New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-05
TARIFF REFORMERS AT ODDS.
UNABLETO MUSTER A QUORUM
ATTEMPTS TO TAKE Up THE WILSON BILL
UNSUCCESSFUL.

10 VOTE, MUCH TO THE DISGUST OF TH8
FREETRADE LEADERs-IyCREAsING OF.
POSITION T. THE WHOLE MEAS
URE CAUSED BY THE IN
COME TAX PROVISION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TRBrxRy
Washingt IN, Jan. 4.-The party in power
Congress does not enter upon the great work Of
tariff reform" with the fiery zeal, stern deter
minasion and harmony of purpose that the
country had right to expect II 1t took any stock
in the platform and other professions Of that
party. The Democratic leaders in the House Of
representatives wasted a couple Of hours again
to-day in a futile attempt to muster quorum
to sheve Mr.. Boutelle's Hawaiian resolution and
take up the Wilson bill, and then on motion Of
Chairman Wilson, of the Ways and Means Com.
mittee, adjourned until tomorrow. They now de-
clare that the Hawaiian business must wait until
after the Tariff bill has been disposed of, and
also that the period allowed for the considera-
ton Of the latter measure will be shortened by
the amount of time required to bring it before
the House After the adjournment to-day Speaker
Crisp said to a Tribune correspondent that the
Committee on Rules would bring In a special
order tomorrow providing for the immediate
consideration Of the Tariff bill. 1t Is intimated
that the special order will also provide that a
final vote the bill shall BE- taken a date
specified. probably January %. The Speaker
thought that the majority would experience no
difficulty in mastering a quorum tomorrow to
adopt the special order which is to be reported
by the majority OF the Committee on Rules.
DEMOCRATS REFUSING TO VOTE
The highest number of votes recorded to-day
by the Democrats and Populists in favor Of
shelving the Boutelle resolution $50, which
was twenty-seven less than quorum. Two Re-
,taI
favor Of taking up the resolution. so that the
total was only twenty-five less than quorum
Considerably more than that number Of Demo-
Gratis whose names were not recorded in
Washington and some Of them in the House it
self. when the was taken They fatty re-
fused to vote. greatly to the disgust of the free
trade leaders Among them were Messrs. HaineS
Of New-York. Cadmus and Cornish Of New-Jer.
sey Compton Of Maryland Sperry Of Connect
cut. and Davey and Robertson Of Louisiana.
Among the Democrats who In and about
the hall when the roll was called and who failed
to vote were Messrs. Stevens of Massachusetts,
and Bynum of Indiana both of whom men,
bers Of the Ways and Means Committee; Camp
bell Of New-York. and O'Neil Of Massachusetts,.
The New-York Democrats who voted against the
consideration of the Boutelle resolution and in
favor Of taking up the Wilson bill Messrs.
bartlett. COOmbS. covert, Cummings Ryan,
sickles. Tracey and Warner-eght in all. The
New-York Democrats whose names were not re-
corded were Sfessrs. c5mpbell, Clancy, Cochran.
Dunphy. Graham. Haines. Hendrix Lockwood,
Magner and Schermerhorn-ten in all. The only
New-Jersey Democrat whose name recorded
was Mr. English. Messers. Everett OF Massa-
chusetts. and De Forest and Pigot Of Connecu-
cut. the only NewEngland Democrats
whose names were recorded. and the only Lousi-
ana Democrat who voted Mr. Blanchard.
who represents a district remote from the sugar
parishes OF that State.
THE REVOLT SPREADING.
The failure or refusal of so many Democrats
who were in Washington and some OF them in
tie House itself, to vote to-day when the DEM
ocratic leaders were straining every nerve to
muster a quorum OF course excited hot indgna-
tion among the extreme tariff reformers" and
also furnished a rather significant indication Of
the growing opposition among Democrats to the
scheme of revenue legislation proposed by the
majority Of the Ways and Means Committee
There was a marked lack OF enthusiasm for the
bill before the odious provision imposing
taxes on incomes and investments in corpora
tons was adopted. but the number OF Democrats
who were willing openly to declare that they
would vote against the measure could be counted
on the fingers OF hand. Within the last
forty-eight hours that number has more than
quadrupled largely on account OF the Internal
revenue features which six Democratic members
of A committee whose full membership is seyen-
teen have carried in the caucus OF the eleven
Democratic members. There Is no doubt that
the revolt is spreading. and that too. in some
unexpected directions. or that the party In
power in the House Of Representatives is In
serious danger of becoming completely demoral-
lied. There are signs of dsaffection among
Of the stanchest party men the Demo-
cratic side of the House-the Tammany Rep
resentatves 1t is asserted that eX-Mayor
Edison. who was here Yesterday. returned to
New-York after conference with several
Democratic Congressman to try and persuade
Richard Croker to call a meeting OF the Tam
many Committee and have resolutions adopted
requesting" the Tammany Representatives in
Congress To exert their power and influence to
have the Wilson bill recommitted to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means in order that tho
committee may investigate the subject more
thoroughly and reconstruct the bill so that 1t
will be in harmony with existing business and
Industrial conditions. prevent a heavy Treasury
deficit. and meet the demands OF the people.
SOMETHING STARTLING EXPECTED.
1t was intimated by one of the Democratic op-
ponents of the bill in conversation with a Trib.
une correspondent this afternoon that some.
thing will happen about Tuesday or Wednesday
that will stare the trainers Of the Wilson bill
and probably seal It's fate in this House." but he
was not inclined to specify the ''sc methng' that
Is To happen. II was freely asserted this after.
noon that Messrs. Cochran and Stevens will vote
against the bill If the provision for a tax on in
comes is adopted in the Committee Of the Whole
and a motion to rec0mmit the bill Is defeated. The
opponents Of that provision. well Demo-
Gratis who opposed TO other features Of the
bill. complain because the majority OF the Ways
and Means Committee Is trying To force the con-
sideration of a measure that Is incomplete. One
of them said this afternoon:
why. this attempted proceeding Is as absurd
as II is unprecedented. The tariff schedules II
adopted will create deficit estimated at $751;
900 OOo and that in the face Of certain deficit
of $50 900 900 at the end OF this year without any
change OF law. There Is nothing In the bill as n
stands TO show how the committee proposes to
make good that enormous deficit. Members OF
the House have been informed through the news
papers that six OF the seventeen members OF the
committee have agreed upon scheme OF inter.