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]. 3. eustIs Seated Ia the Senate.

]. B. eustls Seated 10 the Senate.
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DAILY NKws.l
The rart6.
WASHINGTON. Dec. i0.-The long holi.
day recess Of. Congress will. II 10 UNDER
dsrstood, DO utilized by the House Commit
tee on Appropriations iniths preparation Of
regular annual bills 90 a. 70 have most Of
them ready to report individually after
Congress resssemblss. Tho Ways and
Means Committee will also devote the
greater part Of the recess 10 . oontinua.
ton Of the work upon the proposed new
tariff and Internal revenue bill. Tho sub
committee Of five members, especially
charged with this subject, have already
made much progress towards an agree
ment upon general principles, and the
trcmsly important bill. but they do not
| tIVSCt W 4DaoiutIly uttCtt tuo uut8lln
| Of rates Of duty, etc., before some time In
| bills will have been reported aud the tax
and tariff measure can 10 made TO Accord
| with the necessities for Government e.
| penditures thus indicated. Tho members
| Of tho committee now assert, however. that
ANY action regarding the tariff will GER
| tainly be In the direction OF lower duties
and free trade and that they are detsrnin.
| cd 10 reduce taxes TO the lowest point COM.
patibls with tho proper administration OF
the government and the payment OF public
obligations. Among the propositions
which arc likely TO receive tho favorable
consideration Of the committee 10 one for
the suspension during SIX years OF further
additions 70 tho sinking fund. on tho
ground that the reduction Of the public
debt and the accumulation Of the sink.
| ing fund have hitherto proceeded much
faster than required by law. II this DO
done, and II, as proposed. the duty on tea
and coffee be restored, the burden Of tar.
alton upon the people Of the United States
during the next SIX years may be lightened
to the eItento OF about $50. 000, 900 annually.
This calculation assumes. OF course. that
the imposition Of customs duty on coffee
| will not add to Its cost 10 this country, -
the export duties levied upon II by BIszil -
soon a. wo cease to admit IL free will
doubtless again be lifted. There 10 reason
10 believe that our people would pay 40
| higher prices for tea, II that article were
restored 10 tho dutiable list, than 10 now
eIacted from them by its foreign pro.
ducsrs. Members OF the committee also
say that 1t IL probable that the internal
revenue tar on whisky will be reduced 10
fifty csnts per gallon, and on tobacco 70
ten cents per pound. The duties OF iron,
steel, silks aud woolens will all be largely
reduced. The avowed purpose and inten-
ton Of the committee IL TO simplify tho
internal revenue and tariff systems In all
possible respects, and TO conins taxes 10
as few articles - possible. There IL some
talk Of reporting the tariff bill In such .
shape that 1t will definitely specify all the
articles upon which duties are 70 DO col
lected. together with the rates. and con-.
tain no free list whatever, thus giving FREQ
admission TO all articles that are not by
name made liable TO tho payment Of duty.
II. however. the present system Of desigua-
ton DO retained the FREQ list will In any
event 10 greatly enlarged.
The silver Question.
Nnw YoRx. Dec. 10.-A Tines Washing
ton special says . meeting Of the advocates
Of the reconciliation Of silver, and Of the
repeal Of the Resumption Act, was held
last night In one Of the committee rooms
ct tho capital. The purpose Of the meet
ing was to effect 81 organization for tho
dissemination Of appeals and arguments
In favor Of their peculiar theories, and had
In view also tho establishing OF an orgAni.
zation for the demonstration OF silver
and the repeal Of tho Resumption
Act. About thirty persons were present In
all, among whom we're Jones OF Nevada,
Kelly Of Pennsylvania, Ewing Of Ohio.
Buckner and Bland Of Missouri, Oliver OF
Iowa, and other members OF the House.
In addition 70 these there were present Y.
z. Smith Of Kentucky. John O. Drew OF
New Jersey, w. p. Groom, editor OF the
Mercantile Journal Of New York. Frederick
| Stanton and Thomas j. Durant OF the
| District Of Columbia, and Edward Dan.
iels Of Richmond. Virginia. II was deter
mined 10 make efforts to effect . national
organization, and for this purpose . com.
mittsc was appointed TO invite gentlemen
from each State having representatives In
Congress who favor the demonstration Of
silver and the repeal Of tho Resumption
Act. The committee thus selected will
constitute 0 general COMMITTEES and will
appoint such other business committses
a. may 10 determined upon. Those pres
ent Of this meeting disclaim that any or
ganization Of . political character. In.
tended 10 a~ntsgonize existing parties. 10
contemplated. Their efforts viii DO d.
rected solely TO secure the passage by Con.
gress Of the two measures spoken Of.
A TriJ"He Warrington special says that
Controller Knox takes . rather gloomy
view Of the future Of the silver question.
He believes there will DO o two-third's ma
Iority In the Senate In favor Of tho Bland
bill a. reported from the Committee on
Finance, and that tho Senate would pass
that bill over q veto by tho President. In
this opinion one Of tho most pronounced
Of hard money men In tho Senate also
concurs, and no IL Q Senator who 10 ~ we'll
qualified 10 Judge what the temper Of the
Senate 10 a. any one In that body. He
says the bill will certainly pas.
Pisehback Tells ssmsshinE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. lo.-Plnchback In
his letter to Governor Nichols o
Ing his retirement from tho contest for
the seat In the United States Senate says :
~ deem 1t proper. - . msttor Of Justice
TO myself and to my friends, 10 direct A.
tention TO tho exceptional action had In my
case, especially ~ the same appears In
contrast with the prompt and partisan
support Of Governor Kellogg. ! submit
ted 70 the decision Of the Senate on the
assumption that the honorable SenAtors
were not only honest In the grave consti-
tutioual objections that they raised, but
were 20 far acting from conviction -