Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-11
EASTERN NEWS.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY sEErrEEL-l
DISPATCHES.
sHxMoTo
Conversational Proceedings.
The Proposed New Tariff and Rev.
enus Bill.
Plaehbaek Again 60 the Frens.
ESPECIAL. TO THE DAILY sEErrEEL-l
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
wAsnrxerov, December 9

WASHINGTON, December 9.
II h understood thai there will be nc
| vote in the Senate this week on any
ian portaut question amer the EustIs
S~ecatorial case shall have been dis.
| posed of. but that most Of the week
will be devoted to the discussion Of the
| silver bill. A number Of Senators
have therefore made arrangements te
leave for their homes before the holi'
Gay recess.
The long holiday recess of Congress
will, it l. understood, be indu>triously
utilized by the House COMMITTEES on
Appropriations in the preparation o.
the regular annual bins, so a. to have
most Of them ready Ia be reported i'm.
mediately after Congress reassembles.
The Ways and Means Committee will
also devote the greater part of the re-
cess L the continuation of work upon
the proposed new Tariff and Internal
Revenue bill. The subcommittee, OF
i've members.~ especially CHARGED with
this subjsct, have already made much
progress towards an agreement upon
general principles u the main fea-
lures which will characterize this ex
tremely important bill, but they do
not expect to absolutely determine the
details of the rates ri duty. ETC., before
some time in February. By that lime,
probably. all The appropriation bills
will have been reported, and the tax
and tariff measures can be made to &C
cord with the necessities for Govern
ment expenses. 1t Is indicated that
members of the committee now assert.
however. that any action regarding the
tariff will certainly be in the direction
of lower duties niid free trade. aud that
they are determined 10 reduce taxes to
the lowest point compatible with a
proper administration Of the Govern
ment and the payment OF public obli-
cations. Among the propositions
which are likely to receive the favora
BILE considerations of the committee, il
n for \ suspension, during six years,
of further additions TO the Sinking
Fund, on the ground that the reduc
ton OF the public debt aud the acc
mutations Of the Sinking Fund have
hitherto proceeded that much faster
than is required by law. II this be
done. and II, as proposed, the duty on
tea and coffee be restored. the burden
Of taxation upon the people of the
United States during the nex six
years may be lightened to the extent
Of about so. O00. 900 annually. This
calculation assumes, of course, that
the r~eimposition Of customs duty
on coffee will not add 10 its
cost in this country, ~ the export
duties levied upon it by Brazil, a. soon
as we cease 20 admit free, will doubt
ess again tie lifted. There is reason to
believe that our people would pay no
higher prices for tes II that article
were restored TO the dutiable list, than
are now exacted from them by It's tor
eign producers. Members Of the Com
mit.ee also say that it is probable that
the internal evenu tax on whisky
will be reduced to SO cents per gallon.
and on tobacco, to 10 cents per pound.
The duties on iron. steel. silks and
w0olsns are all to be largely reduced.
The avowed purpose and intention OF
the committee is to simplify the inter
nal evenus and tariff system in all
feasible respects, and to confDe taxes
to as few articles as possible. There IL
some talk OF reporting q tariff bill in
such shape that 1t will definitely spec
lily all articles upon which duties ars
to be collected, together with the rates,
and contain no free list whatever, thus
giving free admission to all articles
that are not by name made liable to
payment Of duty.
Pinchback, in his letter to Governor
Nich0lls, announcing his retirement
from the contest for . seat in tie u.
$. Senate, says : I deem it proper, AZ 9
matter of Justice to myself and tn my
friends, 10 direct attention to the excep
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