The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-11
'oSition to the Tariff Bill
Among Democrats. <
+ STIRRING TINES In CONGRESS-
IetOn's Silver BiIl-BiIIs Providing for
Issuance Of More Money.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. g.
rrespondenct eThe man who
bys turmoil and excitement and
slative entanglements that puz
participants as we'll az onlookers
lid have found Washington a
ghtfnl place since congress came
other again, and, unless all
bs are at fault, the complications
only just begun. Nobody
greatly surprised when the
uocrats failed to get their tariff
up on the first day of the ses-
because thsy did not have
rum of their own members, but
En- the same failure came right
Big daily for the next four days,
b more than quorum of Demo
Is known to be in town, aye,
in in the capitol building itself,
IN there was a veritable sensation,
men began to ask each other
hat does it mean?" There was
one answer. 1t meant that the
position had grown more for.
liable among the Democrats than
one had dreamed possible be-
De the recess.
pn the third day of the deadlock
(airman Wilson offered TO do what
Democrats had steadily refused
do heretofore-recognizs the
|pullsts as party in the division
ii ne in the tariff discussion, if
Populists would vote to make up
Quorum. He also offered to guar
tee that the income tax, which is
pored by the Populists, should be
pluded in the tariff bill. The of.
was declined. The Populists
ubt Mr.. Wilson's ability to carry
i the last named promise. Mr..
Yilson is still confident, or appar.
|tly 30, that the resolution setting
|nuary 25 as the day upon which
e final vote shall be taken will be
opted and the bill passed on that
", but that isn't the way it looks
other people. If something is not
(ne to placate the Democratic OBJ.
ctors to the bill there is no telling
hen vote can be reached, as it
IL be absolutely necessary to keep
quorum of the friends of the bill
the floor all the time, and, unless
eaker Crisp follows the example
his predecessor and counts a
lotum, it will be a very difficult
PIX. No one in Washington would
surprised at any time to SEE the
use rules amended 80 as to author.
the speaker to count quorum.
One result of the formidable
emocratic opposition to the tariff
y Is that the ways and means com.
Pttee has almost def nitely decided
at the income tax shall be re.
lrted to the house az a separate
ii instead of being offered as an
nendment to the tariff bill, as
figinally intended. A member of
g committee is authority for the
|atement that the most of the
(emo ratio opposition is, as he ex.
fessed it, ending behind the in.
PINE tax" If that be true they
|lll have to come out if that meas.
Re be put in separate bill.
1t was not believed that there
las another big sensation in the
hawaiian business, but the sup
psed confirmation of the news that
Flnlster Willis had officially asked
Pc provisional government to step
pwn and out to make room for the
Peen, and had been officially re-
Psed, proved that there was. When
Pc official confirmation of this
|ews Is given out there will be
PINE stirring times in congress.
The house may get an opportuni'
Z TO vote on the repeal of the ten
|er cent. tax on state bank currency,
Notwithstanding the dead lock which
Rists in the committee on banking
pd currency. That committee hat
authorized a favorable report to be
pade to the house on a bill intro,
| y by Representative Rawley,
! South Carolina, exempting from
pc tax clearing house certificate.
nd other circulating mediums is