The Baltimore County union., 1882-12-16
csrrs,pondsRes Baiiin'ors co@aty C'nioa.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
a Tariff Bill Reducing Letter Postage
Abolition OF the Internal Revenue
System. Etc, Etc.

wAsHIScroS, December 9th, lss2.
Congress has now been in session for one week,
and there arc indications Of an intention 10 work
and make up for los, time Of the prcvou. session.
One appropriation bill, the Indian, has been
already passed Il being S2!i goo less than tho ap-
propriations for tho current year and sl,5I6.7s6
less than the estimates. The Ways aud Means
Committee. a. its meeting yesterday morning.
unanimously adopted n resolution 60 proceed At
once 20 the consideration Of the tariff commission
report. and 10 frame n tarH bill. The clerk ofihe
committee was directed O. prepare schedules Of
the rates now existing and Of those prepared by
the commission.
Mr.. Bingham. of Pa, chairman of the House
committee on pOs,ofiees ani pos,rOads.is en- gagged
In the preparation Of q report urging the impor-
tanee Of the passage at this session of Congress of
bill reducing letter postage to two cents per half
oasee. Mr.. Bingham has called meeting Of his
committee for this morning. at which time he will
submit his views on the sahjec, and endcavor 20
obtain authority to report bill TO the House.
Mr.. Flower, Of New York, bN made an arsa
ment before the judiciary committee IN favor of
his proposed amendment Of the Consultation 90 a.
10 give the President the power 10 veto specific
items In bills spprOpria,ing money while sPprov-
Ing Of other portions Of the measure.
The hrst bill Of the session In the Senate look
ing 20 the abolition Of the lateral Revenue sys-
TEN Sas introduced yesterday by Mr.. BrOxn, Of
Georgia. u is The intention Of Mr.. Brown %
force hs measure 70 an issue NJ the earliest prac.
ticabic time. The bill recitss 10 preamble that IL
has been the policy Of the United States from the
earliest times 20 support the Government by tax
on imports that the Internal Revenue tax was n
var exigssey; that the exigcncy has long ceased
90 exist; that = tar on imports affords incidental
protection 10 American industry, aud II concludes
BY enaeting. FIRST, that the act entitled Act 10
provide Internal Revenue 10 support the Govern
msnt, 10 pay interest on the public debt aud for
other purposes, passed the 30th ofJune. 1864, aud
all acts adding 90, enlaFging or amending the
same. aud all laws authorizing the collection Of
Internal Revenue be, aud the sane are hereby re-
pealed, from aud after the Grst day of July, isS3.
IL s evident from talks with mem bers that those
who are in favor Of tariff revision are generally
well pleased with the report Of tho tariff commits.
sion, Ths Northwestern metabers, particularly
the Minnesota delegation, who did not favor the
apPointment of the commission In the drst place,
and who maintained that the object vas b. defeat
tariff reform, are nos disposed ts aeesp, In the
main the result of it, labors. The prevailing
feeling amoag this GLASS on both sides l. that the
recommendation of the sonmission, while. per-
haPs. no; meeting all their wishes. sEs the best
they expect, and they say u bill vas brought
for u without hesitation. These members generally
oppose the repeal Of the tobacco tax, they think
iis passage would interfere with the accomplish
nent Sf 81 they desire with respect % the tariff.
Southern tssA.Sers. as well a. Western and
NOrthuestern meisbess. sfem 10 desire tariff re-
vision in preference 20 any ostsT proposition 10
reduce the revenues Of the Government. j. if
kSEs and more apparent, aflcr talks with mem
bers froa@ eli parts Of tho country that the tariff
question 10 bsSo.Eg spsiion rather thsn political
c. As.