Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-12-09
THE TOBACCO TAX.
A Bill From the Ways and Means Commit
tee for Its Repeal.

A Bill From the Ways and Means Commit
tee for Its Repeal.
Washington, Dec. 5-The ways and
means committee, by vote OF six to
five. today agreed to report bill to the
house repeating the tax on tobacco in ali
its forms. This is the same bill which
Mr.. Kelley, chairman of the COMMITTEES,
has advocated all along and which he
was authorized to report to the house
before the close of the last session. If
passed, the bill will reduce the internal
revenue about S45, 100000 annually. An
analysis of the vote in the Committees
shows that, with possibly two exceptions,
the division Is in accordance with the
tariff views of members, the protection
lists as rule voting for the report, and
the tariff retormers voting against 1t.
Tho vote stood:
tor Repeal-Messrs. Kelley, Speer.
Carlisle, Tucker, Randall and Errett.
Against Repeal-Messrs. Kasson, Dun.
nell, Mckinley, Haskell and Morrison.
From talks with members it appears
that the division in the house on this bill
will be as in the committee on ways and
means, generally according to the tariff
OPINIONS of members, the chief excep.
ton being among those who represent
districts in which the raising and manu-.
facture of tobacco are the chief indus.
tries; as for instance, Messrs. Carlisle and
Tucker, who may be classed among those
who favor revision of the tariff, voted
in tie committee in favor of the repeal
A few are found who oppose the repeal
OF this tax on the ground that future de-
mands on the treasury may be such as
will greatly embarrass the government
If the internal revenue is cut down tc
such an extent. The division in the
house ON this question will be non-polit.
ical.
There will be opponents to the bill on
both sides. Mr.. Kasson, an avowed tariff
reformer, will lead the opposition of the
republican side. Mr.. Morrison, who il
probably as near being free trader az
any one in the house, will probably leaG
the democratic opposition. Mr.. Kasso1
will prepare a minority report, which III
will present some time this week. Hell
opposed to the abolition of this tax fol
the reason that he favors revision o
the tariff and opposes reducing the reye
nues below the point of safety, which ht
will tully set forth in his report. It i.
said that the New England M embers gen
| erallY ana most OF the western mem.
bers substantially are with Mr.. Kasson's
views. Some of the western members
especially are very emphatic in their e1
preston of opposition to any measure
proposing internal revenue reduction
that will prevent congress from going
as far as they desire in the matter O
tariff revision. Among these are suct
members as Messrs. Anderson, of Kansas
and Washburn, Dunnell and Strait, who
have openly and earnestly favored a ma
terial reduction of import duties. Til,
vote on the bill in the house will be yer,
close, and, Judging from the votes in til,
committee Of the whole on similar prop
osition last session, and the fact that i
now comes up as an independent meas
ure with the endorsement of the presi
dent, it is believed that the bill may pas
the house.