New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-06
THE CAUCUS DOES NOTHING.
DEMOCRATS ADVISED ONLY TO VOTE FOB
CLOSURE on THE WILSON ELI.
THAT MEASURE ITSELF NOT DIscrssED-MuC1
OPPOSITION TO Tbs INCOME TAX-No
QUORUM YET IN SIGHT.
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fBy TELEGRAPH TO TUE 1HiBCSFI
Washington. Jan. SIT is "the sense" OF the
Democratic caucus that all Democratic members
Of the House Of Repre- scrtatives should be pres
cnt and vote for the iron-cad order proposed ny
rho ma iority II the Committee on Rules to
govern proceedings on the Revenue DILL anu
that ~ the income tax provision shall be
offered as a committee amendment, TWO DAYS LOT
general debate thereon shall be allowed
Those were the achievements OF a caucus OF
Democratic Representatives which was In ses-
sion for more than two hours tonight. Not one
thing was done toward amending the bill. ana
when the caucus adjourned /, was not even
known whether the tariff schedules and Internal
revenue provisions would be embodied In one
and the same bill or in different bilis. CHAIRMAN
Wilson Of the Ways ard Means Committee VINO
was asked the question. replied tAal II was hos
ve, decided and he was not aDle 10 luEnis" VI
nd NOT furnish the caucus with any intor'iauou
whatever respecting the details OF the lhterhs'
rcvenue legislation proposed or 20 oe proposeut
no rho committed or the estimated amount Oh
revenue 10 be derived from such legislation. IN
4, word TIC WAYS and Means committee docs
not yet know whether i VII ASK inc aouse -
,,o;a a customs deficit II s75,0O)O1o without any
,rc,;s,on for making IL good or whether the pro
vision 10 be offered in a separate Dill VIII 90
sufficient and this ignorance is sha'eu 10y e'e''
man who attended the caucus -, -.
Tha caucus expended itself upon an order OK
procedure. and virtually refused 10 express an
oniniOn concerning the H'Ei'S VI ''' Pi''
nj the proposed legislation. Ol course uV.o
was n good deal OF plain talk IN Opposition -
w., ,or,na fax IN yor Of q duty on raw ana
refined sugars. and in relation 10 o,het ma'.ei''
3d., tho majority was determined that the eau
o,,s should not express it's sense" on any OK
.hl.e questions and. pending direct PROPOSE
ZION for a duty of u? cents pound on susuls
h.Iov Nc l6 j. s. and lS- cents pound on r''
fined sugars offered by = Louisiana RepTeseh'a-
tive n motion TO adjourn was carried
10 not a single American industry was near
irq allowed i'm this Democratic caucus, whose
matted energy was concentrated IN passing
ra.olu,ion expressing approval Of an order OK
husiress which not only indicates. but proves
rh,t II the leaders ~ the party In power IN mo
;Inusr az Represents tives can have their way, 10
Ar.r,c,r industries and American labor are 10
no denied fair hearing and consideration. pe'''
ncrats who are opposed 20 one or another pro-
vislo az the so-caled Wilson bill. wnich Is 10 %
brought upon the legislative stage III an ihco'I.
p,ate state-a sort Of spendthrltt. onerihs PpSs
obits at exorbitant rates-were pirsen. anu
severaI Of them INDUCED In some plain talk. but
,hev wer. UNDECIDED Several Of them. Ike
General Sickles however made II clear mat III
tholr opinion the resolution Of the caucus was
merely persuasive. ami did no. control the &C.
tior Of any member. From statements privately
made after the cauc ~ adjourned, II seemed r'~
sonable to conclude that IL may be as ilprac-
ticnbic TO obtain a Democratic quorum to-mor-
row az Il has been during the lest three oayH
II seems certain however. that to-nlghts cau-
Gus was the last. rs II was the frst, ore 10 po
held on the revenue bill. because as soon as 'hs
report Of the joritv OF the Committee on
Rules is adopted there will be no opportunity
10 hold another one.