Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-01-27
The House Makes Progress with the
Measure.
INCOME TAX REPORTED.
The Opposition Against Radical Tariff
Changes Not so treat ~ Expected
democratic Opponents OF
Income Tax Try tn Break
quorum. unsuc-
cessfully.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. tariff reform
ers do not fear the Wilson bill in the
house. The members of the ways and
means committee who expected TO have
the fight to keep down the scheduled
rates find now that they have to strug-
gle-and not always eifectively-to
keep them up The temper OF the
house distinc ly tends toward the
closest attaina ole approximation to
free trade.
Whatever the senate may do-and
duties on sugar, iron and coal are al
most certainly among the things it will
ATTEMPTING compromise savoring too
strongly of protection will ever receive
the concurrence of the house conferees.
The extension of the tariff debate
appears to be settled. as the friends OF
the income tax bill who will offer it as
an amendment to the tariff bill want
more time and the opponents OF the
measure are willing to concede them
additional time rather than have so
important measure added to the bill
without full debate. Mr. Reed agreed
with Chairman Wilson that the two
days extension was probable. MIR.
BRYAN with Mr.. Mcmillan, who framed
the income tax bill, says the under
standing is quite definite that the eX-
tension of time will be made. If two
DAYS are added the debate will be car
ried over to next Wednesday. The
final vote on the Wilson bill will go
over and all votes on the measure as a
whole will be taken Wednesday next
at Up m.
The decision of the ways and means
committee to report the income tax
bill favorably was reached only after
a sharp contest. At first the repub-
licans and Messrs. Cochran, OF
New York. Stevens. of Massachu-
sets and Bynum, of Indiana. refused
to vote. Then Mr.. Reed said the re-
publicans would vote to make a
quorum and on another roll call there
were fifteen responses. Then the mo-
ton was put on reporting the bill to
the house. This prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-wilson McMillin. Brnum, Whiting,
breckenridge. Tarsney, Montgomery. Bryan
and 1urner-9 (All democrats.)
Nays-Reed, Burrows, Payne, Dalzell, Hop
kins (republicans). Cochran and Stevens
(democrats)-L
NO CHANGING THE FREE LIST.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The house re-
fused decisively yesterday to alter the
Wilson bills provision for free iron ore,
lust as it had done with the coal clause,
and now the advocates of less sweeping
changes in the free list have given up
hope of altering the free list in any
way.
Late in the afternoon the internal
revenue bill with the income tax feat
ure was reported.
When the house met to-day the DEM
ocratic opponents of the income tax
bill refused to answer to their names,
but attempted to break the quorum un-
successfully, the roll call developing
the presence of 2O2 members.
Before consideration of the tariff bill
was resumed Mr.. Hopkins (rep), OF
Illinois, asked that an hour be set aside
for consideration of the lead schedule,
but Mr. Cochran objected and the
house went to committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Wilson tried to make an agree.
ment to close the debate pending
amendments relating to the machinery
schedule, but Mr.. Cochran objected
and Mr. Wilson moved that the debate
be closed. Mr.. Cochran began filibus'
tering, but could only rally to his sup
port ten New York members, not sui
ticient to secure tellers and the motion
was carried.
Mr.. Terry's "mendment to the
amendment placing agricultural Inn
plements of all kinds on the free list
was lost-24 to IL.
Mr.. Cochran made the point OF nc
quorum, but tellers disclosed the pres
ence of a quorum and the amendment
was lost-S5 to 105.
Mr.. Hare's amendment to the substi
tute, imposing a 35 per cent ad valorem
duty on agricultural implements, ex
cept as against countries admitting
similar articles free, in which case they
shall go on the free list was also lost.