St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-15
NOW Be ON GUARD.
House Democrats Should Be
in Their Seats Daily.
UNDER THE FIVE MINUTE RULE
The Wilson Tariff Bill Comes
Up for Amendment.
ER. WILSON'S R0TE OF WARNfRG
TO Those Democrats Who Are
Prone to Sleep.
ER. WILSON'S R0TE OF WARMING
R0RRBLOWER nv THE SENATE.

WASHING ron, Jan. 1.-THE real work
on the tariff bill will commence tomor-
row, when the bill will be read by sec
tiOns, and be open to amendment under
the tive-minute rule. From now on the
bill will be IN constant danger of
amendment, and the house Democratic
leaders have urged upon all their col
leagues the absolute necessity Of their
continued presence until the nnal vote
is taken. Chairman Wilson said to all
Associated Press reporter tonight:
at is OF the utmost importance that
every Democratic member be present in
the house from this time until the pas
sage of the tariff bill. Thus far the dis
cnssion has been limited to general de
bate, but from this time forward the
Rctual voting on amendments will pro-
reed from day 10 day. 1t will be nee
Pssary 10 maintain 4 quorum, as the alb
sence at any time of a sufficient number
for vote might involve the loss OF
day or two in the consideration of the
bill. What is of more consequence Is
that the amending of the bill should be
made while the
FRIENDS OF THE MEASURE
and the majority of the house are pres
ent to express their preference, for it
would be most unfortunate if amend
ments were made from day to day
through tie absence of q sufficient
number of Democratic members to pre-
vent them. For this reason it is essen
tial that the Democratic majority should
attend the sessions from tomorrow
until the debate closes. as it will be the
only means of advancing the entire
measure"
Fhe committee amendments necessary
to correct imperfections discovered in
the bill will, according to the rule of
parliamentary procedure, have the
right of way. The amendments which
the committee offers are considered
pending, and take precedence over
amendments offered by individual
members. The bill will first be read
by sections under the special order, and
thereafter be open to amendment in
any part. The Democratic members of
the ways and means committee had a
meeting this afternoon to decide upon
the amendments to he offered. 1t will
probably happen, as in the case of the
Mckinley bill. that the special order
will expire with many individual
amendments pending. but not voted
upon. The decision of the Democratic
members of the committee to report the
income tax and other internal revenue
features of the committees revenue
plan as
A SEPARATE MEASURE
removes one of the main dangers to the
bill as the opposition to the income tax
feature was formidable, especially in
the East, and some of it was of such
a character that had the proposition
been placed in the bill it would have
arrayed many Democratic members
against the whole measure. The fact
that the proposition is not included in
the bill will, it is thought, strengthen the
attempt to remove the sugar bounty and
substitute i'll its stead a duty of one cent
on sugar. Should this be done it would
raise S35, 100000 of revenue and save
$4,000, COO of sugar bounty and remove
the necessity for, and probably kill the
income tax proposition, which it IS now
the purpose of the committee to present
later with the internal revenue bill. 1t
is not believed that the attempts TO re-
store a portion of the duty on coal, iron
ore, lumber and other raw materials
placed on the free list in the bill will
be successful. According to careful
canvass of the house made by the
friends of the measure it would seem
that this particular opposition lacks
both cohesion and the numerical
strength to carry the amendments
through. Little Democratic opposition
to the Lill has manifested itself during
the general debate. and the Democratic
members of the committee express con-
fidence that the bill will go through
practically III an unamended form with
the possible exception of
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
On this proposition the committee
Itself is divided, those favorlDg an indi-
vIdual income tax supporting the free
sugar proposition, and the opponents Of
the income tax, led by Chairman Will
son, faVoring the restoration Of the su-
gar duty in order to do away with the
necessity for an income tax. The great
difficulty in the way of the modification
OF the bill in this particular. however,
even if it should develop great strength
on the Democratic side, is that the Re-
publicans will not vote to restore duty
on sugar, which was placed on the free
list by the Mckinley law. The most inn
portant committee work of the coming
week will be that before the ways and
means committee, where the internal
revenue bill is still under consider
alton. Up to last Friday it was practi-
cally settled that the measure should
contain an income tax, an increased tax
on whisky, and taxes on playing cards
and cigarettes. But by the unexpected
change of attitude of Representative
Bynum in moving a reconsideration Of
the internal revenue features, there is
much doubt as to what the committee
will ultimately do with the bill. The
members have agreed, however, sthat
the work on the bill shall be completed
SO as to go before the house on next
Thursday. 1t has also determined to
report the bill as separate measure,
although caucus action may yet be taken
i'll order to have the bill introduced as
an amendment to the pending tariff
bill.
THE BOND QUESTION
has been referred to the ways and
means committee, but no action what