Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-15
WORK ON roE TARIFF BILL
The House wiz Proceed To-Day to &c
Down to- Business.

The House VIII Proceed To-Day to Get
Down to- Business.
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., January IA
The real work on the tariff oil will
commence tomorrow, when the bill
Will be read by sections and be open to
amendment under the ive-minute rule.
From now on the bill will be- in onstaut
danger Of amendment, and the House
Democratic leaders have urged upon
all their colleagues the absolute neces-
sity OF their continual presence until
the final vote is taken. Chairman VIII
son said TO an Associated Press reporter
tonight: 1T is Of the utmost impor-
tance that every Democratic membe he
present in the House from this time
until the passage Of tho tariff
nill. Thus far the discussion has been
limited 10 general debate, but from this
time forward the actual voting on
amendments will proceed from day TO
day. II will be necessary 10 maintain a
quorum as the absence at any time of a
sufficient number. for vote might in
yolve the loss Of a day or two in con-
sideratiOn OF the bill What is Of more
consequence Is that the amending OF the
b.ll shOuid be made while the friends
OF the measure and the majority of the
House are present 10 express ;heir pref
erences. IL would he most unfortunate
II amendments were made from day 10
day through the absence of a sufficient
number OF Democratic members 10 pre-
vent them. For this reason IL is essen
hai that the Democratic majority should
attend the sessions from tomorrow un-
gu the debate closes. as 10 will be tie
only means Of avoiding the distortion OF
the entire measure"
The committee Amendments neces-
sary 70 correct im projections discovered
IN the bill viii, according to the rule OF
parliamentary procedure, have the
right OF way. The amendments which
the committee offer are coDsidered
pending and take precedence over
amendments offered by individaI mem
bers. The bill Will first be read bv sec.
uons under the special order and there.
after Doc open 90 amendment i'm any
part The Democratic members of the
Ways and Means Committee had a
meeting this afternoon to decide upon
the amendments 20 be offered.
IL will probably happen. as
in the case OF the Mckinley
bill, that the special order will expire
With many individual amendments
pending but not voted upon. The de-
ClsiOn OF the Democratic members Of
the committee TO report the income tax
and other internal revenue features OF
the committees plan as a separate
measure removes one OF the main dan
gers Of the bill, as the opposition TO the
income tax feature was formida-
ble especially in the East and
some OF it. was Of such char
acter that bad the proposition been
placed in the bill 10 would have arraved
many Democratic members against the
whole measure. The fact that the
proposition is not included in the Bill
will, 10 Is thought, strengthen the at
tempt 20 remove the sugar bounty and
substitute in its stead a duty of cent
on sugar. Should this be done 10 Will
raise s35, 900. 900 Of revenue and save
$4,000, 900 OF sugar bounty and remove
the necessity for and probably kill the
income tax proposition which IL is now
tho purpose Of the committee 90 present
later with the internal revenue
bill. IL "a not believed that
The attempts 20 restore portion OF the
duty on coal, Iron orc, lum Der and other