Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-08
THE NEW TARIFF BILL
Will Occupy the Entire Attention Of
the House,
OR THE ROW OVER GETTING Att.
Fwenty-one Democrats and Nine
teen Republicans Absent -
Democratic Leaders Confident
of Securing a Quorum To Day.
Speaker Crisp Says There win
be No Quorum Counting.

WAsHINGroN, ID. C., January The
tariff bill will occupy the entire atten-
tion OF the House during the coming
week, or, IL not the bilIitself, then the
row over the attempt 20 get II before
the House. After four days Of fruitless
effort TO secure the presence OF voting
Democratic quorum. the House adopted
Just before adjournment Saturday night,
the extreme eXpediont of ordering the
arrest OF all members absent without
leave. Deputies were sent out In all
directions last night to serve warrants
on these members. OF [ he forty mem
bers abs ent without leave, twenty.one
are Democrats aud nineteen are Repub-
leans. As some OF them live AT long
distances they can hardly get here to-
morrow, and quorum is doubtful, al
though the Democratic leaders express
their onddent hope that i7g voting
Dem ocrats will be- IN their seats when
the gavel drops "a; noon.
From the Republican Rbsentees OF
course no aid is expected. They can
DO brought here under duress but they
cannot be made to vote. This applies
TO some OF tho Democrats as well as
Repu blicaus and " the opposition with
In the ranks OF the Democratic majori-
ty can be organized as some OF them
desire, enough Democratic members
might refrain from voting to prevent
the consideration OF the bill ia its
present shape. Privately some OF the
Democrats do not hesisate to admit the
gravity OF the situation. The posi-
bility OF defeating the consideration OF
the dill strikes terror TO their hearts,
and some OF them like Col. Oates, OF
Alabama, openly advocate resort TO
the parliamentary eIpedient utilized by
the 5lst Congress OF counting a
quorum.
80 REEDIsM
Speaker Crisp asserts most positively
that the Democratic party will not be-
forced 70 this resort. He thinks a Vo-
ting quorum will be certain on Tuesday
at the iarthest. If 10 cannot he ob-
talned then another Democratic caucus
will be called. This Is an index To
what those who are satisfied with the
bill are aiming at. They declare that
a soon as they can demonstrate that
not sufficient number OF Democrats
will vote 10 consider the bill. that lead
ers will be obliged TO submit to mate
mem bers purpose. Some OF the East
ern Democrats who are fighting the in
come tax proposition are willing TO 20
almost any lengths 10 eliminate this
feature OF the bill.
Altogether the prospects are good for
very Interesting contest In the House
during tho coming week. or course, II
the quorum Is secured tomorrow or
Tuesday, the special order will be
passed, modified probably To recon.
pense the House for the two days lost
since the order was reported by length
oning the time Of the debate TO that ex-
tent. Once the debate is under way II
will proceed 10 the exclusion Of every
thing else.
The Ways and Means Committee have
two formidable tasks before them, one
the final settlement Of
THE INTERNAL REVENUE BRAScH
OF the tariff bill aud the ether the au-
thorizatiOn OF bonds 10 meet the press
ing treasury deficit. Mr.. Wilson says
the bond question will nave 20 walt un-
tll the tariff is out OF the way. There
is little doubt, however, that bond
proposition will emanate from the com
mittee II an early day, as a majority OF
the Democratic mem bers Of the commit
tee are known TO be- ready 10 adopt a
measure on the lines suggested by Sec
retary Carlisle in his recent report. On
the other hand there is an energetic
minority among the Democratic mem
6ership OF the committee which does
not believe TO a bond issue.
These minority views are not likely
% receive much consideration however
when the administration wants bonds
and n majority Of the Democrats on the
committee are favorable - tue bond
project
The Internal revenue features OF the
tariff Dill will DO passed on by the
Ways and Means committee within
day or two, IS Messrs.
McNHlin and Bryan have about
completed the draft which is 20 be sub
uItted 20 the fuil Democratic member
shIp OF the committee and then % the
committee. The essential features Of
40 income tax, an increased 10 per cent.
tax on whisky aud q tax on playing
cards, etc, are well understood, but
there remains TO be determined the lm-
portaut details Of how the Income tax
shall be levied and collected.
The Appropriation Committee is max.
ing good progress on the large appro-
priation bills before 10, but there is no
prospect Of an immediate report on any
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