The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-22
TopTCS BEFORE CONGRESS.
,ps LAsr WEEK OF DEBATE ON THE
y1RIEF BIBL IN The HOUSE

,,,a.,ynii sud the Federal Elections
NH Ar. 10 ne the Topics in the Senate.
w,surSGrox. Jan. 2i.-The same topics
.hlcb vere before Congress- last week will
...,i,ue 10 engage its attention during all this
- IN the House the Tariff bill and in the
e'.sts the bill TO repeal the Federal Elections
80. There is one man, at least. who halls
.Wh dslieht the approach OF tho end OF the
LIN debate In the House. and who enters
-, this weeks work with renewed zest for
~. ,oa.on that Il is the last to be devoted to
An. handing measure. That man Is Represent
.,,. ". L. Wilson. Chairman OF the Committee
:. y.ys and Means. and therefore responsible
~. ,ba proeress OF the hill through the House.
MI has been q most prodiGious labor. Not
a.lv has the burden Of the parlia-
.,ntary struggle on the floor been borne
=, him I'm largest measure, but the
s.mands made by anxious representa-
ty.s OF this or that interest for changes
An the schedules OF the bill have en-
crossed his time and attention In and out OF
he committee room. both before and since the
r.asure was reported to the House. 80 that
,.thsr by day nor night has he had an hour
,or months that he could call his own. Tho
I,.,ts upon his mental and physical powers
nav. been such that many q man OF more
,ugsed physique would have succumbed
A. the strain. Thus far. however. Mr.. Wilson
has been able to respond to every call. save in
,isy instances last week when he was unable
Ia neet his committee associates at their night
,ss,icns, being completely exhausted. One
pieht lie suffered from q slight hemorrhage.
Int its i'll effects wero speedily overcome. At
TIA conclusion OF the debate. and when the bill
IA, passed the House. Mr.. Wilson will doubt
lass seek needed rest and recreation for q
season,
when the debate closed in the House on
Saturday night there remained upon the desk
oiChairman Richardson seventy-seven amend
msnts which the authors desire to Offer for
the action OF the House The progress OF the
bill In committee last week demonstrates that
II will be practically impossible for all or many
Of these to reach q position whence they can
receive attention. unless some modification OF
the present method OF consideration Is made.
There will probably bo some change by when
either the time allotted for discussion OF each
amendment will be limited or By which the
Ways and Means Committee will be placed In
control and no amendments proposed EXCEPT
such as meet it's approval-in other words. be-
Under orders adopted by. the House last
week. the sugar Item is to be discussed on
Monday and coal ON Tuesday Three hours
ments will he proposed to the sugar schedule.
The Louisiana members will seek to retain
s D.esd on sugar Halter On oSo VIII
propose to mako the duty on all grades Of SUI
gar ono cent pound and abolish the bounty.
IT. Harter said. We beat, the world at re-
sHnF, and rsns1s need no prSStsctSn:
and 1is At q once nee by at least $4,000 ooG Year,
ten millions from the saving in bounty"
Vigorous efforts will be made to restore coal
TO the dutiable list the amendment Of duty
Eanizsd movement to effect this change has
been made. and representatives OF the trans
At work in Washington to secure votes Much
I.ssntatiye: in t6i. behalf. but IS inr as can
Der OF the minority In tho House said. speak
ing Of this missionary labor:
We do not consider IL good politics to Join
10 movement having for its object the relief
Of the Democratic party from Its leaders. not
cyen when the chief beneficiary is to DO the
Means himself The other three members
rom West Virginia are asking us to help them
iallen, but inasmuch MS their sympathy for
American interests Affected by the bill expends
ITSELF wholly on the coal miner and owner. We
think they can take their medicine with the
There is every Indication that when. the bill
comes to vote on the 10Th inst. II will receive
the support OF every Democratic and Populist
member, with possibly, at the outside. half
In the Senate there will be a slight .rclsx.-
tion OF the program mo In orderto permit OF ths
delivery Of a speech on the subject OF our Ha-
He is expected to talk on Monday or Tuesdag.
. he discussion OF this subject may take an In
e turn aad trench even more gpen
ne Republican Senators realize their
lion. deciSTIng against iorelgn int inter- Ia
ing by legislative act the Provisional Govern
ment OF Hawaii. will be pressed to tho front tx
eept by unanimous consent however. the dis
eussion OF Hawaiian affairs must be confined
regular topic for debate viii be the Elections
Senators cna Higgins OF New Jersey; Hawley Of
Frye OF Maine; AyOte ID not expected this week.
Friends OF the proposed income tax, scheme
expectation OF It's present adoption by the
House. One OF these Is Representative J. O.
sIolsy Of Erie, Pa who says that friends OF
the fortress and all the ammunition. Mr.. Sib-
ley has spoken against the Wilson bill as at
he Democratic committee OF Crawford county.
"a, Offering to resign his seat in Congress IT,
after consuta.ion with the County Committee.
interests Of the party. This was in response
Y! 70 resolution adopted By the Crawford County
.omIittss eTitcizPg Mr. sibley for falling to
Other friends OF the income tax, however,
are more hopeful and express confidence that
IN the Democratic caucus IL will be made a
part OF the Tariff bill. and succeed or fail with
mat measure, 4 new argument has boon
placed in their hands by the figures furnished
" ne Treasury Department to the Committee
pn Ways and Means regarding the cost OF coll
iee.lng revenues. These show that while the
eohceuon Of customs revenues costs 80 per
cent and that OF internal revenue. including
liquors and tobacco. III per cent, IL cost but
Lo per cent, To collect the Income tax.
a poll OF the Senate Committee on Finance
IN the question OF an income tax is said 20
nave nave revealed the fact that IL stands Is to in
IMPOSITION thereto. This fact may have an i'm
t9uAht bearing on the treatment OF the sub
eet IN ease II should reach that body.
cAA meeting o. the majority mem bers OF the |
llsamtes on Ways and Means to-day the
n gthe internal revenue bill was finally
-Eseq upon aud formally adopted.
saMsM De reported 10 a meeting OF the full
fsSalniuee tomorrow morning, aud afteTward
WHdoaeesd into the House. Neither Chairman
tb.SIae who was confined to his room during
sason.h nor Mr.. Cochran, whose wife Is lust
SSsehg from a severe attack OF Dleurisy.
present at the meeting.
~ LUMBER OF proposed amendments to the
nSIppihg Customs bill were discussed. but one
Eau members reports that nothing was de-
4 1 ol upon, The committee will. however. II
.HseucAly certain. have several amend
Eiu - 70 oher before the consideration OF the
WI mas been coneludad