Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-01
INCOME TAX AND ALL.
Tariff Bill Will Be Passed
Today.
WHAT A VOTE WILL SHOW.
Hawaiian and Silver Questions Will
Probably Come Up Next.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The house, in
committee Of the whole yesterday after
noon. by vote of l75 To 50, added to the
Wilson bill the income tax and the other
Internal taxes recommended by the ma
jority OF the ways and means committee.
The Wilson bill as amended, income tax
and all, will pass the house today, after
speeches from ex-Speaker Reed, Speaker
Crisp and Chairman Wilson.
At o'clock the vote will be taken upon
the bill and pending amendments. Sew
eral separate votes will probably be de-
manded on amendments, among them
being the amendment abolishing the
sugar bounty.
Under the rule the only motion which
can intervene before the final vote Is taken
upon the passage Of the bill after the
amendments are disposed of Is motion
to recommit, with or without instruc-
tions. As the Repu ublicans have decided
to refuse to join I'm this effort to recommit
the bill it Is foregone conclusion that it
will be defeated. If made.
A semi-official estimate made by Chair
man Wilson and some OF his friends upon
the committee who have scanned the situ-
follows: Democrats, 1872; Populists. IL;
total, 1893; against l26 Republicans. 81
Democrats and Populist; total, l59.
AT the last night session of the tariff de-
bate the speakers were Messrs. Baker,
Bingham, Hooker, KEN, Caminetj, Cum
mings, Stallings, Cooper, Blanchard,
Ryan. PASCAL, McCleary and Houk. Mr..
Cummings made a vigorous speech
against the bill, attacking it all along the
line. 1t was after midnight when the
house adjourned.
Fifty-six Against Income Tax.
The internal revenue bill is now a part
of the tariff bill, and the vote by which
the two measures were joined together
showed that there is no danger of the
tariff bill failing because of this consol-
idation.
In vote representing about two-thirds
Of the full voting strength Of the house,
there were only SO votes in opposition to
attaching the income tax to the main bill,
while l75 were in favor Of 1t.
OF the So men who voted against the in
come tax the vote was about evenly
divided between the two sides. The solid
New York Democratic delegation voted In
opposition and as was expected Mr. Stew
ems cast ulS VOUe dBdluSJ tne luCOlue JdA
Hawaii and Silver.
The time of the house for the next
three days will be taken up with a discus
sion Of the Hawaiian policy of the past
and present administrations, discussion
which will give the Republicans a chance
to indulge in good deal of oratory of the
fireworks brands.
After Hawaii is out of the way It Is very
likely that the house will be again called
upon to take up the financial question. 1t
Is the intention Of Representative Bailey
of Texas to have the house consider with
out delay the resolution which he intro
duced and had agreed to by a majority Of
the judiciary committee, of which he is a
member, declaring it to be the sense of the
house that no authority Is vested in the
secretary Of the treasury to issue bonds ex-
cept for redemption purposes, and that he
cannot use the proceeds Of bonds sold
under the redemption act to pay the cur
rent expenses Of the government
The majority of the committee has
agreed to this resolution, and it is gen.
orally believed that the house will sus-
tain the action of the committee. II the
house does so, it will lead to an interest
ing state Of affairs.