Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-26


Allowed on Each Measure-Not
What the President or the Demo-
Gratis Asked For.
Washington, December 25.-The
House Ways and Means Committee de-
voted several hours Of Christmas to a
final consideration OF the two revenue
bills which are to be presented to the
/ House tomorrow. Printed copies Of
the bills were laid before the full COM
mittee, the plan being announced to
the Democratic members for the first
time, although they were familiar With
its details through the accurate fore
casts presented by the Associated Press.
The bills were formally adopted as
committee measures. motions 10 lay
them on the table being oyerruled bv
party votes. Each b.l was read by
sections and motions were made by he
Democrats to strike out each section,
which. of course, failel 10 carry.
1t was voted to give Thursday to the
consideration Of the tariff bill by the
/ House and Friday to the bond bill, with
a vote on each at the end Of he day's
debate upon it; the programme outlined
! in these dispatches yesterday.
The democrats endeavor6l to secure
three days debate; TO gain a postpone
ment OF Two or three days N which 20
study the probable effecJs of the meas
ure if enacted. also % have the bond
bill presented before ne :ariif biz but
the Republicans adhered to their orig
inal arrangements.
The Committeeman present were:
D:ngley. Maine; Dolliy9', Iowa; Payne,
New York; Tawney, Minnesota; Hop
kins, Illinois; Dalzell, Pennsylvania;
Russell, Connecticut; Johnson, Indiana;
Steel. Indiana; Evans, Kentucky-Re-
publicans. Crisp, Georgia; Mcmillan,
! Tennessee: Wheeler, Alabama; Tarsney,
Missouri; Turner. Georgia-Democrats.
CHAIRMAN DINGLEY STATED
to the committee that the bills were
not framed as 4 Republican measure,
but as one calculated to save the credit
Of the government, which, according to
the Presidents message and to personal
communications made by Secretary Car
Isle to members. was endangered. The
condition Of the treasury from their rep
reservations. demanded immediate ac-
ton. and the Republicans had prepared
emergency bills on lines which seemed
most efficient.
Mr.. Dingley lail particular stress on
/ the assertion that the bill did not con-
stitute and was not intended for a re-
vision Of the tariff. Consequently there
was no necessity for long discussion
Of the bill. The Wilson act had been
,aken as basis for the tariff bill. An
estimation of the probable increase of
revenue to be derived from the tariff
bill had been made, based on importa-
tiOns under the wilson act in 1894
This showed a probable increased rev.
enue Of 100000 which about equalled
the deficit of the past year Twelve
millions, it was estimated, would be de-
rived from the increase on raw wool
$14.O0OO0O from manufactured woods
and S14OOO,OOO from the fifteen per cent
horizontal advance on other schedules.
The Republicans have waived their
protection principles for the time in
preparing these bills" Mr.. Ding,ey
said, so they hoped that President
Cleveland would waive any antagOnistic
views that he might hold and sign the
bills?"
ONE OF THE DEMOCRATS
asked why the Republicans had not
gone TO the full extent Of the Mckinley
! bill. to which Mr. Dingley replied that
they would do so if they had the power.
The Democrats, on their part, con-
tended that the effect of the bond
| scheme would be TO retire the green
| backs by holding them in the treasury,
and said the Republicans proposed to
do directly just what Une President
had recommended and what they (the
Republ;cans) denounced. The tariff bill,
they claimed. was a strictly Republican
measure and measure for which
President Cleveland had not asked
Mr.. Mcmillan asserted that there was
no need for additional revenue, as the
treasury statement showed a cash bal
ance OF $17O.OO0,0O0.
Mr.. Dingley replied that S70,000,O00
of this was in greenbackS which had
not come in as revenue but had be
redeemed by gold. While on their face
they constituted part Of the cash bal
ance 10 pay them out would continue
the endless chain. The Republican
plan would provide for the expenses Of
the government without encrOaching
on the gold reserve or employing re-
deemed greenbacks.
Amendments were offered by Mr..
Turner to strike out the second section
of the bond bill providing for treasury
certificates of Indebtedness, and by
Mr.. Mcmillan. TO make these certifi-
cafes subject to taxation. as are green
backs and other currency.
Both were lost. but Mr.. Tarsney vot-
ed with the Republicans against Mr..
Turner's amendment
Chairman Dingley VII present re-
port explanatory of the bills. The
Democrats say that they have not time
to DreDare q minority report
THE BILLS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
No. IA bill 70 maintain and pro-
tect the coin redemption fund, and 10
au-hOr:ze the issue Of certificates Of n
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