The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-01-25
TARIFF MAKING:
The Cor, mit.ce to Report sncou,e Tax biii
TO tho Hou.e-.a .sotIcn VIII BE nadc TO
Tneoroors.e It In the Wilson, Dill

EupOrOOrate IL In TIC w it'hs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2a--Reprcserta-
Tive Bryan. member OF the WAYS and
means committee, who, with Repro
sentative McM;!i;n.. iG.s been r'oss
earnest in advocacy OK TIC inc9n:c tax,
said Friday afternoon that it wns t.ie
intention of the committee TO report
the bin levy;ng an income tax to tho
house Saturday A meo:in,; OF the en-
tire committee was called for rrii'y
morning. but when the republican
nem oers came to the eo'uTa:ttcc room
they were calmly notified by. Gaairman
Wilson tha. the m:ior;t.l n,suipe,.' a;'d
not yet definitely drc!;ia:. OF era:y .tc'
tail of the bill Tor r:;sia5 revenue by
internal taxation, C. the meeting
therefore wou.d be postroa,i.
There is no disposition 70 barry TIE ~
tcriect;on o! an income SIX discussion
Into TIE tariff debate. bat in view Ok
Tn. fact that the sugar schedule at
present bids fair to meet with s-@.:icai
amendments before the Wilson III -
finali- adopted, and as the deficiency
to be created 10y the wilson bill is
largely dependent upon t'tc inal adj
iastrnen: Of the sugar schedule, tHcrc
is feeling among the lncmners or tnc
ways and means committee that 1t VAL
be vision to introduce early is ro,,l'
pie whatever moasrrcs the commit;eo
has devised for tie purpose OF raising
revenues to meet the deficiency.
There IS a probability, amounting al
most 70 y certainty, that in spite Of
every effort on the part OF the man.
ayers Of TIE l.ouaa to preventi:, a no
ton will bs made by some prominent
democrat to Incorporate the irco'ro
tax bill int, tic wilson blu. This E!''-
ton will receive the support OF neeriy
every one OF Chg ii:aety republicans in
the house. ana consequently will stand
some Chan o. success.
1t is difficult 10 form cuy catiiaate rs
to the final iate OF the income tax bill
In the house. ,iicuE J. t.;c support ~iyon
the committee by the ne jcrity cf dso2o-
Gratis ca every test question .aat las
Developed GM-;Hg Tie DEBATE on tho
amendments, this week, would seem to
indicate ,lat Chairman wilson VII, re-
main master OF the situation li,lti! tho
final vote IS taken. CortGi:ily :'ny plot
to dcfe:.t the income tux III the house
by Incorporating it N "a, Wilson bill
will fail, because the wilson BIZ vii
pass tic hous" 10 matter no" seriously
loaded down with Objectionable fea-
| lures.
The ooocnoa., of tho Income tax
know THAI it viii Uc promptly atan-
doned when it reaches tn: acnato
finance committee. either as an indie
pendent measure or as IN amendment
to the Wilson bill and there is there
fore no disposition 70 make wider by
too savage opposition to the income
tax. the breach that already exists in
the ranks OF the democratic party ii,
the house.
A democratic senator, who discussed
the subject FridaE afternoon, and
whose long service and high standing
in the party make him IN authority or
matters affecting tic policy democrats
in the senate, sad:
''The income lax is not WORTHY Of
serious discussion. whether il passc;
the house or not. As icr ;hc Wilson
bill, It's career viii end wien Tia, house
adopts it, one weci; from ntXt MONDAY.
The bill that wc sill pass II: The senate
will be 80 different that Chairman VIII
son will never recognize ii. There was
"Mckiniav' bill in 1880, but oar
tariff bill Will have no mans name 1T