The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-29
NEARING THE End.
Closing Days of the Great Tariff
,R Debate IN Congress.
CHANCES OF THE WILSON BILL.
Democratic LsAnorG Confident That tho
Hill WIZ rs.a Including the Internal
Revonno Sin vita Its Income Tax Pro-

WAsHISGToH. Jar. 90. The great tariff
debate will close in the house on next
Thursday az 5 o'clock, wneu according to
;hs amended special orGer under which
tho hoase is operating. tho vote will be
taken on the pending amendments and
tho Iiua! passage of the bill. The debate
during the week will relate entirely to the
Internal revenue bill which tho Demo-
cratic caucus decided to place upon the
tariff bill as rider Today and tomor-
row will be devoted To general debate.
and Wednesday, to debate under the five
minute rule, when the internal revenue
features will be open to amendment
OF course the principal opposition will
hs directed against the income tax. which
IL being bitterly opposed by the eastern
Democrats. The Republicans. however,
viii not vote with the Democratic oppo-
nents OF the income tax, but will either
refrain from voting or else, il necessary
to make quorum, vote for it in order to
Incorporate it in the bill The attempt to
defeat it will, therefore. be hopeless.
When the bill is reported to the house on
Thursday three hours viii. be allowed for
closing the debate Mr.. Reed will close
for the Republicans. and Mr. Wilson ard
Speaker Crisp for the Democrats.
Tho Indications arc that when the bill
IL placed upon its final passage that 1t
will havs q fair margin to carry it. Last
week the movement 70 recommit the bill
Looked fogmida BILE, as at least fifty Demo-
Gratis. counting the Hnti-income takers,
including all thoSe dissatisfied with any
portion o: the measure, ,wero counted upon
to takc.thir iadiract method OF compelling
changes Il t2eir inicrcss. With the Re-
publican sUpp3re tnt9 pan might have
RlIccceGed but the Republican leaders
have informally ucc.ded either to refrain
from voting o. Csc roto against the mo-
ton to recommit. They will. however,
vote with the opposition against the pass
age nf the bill or for motion to strike
out the enacting clause, motions which
will place the opponents of the bill fairly
and squarely On record against the eu-
tire measure.
This decision. II 1t is adhered to, in the
opinion OF the Democratic leaders, re-
moves all douot es to the final passage of
the bill, as they believe that not more
than thirty Democrats. at the outside,
will carry tneir opposition to the extent
of voting directly against the bill
A fter The tariff is disposed of special
order will be brought in for the consider
alton of the Hawaiian matter on Friday
and Saturday The McGreary resolution
will form the basis of the debate, and it
is expected that 1t will be passed practt,
cally by strict party vote.
The present indications are that the fed
eral elections bill and the Hawaiian ques-
tion will in n large measure divide the at
tention of the senate this week. IL the
tariff bill should pass the house according
to program on Thursday, and be sent inn
mediately to the senate, nothing more
would be dons with it than to refer it to
the finance committee, where il will rest
for at least two weeks. In case the judi
ciary committee makes its report upon the
Peckham nomination there is likely to be
considerable time devoted to executive
business, and there may be in any event
over other nominations.