The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-06

vote ss the Democratic majority votes.
but for the third time Chairman Wilson
was obliged to adjourn the House With
out ccompllshing his object. The Com
mittes on Rules were on hand early to-day
with the new order. designed. ss Speaker Crisp
so sptly nut II yesterday. to get rid Of Bou-
telle and agree upon an order getting the Tariff
bill before the House and putting It to vote"
Boutelle was got rid OF. II IL true. but only
after an exhibition OF despotlsm such as Tom
Reed In the days OF his arbitrsry. power would
have Flushed to endorse; but ProL Wilson'S
Terin bill is still on the calendar.
. Nine Democrats who were present In the
These nine votes, added to that OF the Spe aker,
they were not iorth ing in spite OF the M st
urgent and persistent shorts Of the party
Gratis who thus stood out again It the N ajority
OF their party were Messrs lIaines and Ryan
OF New York, Price and lobertson Of Louisiana,
nectlcut, Dunn OF New Jersey. and page Of
Rhode Island. These men dc not say that they
action leads the friends oithe bill to believe that
they VIII. The mutiny within the party has
arly those who are attempting to enact tariff
legislation, she greatest alarm. and an attempt
was ma,is in the caucus tonight to bring the
ocrats, who refused to vote to-day do not repre-
sent by any means ,S The strength Of the
tNrlY aLtagonlstic To the principle OF
the Wilson bill. as well as to many OF its
they could not bring thems elves TO abstain from
voting when quorum was needed. but their
the bill to the bitter end In fact the most
outspoken critics and opponents Of the bill
were among those who voted to-day. and who
think that the bill should be laid before the
House In order that they can make their OBJ
iections known and offer the amendments
which they have prepared. There is really
nothing against the consideration OF the bill,
for 1t must come up some time. and a few days
delay will not do 1t any harm. A majority OF
the opposing Democrats recognize this fact
and are not yet making their antagonism
the Republicans in the House are doing
everything in their power to embarrass the
attempt 81 tho Demoeratic majority to get the
Tariff bill before the House. but there is some
division Of opinion among them as to the best
method Of accomplishing their object. Mr..
stance. intimetes to-day that it is the part of
wisdom fSr his party to hCd alO9f from ANY
the Democrats to make It Just as a" bad T ss
10 shoulder tie rosponsibiity either ior
Republicans will not cast their entire
but will allow the Democrats to adopt it, thus
hoping to make the bill so vicious that It will
certain, however. that the ex.SpeaIer Is sin.
cere in the throwing out OF these hints which.
It 10 thought. may be only one OF his charsc.
Gratis. II seems to no moro likely that when
the Eastern Democrats and the others opposed
TO the income tax proposition SHAH have or
gauized their forcos for an attack upon this
feature OF tne Wilson bill. the Republicans
will concede the necessity Of keeping their
records straight by voting against IT.
nimity. their votes. added to those Of their Dem
ocratio opponents. will be sufficient to defeat
under confederation il, the House, The Id.
ministrntion is determined that this feature
Of the bill shall be elimina ted before II goes to
the Senate. and those members OF the Ways
and Means Committee who oppose it are so
Indignant at the defeat OF their plans, that
some OF them at least are disposed to vote
man Wilson, who reported tho bill. 10 said to
be considering the advisability OF such q
There 10 the utmost Indignation on the part
OF the minority OF ths Ways and Means Com
miitee at the action q the majority. and the
attitude OF Mr. Bynum OF Indiana Is censured
dsrstood. is very Indignant at the charge
made BY Secretary Gresham that he lBynuml
agreed TO vote against the Income tax. and
hints are being, made by the ConCressman's
says on this poin. the better: Il i
occasion last summer to argue before
the members OF the Ways and Means
Committee that IN income tax was the proper
thing Tor tho Democratic party 10 adopt. and
that he. being an nnti-monopol!st. a semi-
Popuist, and general all around friend OF
the people. was heartily in favor OF such tax.
opposed to II the Secretary begged the COM
mittee TO forget that he had ever spoken and
abandon whatever ideas they may have had or
bill. All these little Incidents serve to add
fuel TO the nre that Is now raging over the
heads OF tho Democrats who favor tho Wilson
bill as II stands to-day. and make 1t more than
ever unlike ely that the party can he united in
support OF the leading features Of the bill.