The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-12

Turkey as European power.
Will the Tariff be Materially
Changed Rt this Sessi0n OF
Congress?
This Is question in which a vast num-
Der Of people are interested-wool men,
iron men, and merchants who sell I'm
ported goods thpt pay duties.
wehave thought all along, ever since
the present formidable opposition TO the
proposed tariff began developing itself,
that 1t was not likely in view of the
coming Congressional elections, that the
fellows at Washington who are SO sensi-
tive to public opinion would risk their
chances of reelection, or of party success,
by attempting any radical changes in the
tariff.
Sill, there Is, We noticc. decided
difference Of opinion even at Washington,
and between members Of Congress from
the same State, as to what will be done
this session in The way Of tariff altera.
tons. We quote a specimen Of these
differences OF opinion from Washington
dispatch to yesterdays Cincinnati En-
quirer, as follows:
The Ways and Means Committee ex-
pect 10 be ready to report upon the Tariff
Bill next week, and members Of both
Houses are beginning to discuss the pos.
sibility Of It's being passed by either.
The general sentiment seems to be that IL
stands slight chance Of passing the House
and none Of passing the Senate. With a
view Of getting something definite, an
EnouiIer correspondent began to-day q
series Of inqufries Of men who are in
position to know something OF the chance
Tor lis passage. Meeting Tucker, OF the
Waya and Means Committee, the Eaqafrsr
man put 10 him this question:
.'Nfr. Tucker, do you think there Is any
possibility OF Congress passing the Tariff
Bill this session.
Tucker-Yes, think there Ia more
than possibility. OF course the chances
are that the bill will be amended when II
gets into tho House, but think the House
will pass chill essentially in the form 1t
comes from the Committee.
Enqutrer-I have heard good many
doubts expressed about that, Mr.. Tucker.
The Eastis strongly opposed to it.
Mr.. Tucker-Not as much opposed as
Won imagine, fancy; and II It's, we can
get along without the East II tsuits the
West and South.
Enquirer-Are not tho parties so
evenly balanced in the House that II will
be impossible 10 get any Tariff Bill
through
Mr.. Tucker-Although tariff is not
party question, ! know quite number
Of Democrats will vote against the bill;
but more Republicans will support 1t
than Democrats will vote against It.
Enquirer-Whero are you going 10
get your Republican yotcsf
Mr., Tueker-We shall getseyeral from
New York State, quite number from
Pennsylyanis, and a large number from
the Northwest. We shall get votes from
Ohio. Illinois and Indiana, from Wiscon.
ain ma Iowa.
leaving Tucker. who evidently seemed
conf;Ient that enough New York and
Pennsylyania elements had been Modified
IN make with me South and Northwest
Combination. a msjority Of the House,
the Enquirer man next cornered Gilbert
O. Walker. the handsome man OF the
Housa. GSot the slightest show In the
wosIJ ior the bill 10 mas either Housea
s,;a WsIksr oood.naturedly. Ia response
10 ,hs EnSnitsr,s ouestion. Here, iet me
state ths sS.nation automatically. iii
,sIs. eIeven men Ionr months 10 formu.
is,s , Iii IN Committee. how long will Il
tsSa 100 bundled and ninety men to mas
!. S IN o ON HonSe? p
W;tsont ATTEMPTING 10 answer this
con,ndsnm the EnouiTer man chased IN
w Senator Eaton and repeated his ques.
,;on Unload,np a monthiul Of tobacco