
protection unless those Demo-
"a. In turn ready TO make a gene
of the proposition they present
with the Republicans TO restore
u practically throughout the bill.
le very difficult. II not impossi-
say. for those Democrats hav-
interests TO go back OF all their
for tariff reform and vote for
protection all along the line
,r-y claimed for iron, coal, and a
things. IL is the contemplated
therefore,. Of the Republicans to
.ast all amendments introduced
Gratis which look TO the protection
srecial interests, excluding 9TH
.rLOOK N THE SENATE.
. felioved that IL will take at least
s and may be. much longer. to
tariff bill through the Senate. The
.ns are that II is the present in
q the Finance Committee 10 en-
-.-anstruct the bill when II reaches
and the Democratic senators are
nc to 60 before that committee
msnds for things they want. AS
ATS majority In the Senate is SO
a tremendous power lies with the
men 20 compel their colleagues 10
re their demands. To overcome
..-sibllity OF a division in the party
the bill IS reported, it will be the
u the committee to settle all diner
IN the committee before the bill Is
ted. and then TO put II through the
re as a party measure by a SOLID
1~ocratlc vote. They want, II possible.
avoid any attempt on the part OF
uocrats to amend the bin In the Senate
contemplated to have hearings IN
oittee. and the bill will probably be
hands Of the committee for three
Up weeks. Then 1T will probably take
than three weeks to get the OH
IA the Senate after IL Is taken up III
ully.