The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
1t May Be Reported to the Senate Next
Week and Be Enacted Into Law in
About Two Months.
FIGHT OVER INCOME TAXES
Nav Interfere with the Indiana
Senator's Programme.
And the Stand of Republicans in Favor
of Hearings Nay Also Cause Delay
The Reciprocity Clause.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. chairman Voor-
hees says the tariff bill which the finance
committee OF the Senate has completed will
meet with the solid and unqualified support
OF every Democratic Senator; that the SUI
gar, coal, iron and other conflicting interests
have been satisfied with duties, and that
the bill Will not be attacked on the Demo-
cratic side By any one. unles it is by those
who object to income taxes. The Louisiana
Senators are satisfied with a duty of 1 cent
per pound on sugars of all grades. Chair
man Voorhees, intimates that the bill will
be reported to the Senate next week, and
taken up the week following for discussion,
and that it Will be passed into law before
May. The Democrats will stand solid
against the Quay amendment for free silver.
etc, intended to defeat the measure on
final passage. and will oppose the resolution
for hearings. The only hitch in the pro-
gramme appears to be in the desire to rail-
road the bill through the Senate. The Re
publicans will fight this, and as there is no
limit to debate in the Senate they may be,
In a measure, successful; but it looks as
though the Democrats were pretty close to-
gether now and were determined TO enact
the bill into law at an early day.
An Associated Press reporter says: 1t is
understood that a IraSt of the tariff bill
az revised by the subcommittee of the
Democratic members Of the Senate finance
committee is now being printed at the
Government Printing Office. Among the
changes which are said to have been made
are the following: one cent per pound on
all kinds OF sugar; 2 cents per pound on
coffee; 30 cents per ton on coal and a duty
on iron ore; also, that the bonded period
o. -Lf,F~.- - -,-Io G-0 - IS to ofGn
understood that the intention Is to re-
port the bill next week. The income tax
remains in the bill. The subcommittee met
again in Senator Vests room at the Cap
itol. to-day, and continued work upon the
bill. The Republican members OF the
finance m have not yet aDSoIuteiy
view OF the decision not to grant hearings
on the Wilson bill before reporting 1T TO
clined to take no action until the bill snail
be reported to the Senate, when, II no OPP
terested parties to appear before the com
mittee they will In all probability move 10
ecommit the bill for the purpose of taking
Among the rumors which flew thick and
fast about the Senate to-day was one 10
the effect that the income tax is to be
Hill, Murphy and German Will vote with
the Republicans TO when the biIl
the bill with the income tax retained
will probably command the vote OF the
three Populist Senators which II would iose
IL this tax should be left out. Senator Mar
tin said to-day that in case the tax should
be omitted. he would feel very much
tempted to vote against the bill.
The attention of the Senate was occupied
for fifteen minutes by Senator Cameron
this morning in the presentation of fifty or
more petitions against the Wilson bill and
the reading of each petition by title. They
came from manufacturers operators and
employees. representing nearly every Penn
s~ylvania industry affected by the proposed
tariff reduction.
Senator Cameron also presented an
Amendment to the tariff bill pOStpOninS
until Jan. /, 1896, the date on which the
proposed laws shall take effect.
A resolution was presented by Senator
Dolph. of Oregon, reciting that the finance
committee had refused hearings on the
tariff bill to those representing the produc-
ing and labor interests of the country and
directing that all petitions. memorials and
protests presented to that committee and
the Senate be printed as d Senate docu-
ment. The resolution went over under the
rules.