The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-28
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
o,,sr,oN As TO ITS ADOPTION
-, ,h.ut the Tobacco Tax-lhe
~ u, yiryinia Rivers-The Presf.
I'D the silver BiIi-LOui-
,,ana lad nauseum"- Ben
RutIer's speech on silver.
--.-...Donhsnce of the Register.

r,rrpspOndence OF the hegls'ei'
WAsHINGroN, ID. Z, Feb. q.
yoy make some inquiries in regard to
n.,o.s,co tax. The Ways and Means
Committee have about decided to insert
- the tariff bill reduced tax on tobsc-
81 The tax at present is uniform tax
oftwsnty.four cents. II, as seems al
o,., certain, the reduction is effected in
,.o committee, the new bill will contain
r,ovI.lon for uniform tax OF sixteen
can't. This will probably carry in the
House although there will be q strong
ssort made TO defeat it. New England,
which lives of OF the producing States,
will make Just such fight upon this ques-
,ion As ,hst upon the whisky reduction.
IA 10 the permission for the sale, by
farmers. of their tobacco, can say that
,bs West Virginia Representatives and
Sans,ors went before the Ways and
Means Committee and urged that farmers
hs allowed TO sell 3 limited (they knew
!, would be futile 70 ask for more)
spount OF tobacco say 100 pounds each.
Ia all Justice shd fairness IL ought to be
dome. 1t is the most exceptional perse.
cution IN the world. For government
70 say: 'go and dig your field, plant and
reap, but under penalty OF fine and impris-
onmeut don't dare to sell TO any but the
purchaser that select for you" is ty-
rsnny 10 which the tea Tar was absolute
license and freedom. Ali the members
q. the Ways snd Means Committee who
favor the reduction OF the tobacco tax,
feel this, am sure, but they also feel, that
70 urge It now, would insure the failure
OF The whole effort TO bring about re-
form in this whole matter OF the tobacco
,sx. They feel, too that when an effort
y made 10 remove the restriction
upon the sale of Leaf tobacco 1t
should be Tor the absolu re-
myvsl OF sll h!ndrsnCe TO the
farmer, and not only 10 limited
extent. That this canno: be done TINS
ysar Is felt By every body, and sm con-
yilced that no Effort a. present will be
made through the committee in this d.
rec.on, but II is also the opinion OF those
who sse watching the tobacco interest
ths. the next step in the reform of taxa
ton upon the weed of soace will be, IS
YOU so Justly urge, the entire liberty 10
ine farmer 10 sell lis tobacco 10 whom,
how sud when he plesses.
The Committee on Commerce have not
We. tsKen up for consideration any OF the
rivers in West Virginia except, as |
have said, The Great ksnswhs, tor which
S2l2OOO IS allowed. This looks well for
the balance, and Clsrksburg had better
begin on her docks.
Kenns took the silver bill on Monday
10 the President for signature. he Is Il
member o: the Enrolling Committee,
upon whom this duty falls. That the
President will not veto 1t Is the general
opinion here.
Chalmers, who is new member,
snd who Is developing into
rran of some prominence, came to the
defence OF Louislsns Tuesday against
casrges preferred by Garfield. There
B general feeling that our dish
.. poltics has been long enough
seasoned with Louisiana, and that the
sooner Anderson, Wells X Co, are tuck
c! away 10 their little cells and Coa-
gressmeH undcrst ,Dd the truth OF that
story Vi ise msn who made fortune
by attending - his own business, the
better the country vii. be pleased. 1t
Was the vain, dv,uNve hope, OF some too
sangulne natures. hist the withdrawal OF
the troops from louisiana, would be the
re.lnauguratIun ot thst period, when
S!stas would settle once more, their own
ihiernsl anais
The House went into the Committee
OF the Whole IN order 10 give Ben. Butler
MI opportunity To sir his silver, green
OsCk and imitation views. II may be
construed into rsiher sn unkind state
inent but truth cOmpeis Us 10 SAY that
GenI Chs!mers would scarcely hsve had
the large audience he did have towards
the clOse OF hIs remarks, II il had not
have teen known that the hero of Fort
Fisher WAS 70 follow. When Butler got
up he picked from his desk printed
shp OF psPer, and there was shade Of
disappointment tbs. passed over every
ones face. A man cant DO chsrmingly
outrageous when he speaks from print,
nor csn he wnte witty bad things and
iesd them with halt the effect he
can speak them, aud therefore he
le,vcs them out. This seemed TO be ap-
p'ecls,eI snd every one IS l. SAID was
disappointed. Il wss very much like
The feeling that Aimces Opera Troupe,
produced here. In Paris, it hsd repu.
iAIion Tor abandon, double enteHdrs, and
scarcity Of attire which made Il the most
Poplar opera boutie company in the
world. Here the acting was fne, the
operas good, but the ballet was dressed
and the plsys pruned to sui. supposed
AagIo-SsIon modesty. ard every one
cane away disappointed.
EIcept for Ben's unmisIskensble
i'oopIng lid, his most exquisite but
"h'Aoie Hover, his vIsage, which dignity
c'nho; chsnge, oLe might have supposed
'1e speech was being read, by some
COED, honest respectable od duder who
MS making bis first bow 10 the public
Ihe galleries couldn't stand il, and soon
we're Cleared, most o! the seats on the
'oF were vacant, and altogether it WAS q
ll.. a'!ernoon. The speech wss listened
I" by few sympsthizsr', by still fewer
opponents, spd Yet no doubt will be read
by stI the world. sad the uninl;iS;ed will
,lpPose tbs. II was the excitement of the
Loaf IN Washington, and 1t will possibly
Oe referred to IS the great silver srgu-
Meh' o. Tue day. Such 1t may be. but
DICK or two well aimed bv the old rss-
eA. would have caused fltteriug snd
'-'o' Iha, bis most able effort csnno; &C
N0mpiHh when mste from dignIGed
MHodpolnt. o! one thing, however,
DlIe' feels pretty we'll assured, snd that
= LIST he is on the populsr side, upon
'hn question s. lesst.
SenStor Allls,n, who, while mem Der
o, Ihe House, took $ prominent psri 10
AZ afif legislation, Snd is therefore we'll
informed, SAYS he hAs great doubt whether
Nyihing will be done with the Wood
o'1I nov before the House. He would
SOt Dc surprised if il Jared the tate Of the
S.aenek oil, several wears ago. which