, 1880-03-03
Important Decisions Regarding
the Tax on Nationa!-Bank
Shares.
They Shonl1 10 Assessed Under tho Same
nu1o Us Other Moneycd
Property.
Silver Certificates and the Indian Territory
Question Discussed III Cabinet
Meeting.
THE TARIFF.

tho Why's md Mcuns Committee on tho various
turiN questions this morning CrGItcd decided
sensation lii tho House. Tho notion Of tho Cum-
sntttco is generalIy Interpreted us meaning that
there will be 10 legislation this session OIL any
t,riH subject whntcycr, although at tho close
of tho meeting, whom Morrison suggested that it
would he well to mako tho Issue clcnr on tho Fort
Paper bill, some of tho members duMurrcd, eay-
ing thore might DO come difference on TINT
question. Another member, however, sllid that
theru WIS no rrts0n to think thnt tho Co1nnittct,
which bud declined I'd consider propositions
10 rctluco tho tnriH on articles which were 60 per
cent, should consilpr proposition to reduce the
tluty on paper. which wnH only 70 per cent ntl
snlorcnl. Tho general Interpretation Of tho If
feet Of the Commsttces action ts that there is
to bc no further lttcmpt at tArIT 1eBialltion,
even uf Il placement character, In tho Ways and
McnnH Committee Mt least until utter tho Pres
luntfal election. Tho votes on tho seyc17ll prop.
us!tlons, sent III full By tho AEsociated Press,
shuw TINT tho Conmfttoo did not divide strictly
MI tho purity limo, Indeed, leudlug Democrats
did not hesitate to eay TINT to-daya uctlon shows
that
SPEAKER RANDALL ORGANIZED THE COMMITTEE
IN tho high tariff interest OF tho Democrats,
FELTON,, Of 0corga, who hitherto hns boctl ranked
as II freo-trhdor, voted Nth tho protcctlonists.
Mr. FELTON,. In e1p'hnntioA Ut his attitude, saIu
privately tito uthar lny that biz district wns thu
largcst Iron dstrlct in tho South; that It 1,eld
many Folling.mills; nnd TINT he WIS rapidly In
clinlNg towards protection. Judge Kelley hns
converted him.
This decision of tho Ways and Mems Commits
.eo ""a NV o''sli.,s u.ua .no teat sote
t.1. III !. ~ 80 w.
~, n' no a!,'tut"! ~. Goccuonol
tint whcruver snK1lr IL below No. I, Dutch stand.
ard fl color, md testing above n!ne-two degrees
by tho pD'Arfscopo, 1t shHtl pay tho duty now
s, 1,.,s ~ III, 1.es ~ nuen s.a.u- a'
s1'' 4h's p!ti Hllhp'5 eR'slzcs tho ordcr OF tao
secFe1a1y ni oeisehipcr !hst 1acre was sm'ichde-
unto III the Motlon' Paf1ic1lassy upon inc Fight
VI 'no eeotoAfy 10 haNko luis orucr' Bono u
inc committee hold that tho ordor 'sin
HhEcf VIOLATION OF LAM. ~
ss1aa tnat INC aetos coslcctea undef II WILL havo
10 10 fclnndcd' INC law makes tho Dutch
Ehhaafti or oosora tho test. ind hr. ShoF1t,lR
1hyh tnat asloo anu reIsea ehtlro!y uron tho
1a'"tlscopot LOT Wn1ch thefo u no INV. Iho Voto
~ oloanas rfopoaiuon resulted ~ follows:
ie's-oiesoh' feltoh. 9arflclt1, kelloy.
Iohscr' anu WOOD Nhys-Tuckcr' Philips,
Morrison, M1lls Car1lstc. Dunneil, and
Fryo. Inc ses'lt Of th!s vote alarmed h!r. Hstt-
sbsls WHO NJ otioe moved 10 lnua!lnIty pustporo
tho sugar question. Dir. Phelps, who IL a pru-
hctanlst, caHlo over mud votol with tho ftiontls
Of dinso1i's bill, which left tho othor side, tho
fr'cnds OF revenue rosls'on, In minority Of
one. THIS was tho demor''lizns stroke and
Trot Of tho n,otterntn tarItr nen.
Tho s,,ror ",,rstion ,"t IT ,ha INV rrvonovo,
=, ,nv nv .s @ ~. uu.u. .a' wy.
voted aganst this but Frye was for II, and this,
With Phelps, nude tho Affirmative vnte !. md
LIFT THE naroMMglss IN TIE LuHc.1
xoro IN hlsh spirits, and oari,cId moved to In
Ht,y pospoao ,osrisens p To- .aueo to