Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-07
WASHINGTON.
Tariff Talk in the Senate and Else
where.
Arrears Of Pensions Jesse Phares Pension
--Anti-polygamy in the HOuse--AppOr-
tiOnment- t--Gen. 8each's Chances
for Gilchrisps Place.
POINTS, PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
.NnrrinI Disr,nich d ne RrQtaer.

wAsmxGrox. February 6.-The discussion
in the Senate to-day eomprisedsn excellent
speech from Cerro GOrdo Williams, OF
Kentucky, on Tariff for Revenue only. On
this question, and aS matter fact, there is
still doubt whether there is to be fight or
not. Carlisle, it is understood. fayors al re-
duCtiOn of both internal revenue taxes and
customs duties. He says that the people up
on whom he and his friends rely are
weak because they have no organization.
They are the inhabitants OF agricultural
communities and villages where there are
no extensive mapptactuipg sztshtisas
ments. On the other hand the high tariff
men are well organized; the manufacturers
are united and their wOrkmen are banded I,
in trade>-uniOnS and labor leagues, whose !
influence is eXerted in exactly the |
same direction ~ that OF their EN-
plOycrs. For the most part they !
live in cities where there are many !
ways OF disseminating the theories of pro- |
lection. Mr.. Carlisle and his friends pro-
pose that the tariff shall he eEhaustively I
discussed at this session, and intend To
place the issue before the people. Their !
speeches, together with pamphlets contain
ing information in support Oi the prinCi- !
pie OF tariff for revenue, will be published |
in great numbers and distributed through |
out the country with the hope that the |
people will understand the subject and see
its importance before the next Presidential |
election.
On the Other Hand,
gentlemen equally well posted think that
little. or nothing will he done, aside from |
the passage of Tariff Commission bill
Judge Kelly is in favor OF doing away with
the whole Internal Revenue system, but
in this he II opposed by such strong pro-
tcction~ts aS Randall and others. Mr.
Randall ravorS a general reduction ot
taxation, but not the abolition OF the >yS-
tenn, and this proposition seems likely to
be the most popular. The Mckinley bill.
which was once ordered to b. reported, it
is now understood, will be held back until
the tariff commission bill is reported, upon
the ground that il would precipitate gen
eral debate on the whole question, and
with the difference OF opinion already de-
velOped, there is a disposition 90 avert this
q iar aS possible.
Arrears OF Pensions.
Mr.. Ingalls, attracted considerable atten-
lion by his heated defense OF the arrears
OF pension act in the Senate to-day. He
insists on n full expression OF the present
Congress on the wisdom OF the act, and is
likely to get it, though it is not exactly |
known what good will result from such ac-
tiOn. The fact is that the bill will cost
several times ~ much aS was first APP
proved but having got started, memberS
10 not, rs a rule, feel like meeting the de-
~ nh aHl, III,
upon their heads.
Jesse PhRre-.
Among the new bills presented in the
House, to-day, was one by Judge Hoge, for
rhc relief of IssSa Pha-"s. of Randolph
who was employed as Scout By
Gen. cClellan during his West Virginia
and was badly crippled during
the war. II Is said Phares was shot by Col.
Elihu Hutton, of the Confederate army, in
a SkirmiSh. and Col. Hutton now signs 4
petition tor his relief, The bill passed the
Senate in the last session, but was not
reached in the House.
House Business.
In the House, after the call OF the States,
Burrows took advantage of the sleepy con-
dition of members and got his anti-polyga-
my bill passed under a suspension OF the
rules. A similar attempt was made to pass
the Liquor Commission bill, but IL failed. |
the opposition claiming the temperance
societies gathered all the statistics neceS-
Sary.
AppOrtiOnment or Appropriations
Congressman kcnna SAYS it will be =
question tomorrow, whether the appor-
tionmeut or appropriation bill shall he
taken up, and that the appOrtionment bill /
may BE- considered at any time. Among |
other propositions, there was one to-day to |
make the number of Congrcssmen three |
hundred and sixty-tiye. II IS cOaceded !
that the 80 bill, as reported by the. cont |
miJtce, cannot pass in its present shape.
wheeling Topics
Marshal Atkinson and William J. Cow. |
den are registered at Postmaster &erlings |
hotel here, this morning, and are supposed |
to be toiling in the interest oi General |
Beach lor the SuryeyOrship OF Wheeling.
GilchristS commission runs ont On the llth |
inst and BeaCh'S friends says he has sure
thing on the appointment his petitions
contains all signatures worth having among
West Virginia Republicans.
West yirginis Matters.
charley Scott i here, but suffering no
uneasiuess. lie says his time is not up
for several months yet
Several West rirginians, including Judge
camden, OF ClarkSburg, W. J. Corley, = ).
Bland and T. Il. Cunningham, of BraXton,
are here as witnesses before the Grand
Jury in The Star Route cases. JsCSson,the
straw bid bondSman, on two thousand bids,
swore be owned three hundRed acres OF
land in Braxton county, ". Va, wort $50
per acre. The witnesses SAY the land IN
question is not worth S2'N per acre, and
Jackson has no title. = Ian,