The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-02
ACLASH IN THE COMMITTEE
The Outcome Of the Income Tax Fight
Still in Doubt.

The Administration Influence Sup
posed to Have Been Thrown Against
Putting the Tax on Individuals-The
Outlook at Present Points to Restric-
ton of the Tax to Corporations.
Washington, Jan. 1.-The democratic
members of the ways and means commit
tee met at the treasury department at
So'clock tonight to finally decide upon
the income tax question and the internal
revenue features of the tariff bill. There
were present Chairman Wilson and
Messrs. McMillin, Breckenridge, Mont
gomery, Bryan, Tarsney, Cochran, Stev-
ems, Whiting and Turner.
Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, was the only
member absent He excu sed himself on
the ground that he was indisposed. His
absence prevented a vote on the income
tax question, and, after session of three
hours, at IL o'clock the committee ad-
journed until tomorrow at o'clock.
THE DISCUSSION GENERAL.
The discussion tonight was general,
covering the entire question as to how
the deficit in the revenues was to be met.
The issue between the members is
whether the income tax shall be upon in
dividual incomes or simply upon incomes
from corporations. When the committee
adjourned ten days ago, the general I'M
Outstanding was that they were divided,
five and five, with Judge Turner of Geor-
gia holding the balance of power The
weight Of the administrations influence
was thrown strongly against the individ-
ual tax proposition, and this was made
apparent tonight by the manner in which
it was attacked by those who are par
ticnlarly supposed to represent the ad-
ministrations views.
COCHRAN AGGRESSIVE.
Mr.. Cochran, of New York, was persis-
tent and aggressive. He made five
speeches. in all of which he contended
that the necessary revenue could be raised
from a simple taxation of incomes from
corporations He produced figures to
show that a one per cent. tax on the iu-
comes from corporate investments would
produce a revenue of $40, 900, but
those who favor the individual income
plan, maintain that not over S13, 000, 900
could be raised in this way.
Incidentally, the details of the other
internal revenue features, the proposed
increase on whiskey and beer were dis
cussed, but they were ali pivoted on the
decision of the main proposition, it being
conceded that if the tax were to be levied
against individual incomes increase from
the other sources would be unnecessary.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
Although sugar has been placed on
the free list by majority vote Of the
democratic members of the committee.
the question of restoring it to the duti-
able listas revenue article, alsocut some
figure in this evenings discussion. Moth
ing, however, was decided, and when the
committee adjourned, Chairman Wilson
said thatuathe situation was absolutely
unchanged.
The prevailing impression after the com
mittee adjourned was that the advocates
of the individual income tax were less
sanguine than they were ten days ago,
and the feeling seemed to be that when
. the vote was finally taken, probably to-
morrow, majority of the committee
would be found against it. Judge Turner,
it is understood, gave no indication to-
night as to where he stood, but it is init.
mated that one of the other members,
who was considered an advocate of the
individual income tax, is wavering and
may turn up eventually on the other side
the proposition.