The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-10
PROMISES TO BE WARM
DEBATE ON THE NCoME TAX AP-
PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIVELY.
How Indiana Members of the House
VIII Vote ON the Railway Pooling
BiII-The New Japanese Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The second
week OF the session in the House promises
TO witness a fierce struggle over the in
come tax I'm connection with the appropria-
ton TO be incorporated In the urgent de-
~fieiency bill to provide for the collection Of
the tax, which begins Jan. l, 1895. Mr..
Sayres. chairman Of the appropriations
COMMITTEES. intends to call up the bill on
Tuesday after the railroad pooling bill Is
disposed of. Mr.. Bartless. of New York. is
at the head of the opposition to the appro-
p~riation, and although the opposition is
not considered strong enough to defeat the
appropriation IL Is expected that the de-
bate will abound with acrimonious refer
ences to the late election. and that much
bad blood will be manifested. Considera-
tion of the income tax appropriation may
occupy several days. Tomorrow is Dis
trict Of Columbia day and Tuesday the fate
or the pooling bill will be decided. as Mr..
Patterson. Of Tennessee, in charge of the
measure. has given notice that at 3 o'clock
on that day he will demand the previous
question. The general opinion is that the
bill will not pass as reported, but will prob
ably carry when amended SO as to give to
the Interstate-commerce Commission abso-
Lutte control OF the conditions of railroad
pooling and final authority I'm the matter of
revoking pooling orders. As soon as the
urgency deficiency bin, which will folIog, is
out of the way. II is the intention OF the
appropriations m to bring forward
the fertilization appropriation bill. The
Nicaragua canal bill will not be brought
up this week. Thursday next, according to
notice already served. Mr.. Brown. chair
man OF the elections committee. will call up
the North Carolina contested election case
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doubt that Settle. Rep. the sitting member.
Will retain his seat.
The weeks programme in the Senate will
depend largely, II not entirely, on the de-
cision of the Democratic steering COM
mittee with reference to the order in which
the bills preferred by the recent caucus are
TO be taken up. This point was left entire
~ TO the steering committee. which Sen
ator Gorman: It's chairman, says will prob.
then or at some subsequent meeting de-
eide whether the Nicaragua canal bin, the
zona bills. the Indian Territory bill or the
resolution for the election of Senators by
the people shall have precedence. Ii is not
supposed by anyone that the proposed cur
rency bill Will be given first place, for the
reason that no currency biil has yet been
formulated. The friends of the other bills
will unquestionabiy press their respective
measures. and IL Is as yet impossible TO
say which OF the bills mentioned will re-
ceive preference. While the committee is
undecided. Senator Morgan will be improy-
Ing his opportunity 10 press the claims of
the Nicaragua bill: He has given notice of
his intention 10 call the bill up on Monday,
and he will open the proceedings OF the
day. after the disposal of the morning bust
ness. with a speech devoted to an expla-
nation or the merits OF the bill. Ii is prob
able that this speech will consume the
greater part of the day. Mr.. Morgan will
speak regardless of what the caucus COM
mittee decision may be, or whether there
shall be any decision previous TO Monday
afternoon The speech made, the decision
OF the will probably be allowed
10 control as TO whether the canal bill shall
continue TO receive attention or shall be
set aside for one Of the other favored
measures. II is considered possible that
there will be some executive work during
the week. especially il the japanese treaty