Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-02-08
Washington letter.
(From our regular Correspondent.

(From our regular Correspondent)
Senator Voorhees,. by virture OF his
position as chairman of the Senate
committee on Finance, has taken COM
mand of the Wilson tariff bill, which
confounded its enemies by the large
I majority it received in the House last
week. That no time will be wasted
! by the committee in reporting the bill
to tho Senate is made plain by these
words from Mr.. Voorhees,: I'VE real
| ize that what the country is repose,
| and believing that the passage of the
bill will be in the interest OF the coun-
try at large and will be soon followed
by revival of business activity, we
shall do all in our power to have the
bill disposed OF at the earliest moment
possible, Senator Jones, of Arkan-
sas, is chairman of the subcommittee
OF the Finance committee that will
have immediate charge of the tariff
bill He thinks tbs bill can be report
ed inside OF three weeks. There is
one very noticeable feature about tar
III discussions here iu st now the
khow-lt-alls have ceased prophecying
that the bill will be torn to pieces in
the Senate. Another thing that is ex-
citing comment is the strength of the
income tax in the Senate.
The House discussion of the Hawai-
Ian question, which will end tomor-
row with the adoption of resolution
satisfactory to the democrats, brush
ed away great many cobwebs aud
brought the question down to a com
mon sense basis, to say nothing of
having brought about the complete
sqaeiching of the clown of the House.
Boutelle. of Maine.
The bond issue is now an accom-
pllshed fact, and the $5S, 900, coo which
Will be paid in the Treasury as soon
MS the bonds can be signed and deliv-
cred at the designated repositories.
The opposition in Congress is Quoted
down so far as may be judged by out
/ ward appearances, although some of
the popuiists are still bitter in their
denunciations.
Chairman Wilson, of the House
Ways and Means committee. is also
chairman Of the Executive committee
OF the National ISOLATION OF demo-
cratic clubs, members of which have
been notified to attend special meet
ing in this city on the eighteenth Of
TINS month. While it is not SO stated
In the call, the principal object of this
meeting is to help to push the Wilson
tariff bill through the Senate. bv
means OF the organization of the asso-
cation of clubs. In other words, the
democratic clubs of the country will
be asked to let the democratic sena-
tors know that the Wilson bill meets
their approval and should be passed
without delay other than that which
Is absolutely necessary. Its hoped
that the Finance committee will have
reported the bill to the Senate by the
time the club committee meets.
The House committee on Rivers and
I Harbors will grant no moro hearings.
Us the time of the members will be
fully taken up in preparing the BILL
The bill will probably carry smaller
appropriation than for long time,
! and few Improvements except those
already under way will be provided
) for.
The House committee on Banking
and Currecy decided by vote OF 8 to
not to report bill for the repeal of
the tax on state bank currency That
is supposed to end the matter for this
session so tar as this committee is con-
cerned, but members of the House who
favor the repeal of the tax may try TO
get it before the House as an amend
ment to some other measure.
AS specimen of the lodges that are
being re5orted to by those who are op-
posed to the government printing lis
own postage stamps that of bringing a
committee here with II petition from
the New York plate printers, setting
forth the distress that won fall upon
them should the government take this
work away from them. is about tn o
most Transparent yet resorted to- The
lowest private bidder for the work is a
Philadelphia concern. So that the
New York company is bound to lose
the work, whether it comes to Wash
ington, where it really belongs, or not