The New York herald., 1877-11-17
WASHINGTON.
Proposed Revision of the Tariff
and Revenue Laws.
rHE OBJECTS TO Be ACCOMPLISHED.
How the President Will Explain to
the Republican Caucus.
CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY or SENATOR'S.
Continuance Of the Debate on the
Anti-Resumption Bill.
THE SILVER BILL In SENATE COMMITlE EE.
FROM DIR cPECAl CORRESPONDENT
CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY or SENATOR'S.
Continuance Of the Debate on the
Anti-Resumption Bill
THE SILVER BILL IN SENATE COMMITTEE.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. 1877.
THE TARIFF AND REVENUE LAWS GENERAL
REVISION PROPOSED by THE COMMITTEE ON
WAYS AND MEANS.
The Committee on Ways and Means took up the sub
ect OF revision OF the Tariff and Revenue laws tins
morning and referred The whole matter to subcom-
mittee consisting Of Mr. Wood, chairman, and Messrs.
Tucker. of Virginia. Gibson, OF louisiana; Banks, OF
Massachusetts, and Burchard, OF Illinois, thus repre-
senting every section Of the country. II is under
stood that Mr. Wood desires present to Congress an
entirely new tariff and internal schedule He
believes that experience OF past Congresses has shown
the impossbity OF tinkering the old Tariff and Intor
nal Revenue laws without still more complicating them
and increasing not only the difficulties OF collection,
but the injuries the reproducing interests OF
tho country. Mr. Wood, therefore, believes It best
Tor all public well private interests to begin
rely anew and this the majority of the committee
Is understood to agree with him. The subcommittee
which is TO do tho preparatory work, represents oil
tho great sections Of the country. Mr. Wood, the
shairman, represents tho commercial interests of
New York and the other great ports General Banks,
The Eastern man nufacturing intcrests Mr.. Randolph
Tucker, she interests OF tho Southern saaboard Mr..
Burchard, those OF tho W est, and Mr.. Gibson, the
Southwest
important work by careful estimate Of the ncces-
sary expenses tor carrying tho government paying
the interest the debt and defraying othor legit
mate ana necessary expenditure, and that thoir IN
clination is to make liberal and not penurious est
mates Having arrived at conclusion regarding the
sun which must be raised by taxation they viii then
begin the work Of planning scheme of internal and
external revenue which shall securely yield the
amount required and in DONG this 1t is understood
A. irs ana
manner OF collecting them and, lar pos
sible, TO arrange the Two systems, internal
and Of customs, that they shall work rs
united plan. AT the time It Is the
strong desire OF Mr. Wood the committee to frame
such schedule Of taxation as shall enable American
manufacturers to re-estabsh themselves favorable
terms In foreign markets. the committee regarding
essential to revival OF PROSTATE inaustres
60 rearrange the revenue system, internal and
TOMS relieve the facturers OF the country
from oppression and to favor u rapid and large In
crease OF our foreign commerce. with view to enable
tho manufacturers to sell their surplus products
abroad and thus give employment full time all
their hands. That is to say, the committee
believe that the chief cause of the stagnation
which has SO long prevailed in anuacturing in
terests is that we. with our complete labor saving
machinery and the Skill and ingenuity OF artisans,
are able TO make more than the home marEet con-
sumo, aud that the present cumbrous, unsystematic
and revenue laws disable the manufacturers OF
the country from dsposng Of their surplus products,
abroad Hence 1t will not be attempted to alter still
iursher the present system which has grown up by
The crude tnkering Of many years, but present
Congress entirely new plan, which shall be har-
monious in It's details, and under wnicn, IL believed
the Industries of tho country will rapidly revive.
In adopting this plan, which w.ll In tact, present
10 the House OF Representatives comprehensive and
well dgestcd scheme having something or the charac
ter Of British Prime Minister'S budget Mr.. Wood
believes the committee will only obey the loud do
mand which comes from all parts OF the country for
such laws shall favor revival OF commerce. Ap-
pcas with this object como here from manufac-
turers in many States. Mr. Peddic, of the
largest manufacturers of Newark, N. j., who rcp.
resents that district in Congress- asserts that
the manufacturers OF Newark have now hands and
machinery to make y thiri than they can pos
sibly sell in tho United States, and that unless they
can obtain foreign market they cannot find en-
ployment for their operative population. Some OF
The largest woollen manufacturers Of Now England ex.
press tho same opinion in regard TO their industry.
The committee understood to favor no radical
changes such as might be urged by the doctrnaire
free traders. Their ain is to simplify the system
and to mako such changes clearly necessary to
enable us TO commercial supremacy and to
dispose of our surplus products.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE REPUBLICAN cAu-
Cus-REAsoNs TO DE GIVEN FOR ExEcUTIvE
ACTION IN THE MATTER OF ApPoINTMENTs-
THE DUTY OF THE SENATE
II the republican Senators hold another caucus to.
morrow as proposed this afternoon, they will
hear the OF the President to tho propositions
laid before him by the committee. What they
will think Of his reply remains bc seen. They will
th I'M Ia du Nil Inn oy
reasons, not only Tor his nominations to cfnce
but also Tor his removals; that ne believes
to be their constitutional and sworn duty to
slider these reasons and judge of their propriety;
that, in fact, hc regards tho Senate as court TO
judge OF his notions in these matters but that being
thus judgos to whom he willing TO submit these
acts, hc regards grossly improper that they shall
approach him to ask him for appointments or even
suggest persons to him for Offices II ho chooses
to consult any OF them as to the character OF
men that Is another thing, but boing judges they
cannot, he thinks, DO also solicitors for places Az to
the claim that the Senator from State shall be
suited by him about the appointments that State
or that such Senator shall exercise any authority
Whatever over such appointments. except as ono
member OF the Senate sitting In judgment upon all
appointments for all tho States he entirely dcnes
II. II does not stand in the constitution, and
is contrary TO good morals well sound policy.
All experience shows that II has only demoraizing
influence Cd the public service.
As TO his appointment OF democrats In the Sou thern
States, they VIII hear that he has nominated very
few and that where he so t s for the Senate
to scrutnize their character what he has done has
been, bis Judgment Tor the bost interest Of the COL
orcd people OF tho localities for which the officers
arc nominated
Tho Senators are keeping their caucus discussions
very secret, for tho that they like tho
country to know that tho real Of their quarrel
with the President Is petty squsbbe about their
sacred patronage 1t Is tho Offices they after and
the President could bo the most popular among
them II he would only agfeo to lot svory
Senator nominate hts favorites to Office,
whercupon, under the vicious custom called
tho .courtesy Of the Senate" these IA
vortcs would bc at once confirmed. eyerything
would be lovely and Mr.. Hayes would DO In their