The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31
EDITION
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS.
Mr.. MORRISON's TARIFF TINKERING.
Clerk Adams New Force in a Fix
Connecticut Political Matters, ETC.,

By American Press Association to the STAR.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Mr. Morrison,
Chairman of the Committee Of Ways
and Means, has. it is understood, pre-
pared bill amending the Tariff Act of
the last Congress, by imposing a tax on
tea and coffee and all incomes OF over
So, 600. 1t also proposes to simplify the
collections upon duties by striking from
the free list certain articles tue collec-
tions upon which will not be compll-
Gated and imposing upon them speclnc
duty.
Tie bill is not yet complete in all its
details and it may therefore not be intro
duced for several days.
Tuesday is the day assigned for the
discussion Of the bill reported from the
Judiciary Committee limiting the Presi-
dential Office TO one term, but will prop
ably be postponed unless the Military
Academy Bill can be definitely acted
upon to-day.
The journal of Fridays proceedings
was not read in the House on Saturday.
After the Chaplain's prayer the Chair
man, Mr.. Eden, of Illinois, was about to
recognize Mr.. Schuyler, of Texas, as the
first speaker, when the point was made
by Mr.. Page that the journal should first
be read. The Chair surprised every one
at all familiar with the legislation Of
Congress by the announcement that, as
the House had met for debate only, the
journal could not be read; and addI-
Lional surprise was created when Mr..
Randall sustained the Chair, and added
that it would not be proper to read the
journal as there were SO few members
present.
Had Mr.. Page insisted upon having the
, m 1, II dicnn ~
as others subsequently did, that it was
not prepared. All the precedents were
against Mr.. Eden's ruling; there never
| was time before when the House met
| for debate only, that the journal oil the
preceding day was not read ana dis
posed of, and necessarily SO, because
| there must be record OF tact that the
| House WAS in session that date, besides
| Dir. Randal's excuse was erroneous, as
there were more members i'll the House
OH Saturday than nine days out OF ter
when the journal was read.
This is the fruits of Clerk Adams dis
missal of veteran and efficient clerks
! before the new ones have learned some
| hing OF their duties.
A prominent Connecticut politician, {
Republican eX-member of Congress, il
/ now here, and takes very gloomy viev
of the Republican prospects in Connects
cut this year. They have great difficult
4 in getting any one, he says, 10 becom
their candidate for Governor; one rea
son, however, being that the Goyerno
to be elected this spring will only hol
his office for eight months, as under til
amended Constitution of tue State th
. terms hereafter begin on the lst OF Janu
ary instead of May.
| The Legislature to be now elected vii
have to elect United States Senator
4 That question greatly overshadows th
gubernatorial question, and the Repub
iicans oil the State are not only not san
! guine of electing majority OF members
but absolutely lear defeat.
The majority of the House OF Repre-
sentatives issnot yet satisfied with tb
dozen or more investigations that hav
been ordered, but number OF gentle
men have prepared resolutions to b
offered for still more Of them.
The policy of the Republicans seem
} to be not TO make any determined re
sistance to these inquiries, but to let th
majority have full swing. While the D m
ocrats think that all the department
should be probed, many are doubtful G
the proprlety of ordering so many inves
LEGATIONS at once, as 10 carry them o
Will necessarily involve the expenditure
oil very large sums of money.