Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-22
COMING CONFLICTS
IN the House Over the Wilson
Tariff Schedule.
SUGAR TIE SUBJECT OF ONE FIGHT,

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WASHINGTON. Jan. :s-This week will
ser The c00clusiOa Of The tariff debate In
the house. According to shs special order
the voting ~ shs hill aud peoding amend
meats will begin . week frum to-day At
nOoa. During the past week NO amend
n:snts of substantial Importance have been
voted On with any chance Of adoption ex-
ceps that fixing the date upoa which free
wool would 90 into effect. which was car
ried by the radical Democrats with the aid
Of some Republicans over the protest Of
the Drmocratic member. Of the ways and
means committee. This week, however.
will witness tho fight over the big amend
mcnts offered from the Democratic side.
The full measure Of the Democratic oppo-
sitioa to the bill will then develop and
considerable bod blood will doubtless be
manifested
ssgsr . Matter - right For.
The first fight will come on the sugar
schedule. Three hours have been set
apart for the consideration Of the PROPOSE
tions to be offered by the sugar men. Four
amendments will be offered 70 the para.
graph placing sugar on the fire. list, II the
present plan h adhered Ia. The first will
he that Of McRae II Arkansas. to abolish
the provision relating to the sugar bounty
In the Wilson hill which contemplafes its
gradual rrslucti0u Of !. Of . cent q year 10,
eight yeaSs until it Il wiped out. To this
I'rice of Louisiana will offer an amend
ment to substitute In place Of . bounty q
duty Of cent PR pound on raw sugar. A
substitute for this to retain the Mckinley
bounty 81 cents will he offered by Meyer
of Louisiana, and Boatner will offer au
amendment tn the substitute to place . y.
cent duty On sugars.
Ftghslag . prsAslly l-sslng Fight.
The sugar men will make strong figh,
IN the ground that sugar In q revenue ar
ticle and in accordance with the dictates al
the Chicago platform should he made duti
able to supply the deficit which IL ]. esti
mated the customs schedules of the vii
son hill will cause. They will have tn,
support III all the Democrats who are op
posed to the income tax, Including Cock
ran. Wilson and Others of the ways ant
means committee. While it IL general,
admitted that they will probably be abl,
10 muster y majority Of the Democrat,
the Republicans. who arr pledged to tn,
free sugar feature Of the Mckinley law
will give them no aid. The chances o
the adoption Of sugar duty, for the abov,
reasons. are slim.
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Tomorrow has been set apart for tn,
consideration Of the amendments to tn,
free coal and free iron ore schedules. Tn
present duty On both these articles II !.
cents per ton. The coal men, cspcciall,
Of Virginia, West Virginia and Alabama
are at the hack Of this opposition and hav'
the support pretty generally Of the Demo
cratic representatives from those states
The iron interest Of Alabama and Tennes
see and 81 the Lake Superior district, in
GLIDING the vessel interests Of the lakes
In fighting against free iron ore. Bot
arr willing % yield q portion Of the duty
and amendments ranging from - to i
cents Per ton will he offered. Raw material
arc made the backbone Of the Wilson bill
and . herculean effort will be made Q
prevent defeat here.
Where Not Talh win CWsae In.
Later In the week the internal rvcnl
hill. including the income tax, will prob
ably he offered n an amendment To the bill
Probably by McMillin. although this ha
not l'een decided upon fully. II II is thi
fight will he the feature Of the debate
the advocates Of the income tax are SUI,
Cessful, ~ they claim confidently the
will b, and Il il put ON the bill as n rider
will cause several Democrats at least (
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