, 1880-03-10
WASHINGTON.
The Ways and Means Com
mittee Renewing Action
on the Tariff.
Paper, Salt, Sugar, and Malt
Duties Likely to Receive
Attention.
A Decision Favorable to an In.
crease Of Duty on Hoop
Iron.
The House Devoting It's Time
to Firing OF Campaign
Speeches,
While Appropriation Bills and Other
Needed Legislation Are at a
Standstill.
Capt. Eads Explains HIs Ship
Etallrontt to tho Canal
Committee,
While De Lesseps Appears Salts
fled with the Result OF
His Conference.
Outlines Of q Democratic Bill to Render
Imperative the National Elec.
tl0n Laws,
Senator Mcdonald Begins Lengthy
Speech On Fitz John Por.
ter's Case.
Outlines Of Democratic Bill to Render
imperative the National Elcc.
ti0n Laws,
Senator Mcdonald Begins Lengthy
Speech on Fitz John Por-
ter's Case.
THE TARIFF.
TtEopENtN{1 THE g1,ttTEf*r.

nEorEN1Nu THE suItJECr.
Special Dtspatea to 1ns Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON. D. c., March g.--Tho high tariff
people Of tho Ways aud Moans Committee arc
becoming humblcr-mlnled and aro ready to
usree TINT tho House and tho people havc sono
rights III this matter Of tariff legislation. TO
day Mr.. Wool said TINT there were about 100
revenue bills before tho Committee on which re-
ports ought to bo made. Upon this Atr. Carliao
made some very pointed ro.narks, and did some
exceedingly plnin talking, saytng TINT tho rea-
son tho Committee had lost the cul,-
Adcneo OF tho country and the
House wus Its refusal to act on Just
such btlts involving precisely tho sumo pr!nci-
rfes and TINT It wtuld bu lust Aa proper to i1-
dctnttly postpone all those now pending as those
which had alroady bcen postponed. Aftor this
clearing of the atmosphere tho Committee In
dulgcd in sos1o Sensible Talk OH tho vnrious
propositions before it to decrease tho duties on
papcF. wuod-pulp, typo and chemicals, bichro-
lnato Of potash, malt, and suit Thursday wns
cot to he1r tho aslyoGntoR Of tho reduction nj tho
duty on salt md on FFIday will be heard those
WHO WANT FREE PAPER
Tho minority Of tho Sub Committee appointed
on Suglr, bfessrs. Carlssle, Tucker, aud Frye,
arc. In favor OF reduction Of duties, Another
Subcommittee, consisting OF Carlisle, Tucker,
Fryc. Gibson, and Garfield, has been appointed
to consider sugMr questions, and tho representa-
ilfGS VI 1AhfUulC3EF Hill u AuI7l1t7 Alu tuQ
lobby agents who claim to represent
ncithor party, hnyo already returned to
renew tho complicated arguments on thoso
questions. On Thursday the Committee will hear
those who Are Interested In retaining tho prcs-
cnt duty on snlt, and on FrIday I'LL opportunity
will bo given TO tho ndvocntes Of tho reduction
Of tho paper tariff to express theIrvicws, 90 that
tho Committee has already removed its conad.
crlttou of tho t1rltf on ettKnr, on salt. and On
r,nr,n fhf tt11o
ngrced to u bill to change tho duty on malt from
20 per cont nd yalorcm to Is ccnta d bushel spe-
clio duty. This Is a compromise between tho
brcwcrs and tho ministers, eud Ia rcaily an In
crease Of duty.
Hoop.1HoN.
Thcro was n discussion In the Cabinet this
afternoon Of tho merits Of tho hoop-iron con-
troyorsy. aud M opinion submitted by tho
Attorney General 10 tho effect TINT the Troas-
,,ry might clasalfy "cut iron" under IL specific
rnte Of duty. uuder Schedule e, e,5ot Of tho
lleytscd statutes, arc found tho following pro-
bsna seoR sna ,ere ,fsGa tsSm
fae aaar Ct 5 IN HS 't ID " M sents sse pGYns sena a9t
poi!!d; thinner tlaI No. u, X eents i pou I'd.
An lioop-lrsm used II! u rArlgty of nanufact-
duty, which il very onorous. Consumers havo
souRht to .ovale this by cutting tue iron hoops
into enxhs a1a pos s,ohl hoy .at r. one ed na
dor tho following classification. sane schedule:
"Manufaeturt.s-Arti vessels, and wares
not otherwise provided for 0f bruss, irui, lead,
rewter, md tin Or other metal, oxcept Eold, s-
ver, pHtinl, cslper md steel. or Ut which either
II these metals shall bo thu component material
1hs would mike tho burslen on tho consumer
Of this irn much lighter, and decision of tho
tho litter c!assIncattoll. Tho ninntlfAct,rcrs OF
hMp-lu,n havo becn bcsie4'ng tho Treasury
Department since january for revocation OF
meeting would scetn to hly0 settleA tho quca:
tioll In thoir favur. Mr. Sherman however, said
tn.,fay that tho tlcciBDn 0t tho Atturncy-tseN-
craI wns not flnni. md TINT tho whole question
would hayo to be pAascd ,'IH'u by Congress.