The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29

have already announced their intention
of voting for the measure with
the income tax ,appendage.
and Mr. Cochran is quoted as saying that
a democrat who will vote against the bill
even though combined with the income
tax proposition, would do nothing else
than read himself out of the party. There
will be bitter contest between the oppos
ing factions of the Democratic party be-
fore the income tax is agreed upon as an
amendment
The democrats feel that so long as the
tariff bill is not involved in the fight, they
are at liberty to resort to any means to
strengthen their opposition. All the elo-
quence and force of Mr.. Bourke Cochran,
the logic and fiery impetuosity of MIR.
Rayner and the potential influence of
Chairman Wilson, will be exerted to keep
the bills as separate and distinct
in reality as they are in
character. Opposed to them will be
Messrs. Bryan, Mcmillan, Tarsney, Bal
ley and other members, whose Oratory
is little less effective than that of the
gentlemen named. And to strengthen
their side of the case there is little ques-
tion that an overwhelming sentiment,
strongly in the south and west, but ex-
isting in the northern and eastern
states viii hold firmly in
Democratic members and salve the
conscience Of some republicans who will
questionably vote for the bill which in
cludes the income tax feature. There
are several republicans who have stated
openly to the leaders on their side of the
House that they intended to support fear
lessly the income tax measure as a sep
arate bill and since it is inevitable that
it will be tackled on to the Wilson bill,
have also affirmed their intention of vot-
ing for it even if they stultified them
selves and vote against the protective
policy of their party. This will be the
situation when the House meets to-mor-
row.
To all intents and purposes the debate
on the tariff bill is ended, The income
tax proposition, when 1t is laid before
the House tomorrow morning, will OBJ
scure every other matter and it is proba-
BILE that the debate on this single propo-
sitlon will consume all the time remain
ing until the vote is taken. The con-
test promises to be Bit
ter one, for, as already shown in
these dispatches, sectional lines will be
sharply drawn, and the south and west,
taking advantage of their superior
strength, will meet with votes the elo-
quent assertions of the eastern members.
So far as the result is concerned, neither
reason nor logic will cut any figure. The
vote could be taken within an hour after
the introduction of the proposed amend
ment and the result would be the same as
was promised after three days of debate.
Mr.. McMillin will probably open the
debate in favor of the proposed amend
ment, and Mr.. Rayner will follow with a
statement of the position taken by the OPP
ponents of the bill. The debate on the
amendment will probably be closed by
MIR. Bryan and MIR. Cochran. All hope of
it's defeat is now placed in the
Senate That body is queer and
there seems to be no logic by which one
can reach the result of the spirited de-
bate in the upper chamber The income
takers assert that they know that a suf-
icient number of senators will vote for
the measure to carry it through, while
the opponents of the bill, who have been
sounding the sentiment in the senate, have
not by any means relinquiShed the hope,
and even assert their belief that it makes
little difference how much OF a majority
carries it in the House, the action will be
reversed when it comes to the Senate.
THE SENATE AND THE NOMINATIONS.
President Cleveland is determined that
the Senate shall act upon the nominations
which have been sent in and which have
been piling up in the committee room for
the last six weeks. There is a long list
of these nominations still pending, in
cluding nearly all the important appoint
ments for the state of New York At the
head of them all and the one in which the
President is most interested is the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Wheeler H, Peckham, of
New York, for associate Justice of the
supreme court. This nomination was
made more than week ago, and since
that time there has not been an appoint
ment of any character whatever, not even
a postmaster. The President is anxious
that this supreme court vacancy shall be
filed and regards the position of the Sen
ate as unwarranted. In order that
he may force action, he has
decided therefore that until the
vacancy on the supreme bench is
filed he will make no more nominations
of any kind. This comes from an inti-
mate personal friend of the President, who
is in congress and who saw him this morn
ing. He has a number of important selec-
tions made, including the public printer,
and, just as soon as the supreme court
matter is disposed Of, he will nominate
this official and some others of almost
equal Importance, as well as list of some
300 postmasters.
A member of the Judiciary committee
of the Senate is authority for the state
ham will be adversely reported from that
committee, when it comes up tomorrow
and if this is so it is almost certain that
Mr.. Peckham's nomination will be re-
jected.
Congressman Lockwood, Of Buffalo,
who is Cleveland man, announces that
If Mr.. Peckham is rejected, Mr.. Franklin
B. Lock, of Buffalo, will, in all probabil-
ity be nominated to the supreme court
vacancy. Mr.. Lock is an an anti-snapper,
leading light in the Cleveland democ-
racy, and one of the brightest lawyers
in the Buffalo bar. To his per-
sonal fitness and legal attainments
not the slightest objection could possibly
De raised, but as he belongs to the wing
of the party which is opposed to the So
called machine, and as he took an active
part in the home rule movement which
led to the defeat of the Sheehan ticket in
Buffalo last fall, Mr.. Locks nomination
would probably be as distasteful to the
two New York senators as any which
have yet been sent in for New
York. Should Mr.. Peckham's nomina-
tion be rejected, and Mr.. Lock share the
qama fate tho Igeao,fdapt xnf1l a 1,,.o 10.