The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-02-03
TO End THURSDAY.
Talk Will Stop and Voting viii
Begin.
on THE WILSON TARIFF BILL.
The Attitudes Of Those Who VIII Vote
and General Outline OF What is to
Follow In Congress.

Follow in Congress.
The news from Washington is that
the great debate will close in the
House on Thursday, Feb. at o'clock
when according to the amended
special order under which the House
is operating, the vote will be taken on
the pending amendments and the
final passage ef the bill bill. The debate
during the week relates entirely to
the internal revenue bill which the
Democratic caucns decided to place
upon the tariff bill as rider. Mon
day and Tuesday we're devoted to
general debate, and Wednesday the
intention is 10 debate under the five
minute rule, when the internal reve
nue. features will be open to amend
ment. Of course, the principal OPP
position will be directed against the
income tax, which is being bitterly
opposed by the Eastern Democrats.
The Republicans, however, will not
vote With the Democratic opponents
to the income tax, but will either re-
frain from voting or else, il necessa
ry TO make quoroum, vote for it in
order to incorporate it in the bill
The attempt to defeat it will, there
fore, be hopeless.
When the bill is reported to the
House on Thursday three hours will
be allowed for closing the debate,
one and half hours on a side. Mr..
Reed will close for the Republicans
and Mr.. Wilson and Speaker Crisp
for the Democrats. The indications
are that when the bill is placed up.
on its final passage that it will have
fair margin to carry it.
During the past week the move.
ment to recommit the bill looked
formidable as at least fifty Demo.
Gratis Counting the anti-income tax
ers including all those dissatisfied
with any other portion of the meas
ure were counted upon to take this
indirect method of compelling
changes is their interest. With the
Republican support this plan nigh,
have succeeded. But on yesterday
some of the Republican leaders talk
ed the situation over and came to
the conclusion that it would not bt
polite to join faction in the Dem
ocratic ranks in order to give the
bill backset which might not re
suit in its Ultimate defeat. They
have informally decided, therefore
to either refrain from voting or else
to vote against the motion to recon
nit, but they will vote with the OPP
position against the passage of the
bill, or for motion to strike out the
enacting clause, which motion will
place the opponents of the bill fairly
and squarely on record against the
entire measure. This decision, if il
is adhered to, in the opinion of the
Democratic leaders, removes all
doubt as to the final passage of the
bill, as they believe that not more
than thirty Democrats, at the out
side, will carry their opposition to the
extent OF voting directly against the
bill.
If the Republicans should poll
their whole strength (l94) this
would only raise the vote against
the bill to 154, as, with the income
tax included, it is believed that th,
bill will command the entire popu
list vote of nine. The full vote fol
the bill, therefore, could be 200, {
majority of 46. 1t is fair to assume
that the absentees will be drawn pro
protionately from each side; so that
from present indications the Demo-
cratic leaders claim a majority fol-
the bill of from thirty upwards.