New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-17
VoL. XXXlI.....N 1858.
WASHINGTON.
MORE REVENUE TROUBLES.

a u,Noprry TARIFF BlIL REPORTED-EXCITED
SCENE IN THE HOUsE-EvERIBODf DISsAr-
ISFIED WITH THE MAJORITY BILL-A lAhlFF
WITHOUT SPONSORS.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
W.surNcroN Arril 15-The Tariff quarrel Of the
wavs and Means Committee assumed a new and I'M
expected phase to-day. Mr. Dawes reported the
Committees BILL and made short and sensible
speech of very moderate tone, containing no allu-
sions to the recent squabbles in the Committee lie
frankly expressed however, his dissent from some
provisions Of the measure, and gave notice OF ms
intention to offer amendments In accordance Win
hns own views. He thought the reduction In the
revenue ought to be S5OOOOOOO instead of less than
go OO0COO as proposed by the bill; that the reduc-
tons should be more equally distributed so as 10
affect more Justly the various business interests OF
the country and that the free list should be more
considerably enlarged.
After MI Dawes had concluded his speech, to the
general surprise of the House, Mr.. Kelley rose and
asked leave to present a bill prepared by the mi
nority of the Committee. 1t had been taken for
granted on all hands that the compromise which
Speaker Blaine and Secretary Boutwell, had effected
BY dint Of two or three days hard work had the adj
hesiOn of all the ProtectOnists on the Committee.
The offer of the bill by Mr. Kelley showed that the
trouble had broken out in a new spot aud that the
hollow and foolish truce patched up from consldera-
tions of political expediency, had not been strong
enough to hold together over night. There was de-
cided sensation all over the House when Mr.. Kelley
brandished his BILL like a frebrand of dscord, In
the face Of the asonished members. Mr.. Beatty OBJ
jected to its reception; Messrs. Beck and Brooks.
members of the Ways and Means Committee, de-
manded to know who composed the minority which
Mr.. Kelley claimed to represent Mr. Brooks said he
was IN a minority of three but be had never heard
of the bill Mr.. Kelley replied that Mr.. Maynard and
himself constituted the minority. An angry discus
SION appeared imminent. when Mr.. Hooper restored
good humor by asking how the Dawes report could
come from a majority of the Committee. when there
was a minority of three, and another minority of
two. The Chair replied, amid general laughter that
MI HOopers question was one of mathematics, and
not of parliamentary law.
Finally Mr.. Kelleys bill which came near being
stranged at its birth by objections made to its re-
ception was sent to the printer, but not allowed
to be printed in The Globe 1t resembles the Senate
bill in the MAN, and differs widely from the bill of
the majority of the Committee. Tea and coffee are
placed upon the free list which is otherwise nearly
identical with the free list of the Senate. The
ductiOn on iron wool, and on cotton and wooden
fabrics is only 10 per cent the duty salt is placed
at and 70 cents; tobacco is taxed but 10 cents the
whisky tax is fixed AT 20 cents; taxes on sales are
abolished and nearly all stamp taxes are repealed.
1t is now pretty clear that the bill Mr.. Dawes re-
ported to-day does not receive the unqualified ap
proval of a single member of the Ways and Means
Committee. Mr.. Dawes openly dissented from it;
Mr.. Roberts is known to sympathize with him;
Messrs. Kelley and Maynard have revolted and
drawn their own bill; Burchard and Finkelnburg,
who framed the Committees bill, have expressed
themselves as dissatisfied with many of its proyi-
sons because they do not make reductions Tenchant
enough to suit them. The three Democrats on the
Committee are well known Free Traders; go the
Committee bill is in reality nobody's bill.