The sun., 1894-01-04
TARIFF PLANS DEFEATED.
ryr MIL NOT TAKES UP YESTERDAY
REc.UsE OF DEMoCRhT TI0 APATHK.


uor or the Incose Tsx-Thnt Proposition
Also Handicapped by the HosiiIity OF the
..r,nI.,ration-The MIN May he Crowded
-rh,,,eh the House substss,inIiy as Re-
uo,,.d-It. Fate IN the Ssnate in Doubt.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3-Democrauo apathy
,,d D.mocratic absenteeism defeated the plans
a,tbs party leaders in the House to-day. and
.or,psled them TO abandon their intention to
80 mn tho new Tariff bill. Before Congress
.diourned for the holiday recess Chairman
wilson announced that he would move to-day
,bot tho House proceed with the considera-
,,on q, the Tariff bill OF the Wsys and Mears
Comrnittee, and the programme included a
.peech OF explanation by ProL Wilson. the
author Of the bill and statement OF the op-
position by Representative Burrows. Repub-
iJcan uem Der Of the committee. The Repub-
ucans interfcred with the programme. how
aver BY insisting that II anv party legislation
vas to be brought forward the Democrats
mu.t be responsible for It. So they demanded
,be presence Of Democratic quorum.
which. as usual. was not forthcom-
ING. and instead OF calling up his
Nm Pro-, Wilson adjourned tho House. The
absenteesm was duo In some measuresto
Damocratic opposition to the proposed tariff
measurs and the roll call shows that nine
Democratic members OF the New York dele
cation aided by their absence the success Of
tbs Republicans The absent New York Dem
ocrats to-day we're Messrs. Bartlett. CLANCY.
Dunphy, Graham, Halnes, Hendrix. Lockwood.
wagner. and Schermerhorn. Mr.. Graham 10
obtained at home by Illness and has not been
here this session. and IL Is understood that
Mr.. Dunphy is also not well enough to attend
the session. Mr.. Haines was absent from the
~ Ill
town but was undoubtedly induced to refrain
from voting by his bitter opposition to the
Tariff bill as at present arranged.
Prof Wilson and those Democrats who share
his views on the tariff question profess to make
lisbt OF the disarrangement OF their plans to-
dny. and offer the excuse that members have
not had time to return to Washington since
New Years Day. They know very we'll how
ever. that several Democrats besides Mr..
Haines we're in town. but would not take the
trouble to vote with their party colleagues.
They know further that tho list Of opponents
OF the new Tariff bill is growing so rapldly that
n tho measure is not rapidly crowded through
the House under . cast-iron order from the
Committee on Rules. 1t will either fail to pass
or be so thoroughly amended that II will not
be the Wilson bill at all by the time the
voting stage upon It is reached. A score or
House have openly expressed their bitter op-
position to some Of the most prominent fea-
lures Of the bill. and such old members as
Gems Oates and Wheeler OF Alabama feel cer-
tain that unless the Ill feeling within tho
party. caused by certain provisions OF tho bill.
is smoothed over by means OF party caucus
or some other method OF recon ciliation. q d.
vision will arise that will seriously handicap
the party for tho remainder Of the session. II
not njure It permanently.
The Democratic opposition to the bill was
great enough before the action OF tho Commit
tee on Ways and Means yesterday in agreeing
upon personal income tax. That determi-
nation has aroused the bitter antagonism of
soms OF the most influential men In both
Houses. and. strangely enough. It will be
handicapped also By the hostility OF the Ad-
ministration., President Cleveland. It is well
known, has all along been opposed to the indi-
yidual income tax proposition. and when the
waIs and Means Committee fret began the
not hesitate to tell the .Congressmen what he
wanted and what he did not want. His views
in n the he committees by the OPEN and unwsverins
hostility OF Congressman Bourke Cochran, and
until until dSy or two ago II was & fae general
way, just as he has had always before. He
made . mistake this time. however. for the
Ways and Means Committee have acted con-
:, There is an interesting incident In connec-
lion ,S Tna with the sSte 10 the eN%mite by which
which will illustrate how. uncertain a Con- |
grsssman is. and which further, shows how |
can Secretary OF state. The majority in
Of as q ss s1 %.ys s Means Rs%
Bynlm Of Indiana, and Mr.; Bynum has been
Time he was regarded as determined In his op- |
position TO the tax upon personal incomes as |
NJ. Bynun was in consultation Tor % an hour our
with the Secretary OF State. Mr.. Gresham |
Ie5terward asked Democratlo member OF the
How are you likely TO come out with the |
,S|p to t.r personal incomes and when
we shall probably vote to-day. and the
question will doubtless be determined by the |
sote either OF Bynum or OF Turner" was the
You need have no fear as to Bynum." said
Il 81 an Mnf se .
bRites within 4 syS days BY Mr. Bynum's vote
eom mittes one day before 1t was but for the
q Iaet that Mr. Bynnm had an attack Of ',indi-
present Mt the meeting OF the committee at
ShiSh shnIi, ,, mad been determined that the vote
:, The, result Of the committees action shows
mat the President must have been misled By
somebody 10 state in his message at the |
opening OF Congress that the Ways and Means
committee had arranged the income tax
question by providing for a tax upon incomes |
I lIerTed rom CORPORATION investments. leaving
NE inference 70 be drawn that his wishes
YOU'D ee respected and the individual income
az proposition defeated. There is no doubt
Whatever that the Individual income tax |
pIoposltlon Is very unpopular In Congress- and |
Y u extremely doubtful whether this feature
~ looks row as II the House managers
mould be able TO get the Wilson bill through |
InAt rtAt body without substantial Amendment
iha ne.e sebry Is Nery serious opposilion 70 many OF
ne Ist tscheduies, hut this opposition is unorgan-
yea and, therefore, Ineffective. Democratic
liemters do not hesitate to state openly their
Ooleetlons TO certain portions OF the BILL and
many OF them announce that they will vote
= sslhN this section or that bIt very few are
y Aissye yet wiling 10 admit thaS they Will carry
,,bheH ptostion to tle length OF voting against
W Ihe nnal passage o. the hill some Amend-
Ititsnts VIII undoubtedly be adopted before the
m Iih features ase likely TO stand un-
Sane ~ me measure is Itaken up In the
Ia 0ns'e, What will happen then no one
~ Saolet 70 predict. but it is morally certain |
siimtsom some leading features of the bill will be |
M ~ lhe measure is Objectionable to |
sono oehators on tho Democratic side; In
IN h',a vases leeause It Is not revenue bill at
ns ny. ~, Gut simply continuation OF the diserim-
h. H.. |