Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-26
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

1SH ION Ne w - AND GOSSIP.
The kincritys Tsrif Bill The tariff bill
reported by Mr.. Letcher on Wednesday last
On behalf of minority Of the Ways and Means
Committee Is concurred in by Messrs Cobb
OF Georgia, and Phelps, the other Democrats
on that committee. 1t is also said that Mr..
ID. Winter Davis favors it, we know not how
truly. 1t proposes a general reduction OF
twenty per centum 90 all the present tariff (of
io4o) on imports, with some changes Of arti-
cles from one schedule to some other, % fol-
lows, viz Those Of schedule A from 100 per
centum as at present, 60 so per cent from
Az to 81 per centzm G from 80 to "a d from
70 to 20; from 20 to 16; T from Is to ~: g
from 10 to S; Fl from to 4 {; and schedule 1
to continue to be the free list.
1t transfers silk and ell manufactures there.
OF TO schedule c, FAX and all manufactures
thereof to ID, wool (unmanufactured) to 9,
% per centuu,) fax, raw (cocoonl silk. Tn.
manufactured vegetable substances, lac spir-
i's' is' sulphur, lamp black, litharge. Prus-
ean piue' and articles for dyeing and tanning
not otherwise provided for, crude birthstone.
cream OF ts-tar, extracts and decoctions used
IN dyeTss, acids Of all sorts for dyeng or for
cnem'eai, manufacturing or medical purposes,
70 schedule Ii, a per centum,) uumsnufac-
eored salts of all kinds, berries, nuts, flowers,
plants, vegetables Used exclusively for dyeing,
Peruvian bark, Brazil wood, and all other We
woods or sticks, burr stoneS wrought or IN
uxhf g. "a
essbles, not otherwise provided for, garden
seed and all agricultural, horticultural. medi-
einal CT manufacturing seed, boiling cloths
maddsr root, madden ground or prepared, ice
and animals Of all kinds to schedule I, duty
free)
1t also proposes to impose a duty of ten DER
cent. on all articles in the free list and ten per
cent additional on all not imported in foreign
bottoms not protected by treaty against dis
eliminating duties on the part of this Govern
ment.
itproposes to levy duties on all goods import.
ed or in the public stores between the passage
Of the bill ard the LIST Of July next when the
1t ia to take effect only according to the rates
Of that bill.
1t makes the decision of the collector of the
port Of imperial on, SIS to the liability of goods
TO duty, final against the importing parties.
unless, in ten days after it may be rendered
written notice, &c, Of appeal shall lie given,
and makes it necessary to lay such appeals in
form before the Secretary of the Treasury
within thirty days from the date of the col
lector's decision. 1t also makes il necessary
appeal shall be taken from the Secretary's
decision to the courts Of law that notice shall
Dc given within thirty days after the secre-
tary's decision.
And finally, it repeats all existing duties on
imports after the LIST Of July next
This bill differs from that of thu majority
and the recommendstIors Of the Secretary of
the Treasury in many particulars, with the
details q which all Immediately interested
are OF course familiar. The fact that it is the
plan Of the Democrats on the Committee Of
Ways and Means will give it great strength in
congress. 30 great strength, as that with the
certain efforts Of various business interests 10
DC affected materially by any general change
OF the tarif to further themselves, and the
favor with which a portion of Congress have
received the majority report, it seems hardly
possible that the subject will be disposed OF
this winter. however necessary a general re-
vi'i0n Of the tariff may be TO the business flu
ture Of the country at large.
we are at present without space to discuss
THIS SUBJECT as it deserves, and therefore con.
tert oursef at THU tine with simply expIain.
ing he provisions Of Mr.. L.tche-s bill 81 wa
have done above.
Another False Prttsnee In the face o,
VIM. Henry Hurlbu''s denial of the fact that
he is or was an Unitarian minister, the Bo,to,
Post proves that alleg alton upon him, saving
I'VE should let this fapaticaI scribblsr d1op
quietly into obscurity, however but fer an at
tempt IN IL to palliste the guilt Of his unpa-
triotlc wholesale misreprese ntations, by deny
ing his clerical character. He says, 81 am
not and never have been clergyman" Fol
tne credit OF the cloth We wish this were 50
puI the truth Is that. in the sense Of the word
ss received in the Unitarian, Mr.. Hurlbut's
oWn denomination, he was a clergyman. lie
was not ordained, to be sure. and for the verv
gocd reason that he could not get a marsh
but be did graduate at the divinity school he
has preached ID various places, and many peo.
pie Wal remember bin in full canopicaIs while
minis't .!h2 for the successofship at DIR Fcotb.
lIghsn's church IN ChsUrcy place.
ia TIE sect to which be belonged IL IL m
lepIoscE for minister TO change his profess
SION, II he hnds he has made a wrong ehoice
Rf opsAsss more con3opiSl to his a neatly.