The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-26
WILSON BEATEN IN CAUCUS.
.yr INCOME TAX BILJ TO BE AT
y1CHBD TO the TARIFF BILL.

r..o.-.,. OF the House Decids the ones-
ala. n, Caueus BIZ n Vote OF 80 60 IL
mai Wil.on Pleaded Earnestly Against
t,.s,us Down IIi- nth with the Income
"a, Proportion, but He Pleaded In Vnin
Three Extra Days to he Given TO De-
..,.. .nd the Finsi Vote On the Tariff Bin
IA. Postponed Vail Thursday, Feb. I.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 25.-By a vote OF 80 to IL
An. mo,rats oftho House OF Representatives.
"a caucus this evening. decided that the bill
,.csntly reported to the House b. representa-
u,s McMillin' from the Committee on Ways
.nd Means. providing for tax upon incomes,
,hould he offered rs an amendment to the
n.ndlne Tariff bill. This action. while not
,sesssarily binding upon those who attended
N. caucus. makes It practically certain
That tho income tax proposition will
=. adied to the already overweighted
WIl,on bill. There was bad blood Nil day
.ronp the members on the floor of the House
sd the duarrclllnR was continued behind
,bs closed doors OF tho caucus chamber The
Nav York delegation who wets working des-
psrately to defeat the income tax proposition,
were opposed. fought. and ridculed both in
,bs House and in the caucus. Chairman Will
sop. representing the Administration. pleaded
earnestly and almost tearfully with the Demo-
erats TO save his bill tho further humiliation OF
being saddled with an income tax amend
ment. lie promised to offer tho bill as n sep
arAte measure and to throw no obstacle lie the
way Of It's passage. He pleaded to no purpose.
however. The Democrats wero possessed OF
Tho Income Tax fever. and within the next few
days the McMlllin bill. providing for n tax OF
two per cent upon incomes in excess OF $4,000.
-, ha hnI 70 a
Tariff bill.
The Administration found little or no sup
port In its recent fight against FREQ sugar and.
while seyenty-one Democrats voted to-day
against further loading down the Wilson bill.
very few members outside OF the New York
delegation made an earnest, vigorous fight
against the proposition. These seventy -one
Democrats. moreover. will not all vote against
the ineome-tax proposition. for some favor
II as q question by ITSELF MIR. Nc
MIllin's fight was brief. but his victory
Il complete lie represents what is known as
the Populistic element Of the Ways and Means
Committee, but ho probably chuckles with
glse when he remembers that at the opening
Of the present Congress he was oustod from
memb ership OF the Committee on Eules be-
cause his presence was not desired by the
cotsrie OF leaders. who arranged to carry out
the Aum IN lStfhtlOn PROGRAMME IN us own way
and among Its own friends.
The action OF the caucus will make II neces-
sary to postpone the date for taking the final
vote on the Wilson bill Under tho present
order the vote would have been taken on tho
10Th inst. alter closing speeches by Speaker
Cnsp Prof. Wilson. and eN-Spenker Reed.
Three days will be added for debate on tho
income tax proposition. 30 that tho final vote
will hot be aken until Thursday. Fob l.
The important features OF the Wilson bill
are now practically settled and agreed uDon.
Coal. iron. and raw materials generally. to-
gethet with sugars OF all kinds. are to be put
uppn. the tree list. tho sugar bounty 10 to be
apolished July /. lSyi. Rnd tho reciprocity
clauses OF the Mckinley uct, under which re-
eihrocity treaties were negotiated with yari-
Gus countries are to be- specifically eliminated
nom the law; an income tax Is to 10 provided
for. and a general scheme -; AL yalurem duties
substituted for specific taxes. This is the
Platform to which tho Democracy Of the House
Of REPRESENTATIVES is committed. and which
will soon be submitted to tao Senate FOX it,
approval.
The Administration II already preparing for
its tarIf1 campaign in tho senate Senator
Mills Of Texas. u radical free trader has boon
sided to tho democratic membership of tho
Finance Committee. in place OF Mr.. Mcphrr-
son. who is reputed To- DO u conservative tagiI
reiormcr. and this adds strength to the Ad-
ninis;ratiOn forces in the committee. There
seems to DO little doubt that the Senate will
vote to maintain u duty on coal. iron and
SUGAR. aud that It will kill the income Tux
proposition as dead us door nail. This
may not he done In COMMITTEES. but after the
bill gets into the senate AMI becomes subject
to amendment Tho adjustment OF the sugar
bounty and Of the Blaine reciprocity treaties
VIII probably lie agreed to One OF the best
Informed members OF the Finance Committee
said to-day that il is uncertain Yet what
changes the Senate will make in the House bill
Nuch depends, he said. upon tho attitude ofthe
New York Senators, 1t Is not known what
policy they will pursue with regard TO the
measure This Is poInt upon which the Re-
publican Senator's would 10 glad to 10 en-
hehtened but about which Senators Hill and
murphy are saying very little. This Finance
.oamittee member made tho prediction, and
ne mas had many years experience as a guide
IN forming his opinions. that the Senate will
give most exhaustive and deliberative hear
lug to the whole tarilT question. ~ nd that the
wilson I'LL will not be disposed of In that body
eslore September next.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
b. U''t'd PIs,'
representative Bryan prepared q call for a
ssueus 20 act npon the Income Tax iill. and
SySuIed a sulhclent hunter III signatures.
inH caucus was held this evening and by a
to,e nl NJ 20 a II rided to mako thu Internal
ho NeaGe bl!l, Including the Income Tax see
bNNn' AN amendment to the Customs Revenue
S Sin now teiore the House. The caucus was
Nv I'm nediAtely alter the adjournment Of the
kouss 'nls afternoon. and was In session two
nn0aIS IL Was attended hy an unusually large
Iumeef OF hepresop tAtiYes. the roll call show
orn ~ present, and the proceedings through
tias neis attended with more interest and pa
NJ nun thUse OF any caucus OF recent years,
M. tHhlan OF Illinois. at tho beginning
''on'e NE following resolution:
D.1's-L hat iI tue se9.e OF TINS caucus Of the
Hs1s 'e ne nhers OF the F.tty-thTd Congress that
rate s,s ~ snIl ed % MI 10 impose tax cOrpO-
amrb i,.is and Tor other purposes be offered an
"Sh " Tue fif'y-thi congress.
H..thh IeS3ution was supported BY Messrs
NfHsshol Missouri. Bryan Of Nebraska Hall Of
a. uILAndbyiAlr. Fithian himself Mr.. Reilly
Ishhs}hanlH. Gen HlA9k OF Illinois Mr.
eINsey Of New York. and Mr.. Wilson. Chairman
H. we ommlttee on Ways and Means. opposed
at h Wilson was permitted b. unanimous
f,sstssshl 70 sIeak twenty minutes although nj |
nn es Vs motion to grant him the extension OF |
nI ls ,the caucus MAS operating under the i've
AZ 1IHie rule was objected to by Mr.. Livingston
a. ;ue9rgla who subsequently, withdrew his |
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