Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-07
REPRESENTATIVES, sPERRY
Gives Out tho Position of tho Opposition
tothe Present Consideration OF tho Will
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Gives Out tho Position OF tho OppositIon
20 the Present Confederation OF tho VIII.
son Bill
WAsHTNGToN, ID. c., January O.
Representative Sperry, who represents
the Democratic objectors to the Wilson
Dill, tried un sue cessfully in the House
throughout the day to secure recogni-
tlon In order to move to recommit the
tariff bill, with instructions to repair
and submit the internal revenue
feature before asking for a special rule
closing debate. Mr.. Sperry tried to
bring the resolution in as matter of
privilege, but Speaker Crisp persistent
~ refused TO recognize him.
Mr. Sperry states the position OF the
Democratic opposition as follows:
The parliamentary situation ia the
House a. the present time ia this: The
ways and Means Committee has re-
ported tariff bill which shows SIS.
1000 deficiencies as compared with
the receipts under the present law.
They are also expected TO report an
internal revenue bill, and the Demo-
cratic end OF the Ways aud Means
Committee has agreed by majority OF
one
ON An INCOME TAX.
The tariff bill has been reported and e.-
Inmates made. and every one is inform
ed on its details and is able TO act intel
ligently. But the internal revenue bill
has not been reported aud no one
knows, not even the memb bers OF the
committee, what provisions that bill
viii contain when IL Is finally reported.
1t has been the settled policy of the
Ways and Means Committee that the
tariff and internal revenus bills
should be separately prepared, sepa-
rateiy presented and separately voted
on. Within the last week
intimations have been made
by members OF tho Ways and
Means Committee that ,he internal
revenue bill would be attached TO the
tariff bill as an amendment And vet
no Internal revenue bill has been pre-
pared, and nothing is known as to the
amount or revenue II would yield to the
government. With these conditions
confronting the House, the Ways and
Means Committee has sought the aid of
the Rules Committee and has brought
in rule by which they propose to limit
debate upon the subject matter OF
legislation, which Is not vet in form
aad on which no member OF Congress
has authentic information. In other
Wor1s, the Committee on Rules pro-
poses to adopt a cloture rule lfmitinp
debate and fixing time for vote, and
then TO offer
THE BILL FOR CONSIDERATION.
IL does not, perhaps, make so much
difference whether the tariff bill and
the revenue bill are considered sepa-
rately or together, but il seems to me
that every Congressman is entitled TO
have the intended legislation put into
print, with the majority aud minority
reports OF the committee, with esti-
mates OF the results Of the legislation.
II enacted, and is entitled TO that be-
fore be Is expected to vote for cloture
on bill that Is not in existencs.
don't think there is any disposition n
prevent consideration Of tariff
bill or Of an internal revenue
bill and the objections are due 70 the
fact that the Ways and Means Commit
tee have not yet fully formulated legts-
lation and have not put the bill in shape
except Ia part and have not decided
whether an internal revenue bill shall
or shall not be introduced separately or
as part of the tariff bill. UnnI' the
Ways and Means Committee decide
what they intend 20 do they can hardly
od iect " we delay further proceedings
in the House until that Committee de-
cides on what course they propose 10
pursue"