Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-27
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Eastern Opposition to the Income Tax
Promptly Knocked Out in
the House.
Progress in Tariff Reform-WallS Street
Bond Eoheme-A Big Pension
Appropriation.
PASSIVE REPUBLICANS.

| PASSIVE REPUBLICANS.
Washington, Jan. 27.-Representative
Burrows of Michigan, says: "The Re-
publican members of the house will have
no caucus on the tariff or income tax
question; neither have they agreed on
any policy. There is no need of an
affirmative policy. We are simply pas,
sive, while the majority must proceed to
execute its commission"
HARDLY PROBABLE.
Bankers in New York, who profess to
have some unusual means of learning
what the United States senate is likely to
do, are declaring, according to informa-
tion received from New York to-day
that az soon az the tariff bill is out of the
way in that branch, the senate is likely
to consider and pass the bill providing
for another international monetary con-
ference, whenever the representatives of
foreign governments shall make a re-
quest of us to join them in such con-
ference.
A WALL STREET SCHEME.
The proposition of Representative
Cummings, of New York, to place bond
issue of $15O,00O,0OO in denominations of
$40 and upward in the hands of the peo-
pie through the money order postofices
and sub-treasuries, is discussed favorably
by many congressman. There are many
who look upon the bill and plan for coin
ing the silver seignorage as species of
imitation, but think if the treasury is to
be replenished by the proceeds of bond
sale, the rank and file of citizens should
receive whatever profits are to accrue.
BIG PENSION BILL.
The pensions and District of Columbia
appropriation bills were favorably re-
ported to the house to-day. The pen
sion bill provides an appropriation of
$151,5s1 $40 for 1896.
THE INCOME TAX.
The house committee on rules have
agreed to an order allowing the income
tax bill to be offered as an amendment to
the tariff bill, and giving Monday and
Tuesday for general debate, Wednesday
for debate and amendments under the Eve
minute rule with general debate in the
evenings, the final vote to come ON the
tariff bill and amendments on Thursday
at noon.
ro-DAY's HOUSE.
After the reading of the journal in the
house this morning Representative Haines,
Democrat, of New York, made the point
of no quorum and the speaker ordered
a roll called.
The roll call developed the presence
of 181 members, however, and the flibus-
tering came to a collapse. The speaker
recognized Mr.. Outhwaite, of Ohio, from
the committee on rules, who reported q
special order for the Wilson bill and in
come tax amendments providing for
vote thereon February /. He demanded
the previous question. The opponents
Of the income tax realized their helpless
ness and did not attempt to make show
of resistance. Mr.. Cochran, of New
York, however, suggested slight modi-
fication of the order SO as to close the
general debate on the internal revenue
amendment on Tuesday, to the other
terms Of the order he had no objections.
The house then resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole and consideration of
the tariff bill was resumed. All the
amendments to the lead schedule were
lost. The Republican members tried to
cut off all further amendments to the bill
by raising the point of no quorum and
refraining from voting. The time for
amendments expires at $50 o'clock, and
by this move the Republicans may prob
ably cut of some amendments.
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
The Wilson tariff bill emerged to-day
from the ordeal of amendments to which
it has been subjected in the last few
weeks. The bill is now in perfected form
80 far as the house can perfect it, The
additional days of debate next week will
be given exclusively to the income tax.
The two material alterations in the bill
relate to sugar and wool. That on sugar
is far reaching in its consequence. The
committee had gradually extinguished
the sugar bounty by taking part
off each year for eight years,
but the radical anti-sugar element sue
ceeded in passing their amendment doing
away with the bounty at a single stroke.
rhe radicals also amended the bill, SO
chat refined sugar as we'll as raw sugar
goes on the free list.
The wool amendment changes the bill
so that free raw wool and reduced duties
on manufactured woolons go into effect
as soon as the tariff hill becomes law.
The bill has been fixed for Auguest 10,
1894, as the date for free raw wool, and
December l, 1894, a. the date for reduced
duties on manufactured wooleps, but the
radical element would accept no delay
and as a result there is no postponementl
of dates in the wooden schedule