Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1893 — SENTIMENT OF CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

SENTIMENT OF CONGRESS.

- * ■ ■ ”? Wholesale Interviewing by Telegraph on Current QuestionsMajority for Repeal at shcrmkn Lew—Tied on the Income Tex -Repent of State Bank fu I.ikelj to Fail. The New York World, following the announcement that there would be an extra session of Congrees in September, Tuesday propounded to all members of Congress, that could be reached by telegraph, the following questions: 1* Do you, with present information, favor-repeal of the Sherman Silver law? 2. Do you favor an Income tax? 3. Do you favor the repeal jof the State bank tax? Within"twenty-four hours answers had been received at the World office from nearly all. The sentiment in favor of the repeal of the Sherman Silver law is overwhelming. Apparently the forces of the National legislature will be very near a tie on the question of an income tax. A very strong opposition was found to exist against the repeal of the ten per cent, tax on State bank issues. A few refused to give direct answers and were non-com-mittal on all the queries. A majority of the Southern and Western members favor an income tax. Partisan division was not developed by the interviews and it is believed that party lines will be mainlined when the issues come up for settlement. ,