The Republican journal., 1872-03-28
Washing on Affairs.

THE SENATE PUTS TEA AND COFFEE ON
FREE LIST
The protective tariff interests, following
the lead Of Senator Scott of Pennsylvania,
and adopting the tactics of the protection
isis Of the House, 50 amended the Tariff
bill in the Senate to-day, by placing tea
and coffee ou the tree list, as TO take nine
teen million Of dollars from the treasury,
and render the reduction of duties on
numerous articles of necessity. which are
protected in the hands OF monopoists, ut
tarly impossible, chat being of itself the
total amount OF tariff reduction which the
treasury can now stand Even the Fl.
nance Committee, which is strongly pro-
lection, denounced this movement As fla
grant. voted against it. and announced to
the Senate that it was now quite useless
10 go ahead and reduce duties on woolens,
etc.
WASHINGTON, March p There is a
significant article in the administration or
gan here this morning which is said to
reflect the views OF the President in favor
OF the nomination of Hon James F. Will
son of Iowa tor Vice-President at the Phil
adelphia Convention. Grant, it is claimed,
believes that Wilson would have more
strength among the revenue retormers
and that class known az Conservative Re-
publicans than ColfaX; while at the same
time it would take much talk of Presiden-
ual candidates out of the field. Whether
there IS anything in this or not remains
TO be seen. Its principal significance is
derived from its appearance in the organ
IN question and from the uneasiness which
Mr.. COltaX's friends manifest over it.
TARIFF MATTERS.
Both the Finance and Ways and Means
Committees are badly demoralized by the
Senate vote on tea and coffee on Friday
last. The House bill making those ar
t,c.es tree, will be concurred in by the
Senate, with nm amendment making the
law take effect the Isl of July or October,
next Iht House will concur and settle
tAe matter The Finance Committee is
anxious to have Joint conference with
thr WAYS and Means Committee for the
purpose q. defining the policy of each,
tut the conference has not vet been al
ranged The WAYS and Means Commit
ipe Will report it, revenue and tariff bill
In u few DAYS. remodelled to suit the al
tered circumstances, and press it through
the House Southern members express 8
determination to endeayor to pass. To-
MORROW. under a suspension Of the rules,
81 hill making the tax on tobacco uniform
ut sixteen cents per pound which woult
rpduce the revenue on that commodity
over %1O.oo00oU. It is believed the etfor
will fail The policy of the Protectionist,
is to remove the tax collected through ad
hes]Ee stamps on articles other than TO
haaco, spirits and beer, amounting It
SIG.W0.9Jo. on banks 5000, 900, aud OF
ga- s5.4op,oo0. Having accomplished
this. and reduced the duty on coal and
salt considerably, besides adding 800 ar
titles to the tree list, all the reduction
Jhilt can be made will have been reached
1t i, no part Of the Proteetionists pro
gramme 10 make The tax on tobacco uni
form at sixteen cents, because local inter
e>tS prevent unison. 1t is quite probable
lhal While the latter proposition will fail
the other will succeed almost is indicat
ed The House will be inclined to liber
atty in tariff reductions, but the Senate
will not concur, and the contest will b.
decided in Conference Committee