, 1881-12-22

continuous violation Of tho lnw for TIC prj-
tect1on Ut tito city ngainst widespread con-
1@Rfatlon and t!estrurtton.'
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fAokhn WAYS AND MshNs COMMITTEE.
Assuming to be correct the list OF members
WHOM Speaker Keller Is said to have selected
Tor me Committee on Ways aid Mems II.
tile National House Of Representatives, tho
constitution OF tllat .co.ulutstee Is tho 'taAt
remarkable event not only OF tile present
Congress. but Of nll Congressional atfntrs
uliflnE tho past twenty years.
Tho Ways and Means Committee Of tho
House Is considered the most Important and
lhfIuentina ono OF tint body. Tho CGnstft't-
tloh requires tint all revenue measures shall
ofiRlnate IN tho 1Io,tse OF Representatives,
ant THIS COMMITTEES las almost absolute coll
troll aud direction OF the methods that sllall
be pursued for raising the Government rev.
enues of course it cannot pass measures Of
lts own fnotlon' nnt II ptaet'ca1iy exercises
u'e po"sF uiues tlle fu'es'ot eAeiu"thR !toll
aVolaoieco1's'aefatlon any measures "hlchtt
uoes nol apptose' a'Iu nus great advantages
l." ufe1"k ene a1optaon M o. such measures as 'e
may See III 70 report Anis committee 10 iar
mere membership tne1eoI Is 1egaraeo rs
mora oes'raole 1han ehaifmanship OF any
otner committee nacn pfeeh',hehce y the
hatu1al result o. Jus eStraosalhasy poweFa
conferred on the :" ass ana heans CoEn'alttee
" 'la 1"1es anu pFact1ces oi u'a t1ouse:
IN W." ol Iaese 'wela'Rho"1 continuous
a1'a tae pehuine ag4tatloh concerning une
necessary revision OF sue customs tar'n ma
lae proposeo aoont'aa ., ue h'terhe' ray
ei'ue ssste'u' .no sect'onn' cohpaeAioh u ue
committee WHICH speaker Nehes IS a'eRea
10 hase se'ectea !s SO ptonou"ceo thas IL eS-
elses s"spiclo" u oeloe1ato p"!pose, Aoe
me1e'y 10 refuse tae county any Fe.iet rom
tae eStoft'ons anu a'sci'n'hatloDs OF tile TAR
III, o"s actaa!Ay u seaaca sae sese"ues lsom
ln'efna1 1axo.eon IN ata e@tent mae Will ehnole
an ''c!ease VI tAe tas'n eNact'o1s' LUIS lug
ofs WIN appeat plaos'oae aron nm ennme1a.
lion OF some ol ene s'1'A'"e ehatactel1ss'cS Oh
uao eo'""''1tes' 49,.
!. There are three Pennsylrani' nitra-tar-
i11ites on the new COMMITTEES, which consists
OF eleyeh 'nen'bera' ont Of thlrts.e'ght
states pennsylvania, which IS known US Tic
hotped Of protection, ms rs much fepro-
sontatlon on the comnittteo which likes the
rate OF the aof'es as one'thlfo Of OH toe TO-
ma'nacr of tue states =. ~
2. There are four members from tug west
on TINS committee. W theso MIR. MCKINLEY
n oh1o, mas mnde himself conspicuous aor-
Ing tue past rev months rs af' ultra-protec-
ZIONIST. lio was tha Ohalrman OF the more:
Iar'lt" convention IN ChieaRo. when do'
clafeu "tafl1t i9r revenue ohly' TO 20 an-
cohs1'tutlonal' ana ~ 1nat c"paei'y ho
ayoWed i.imsalf enphatlca'ly TO 10 I'm iasor
OF taflN fof pfosectsoh, wash Mciaeh'a'
revenue ohlY'. Aassoif' OF Iowa. ana Dull
nell. OF minnesota. bot!l Incline TO the pfo-'
lection school, ana Mofslsoh' OK A!l!hoas,
Democrat. and I'll tie hopeless minority on
the committee. Is the only Western meniber
who believes In tariff roforrn.
8. a majority :ot tia Republicans on the
committee are FROM PennsylYRnaa and New
England, sections which favor the inh!nto-
naalce md incrense OF q high tariff, and a
majority OF the Democrats are from the
South, q section which is favorable to re-
peal Of the internnl-reYenue system In order
to gain MI advantage for the whisky and to-
bacco interests Of the South.
T 4. judge Kelley, tho Chairman OF the COM
m!ttec, ind Alr. Randall, the leading Demo-
crat on the committee, arc, not only extreme
protectlon!sts. but both gentlemen have
openly DECLARED thelr advocacy nf the repeal
Of all Internal taxation. which yielded $780,
o0o,00o lust year, III order to aal :has ellor-
mous sum to tho tariff system. or this
whisky and tobacco. j..
~ Cannot feasohaply DO oehlea, alter soan'
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