The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-08
There Will Be Another Democratic eau.
Gus Held Tuesday if No Quorum
Shows Up by That Time.
PROGRAMME In THE HOUSE
Springer Has a Substitute for the
State Bank Tax Bill.
Holman Is Made the Butt of Ridicule
with His Last Investigation Episode
Which Will Be Withdrawn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE tariff bill
will occupy the entire attention OF the
House during the coming week, or, II not
the bill itself. then the row over the at
tempt to get it before the House After
four days OF fruitless effort TO secure the
presence of voting Democratic quorum,
the House adopted just before adjournment
Saturday night the extreme expedient OF
ordering the arrest of all members absent
without leave. Deputies were sent out in
all directions last night TO serve the war
rants on these members. OF the forty men,
bers absent without leave twenty-one are
Democrats and nineteen Republicans. As
some of them live at long distances they
can hardly get here tomorrow and a
quorum is therefore doubtful, although the
Democratic leaders express their confident
hope that 179 voting Democrats Will be in
their seats when the gavel drops at noon.
From the Republican absentees, OF course.
no aid is expected. They can be brought
here under duress, but they cannot be made
to vote. This applies TO some of the Demo-
Gratis as well as Republicans, and II the
opposition within the ranks OF the Demo-
cratic majority can be organized as some
OF them desire, enough Democratic members
might refrain from voting 10 prevent the
consideration of the bill in frs present
shape. Privately some of the Democrats do
not hesitate to admit the gravity Of the
situation. The possibility OF defeating the
consideration of the bill strikes terror into
their hearts, and some of them. like Col.
Oates, of Alabama, openly advocates re-
sort TO the parliamentary eXpedient utilized
by the Fifty-frst Congress of counting a
quorum. Speaker Crisp asserts most posi-
resort
EXPECT A QUORUM TUESDAY.
He thinks voting quorum will be here
certainly on Tuesday, at the farthest IL
IL cannot be obtained then another Demo-
cratic caucus will be called. This is in
deed what those who are dissatisfied with
the bill are aiming at. They declare that
soon they can demonstrate that not
a sufficient number Of Democrats will vote
to consider the bill the leaders will be
obliged 70 submit 10 material modifica-
tions which the disgruntled members will
propose Some of the Eastern Democrats
who are fighting the income tax proposition
are willing TO go TO almost any. lengths TO
eliminate this feature Of the bill. Alto
gether the prospects are good for a very
interesting contest in the House during the
coming week. OF course, If the quorum is
secured tomorrow or Tuesday, the special
recompense the House for the two days
lost since the order was reported by
lengthening the time of the debate that
extent Once the debate is under way, it
VIII proceed TO the exclusion Of everything
else.
Mr.. Tarsney. of Missouri. member OF the
ways and means committee. said tonight
that If a voting quorum was not secured
by Tuesday he would favor the adoption
of rule empowering the Speaker 10 count
members TO make quorum We must
meet revolution with revolution" said he.
IL the Democratic members are driven to
this resort, Ii is believed the Republicans,
for self-vindication, would be compelled to
support ii. The committee work of the
House is not fairly under way, as the
all the attention of the Democratic leaders
Of the House, who constitute the chair
men or the Leading committees Only two
sion opened, one from the judiciary COM
mittee on Mr.. Bailey's bankruptcy BILL and
and currency on the bill of Mr.. Brawley,
of South Carolina, to remit the temper
cent. tax collectable on the clearing house
private r e Currency @ issued ISSUE during EfIlI the
money famine last fall. But, with
gagged with the routine and the long speech
es Of the tariff during the coming week,
the committee chairmen are expecting TO
get their associates together ana accom-
plish considerable WORK. Ii is probable
that the important bill repeating the ten
reported from the committee on banking
and currency at an early day. and per-
haps during the coming week. There Is
wide difference or opinion among the Dem
ocratic members of the committee as to
principle and details of such a measure
and as these differences cannot we'll be
reconclled the general desire in the COM
mittee is to report bill simply repeating
the tax and then let the House decide ali
differences.
The bill Of Mr.. Cox OF Tennessee. which
is a brief repeal Of the State bank tax
without any effort at regulating future
State bank issues, was under consideration
at the last meeting Of the committee This
TO some extent, is bidding for favor against
the bill of Mr.: Springer chairman OF the
committee, which removes the tax on GER
tain kinds of State bank issues, secuered by
government, State municipal bonds Mr..
Springer thinks the bills do not conflict
and might both be reported. IL is probable,
however. that the simple repeal bill will
nTSt be reported and that the Springer bill
Will be taken up by the committee later.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE.
The ways and means committee have two
important tasks before them; one the final
settlement of the terms of the internal
revenue branch OF the tariff bill, and the
other the authorization OF bonds TO meet
the pressing treasury deficit. Mr.. Wilson
says the bond question will have TO wait
until the tariff is out Of the way. There
is little doubt, however, that a. bond prop
oSition will emanate from the committee
at an early day. as a majority of the Dem
ocratic members OF the committee are
known to be ready to adopt A measure on
the lines suggested by Secretary Carlisle
In his recent report. ON the other, there
is an energetic minority among the Demo
cratic membership Of the committee which
does not believe in a bond issue. Mr..
Bryan believes IN coming the seigniorage
now in the treasury and Mr.. Whiting would
either coin the seignorage or else resort
10 another issue of notes, something like
the Old greenbacks. TO the extent OF $780,,
100000 and make these notes payable in coin.
These minority views are not likely 10 re-
ceive much consideration, however. when
the administration wants bonds and ma
jority of the Democrats on the committee
are favorable 10 the bond project.
The internal revenue features or the
tariff bill will be passed on by the ways and
means committee within day or two. as
MeSsrs. McMillin and Bryan have about
completed the draft which Is 10 be sub
mitted 10 the full Democratic membership
OF the committee and then TO the fun COM
mittee. The essentials OF an income tax an
on PLAYING cards, etc. are well understood,
but there remains 10 be determined the ina
portanl details Of how the income tax shall
be levied and collected. IL also remains TO
be settled whether the internal revenue
feature shall be introduced as a part OF the
tariff bill now before the House or ras an
Independent measure. This point NAV
cause much trouble, there Is very de-
terTnined opposition within and without the
committee 10 making the internal revenue
feature. including the income Tax, an
amendment 70 the general tarin bill and