The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-07
SENATE SINS OF OMISSION.
This Week 10 Be Noteworthy for a
Waste Of Words.

Income Tax TO Be Preoipitated.
Lodges Hawaiian Buncombe Also to
Be Given More Rope Mitchell of Ore
gon viii Say Something About the
Niearaguan Canal-But Little Pros
psot That the Republicans VIII Per-
init the Democrats to Amend the Tariff
Law-The House Programme to Be
Determined by To-day's Democratic
Caucus.
Washington, Jan. 6-The present week
in the Senate will probably be remarka-
BILE more for that which it will fail to ac-
complish than for anything that may be
done. The most significant feature will be
the precipitation Of the debate that will
grow out Of the proposition in the urgency
deficiency bill for the collection of the
income tax. This will not come up. how
ever. until well towards the latter part
Of the week.
There will be a continuance Of the in
cidental Hawaiian discussion growing out
Of the resolution Of Mr.. Lodge requesting
the President to inform the Senate why
this government has withdrawn our war
ships from Hawaiian waters, providing
Mr.. Lodge and those acting in concert
with him are able to carry out their pro-
gramme. The resolution. which was de-
bated all the morning hour. Friday, went
to the calendar and can only be taken up
on motion.
1t is Mr.. Lodges intention to move 10
take the resolution from the table to-
morrow morning and in this he viii have
some democratic assistance, for Mr.
Palmer among others, has expressed
desire TO address the Senate on the sub
ject. Should there be no quorum voting. It
is said that the point will de raised. II
is rather expected in administration cir
cles that a hatch of Hawaiian cores
pondence awaiting transmission to con-
gress will negative some of the points
made in the debate as to the attitude OF
Great Britain.
On the third of this month Mr.. PETER
gave notice that he would tomorrow. after
tho routine business, call up for con-
sideration the Senate bill granting SER
vice pension to soldiers and sailors Of the
late war, and this may to a small extent
antagonize Mr.. Lodges resolution. There
is well grounded belief, however, that
Mr. Lodge will succeed IN continuing the
debate, which he on Friday character
lied as a stunning success"
The Nicaraguan canal bill, which seems
to be doomed TO interminable debate still
remains on the calendar as the uniin-
ished business and Mr. Mitchell OF ore
gOn has the floor TO address the Senate
on that subject tomorrow. lie Will prob
ably consume the greater part of the
afternoon in his presentation Of the inn
portance of this measure in which the
people of the Pacific coast. he says, are
vitality interested
But little business will be transacted
Tuesday for Immediately after the morn
ing hour the Senate will listen to speeches
in honor Of the memory of the late Sena-
tor Colcuitt of Georgia.
For these reasons the urgency defc-
ency bill will not be reported to the Sen
ate earlier than Wednesday,, or at all
events cannot be called up for consldera-
ton before that time. once up, "A debate
viii commence that will continue through
the greater part of next week at the
most conservative estimate. This time
will be consumed If the bill carries only
the provision for the collection of the in
come tax, but IL the democrats should at
tempt to engraft upon this measure any
tariff legislation, the scope of the discus
sion win be enlarged to such an extent
that no one can foresee when and how
it will end The income tax alone win be
fruitful in debate and the representa-
tives have quietly given the democrats to
understand that no vote can be taken on
this bill until after the three vacancies in
the western states have been filled and
the republican member from North Caro-
lima, Mr.. Jarvis, has taken his seat.
The democratic leaders have been hope
full that the republicans would permit
them to make some changes in the tariff
law by means of an amendment TO the de-
ficiency bill, but they now know there can
be no such good fortune in store for them.
The action Of almost all the continental
governments of Europe has increased the
anxiety of the administration to do some
thing TO remove the bone Of contention
the discriminating duty on sugar import
ed from those countries that pay an ex-
port bounty. The committee representing
the democratic leaders called upon Messrs
Allison and Aldrich and consulted with
one or two other republicans and pre-
sented the case to them in the hope that
they would consent TO such a change as
would eliminate this discriminating duty
Of one-tenth Of a cent pound from the
present law No encouragement was
given those who sought the conference.
The republicans admit that changes
think this one item would suffice to give
the country what was needed. Other
changes In existing rates were suggested
by them as necessary TO be coupled with
this; in short, general scheme of re-
vision looking to an increase Of rates that
would, as these republicans said, give
the treasury sufficient money to run the
government. Unable to see the wisdom OF
this proposition and finding themselves
able to accomplish what hey desired
only through an agreement that was as
they understood It, antagonstic to dem
ocrdtic principles the democratic leaders
have abandoned the idea Of attempting
10 repeal the obnoxious clause in the
sugar schedule and will report the bin
without the proposed changes in the
tariff law.
The debate that will begin the moment
Mr. Cockrell calls up the deficiency bill |
will be interesting and lively. Mr.. Hin
will doubtless figure to great extent in
the matter, and he viii have some enthu- |
siastic followers on the democratic side |
of the chamber. In this matter Mr.. Quay
of Pennsylvania seems to be playing the
part Of a free lance, as is evidenced by |
the amendment to the deficiency bill of |
which he spoke of the other day Mr.. |
Quay's amendment strikes out all refer |
ence to the income tax, whenever it ap- |
pears in the deficiency appropriation bill |