The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-02
CLEVELAND'S FINE HAND.
There Was a Committee Meeting
Which Came to Nothing.
COCHRAN GROWERS CHAMPION.
1t Is Not Deemed Wise at the
White House to Make Indi-
Viduals Pay.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The Democratic
members Of the Ways and Means Commit
tee met at the Treasury Department to-
night to finally decide upon the income
tax question and the internal revenue
features of the tariff bill. There were
present Wilson, McMillin. Breckinridge,
Montgomery. Bryan, Tarsney. Cochran.
Stevens. Whiting and Turnry. Mr.. By
nam's absence prevented vote on the in
come-tax question, and after a session of
three hours the committee adjourned until
tomorrow at o'clock.
The discussion tonight was general, GOV.
ering the entire question of how the deficit
in the revenues was TO be met. The issue
between the members is whether the in
come tax shall be upon individul incomes
or simply upon the incomes of corpora
tions. The weight of the administration
influence is being thrown strongly against
the individual tax proposition, as was ap-
parent tonight by the manner in which
the scheme was attacked by those sup
posed to represent the administrators
views.
Cochran OF New York was persistent
and aggressive on this line. He made five
speeches in which he cOntended that the
necessary revenue could be raised from the
single tax on incomes of corporations. He
produced figures to show that 1 per cent
tax on the incomes of corporations would
produce revenues of $40, OO0,O 900, but all
those who favor an individual income tax
maintain that not over S13, GOO. 600 could be
raised in this way.
Incidentally the details of other internal
revenue features. the proposed increase
on whisky and beer, were discussed, but
all pivoted on the decision OF the main
proposition, it being conceded that if tax
should be levied against individual incomes
an increase from ether sources would not
be necessary.
Although sugar has been placed on the
free list by majority vote of the Demo-
cratic members of the committee, the uues-
ton Of restoring it to the dutiable list also
cut some figure in the evenings discussion.
Nothing. however. was decided uDon. and
when the committee adjourned Chairman
Wilson said the situation was absolutely
unchanged.
1t is generally agreed among Democratic
Senators that the financial question shall
remain untouched in Congress until the
tariff bill is disposed of. Voorhees, said
to-day that no effort whatever would be
made to press his silver bill until the
tariff was out of the way. When reached,
however, he thought 1t would prove the
solution of the problem.
Bland also announces that he will not
try to get his free coinage bill up in the
House till the tariff bill is passed. The
Carlisle bond issue proposition will also
probably give way 10 the tariff, as the
latter is considered matter of primary
i'm Importance, and its decision may put
matters in such condition as to make the
Issuance of bonds unnecessary. Further
more. it Is known that the silver men ap-
prove of bonds and are prepared to vote
for their issue against any man who does
not favor silver. Hence. there need be no
cause for surprise If the taking up of the
bond proposition may be delayed so long
as to render it impolitic to take it up at
oil