The Portland daily press., 1894-01-19
DEMOCRATS WILL CAUCUS.
They Are About Evenly Divided on
the Income Question.
BILL MAY BE REPORTED BEFORE
ADJOURNMENT TODAY.

Brother Bland Is On Deck and Proposes to
Have Hls Silver Bill Discussed Even II
LiIiuokalani Has to Wait-The House
Judiciary Committee to Consider a
Resolution Denying Carlisle's Right to
Issue Bonds-The Subject Discussed in
the Senate.
Washington. January 1S.-A caucus OF
the House Democrats will probably be
held after the income tax bill is reported,
to consider what action is to be taken
with reference to that measure The
Democratic majority in the House seem
pretty evenly divided regarding the pro-
position. The purpose of the caucus will
be to talk over the matter and decide
whether it lis best to consider it a
separate measure or incorporate it in the
tariff bill.
This was the day fixed last week by
the majority of the commit on ways
and means on which to report to the
House the internal revenue bill. Up to
this evening it had not been put in shape
for presentation. Messrs. McMillin and
Bryan have been revising the text and
expect to be able to have it completed
for the consideration of their associates
tomorrow morning. Should their expec-
tations be realized, it will be reported to
the House before the adjournment for
the day. One of the members of the
committee in favor of the income tax
provision says the settlement of the
question whether it will be proposed as
an amendment to the customs bill now
pending, will be left to the Democratic
caucus. He expressed the conviction
that the caucus will order it made a part
of the measure now being considered.
Messrs. McMillin and Bryan say nothing
has been made to the list of articles ap-
proved by the full majority mem bership
as hit subjects for new or national taxes;
VIZ, whlskey. playing cards, cigarettes
and incomes.
Il will call up my bill to coin the
seignorage of silver bullion purchased
under the Sherman act as soon as a vote
is taken on the tariff bill," said Repre-
sentative Bland today, land I will an
tagonize Hawaiian resolutions or any
thing else that may be proposed for the
consideration of the House. AS under
stand it, there isn't much left Of the
Hawaiian question at the present time.
The people out there are not suffering
for some kind of relief from this Con-
gress. If any opposition is raised to my
motion, Congress will have to decide
what it will do, relieve the people of
this country or crafty desire for a
purely sentimental debate.
The Republican Senators net in caucus
this morning to consider matters con-
nected with legislation now before the
Senate and agree upon some concerted
plan of action. After an hour of discus
sion no definite conclusion was reached
and the caucus adjourned after it had
transferred the question to the political
committee which will consider the mat
ter further and report to future caucus.
A sub-com mittee of the judiciary COM
mittee Of the House, composed of Messrs.
Bailey, Goodnight and Broderick, today
considered resolution offered by Mr.,
Bailey. declaring that the Secretary of
the Treasury has no right to issue bonds
to supply the present deficiency. The
subcommittee authorized Mr.. Bailey to
report the resolut n fayorably to the
full committee. i ais will be done at the
regular meeting of the judiciary commit
tee tomorrow.