Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-13
WILSON HAS ALIST.
Bills That He Says Should Pass
This Congress.
LONGER THAN THATOF THE SENATE

He Believes In Passing the Supplementary
Tariff Bills and . Closure Rule in the
Senate, Otherwise. He Says, tho Republf-
cans VIII Adopt One-Senate Refuses to
Do Either-Bouse Votes for the Income
Tax Appropriation-Capita City Notes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Wilson of West
Virginia, chairman of the house commit
tee on ways and means, believes that the
present should be an active session Of con-
grets THE session." said he should not
DC routine one. As the chances for re-
trieving Democratic supremacy depend
On full and solid record of reform legis-
lation, to do little or nothing except pass
the appropriation bills and the lean list
Of measures said to have been agreed on
by some of our party leaders would justi-
fly the charge that the Democratic party
is incapable of an affirmative and coherent
policy. The country and the Democratic
party have right to vote on the substi-
tutc tariff bills sent to the senate.
Other Measures He Advocated.
There are some amendments to the ad-
ministrative parts of the tariff bill sug-
gestcd by the treasury department that
call for action. Our treaty and trade re-
lations with Germany demand the repeal
of the discriminating tax against German
sugar, and the protection of our own peo-
pie against the trust calls for the repeal
OF the one-eighth protection on refined
sugars. Opponents of the income tax are
told by the friends of the trust that the re-
peal of these two differcntials is in the in
terest Of the tax. On the contrary such
repeal would somewhat increase the i'm
port of refined sugar, aid to our revenue
American consumers.
Danger in Too Much Counsel.
I'VE should pass broad banking bill.
There is danger of the committee being
asked 70 give too much time to hearings
after it has gotten through with the men
whose counsel is really valuable. If the
bill prepared by Mr.. Carlisle, amended
ANA perfected if need be, could be gotten
through the house before the holidays
there would be ample time for its consid-
Grafton in the senate even with their pres
emf rules, and of course my suggestions
imply some change in those rules, for be
lieve that if orr people do not adopt some
lief measures, the Republicans will adopt
it to pass their measures"
Tried 20 Pass One of the Bills
The reply of the senate to Wilson's
proposition that the ''popgun" bills should
be passad was given during the session,
and though not decisive was against the
Virginia statesman views. Senator GRAY
attempted to have considered the bill re-
ported from the finance committee strik-
ing out all the differential duties in favor
of refined sugar and leaving all sugar
dutiable at 40 per cent. ad valorem There
were great many absentees, so that the
defeat was not SO decisive as to discourage
further efforts of the same kind Gray's
motion was defeated by vote of 90 to -.
all the Republicans voting no and being
Joined by Allen, Blanchard, Martin. and
PETER
Beat Closure Motion Also.
a majority of ten was against a motion
to take up n closure resolution and indi-
Gates, it is believed, that there is no prob
ability of changing the rules at this ses-
sion. The motion was made by Vest. and
it was defeated by vote of "a to 81