The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-15
MUST KEEP A QUORUM.
The Position the Democratic LEADERS
Are in Regarding the
Tariff Bill.
Friends OF tho Measure Expected
TO Vote on tho Almond
ments.
a Duty on Sugar aud Resembling the
Bounty May KIN the Income Tax
Proposition

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1i.-Work on the
tariff bill viii commence Tomorrow. when
the bill will be read by sections aud opon
to amendment under the five minute rule.
From now on the bill will be In constant
danger Of amendment and the house dem
ooratic leaders have urged upon all their
colleagues the absolute necessity OF con
tinual pressnoe until the fnalToto is taken,
Chairman Wilson says; 1T is of the ut
moat impo ftanoe that every democratic
member shall bs preIent In the house from
this time until the Tassags Of the tariff
bill" From this time forward the actual
voting on amendments will procsed from
day to day. 10 will be necessary 10 main
tain quorum, as the absence at any time
Of sufficient number for a vote might in
volve the loss OF day or two in the con-
sidsration of the bill. What Is of more
consequences is that the amending OF the
bill be made while the friends OF the moa-
sure and majority of the house
are present 10 express their p efer-
enco, for It would be most
unfortunate il the amendments we're
mads through the absence OF a sufficient
number OF democratic members TO prevent
them. For this reason il is essential that
the democratic majority should attend the
sessions dntil the debate closes. Commit
tea amendments necessary TO correct i'm
perfections discovered in the bill will have
the right OF way. The bill will first be
read by sections under the special order,
and thereafter will be open 30 amendment
in any part.
The democratic members Of the ways and
means committee had n meeting this after
noon and decided upon the amendments 10
be offered. The decision of the democratic
members OF the committee to report the in
come tax and other internal revenue feat
eS OF the committees revenue plan as a
separate measure removes one of the m q In
dangers 20 the bill, as the opposition 20 the
income tax feature was formidable. The
fact that the proposition IL not inc udsd in
the bill will, 10 Is thought, strengthen the
attempt TO remove the sugar bounty
and substitute In It's stead a duty OF one
cent on sugar. Should this be done II
would raise S35. 100000 revenue and save
Sl0.0O0O00 OF sugar bounty. and remove the
necessity for and probably Kill the income
tax proposition. 2 he great difficulty in ths
war OF . modification OF the bill Ia this
particular is that the republicans will not
vote to reatore the duty on sugar. which
was placed on the free list by the Mckinley
law.
The most important committee work Of
the coming week will be that before the
ways and means com mIttee. where the in
teEnal revenue bill 10 still under considera-
tion. Owing TO the unexpected change Of
attitude of Representatiye Bynum in
moving recOnsideTation Of the internal
revenue features, there - much doubt as to
what the committee will ultimately do with
the bill. The membe have agreed that
work on the bill shall be com plstsd so as TO
90 before the house next Thursday. As sthe
committee on foreign affairs have reported
all the Hawaiian resolutions referred to
them, the correspondence submitted by
President Cleveland has been refersed to
thiH committee and the members will de-
termino a. a nesting Thursday what course
is TO be adopted in reference 10 a. The
coinage COMMITTEES having agreed 10 report
tho Bland seigno age bill will now give
their attention to the Bland fies coinage
bill. Stone. OF Pennsylvania, is drafting
the report of the minority against the
Bland seniorAge BILL bat nsither the ma
ioIity nor minority reports will be pre-
sented until after the tariff debate is
closed
Senator GallinRer has given notice of a
tariff speech tomorrow, but tit as we'll as
the elections hill may be crowded over till
later IA the week by other talk and the
contest over HornbloSer.