Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-08
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. There never was a
session of congress assembled which
promises to be so dangerous to the bust
ness interests of the country as the present.
Confronted as it is, with the grave oues-
tons of reduced taxation and retrench-
ment, not two members in five have any
definite policy, as to how these issues shall
be met, or in what way genuine relief from
the burdens of taxation can be formulated.
The average member of congress never
goes deeper than superficial study of
questions which affect the business inter
party stand point. He seldom has the
business community in his miod, but only
desire to help which ever party he may
happen to affiliate with. The ways and
means committee have reported bill tc.
wipe out
THE TAX ON TOBACCO.
in all its forms on and after July next.
! This bill was rushed through. the committee
! sidered necessary, because it was feared
that if the abssrtees, Messrs. Hubben and
Russell, ha2 been present the bill would
have been lost in the committee, as it
would have been. The effect of this bill
| will be to depress at once the manufacture
| ing tobacco interests, and if this agitation
is one of long continuance, to stop, prob
ably, the manufacture of Tobacco alto
gether. This will throw thousands of
worthy men out of employment in mid
| winter and cause manifold and unneces-
cary distress.
| THE REDUCTIONS OF TAXATION
which seems to be most probable are
| these: The tax on distilled
spirits may be reduced to so cents a gal
Ion; unfermented liquors to so cents a
barrel on tobacco to cents per pound:
and on cigars to 81 thousand. 1t is the
intention to retain few of the special
taxes which apply to these interests, and
wipe all the balance of the internal system
out. This would bring about gross re-
duction of internal taxes aggregating over
$4,000, 900, and leave room for reduc-
ton of customs duties.
With haste strangely unseemly. the
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM COMMITTEE
of the house met to map out a bill to be
presented to the house on Tuesday next to
to reform the civil service of the United
States. Prior to the elections of last fall,
which sounded the overthrow of the
"grand old party proposition
of this kind would have been met with
laughter and derision. The Republican
leaders, however, who are full of resources,
have since the political deluge of Novem-
Der, been willing to accept the Pendleton-
ian idea of elevating the service, because
it will keep in public place the army of
ofice-holders put there by Republican in
huences. In the committee room the
drift Of sentiment was decidedly in favor
of the Pendleton bill, and it was urged
with force that it should be accepted pure
and simple. It was finally agreed, how
e yer, that the acting chairman, Mr.. Kas-
son, of Iowa, should take as a basis of a
new bill the features contained in
three bills introduced at the
last session, one by Senator Pendleton, one
by Senator Dawes, and one by Mr.. Kasson,
and if he could improve upon either to do
so, and if not to report the Pendleton bill
and urge its passage.
There is a new phase in
THE MANNING-CHALMERs CASE.
AS it is well known Chalmers has given
Manning notice of contest, and has filed
his protest with the clerk of the house
against putting Manning's name on the
roll of the next house. Manning has not
yet received his certificate of election. II
is probably at his home in Holly Springs
Mr.. Manning has all along said that he
should pursue no course that would in any
way embarrass his party. In fact, it is
, believed that he stands ready to do what
ever his party associates advise him.
Without his solicitation about fifteen lead
| ing Democrats met last night for the pur-
| pose of comforting as to the proper course
for Manning to pursue. The senators and
representatives from his own state were
present. The sentiment among the Mis-
sissippi men was that Manning should
l'give up the certificate and leave the gov
ernor free to act as it seemed to him best.
The Democrats from the East and West,
however, while they were net unanimous
in their views, thought that Manning
should hold on to the certificate, for the
present at least. They said
that the law had given the certif-
cate to him. It was no fault
of his that he had it. The governor and
secretary of state could not have done
otherwise than they did. If Manning
should resign or refuse to receive the GER
tifcate, the governor could not legally give
the certificate to Chalmers. The only
thing he could do would be to recognize
the existence of vacancy, and order a
new election.
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
Representative Atkins of Tennessee has
signifed willingness at the request of
his friends, to be candidate for the clerk
ship of the house. Mr.. Atkins is quite
popular among Southern and Western
members. He is prominent in the coun-
ellis of his party, and served for two years
as chairman of the committee on appro-
priations.
THE ARLINGTON ESTATE.