The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-20
OUR BIG LAW MAKERS.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND
PROPOSE TO DO.
Pig Iron and Tarin-Tarth 10 be
Seasoned with SaIt-written
Lies and "Unwfiten
History"
MIR. HAYES DOWN FOR A VETO.
MIR. HAYES Down FOR A VETO.
Correspondence of the Register.

Correspondence OF the Register.
WASHINGTON, February IS, 1873.
The tariff bill continues to excite tht
utmost interest. Upon very reliable gu
thority it can be stated that there will bt
no change in the duty on pig iron, in the
committee, from what it now stand:
in the bill, i. e., five cents ton. What
will be the result in the House it is hard
to tell. The Pennsylvanlans will be
very losthe to stand this reduction, and
without the support of the large Penn.
sylvsnia delegation, it is doubt u
whether the reduction can be effected. 1t
is the opinion of some of the Pepnsyl.
yanis iron men. that it would be good
policy TO support the reduction upon
manufactured tobacco, so much urged by
the Virginia aud Kentucky members, in
the hope that the revenue would then be
SO much reduced, that high tariff on
iron would be necessary.
In the bill, a. it is now
printed, salt is put upon the free list.
That there will be protective tariff re-
stored to it, there is good reason to be-
| lieve. Some OF tie extreme free.trsders
say, that as industries have been nursed
into being under the fostering care of
tariff, it would be unjust to break all sup
port; away at one fell swoop, and this is
particularly the case with regard to salt.
| Fernando Wood and other Northern aud
some Western men, are said, however, to
insist upon free salt The indications
are, though, that q reduced protection
will be extended TO your sslines.
The Democracy OF the House Of Repre-
sentstives needs large doses of blue mass.
1t Is thoroughly bilious. If there is DO
wholesome quarrel with the Republicans
the Democrats get up family brswl
and holding up Sam Tilden's discovered
head, "holler" at each other "You done
it." This sort of game is going on ex-
tensively now. Hewitt is supposed to be
the Nathan who can step up TO the sin
ming David and say, Thou art the man" I"
The Rads came near pumping him the
other day, and Hewitt made great fuss
and threatened to make revelations of a
startling nature, but made none. He
ought TO shut up or come out. The
trouble with Tilden was, in the opinion
OF Democrats not admitted TO the secrets
of the golden circle" 8 lack Of sand in
his craw.
In this conr ection the charges against
Messrs. Lamar, Gibson and Tucker,
made IN the New York Sum- may be
spoken of. The charge was to the effect
that, during the Electoral CONT, Hewitt
visited Grant, and he Grant said he
would have to sustain Ferry's decision
ss conclusive as to the votes of States.
The gentlemen mentioned above, 1t was
stated, met Hewitt at his rooms and said
they concurred in Grants view. That
is the charge and that is the lie. The
three gentlemen mentioned, 10 my
knowledge, held that position 70 be the
most absurd and untensble of sll the
curious platforms that the Republican
party selected for the purpose of etiectrng
Presldentisl fraud. Hewitt has written
~ the New York Sun, denying the re.
port of its Washington correspondent,
but stating that Gen. Gibson told him in
Paris. last summer, that Lamar and
Tucker both had great doubts upon this
point. Gibson has written, denying this.
Tucker says there is not word Of truth
in it; that be never for an instant held
SO ridiculous position, and hsd his notes
upon this subject written out long before
he came 10 Washington. We are likely
to have sll the true inwsrdness of the
,Ion,l-al NaralarnI
Itthere had been any doubt as to the
attitude OF the President there can be
none now. An Ohio gentleman who had
q conversation with him to-day upon the
subject reports that the President will
most certainly veto the bill. The
grounds which the President assigned as
the basis OF his veto were that IN his
opinion the bill was, first, an injury 10
the public credit; secoHd, q breach Of
public faith, and third, it was uncoDsti.
tutIonal, in that it interteres with vested
rights and is violation OF contracts.
Upon .he latter point, the President
stated that he was not entirely clesr.
Secretary Sherman talks gloomily
about the financial situation. He tbiL ks
the DihlQ OIL Will DSCOUle IA" III
sbou, the same shape thst it passed the
Senate, and that its provisions will be
fully executed, so rs 10 give 1t fair test; (;
Furthermore, that silver will eventually
drive gold out OF the country. Although
about 100000 Of the four per cent bonds
are sold daily, he thinks it only about
ten per cert of the amount ths. would be
disposed of were il not for the silver
agitation.
The New York and Philsdelphis
specuIa;ors are busily engaged in pre-
| dieting psn cs and al! sorts OF financial
disaster to follow the final passage OF the
! Silver Bill. And a.! this time the price
OF god is going down IN New York and
Tn ted States securities advancing in
| London.
The New Financial Measure.
WASHINGTON, February l9.-The fol-
| lowing - the full text OF the bill agreed
upon, by vote of 7 10 2, this morning,
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