The sun., 1894-01-25
WAR en- THE INCOME TAX.
yrs1JNs or DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
og THE VIEW FORK DELEGATION

Lean, rsx Measure to the vitson Biii
RI. Bill Reported TO the Hou-e by Mr.
u.uIrin Avid scrss OF Turbuience-
The New York Mrsber- Moved TO Ad.
,,yrr, hat wcre Voted Down-Ths Frss
I,o. @rhedai- Adopted In Comr,itt-e.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Democratic
u.mbers OF the New York delegation to-day
,o,mally declared war upon the proposed in
.omstax OF tho wavs md Means Committee.
The vote in the committee early in the day not
only made II certain that the proposition
,,uld he reported to the House. but indicated
,lso that an EFFORT would be made to incorpo-
ale IL into the Wilson hill The cheers that
s,se,sd Repres entative McMilln's action in re-
nor,ine the proposition to the House came
from the throats OF an evident majority of
the Democratic side. and leaves little
douht that the Administration will score
,no,ber defeat when II attempts to kill the in
coma tax proposition in the House. as 1t at
tempted unsuccessfully to do in the commit.
lee. The New York delegation. under the lead
If Bourke Cochran. endenvored to provent Mr..
NcMillln from making his report to-day. and
went even to tho extent OF illibusterinR to So
cure an adjournment, thus creating a scene
ofvreat excitement on the floor. Con. Sickels
had Just concluded an eloquent oratorical at
tack upon the wilson Oil IN general anu tn0
income tax proposition In particular. when
Mr. McMillin entered the House. waving his
new measure above his head and bowinR in
response to the cheers Of his supporters. The
New York men failed to get an adjournment
and thrreupon held n meeting OF Indignation
and protest In the room OF the Committee on
Naval Affairs
All tho Democrats wore present except Mr.
Graham. who is detained at home by illness.
Mr. covert. as dean OF tho delegation, pre-
sided. There was general attack upon the
income tax proposition, and IL did not take
long to adopt q resolution providing for an
unyielding resistance to the obnoxious tax II
Il shall be offered as IN amendment to the
Wilson bill 1t was recalled that at the recent
Democratic caucus. held under the call start
si By Gen. Wheeler OF Alabama. the friends Of
the income tax promised that It would not be
brought forward and added to the pending
bill without duo notice to the opponents Of
that proposition Under the circumstances
Il looks as II the friends Of the tax intend to
axe snap judgment and try to force it's adop-
ton as an amendment to the Wilson bill
Representative John De Witt Warner who
timits that he is not opposed to an income
hx. was yet loud in his denunciation OF tho
proposition to attach II to the tariff measure.
fan income tax is to be levied. he prefers that
Il should be considered separately. He there
lore voted with his colleagues to use every
possible parliamentary obstruction to prevent
an income tax amendment bei2g attached to
the Wilson bill. Representative Bourke Cock
ran, as New York's representative on the Ways
and Means Committee. was selected to lead
the fight on the income tax amendmsn emit. II IL is
proposed as it probably will be. He will be
ablx assisted By the other members Of the DEL
eIation. b.,
During the conference no vote was taken
how the various members stand On
the question OF an income tax. although Il Is
pretty we'll understood that Mr.. Warner 10 |
probably alone in his advocacy OIL The del
sEation based the resolution declaring In favor
OF obstruction tactics upon the ground that
the promises made In tho recent caucus were
about to be violated.
only one momber Of tho deleRation voted |
agaInst the resolution. This was Mr.. Haines. |
who said he was against the bill unless he |
could GET certain additional protection for his |
CELLARS and cuffs. and. therefore. declined to |
com NIT himself for or against the resolution. |
The delegation as body have not decided to
oppose an Income tax. but confined their ae-
hcn to-day TO declaring against the tax as an
amendment to the Wilson bill
:, Nhlle the New Workers were In conference.
.r fS. OF ths s9 h9'fbsx bsno
cratic members declared their Intention to
vote against the Wilson bill II the income tax
tho bil under any consideration. Two mem
bers. Msssrs. Cadmus and Fielding. are op-
rrot Wilson was forced today BY Htks logic
ul ~ me SITUATION to assist the Porulstic sls-
msnt Rn,Tn o. the Ways and Means Committee In
the House. Messr.. Cochran OF New York and
stoysns OF MASSACHUSETTS, were the only DEM
.ut ,ut to the last. and they have already begun
,hc ,prspaIstion OF minority report TO be sub
prepaIation by the majority OF the commit
zee. Mr. Wilson voted against his convictions
H.. i.csdss ,Ll his committee was against him.
Income sn tax part OF mia bill. but here again he
4be Ein be defeated. The important parts OF the
Committee OF the Whole. and as tho bill now
Hndnls II provides for tho aDolishInsnt of the
'Ghi!nleI m sugar bounty. for tree sugars OF all
!, nus n and for free wool. coal. iron. aud other
.,m AiteE AwRll. 4 will provide also for an in.
: ~ n IN name now and even that little will be
Asen .ii away from II Dsiore the measure passes
There Is little doubt that when this com miitss
n, A hHNs reported the bill Il will not provide
iors ir an 2, incone tax. but IL will contain provis-
mags ans present Wilson Dill in the House grows
taoss unpopnlar every day and IL being at:
bsol b.ool wilson and his Admit inistration coll Euss
So9 o9n ~ Ihe House last night. which thsy were
ssIy,nnsI nsI would have Witnessed their bill re-
Ia ,'Is ns .ns most severe drubbinK ever given
WonlP Party measure by men who ordinarily
si Sue psnSsl Os lts friends hsprsssni.tiyes slblsy
s,sss, ne me orators who attaeked tho bill last
f6ssyA ASI SIi,Ieiy ,hfy handled It Without gloves
mss.naocraile, impractieabls. and absurd |
tai tGtSfs tSnsant and Mr. Hendrix candidlv admitted
svsy ~ & nSl n1 idsa that the Democrats could
NIL nfiIsty Patchwork bin. Mr. Hendrix's dster-
short tina 20 retirs from ConGrsss within