The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-15
AMENDMENTS IN ORDER
The Real Work on the Wilson
Tariff Bill Begun.
DANGEROUS OPPOSITION REMOVED.

The Elimination of the Income Tax Pro-
vision from the Measure Satisfies East
ern Democrats-A Proposed Duty Of
One Cent On Sugar.
wAsHrNoToN, Jan. f5.-The real work
on the tariff bill commenced today. The
bill is now being read by sections, and is
open 20 amendment under the five minute
rule. From now on the bill will be In
constant danger of amendment and the
house Democratic leaders have urged
upon all their colleagues the absolute
necessity of their continual presence until
the final vote is taken.
The Democratic members OF the ways
and means committee had a meeting yes
terday afternoon to decide upon the
amendments to be offered. It will prob
ably happen, as in the case of the McKin-
ley bill, that the special order will expire
with many individual amendments pend
ing but not voted upon. The decision of
the Democratic members OF the commit
tee to report the income tax and other in
ternal revenue features Of the committees
revenue plan as q separate measure re-
moves one of the main dangers to the bill,
as the opposition to the income tax feature
was formidable especially in the east, and
some OF 1t was of such character that
had the proposition been placed in the bill
1t would have arrayed many Democratic
members against the whole measure
The fact that the income tax propo-
sition is not included in the bill will, it is
thought, strengthen the attempt to re-
move the sugar bounty and substitute in
Its stead q. duty of one cent on sugar
Should this be done II would raise t35,-
600, 600 OF revenue and save $40, 900 900 of
sugar bounty and remove the necessity
for and probably kill the income tax
proposition, which it is now the purpose
OF the committee to present later with the
internal rev enue bill 1t Is not believed
that the attempts to restore portion of
the duty on coal, iron ore, lumber and
other raw materials placed on the free
list in the bill will be successful
Little Democratic opposition to the bill
has manifested itself during the general
debate. and the Democratic members of
the committee express confidence that the
bill will go through practically in an un-
amended form, with the possible excep-
tion of the sugar schedule. On this prop
osition the committee itself is divided,
those favoring an individual income tax
supporting the free sugar proposition, and
the opponents of the income tax, led by
Chairman Wilson, favoring the restora-
tion of the sugar duty in order to do away
with the necessity for an income tax
According to the program agreed upon
by the senate last week the consideration
of the federal elections bill should begin
today. The Indications. however, are very
strong that the measure will go over for
at least day or two. The probabilities
are that an executive session in which the
Hornblower nomination will be the chief
subject of consideration will consume
possi bly, the greater part of more than
one day during the week; that the federal
elections bill-will be taken up for final
disposition, although it's consideration
may not be completed this week, and that
there may be u speech or two on the tariff
and as many or more on Hawaii There
will Of necessity be more or less routine
work, and the passage of some of the
minor bills upon the calendar Is also
among the probabilities.