The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-29
Democrats Don't Favor join
ing the Income Tax
With the Tariff
Bill.
CONGRESSMAN CoyERT's OPINION.
With Three Exceptions the New
York Delegation viii OPP
pose It-Probable
Vote.
Vote.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, 1s94-The Repub-
lican programme regarding the income tax
bill is not fully outlined, but present APP
pearances indicate that it win receive their
united support when the vote is taken to in
corporate it in the tariff bill Mr.. Hopkins of
Illinois, who is one of the Republican members
of the Ways and Means Committee, said
this morning :-s'We have had no caucus
with reference to the income tax, nor are we
likely to have. l think we shall vote to put
it in the bill. Some of the Republi-
cans will do so as matter of
principle. The rest of us may do so as
matter of expediency. By this, mean that
there is no necessity for voting separately
on the two measures We shall favor MAX
ing one bill OF the two and then oppose
both when the tariff bill comes up to be voted
on"
"Will the Republicans vote to recommit
the billF'
II think not. We shall have to strike out
the enacting clause and kill it, if possible, at
one blow"
'Shall you succeed in doing this?'
IF all the Democrats who are dissatisfied
with the two bills vote with us, / think we
shall"
CONGRESSMAN CovERT's OPINION.
Representative Covert, of New York, is
one of the Democrat members of that dele
cation who proposes speaking against the
income bill He was asked this morning
how the New York Democrats would vote
if the income bill were made part of the
tariff bill Said he ''With three excep-
tions, the seventeen sitting members from
New York will oppose the tariff bill if the
two are combined"
Mr. Covert was asked to give the name of
his three colleagues, who might vote against
the remainder of the delegation. He
believed that to do so would be an
indelicacy on his part, and for
that reason begged to be excused
after replying. 1t is understood, however,
that Messrs Warner and Tracy are two of
the number 1t has been limited that Mr..
Cochran is the third, but there is no
authority from that gentleman for making
the statement
The number of democrats in the House
who, it is now understood, will oppose the
Tariff bill with the income tax added is
thirty-six New York will contribute four
teen of the number, and the remainder will
be furnished by scattering votes from New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and other State dele
cations
THE PROBABLE VOTE.
The friends of the Tariff bill are not pre-
pared to believe that thirty-six democratic
votes will be cast against it. 2 But thirty-six
the measure. They argue thus:-
The present House numbers 352 members,
exclusive of four vacancies OF this num-
Der 2l5 are democrats, I25 republicans and
12 populists Deducting 81 votes from
the Democratic column leaves 179
democrats in favor of the
bill Adding the So to the solid republican
column increases the strength of the OPP
position to 161 As the 12 Populists will
support the bill, the total vote will
show 191 for and 161 against. 1t
will be necessary, therefore, that at
least fifty-two democrates join with the Re
publicans in order to defeat the Tariff bill,
presuming, of course, that 352 members are
in their seats when the bill is put upon its
passage.
IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
At :15 A. M. the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Income Tax bill.
Mr.. McMillin offered it as an amendment to
the Tariff bill, and the amendment was read
in full.
Mr. McAfillin Dem, Tenn) Immediately
after the reading of the internal revenue
bill, addressed the committee in support of
the bill as an amendment to the tariff bill.
He has scarcely uttered dozen words in
his speech in support of the internal revenue
bill when he was interrupted by Mr.. Tracey
Dem, N. W, who stated that he desired to
reserve point of order against it, The
chairman and the Democratic members held
that point of order could not be reserved
in this case, and, as Mr.. Tracey had not
stated his point of order, the chairman
directed Mr.. McMillin to continue.