Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-31
TWO BILLS UNITED.
Democratic congressman Jubilant
Over the Union of the Tariff
and Revenue Bills.


terday, through the medium of press
dispatches, announced that the motion
had been made and carried to add
the revenue bill to the customs meas
ure. The bill was in charge of Rep
resentative McMillin, of Tennessee,
who made an exhaustive speech ex-
planning its provisions. He said it
was thought that $30,000,O00 would
be sesured from the income tax, and
it could be collected at a cost of 1.8c
on the dollar. There seemed to be no
particular objection on the part Of
those opposing the bill to anything
except the income tax.
Hall, of Missouri, was set down to
make the income tax argument, and
he did it to the perfect satisfaction of
those who favor this tax. Hall is
farmer, but he is one who has read
all his life. He showed a great knowl-
edge of his subject and was warmly
applauded when he concluded his re-
marks.
If we may trust the dispatches there
is settled belief in legislative circles
at Washington that the bill, income
tax and all, will go through with
'whoop" tomorrow. The Republicans
are becoming more and more fright
ened. Their scheme to load the bill
down anything that would prove un-
popular with any element in the Dem
ocratic ranks, and thus array against
it at the end enough votes to have it
recommitted, has proved a dismal
failure A strong friend of the bill
stated that the only fears he and those
who stood with him now had was that
when the motion 10 recommit the bill
was defeated the Republicans would
refuse to vote, and if any number of
Democrats did likewise quorum
might not be present. 1t is hardly
probable that such an obstruction to
the passage Of the bill would amount
to anything more than momentary an
noyance. In fact, as stated, the gen.
eral opinion is that the bill will 60
through the House without any trou-
BILE.
And it is now apparent that the
frightful opposition promised to the
bill in the Senate is fasttading away.
The enthusiastic way in which the
Democrats have generally stood to the
bill on the House side, besides the
manifest approval of the course of the
Democratic supporters of it by the
public has had its effect on the
Senate. 1t was believed that the
bill would be fought by German,
Brice, Camden, Faulkner, Morgan,
Pugh, Caffrey and White. The two
latter want sugar protected aud the
other named gentlemen were suppos-
ed to favor a protection on coal and
iron ore. The Senators who favor the
Wilson bill and are in favor of put
ting it through the Senate quickly
and without change believe that the
opposition of the Senators above
named will not be severe. There is
no doubt from the way the House is
acting that the people want the bill
passed. The Senators, though sup
posed to be further from the people
than the Representatives, can and do
get their ears to the ground as closely
as the Representatives 1t may be
put down as certain that If Repre-
sentative howls for the passage of a
measure he is dead snre that the peo-
pie want it passed. So 1t is reasona-
BILE to suppose that the Senators have
heard from the people. German has
ambition of such proportions that he
will not jeorardize 1t by fighting the
bill. Brice cannot afford to do 80, be-
cause his race for Senator is nearly on
and the Ohio Democrats favor the
bill. Faulkner was never protec-
ZIONIST in any sense Of the word and
will vote for the measure straight out.
Camden, with personally large coal
interests, will not dare TO make much
of an open fight. Pugh and Morgan
will advocate tariff on coal aud iron
ore, just as the Alabama delegates did,
but if beaten on this will probably
vote for the bill. 1t is uncertain what
White and Caffrey will do. The Pop
ulists in the Senate, that is to say
Kyle and Allen, are put down for the
bill, but Pefler, who at heart has Re
publican leanings, may find some ex-
cuse to vote against it, perhaps be-
cause the income tax is not gradual
ed income tax.
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