New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-05

Ways and Means Committee TO resist. AT any
rate for one will not be guilty of the folly OF
giving my vote in favor of entering upon me
consideration Of bill the most important ana
vital provisions OF which are kept back ana Md
from the House
PROTESTS Still. POURING IN.
There Is no doubt that the petitions ana pro-
tests that are pouring into the House from every
quarter are having an effect Upon Deinocra''o
Congressman. No less than fifty such papers
were deposited in the petition box yesterday anu
referred to the Ways and Means Committee anu
many more We're presented to-day. Aiiosis ,,re
latter were seven from operatives IN manu-
ing establishments in Massachusetts winch ia.
been forwarded to Representative Draper OF ina
state They were signed by about 700 persons
It Is noticeable that in many cases the pe'luo..,
ers declare that. irrespective or FORMER par
Affiliations. they will hereafter work ana Vo.c
against any member who supports the wilson
hill one OF the papers presented by General
Draper to-day, which was signed by nearly ooV
employees Of a Massachusetts worsted manulac ,,,
uring company bore this heading: III thls Dlil
should become law 1t would have the most
disastrous effect upon the industry whlch gives
us employment. Those among us who nave
worked in Europe know that the prices pald
for labor in Europe are much lower IMAM liie
prices paid for the same labor in TINS country
that IL the foregn-made goods were aonltIeu W
this country at such rate or duty as tne sct
bill would give them II woulq nave tne eneSt
Of either throwing us out OF WORK entreiy VI erse
Of cutting down our wages 70 ABOUT the SAINT
rate as Is paid in Europe. We desire 10 INFORM
Won that ~ we are thus deprived Of our means
of earning q livelihood or il we are Obliged 10
work for reduced wages, we VIII h0Id those re-
sponsible who vote for the BILL and we hereby
assert most positively that irrespective OF former
party affiliations we Will vote ana work against
the election of any member who Will FAVOR q
bill that will cause such distress TO the laDoring
classes
TIE CAUCUS LIKELY TO PROVE FUTILE.
1t Is understood that a number Of Democrats
who are opposed to some of the provisions OF the
Wilson bill. as well as others who are against it
as a whole will hold an informal conference to-
morrow before the regular Democratic caucus
which has been called for tomorrow night, ana
will discuss plans looking the defeat of the bill
in case efforts to amend it shall fail: Some II
not all Of these Democrats Will attend the reGu-
lar caucus but many Of them declare that they
will not be bound by its action unless IL Is
satisfactory to them If they adhere to this
determinatlon the caucus will not be likely to
reach anAdefnte or practical conclusion. Some
of the men who have been most active IN nav
ing the caucus called express the OPINION tnht
several caucuses will be necessary to harmonic
the party and amend the bill so that II VIII
command support as party measure. Inc au-
vocates Of the bill appear to be confident That the
subject will be disposed of in single caucus.
and that the bill will not undergo material modi-
fications. The caucus will therefore probably De
q hot and noisy one, barren OF important re-
suits although the opponents OF the income tax
are preparing for desperate struggle Inc
only hope of the majority of the committee is in
preventing any inroad upon the bill, for II the
caucus should vote down the income tax II
would almost certainly strike iron ore and coal
from the free list, and probably vote a duty on
raw sugars and change the bill in other i'm
portant respects. The outcome Of the caucus
will be awaited with great interest and no small
amount of anxiety.