The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-14
CONGRESS.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE EXPRESS.
WASHINGTON. Juna 1910

WASHINGTON, June 4, 1912.
The coast is now clear for the session. The
last and most important of the Tariff Bills
most important because most favorably regar.
ded by The majority of members,-is before the
Committee of the Whole, and every thing be.
tokens fair wind, favorable tide, and good
voyage. The Bill of the Committee of WAYS
and Means is materially the Bill of the Secre.
tary OF the Treasury. 1t comes before the
House without an accompanying Report, and
therefore speaks for itself. The bill itself is as
long as the moral law, and covers between
fifty "nd sixty foolscap manuscript pages. 1t
is most thorough in its provisions, and has cost
the Committee of Ways and Means d vast deal
Of anxious labor.
The important part of the Bill hey ond pro-
yIdIng Revenue for the expenditures of the
Government and incidental protection to do
nestle labor and ingenuity, is the incorpora-
ton OF clause in one of the sections which
provides for the repeal of the 20 per cent pro-
vision OF the Land Distribution Bill. The
Bill of the Committee is, therefore, based upon
the Revenues alone, and contemplates the en-
forcement of the great priciple which looks to
the Revenue alone for the ways and means Of
carrying on the Government. Upon this pro-
vision of the Bill will come the tug of war
Here the Loco Foco members will send forth
every arrow in the their CULVER. The heavy
artillery and the infantry..of their forces will
be brought 10 bear here, and the noise of the
Continental wars will hardly exceed the bat.
tie array of this much agitated, well discussed,
well understood provision of the Bill. The
success or fate of the measure is quite uncer
tain.
The same Senate which incorporated the 20
per cent provision in the Land Bill, is now
called upon TO repeal it. The same House
which sanctioned it,-reluctantly, however, as
will be remembered, is called upon to do the
same thing. If however, a guess is worth
any thing, the clause will be repealed, the Land
fund distributed among the States. and a Rev.
enue Bill framed for the support of the Gov.
eminent, independent of the Revenue to be
derived from the sale of lands
The Bill reported contemplates further leg
lsIatlon IT 1t shall be deemed necessary, and
that based upon more intelligent understan-
ding of the operation of Revenue Laws. II
returns to be made to the Treasury Department
from all the Revenue officers as to the exact
operations of the Bill. A knowledge of the
effects OF the measure, il is designed, shall en-
able congress to remedy all defeats in the law.
The cash duties are retained in the Bill as
IN that OF the Secretary of the Treasury, with
specific duties also as far as practical.
For information as to the details of the Bill
reportrd, refer the readers of the Express to
the Act itself, which will be forthcoming in a
day or two.
Next week and thereafter the city will DO
thronged with rangers,representing the thou
sand and one branches of business, whose bu-
siness are TO be effected by the Act ITSELF The
signs OF the times at present are, that the mid
die of July will find the subject entirely dis.
posed OF In the two Houses of Congress.
Yours, &C., E.B.