New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-17
BARGAIN n TIE SENATE.

IuE TOBACCO TAX MEASURE TAXES Up BY IhE
AID OF wf,IEtS EEPUBHcAS yoTES-AS Al
IIAyCF BETWEEN INF low TAX AND CLRIAlS
ANu-CHINEsE MEN SUSPECTED.
IBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRrBrST.i
WAsUxGT0N. Feb. 1G.-After the Chinese Re
strict.0n bill was disposed Of last night IN the
Senate a sl-irnish occurred between the friends OF
the Internal Revenue bin, OF scheme for the to-
barro tax reduction. and the adh rents Of the
" order Of business which WIS agreed uron IN
tic last Ro1gblicaq caucus resulting in the defeat
a. thc latt r. and disclosing most significant IN
-t.nceot bargaining and sale between the IieHd'
If the two measures, neither # which could COM
r.rG urtlugli a uIJ Jrity had 10 come up alone
ol ITS merits.
senator Edmunds, who IS generally recognized a.
the manager Of the "orlcr Of business pro-
qrauu,. moved that the Senate proceed 10 the
considerations Of executive business. Senator Bavard
asked that tnis boo DELAYED until lie could bring mp
tie Internal Revenue bin. This was not part of
tie programme aud could not be assentcd C..
Avaf.up.l tic motion TO 20 into executive scS-
81 u disclosed the fact that every Republican soma
tor from the Pacific slope, namely. ! nes or Sc
ya-l. sharon. Booth Sargent and v a-ll, AL oi
whom h,d been active supporters of IN" Chinese
Restriction ban, were acting vida the DeF.-
alra.A and &. violation OF the understand
Ill, Republican order Of business. After some -Eir-
,l,,.lt--. a notion - adjourn and another 20 20
into c.,ut,r. se sion were sCpaTltc'y voted upon,
disclosing th. >I.-r state # Affairs The inference
.sof course natural. and VS. generally drawn,
th4ttlc t.r. Senator's named lad agreed With ;he
Democrats % vote for che tobacco tax reduction IN
return fur tie almost solid Democratic support Of
tlc Chime, Restriction a.l.
The aufagoui~n WA now l'tween the Internal
Revenue bill anal tIa Post Office Appropriation BIZ,
v7lrch has been awaiting the action # tho senate
far several dave Upon discovering the state Of
affairs. senator Window. iu charge of the latter
.al Ls would maxi no further contest, Int 70 gave
notice :he: be should renew as effort On Monday IT
LaH past I.
4 rot, was then taken on Senator D-yari's mo-
ton 10 take up the Internal Revenue hll and II
was carriod-the tive P,pubhcans named voting
with the Democrats inns the scheme fQr the re-
ou,ou of the tax on tobacco, WINCH Is an 'Her' j.
% great importance ia the Internal Revenue BILL. Is
the unfinished business, aud VIII come up At HALF
its mot known how far the action Of tho Pacific
slope senators j. pledged 70 the Democrats. but 70
presumed 10 include their votes IL favor OF the
bil in question il the Democrats sit it out to-mor-
row, and this tLcy have determined 10 DO. The
strongest aTCVmet urged ~ the friends Of inc bill
manufacturing industry III the South j. 1t a stand
still. But there Is nothing 10 TINS. because
tie agitation OlitHIdt,u WIN 'I4o toot'Co
manufacturers. and II has been at any time
since II began in their power - withdraw
thcr iufuorrc and put au end 10 all further legs-
lation Tie real motive lies ~ The fact that the
tobacco manufacturers .u TIE south must HoW n'op
q certain proportion of thor Cautal invested Ia
tobacco stamps for W LcL they required To pay
cash while their sales are chiefly upon credit.
REDUCTION If the tax means, therefore, moro ayaIid-
bl, capital 20 the Southern tobacco mauufoctUlrT,
while Dc means decrease ~ the revenues 81 the
Government from a source which can more easily
bear IT, present proportion of the PnhiIc burden
than almost any other Their is room for an honest
difference of opinion Upon the merits Of the ones
fiou hut scaTrrlv upon the apparent bargain by
winch D. wac made an OFFSET 10 the Chinese restrlc-
fluu Ivfnl.fV.