The Washington times., 1894-07-06
HOUSE HELD OUT Its HANDS
Democratic Members Warmly Receive
the Tariff Bill.
Mr.. WILSON AGAIN At THE HELM
Those Trying to Influence the Bill Haunted
the Ways and Means Committee Room
House Conferees Not Yet Announced.
Cooper's Bill to Tax Greenbacks.

When the tariff bill was conveyed to the
House yesterday morning by the Secretary of
the Senate, Mr.. Cox, round OF applause fol-
lowed on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Wilson, who has just come on from
West Virginia. where he has been by the bed
side Of his wife. announcedoat once that
meeting Of the Committee on Ways and Means
would take place at once. In the meantime the
bill will wait on the Speakers table for tie
usual day, and then the progress as outlined
in these columns will be rapidly proceeded
with.
Every effort was made in the Government
Printing Office to have the bill completed by
yesterday, and the result reflects great credit
on this department Of our government Six
copies were printed of the bill, but more will
be struck of as soon az the House directs it.
The number of amendments $3.50 is extra
or dinary The Mckinley bill only contained
497.
In the committee room number Of mem
bers had gathered. including besides Mr..
Wilson, Representatives Turner, Bynum,
Tarsney and others. Mr.. Cochran wired be
would be'here last night. Those trying to in
iuence the bill were present in large numbers,
especially against the extension of the bonded
period on whisky and against increase OF the
tax thereon. About 100 petitions were re-
ceived.
THIRTY-oSE ARE MATERIAL
OF the amendments it is admitted that
19 out Of 20 are improvements Of phraseology,
which the House will yield at once.
Thirty-one of the amendments Of the 633
are admitted to be OF material character. OF
81 ;x ,, 1oJ
the sugar, iron, coal, wool and cotton
schedules are those on which the great
struggle will occur.
The personnel OF the House conferees is as
yet largely a matter Of speculation. There
are IL Democratic members of the committee.
Speaker Crisp says he has reached no con-
clusion on the membership OF the committee,
and the decision is entirely with him.
Regarding the action of the President, it is
said that while he has little sympathy for the
Senate amendments, he is committed to urge
the passage of the bill with what concessions
there can be obtained. II is believed that the
radical feeling OF the House has altered ma
terially Of late, and that the sentiment in IA
yor of an early vote is growing.
In the morning hour of the House yester-
day Mr.. Sayers, OF the Appropriations Com
mittee, asked for joint resolution author
izing the continuance of navy yard expendi-
lures which had been stopped since July /,
adding that he believed that to be a proper
construction of the resolution.
NAVY YARD EXPENDITURES.
Mr. Cannon opposed the resolution, but
Mr.. Reed favored it.
'.All private industry had been stopped by
the policy Of the administration, said he,
'and why should not the public industries be
stopped. For my part | am very desirous OF
overturning the policy. and would be very
as to the employment of these men, hoping
that the administration had received a suffi-
cient lesson and would not stop any other
industries. By the passage of this resolution
thousands of men would be restored, but it
was great spectacle when the government
added to the army of the unemployed already
sufficiently large" Republican applause.l
The resolution was agreed 10.
When the morning hour had expired Mr..
Hail. of Missouri in charge OF the bill, acting
for Mr.. Cooper. OF Indiana, called up the
bill to subject to state taxation national bank
notes and United States Treasury notes.
Mr.. johnson ate i TO secure the con.
sideration of the ut Mr.. Brosius asserted
that he was utterly opposed to the relinquish- ,
ment OF any part of the Federal taxing power
to the states, though he agreed that there was
no sectional policy in the bill.
coopER's BILL TO TAX eREESBAcKs.
Mr.. Grosyenor. in a brief speech, favored
the passage Of the bill, and. reading from the
constitution of the state of Ohio. showed that
1t specifically provided that money might be
taxed, and money, he contended. included
treasury notes.
Mr. Cox, of Tennessee. who followed. also
favored the passage of the bill. maintaining
that greenbacks should bear a higher tax
than gold and silver, and it was inconsistene
to tax man with one kind Of money while
exemptiDg another because he had different
kind.
Mr.. johnson, of Indiana. opposed the bill.
The Supreme Court, he asserted, had held
that Treasury notes were not subject TO tax
alton. He feared that the passage of this bill
would be but the beginning OF disastrous
legislation.
The bill was, he said. another step in the
attempt to extend state rights at the expense
Of federal rights, and he arraigned the DEM
ocratic party for its attempts in this direction,
its passage of the law for the repeal of the
Federal election laws: its attempted repeal Of
the 10 per cent. tax on state bank issues and
now this last bill TO permit the states to tax
the notes OF the general government
His remarks were greeted with applause.
and after a vain attempt to hx the time for
closing debate, Mr.. Power Rep. VT, took
the floor and supported the biz. While capi-
tai lying In a bank was not producing in
come, it was as capable OF doing SO as the
horse or OK that was kept idle in stable, and
rs such should be subject TO taxation.
At Sis o'clock the House adjourned and
the bill went over without action.