The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-22

And the Sugar Question VIII Be
Fought Bitterly-Rcp,lblioan and
Democratic Opponents of Free Coal
and Iron, II Thoy Combine, Will
Make the Vote CIosc-Tho Internal
Revenue Fcatures-The Federal
Elections and Bond Issue Subjects
of Senate Debate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The coming
week will see the conclusion of the tariff
debate in the house. According to the
Especial order the voting on the bill and
Spending amendments will begin a week
sfrom tomorrow at noon.
During the past week no amendments
sof substantial importance have been
voted on with any chance OF adoption
Except that fixing the date upon which
free wool would go into effect. which
awas carried by the radical Democrats
with the aid of some Republicans over
tho protest of the Democratic members
: of the ways and means committee. Tho
coming week, however, will witness the
fight over the big amendments to be Of
fered from the Democratic side. The
full measure OF the Democratic opposi-
ton to the bill will then develop and
considerable bad blood will doubtless
: be manifested.
The first fight will come on the sugar
schedule tomorrow. Three hours have
been set apart for the consideration of
the propositions to be offered by the.
sugar men. -Four amendments will be
offered to the paragraphs placing sugar
on the free list if the present plan is ad-
her, to-. The sugar men will make n
stronN fight on the ground that sugar ls
rev. quo article and in accordance
with Il. \ dictates of the Chicago plat.
form, sh Nuld be made dutiable to supply
the deficil\ which it is estimated the
custom schedules OF the Wilson bill
will cause. They will have the support
Of all the Democrats who are opposed
to the income tax, including MIR. Coch-
ran, Mr.. Wilson and others OF the ways
and means committee. While it is
generally admitted that they will proba-
g bly, be able to muster majority OF the
Democrats, the Republicans who are
pledged to the free sugar feature of the
Mckinley law, will give them no aid.
Tho chances of the adoption of a sugar
duty for the above reasons are slim.
COAL AND IRON.
Tuesday has been set iapart for the
consideration OF the amendments to the
FREQ coal and FREQ iron ore schedules.
The present duty on both these articles
is seyenty-fve cents per ton. The coal
mon, especially OF Virginia, West Yir-
ginia and Alabama, are at the back of
this opposition and have the support
pretty generally of the Democratic rep
resentatives from those states. The
& iron interest Of the states OF Alabama
z:and Tennessee and of the Lake Super
#ior district, including the vessel inter
Eests OF the lakes is lighting against free
8iron ore. Both are willing to yield q
eportion of the duty and amendments
aranging from thirty-fve to fifty cents
Sper ton will be offered. Raw materials
#are made the backbone of the Wilson
#bill and q herculean effort will be made
sto prevent defeat here.
The Republicans, if they join with
szthe coal and iron men, as they prob
aably will, may make the vote close, but
to-day the Democrats of the ways and
#means committee manifest no alarm.
a. Laterin the week the internal rev.
.enue bill, including the income tax,
Eswill probably be offered as an amend
ment to the bill, probably by Mr.. Nc
MILAN, although this has not been de-
cided upon fully. IF it is. this Eight
will be the feature of the debate. II the
s advocates OF the income tax are success
ful, rs they claim confidently they
will be, and it is put on the bill as n
rider it will cause several Democrats,
ut least, to vote against the entire
Z measure. Other amendments relating
to the tobacco scnedule, lead ore, ETC.,
and other minor amendments as the
committee may offer, will consume the
rest OF the week. When the vote is
Z taken tits probable that q great num-
s Der of amendments Will have not re-
i ceived consideration. Mr.. Richardson,
.sthc chairman of the committee OF the
whole, already has in his possession
S Sseyenty-seyen amendments.
THE SENATE.
Tho present indications are that the
senate will divide its attention in the
main this week between the federal
elections bill and the policy of q bond
issue as decided upon by the secretary
e OF the treasury. There has now bsen a
4 positive agreement upon the part OF th Q
Republicans to continue the discussion
the elections bill and to take it up
{ With a view to its final disposition.
gMnny OF the Republicans having given
public assurance that they would not
4 seek. to delay tho final vote upon this
billS beyond a reasonable time for de-
bate. aud the fact that the Republican
s caucus took no action looking to decid-
z ing upon a policy concerning this meas
sure. would seem 10 indicate that no such
s{ourse will be pursued. On the other
sinnd ,the continued postponemento OF the
uninterrupted discussion would seem to
q indicate that there may be some design
s Of quietly. brushing the subject aside By
pleading for delay until the tariff bill
: shall reach the senate and absorb its
entire time. 1t is evident that the DEM
y ocratic8 leaders have some apprehension
III policy OF this is kin u and are deter
s mined that if suchsa purpose is enter
teinedsit shall not succeed. They will
i have: NJ double reason for insist ting on
proceeding with the elections debate
;thissweek, first, that they are quite de
termined to dispose of the. subj jects be
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