The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-15

the Mckinley bill. that the special order
Will expire with many individual amend
mentS 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 and especially
I'm the East. and some of il was of such
character that, had the proposition been
placed in the bill. it would have arrayed
n any Democratic members against the
whole measure. The fact that the PROPOSE
ton is not included i'm the bill, il Is thought,
strengthens the attempt to remove the
sugar bounty and substitute In It's stead q
duty of / cent on sugar. Should this be
done IL would raise SO eoO,OOO or revenue
and save $lOO00O00 of sugar bounty and
remove the necessity for and probably Kill
the income tax proposition, which IL Is now
the purpose Of the committee to present
later with the internal revenue bill.
1t is not believed that the attempt 70
restore a portion of the duty on coal, iron
Ore, lumber and other raw materials placed
On the free list In the bill will be success
ful. According to careful canvass or the
House made by the friends OF the measure
Ii would seem that this particular opposi-
ton lacks both cohesion and the numerical
strength to carry the amendments through
Little Democratic opposition to the Dill
debate, and the Democratic members or
the committee express confidence that the
bill Will go through practically, in x an nn
OF the sugar schedule. On this proposition
the committee itself is divided, those favor
Ing an individual income tax supporting the
free sugar proposition and the opponents
OF the income tax, led by Chairman VIII
sou. favoring the restoration of the sugar
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 II IL should
develop great strength on the democratic
side, Is that the Republicans Will not vote
to restore duty on sugar; which iIfdl, was
The most important committee work of
the coming week will be that before the
ways and means committee, where the
internal revenue bill is still under con-
sideration. Up to last Friday IL was prac-
tically settled that the measure should con-
. tain 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 nave agreed,
however. that the work on the bill shall
be completed so as to so before the House
TO report the bill as a separate measure,
although caucus action may yet be taken
In order to have the bill introduced
amendment to the pending tariff bill
The bond question has been referred TO
the ways and means committee. but no ac-
ton whatever has been taken on the sub
ject as yet. The bill OF Mr.. Harter for an
Issue of bonds. and the bill of Mr.. O'Niel,
OF Massachusetts, for a loan, in anticipa-
ton of revenues, are both before the COM
mittee but MIR. Wilson saws that he has
not had time even TO refer them TO the
spective subcommittee which will consider
them.
The committee foreign affairs has
ported all the Hawaiian resolutions reported
TO them. The mass of correspondence sub
mitted by President Cleveland has been
referred to this committee and IL will de-
ternine at the melting next Thursday what
course is to be adopted in reference to il.
According TO the programme agreed upon
by the Senate last week, consideration of
the federal elections bill should begin to-
morrow. The indications, however, are very
strong that the measure will go over for
at least day or two. Should Senator Gray
persist in his effort to have the agreement
adhered to, his action would probably be
antagonZed by some who are friendly TO
the bill, who will ask the Senate to go into
executive session early in the day for con-
sideratiOn OF the HornblOwer nomination.
If that question is taken up, there is little
doubt that IL will consume the entire day.
as there will in all probability be a spirited
discussion over il. If Senator Hill, who is
supposed to be leading the opposition to
Judge Hornblower. could have his way, the
vote would probably be taken without any
speech-making whatever. but ii is presumed
that the friends of Mr.. Hornblower will
wish to be heard. Under existing circum-
stances, a Hawaiian speech is always posi-
ble although there is disposition to allow
this subject to rest until the foreign rela-
tons committee conclude its inVeStga-
fiOn and make ITS rpDOrt