The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-18
HOUSE DEMOCRATS REVOLT.
,u,T DErEArl COMMITTEES AMEND
yryT TO THE TARIFF BILL.

-. Revolt May Grow 60 sueh 40 Extent
oCompei the Coinsittee to Listen 60
-. .rp..i- OF Democrats who Want
a.. p,u Amended-Tbe Fate OF the in-
T,. E,IdentIy Depsnd- on the Vote.
.,u.-ber- VINO Favor Duty on Sugar.
u,su,ScroS. Jan. 17-Chairman Wilson and
Al. colleagues on the Ways and Means Com
~U,,e who have been running things to suit
r,,slyes since the tariff debate began. were
s.dun in the House this morning and COM
".,l.J 4, surender. It was Prof Wilson him
18th, brought into the House the proposition
!. .,tend until Aug. 1 the time when the free
III .chedule Of the bill should take effect
"a postponing until Dec. l the operation
- the proposed schedule on manuiac-
.n,.d vooen goods. Prof Wilson defended
mi. proposition yesterday In vigorous
...sch in which he claimed that the change
o,d,tss was proposed so that farmers would
"a, the benefit OF the present duty In disposing
ai,heir spring WOOL clip. and that the manu-
,.turets OF woollen goods could dispose OF
,h.ir stock on hand before the new rates Of
An,v should take effect. Prof Wilson had
.c,ooper finished his speech than he heard
N. rumblings Of the coming storm which
.,.r IN fsrcene.s and intensity until to-day.
-hsn IL broke over his head with q
,o,.s 40 great that even he and his
solsaeues on the Ways and Means Com
,srs badly frightened. It Is hoped by many
n.mocra,s that the members Of the Ways and
Mans Committee will hereafter be more dis.
,ossd TO IN stem to argum ent and to thu appeals
a, other members than they have been here
toiore.
hno roll calls are taken In the Committee
nitbe Whole il cannot be stated with accuracy
how many or what members broke away from
M, rule Of the Ways and Means Committee
This morning but at least sixty five Democrats
ss.srted the committee and defeated its plans.
This vote mar possibly not indicate that the
Wilson hill will meet with defeat in tho House.
Int [, must be regarded as significant OF
the intention OF many members 10 insist upon
their rights to he consulted regarding tho
amendme nts proposed. and IL the committee
still continues to ignore them they may mako
their voices heard still more plainly than they
didto-day. Tho action OF tho House was great
surprise to Prof Wilson and the other friends
OF the Tariff bin. The Professor had the
presence OF mind. however. to withdraw
his amendment fixing Dec. l as the date
or the operation and the woollen goods
schedule when the first amendment was de-
feated. the Ways and Means Committee
members have been proceeding under a false
feeling OF security. relying upon the provisions
of the order under which the bill is being con-
sidered and upon the iriendliness Of the Chair
man Of the Committee OF the Whole to stifle
all opposition to their bill and permit tho
adoption OF such amendments only as the
committee should see At to propose to tho
House Until this N orning nothing occurred
tion men that the bill would be carried In the
House intact The setback received by the
committee Is due largely TO the men who are
either absolute free traders and those who be-
lieve In q strictly revenue tariff. and both
classes therefore being strongly opposed to
the Wilson bill.
The most prominent man in the revolt
against the recomm md alton OF the committee
with regard to the wool schedule WAS Tom
Cd with being the head and front OF the oppo-
sltion movement. MIR. johnson. however, Is a
free trader from principle and has not hest
undsmocratic. Many Of those who voted
opinion as Mr. Johnson. Others voted as they
did because they do not like the Wilson bill,
and are determined to insist upon having
iu portance to tho constituencies they repre-.
sent. These men claim that their wishes and
was pIepsred by the hdministraton men on
the com mittee. and they will ATTEMPT to have
the desired amendments attached to the III
before II 10 disposed OF in the House. 1t Is too
early as yet to predict whether the mutny
that cropped out to-day will grow sufficiently
the bill. As one OF the disgruntled Democrats
ex pressed IL. The defeat OF he committee to-day
i hut spot on the face OF the moon. nut one
tions that II will ovsrwhelm the committee
and compel them to listen to the appeals OF
On rising vote to-day there were between
tNtyi live and seventy members voting against
the proposition of the Chairman To- post
Into eject. aud the Republicans, seeing their
chance. came to the rescue of the boiling
Democrats and oy.rturned the cnmmittee's
they should not do this again aud again while
the lin il being considered. AMI It is this fear
initt-r on Mas and Means to he less arbitrary
DARN: the remainder OF the debate in the
matter OF shifting out MI amendments to the
hiil not proposed ny themselves. What hap
r@nr'l To day may happen again when the Al
ALBANIA men ask for q duty on coal and iron
AMI tho Louisiana mon ask Tor protected
The Ways and Means Committee partially
console themselves, however. hy the reflection
~" Whole, and they live in tho hope that when
The Till gets into the House the Republican
. allies ~ the rehellious Democrats will desert
them on yea and nay vote, and thus make IL
possible 'or the Ways and Means COMMITTEES
to runc out victorious after all.
II Is now possible that the success OF the in
come tax proposition will depend upon the
votes ~ the advocates Of the sugar duty. Tho
Louisiana members, who appear 10 6e leading
o. n" incons TAX for the reason that
Is te ea ed other SOrrceS OF rev.
snue vii he required 10 make up the
a. sea- rRustd 10y tho laTln bill
u is prcsrn' form. L. the income
'nld 80 adopted. II il claimed bv the
committee that sufficient revenue would be
b.n 'i"'!, uut q It i MOI adopted either a. part
~ ilc =" neral bill or a "a separate measure,
n 4y on sugar may have To be restored
th' House - lN"lY to settle the question
Ih a. ths income tax is concerned II
the Wilson hill should pass without the
income TAX feature the advocates nf "A sugar
III W'll o. pose the HdOptiOn Of the income
YAK a. a separate measure In the hope of fore
Ihe The senate to restore the duty on
sugar Hence lively light Is likely
20 come N the upper branch OF Con-
sess and is not Improbable that
revenue from sugar may be substituted
~ Ihe proposed revenue from tho income tax.
nNH9@r three Of the Democratic members Of
re Ways and Means Committee who voted for
mre suGAr and subsequently for AN in
ssVaelAH are now ready to vote for duty on
80, unity Ia, express themselves to this
M nSSi"Te the pending bill 10 ilnBlly voted
mo- me sugar reAners are preparing to
Shscisan AL NAIurem duty. or else higher
h,ne guy on refined than on raw sugar.
wiii"pr,C Nlm that ths bill as now construct ed
snI " We damaging 10 the refining Industry,
Snt,. ,.N me various substitute propositions
a .ns.,,ssen ~ the advocates OF sugar duty at
81 Ill 'Ic rate VIII he lust "a bad. This Kind
tivssa however comes from the representa-