Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Washington Letter

FROM oUK REGULAR CoRPEsroNDENr
WASHINGTON, D. c.. January 9Th, 1894.
The man who enjoys turmoil and ez
element and Legislative cntanglements
that pnzzle participants as we'll as on
lockers would have found Washington
e delightful place since Congress came
together again, and, unless all signs
are at fault, the complications haye
only Just begun. Nobody was greatly
surprised when the demo crats failed 10
gev their tariff bill up on the first day
Of the session, because they did not
have quorum Of their own members,
but when the same failure came along
daily for the next three OF four days,
with more than quorum Of democratic
known to be IN town, aye, even in the
Capitol building itself. there was Il yer.
liable sensation, and men began to ASK
each other, "what does it mean p There
was but one answer. 1t meant that
the opposition had grown more
formidable among the democrats than
any one had dreamed possible before
the recess.
On the third dav Of the dead eek
Chairman Wilson offered to DC what
the democrats had steadily refused to
do here ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the ropulsts
Us party III the division Of time IL t;.e
tariff discussion, if the pcpuiistS would
vote to make up quorum. He also
offered to guarantee that the income
tax, when is favored by the pUlsts,
shoul1 be included in the ta:f bill.
The offer was declined. The rorrl,Sts
doubts Air Wilson ability to carry ort
the last named promlS,. Mr. Wilson Is
still confident, or apparently so, tibet
the reso atlon setting january IS as the
day upon which the final vote shall! be
taken will be adopted aud the bill
passed on that day. but that ism the
way it looks to other people. II some
thing is rot done'to placate the demo
cratic directors to the bill there is no
telling when vote can be reached. as
It will be absolutely necessary to keep
a quorum Of the friends of the bill un
the floor all the time, and unless Speak
or Crisp follows the example of his
predecessor and counts a quorum, 1t
will be very difficult task. No one
in Washington would be surprised at
any time to See The House rules amen
ded so as to authorize the Speaker to
count q quorum.
One result Of the formidable demo
cratic opposition to the tariff bill is
that the Ways aud Means committee
has almost definitely decided that the
income tax shall be reported to the
House as separate bill, instead of be-
ing offered as an amendment to the
tariff bill, as originally intended. 4
member of the committee is authority
TOR the statement that the most OF 'the
democratic opposition is. as he ex-
pressed it, Gliding behind the ,nc.me
tax If that be true they Will have to
come out # that measure be put IN
separate bill.
1t was not believed that there was
another big sensation in the Hawaiian
business, but the supposed confirmation
of the news that Minister Willis Official.
1y asked the provisional government to
step down and out to make room for
'the queen and had beer officially re-
e,sed. proved that there was. When
.fhe Official confirmation of thGs news IS
gwen out there will be some stirring
times in Congress.
The House may get an opportunity
" vote on the repeal OF the ten per
cant tax Oh state bank currency, not
Notwithstanding the deadlock WHICH exlsts
In thu committee on Banking and Cur
rsnoy. That con mittee has authorized
a favorable report to be made to the
House on bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Pa yley, Of South Carolina,