Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-30

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WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20.-The
tariff leaders OF the House do not ex-
pect to have another long tariff fight
when the bill comes back from the
Senate, On the contrary the belief is
that ten days Will be ample TO settle all
differences between the House and SEN
ate. The calculation is that the Senate
will get through with the Dill 90 the
18th or 10th Of June, so that the ten
DAYS will permit the bill to go TO the
President for his signature before June
closes. The programme Of action in
the House has been pretty fully out
lined, although no formal action has
been taken by the Ways and Means
Committee. As soon as the bill comes
back TO the House, Chairman Wilson
will move a disagreement 10 the Senate
amendments and reference 70 con-
ference committee. This disagreement
Is formality, and is not indicative or
any lino OF policy by Mr.. Wilson or his
associates. In selecting the cOnteres It
is expected that she usual rule giving
preference 10 chairmen OF committees
and subcommittee will be observed.
THE PRINCIPAL sUB-CoNNrrrEEs
Of the Wavs and Means Committee are
those on customs, on internal revenue
and income tax. The Sub-cOmmitte on
customs has Mr.. Wilson as chairman,
and Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Arkansas,
next. Mr.. Wilson will certainly be
chosen, and In view Ui the importance
of the customs branch Of the Gill, Mr..
Breckenridge is also likely 60 be named
as q cOpferee. There is an addluOnaI
reason for this from the fact that Mr..
Wilson'S IN health and recent absence
from Washington has made him rely
much on the close attention Mr. Breck-
inridge has given TO the bill during Us
Senate stages. Representative Nc
Miuin, Tennessee, is chairman OF the
subcommittee on income tax, aud hep
resentative Turner, Georgia, Chairman
OF the subcommittee on internal reNe-
nue., and both of these subcommittee
are likely 70 DO represented as con
feres. MesSrs. Reed and Burrows Will
undoubtedly be Republican conieIes,
with perhaps one additional Republican
member.
The PERSONNEL OF THE Committee
may be changed by a limitation Of It's
number Of members although u Is EsuaI
on important tariff bills 90 nave q large
conference committee, After the ON IS
before the conieres 10 is expected that
speedy report will be made on all SUP
jects OF agreement, and also on Such
items az the Senate or House conferes
NAV advise their respective houses to
recede. This will give the Senate and
House something TO work on, and Will
also give the conference committee
diminisbed number Of items 70 agree
mon. This plan Of making frequent
repopas-apd thus gradually reducing the
) .d1suuted3 items until all are agreed
Nupon. will be- pursed and has been said
on the authority OF q well posted tariff
leader ten days will probably suffice 10
reconcile all differences and get the bill
TO the President Some Of the most
radical free traders and advanced tariff
reformers Of the House, however, are
disposed not to follow the programme
OF compromise outlined BY the Ways
and Means Committee leaders. They
have not determined definitely upon
their course, but they declare that 10
will be better for the members Of the
House
TO STAND BY THE WILSON BILL
and make their fight in the next cam
paign upon that than 20 go before the
country with compromise bill con-
strncted by splitting the differences be-
tween the Senate compromises, and
some Of them saying that they are in no
hurry TO return 20 their constituents
under present conditions, think that it
would be good policy for the House 10
, hold out in a deadlock with the Senate
} AZ necessary until tariff legislation is de-
clared of for this session. They admit
that such course would not make party
harmony but say that the Democratic
party will simply court defeat by
fathering a tariff measure, but little
less protective than the present law.
BY standing out against it they
think they might save their own pOlit-
zeal heads from the inevitable wreck.
No parties or politicians ever won rec
ora on COm plUuuAoccf tAoJ al ee-' c"t
men who made the fight for the princi-
pies upon which they were elected and
were beaten, emerge without reproach.
They could say TO their constituents,
that the Democratic House
FRESH FROM THE PEOPLE
voted for tariff reform, but the Senators
elected six or four years ago dallied
with compromise and betrayed the
cause. The Senate not being particu-
larly popular With the people this year.
the members who took that stand would
have no apologies to offer to Democratic
constituents. How many will follow
this course remains TO be seen.
MARTINS FERKE
Quite warm discussion took place