Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SAVANNAH AND BRUNSWICK
HARBORS.

The BarOns on the Anxious Bench-In-
ternaI Revenue ReductiOn-The Tariff
commissions Sugar Schedules to be
Recommended A Snug Berth for
RObeson.
WAsHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The following
resolution, introduced in the Senate to-
day by Mr.. Brown, was passed:
Resotred, That the Secretary of War is
directed to inform the Senate of thepro-
gress made with the work of Improvement
OF the harbOrs of Savannah and Bruns-
WICK and Mobile Bay, together with the
expenditures made and the amount that
can be protitably expended thereon during
the next fiscal year. Whether sus-
pension of the work would not
prove very detrimental to the public inter
est because of the great loss that would
result by leaving it in its present uncom-
pleted state, and that he also inform the
senate what amount is necessary to be
appropriated at this session to conduct
the work as it should be conducted in
each harbOr for the next fiscal wear. and
also similar statement in reference to
each river in Georgia for which apprOpria-
tons were made last session
Inc object Of the resolution is to get in
formation upon which to base endeayOrs
TO get Georgia appropriations for the next
fiscal year.
TARIFF LEGISLATION
If one wanted to get an idea of
the magnitude of the interests i'm this
country affected by tariff legisla-
tion, all that is necessary is a visit
10 washington at this time. Both the
Ways and Means Committee of the House
and the Finance Committee of the Senate
are considering the tariff. They are con-
sIdering it from the basis-of the report of
the Tariff Commission. This has drawn
hundreds upon hundreds of men in busi-
ness to Washington. l think l could
count at least five hundred of them: and
they are all here about the tariff. Some
want duties lowered and some want
duties raised. From observation take il
that nothing of Importance either one way
or the other will be done. But still Imust
confess that | am convinced even beyond
my previous understanding of the subject
that the Importance Of the question of
tariff is not at all understood by the
average citizen, zone of whom | am
which,"
RESERVATION AT TAMPA
Mr.. Davidson has introduced petition
of the citizens of Tampa, Fla, in re gard
to the military reservation in that CITY.
The petition cites that as the reservation is
about to be abandoned by the government.
that it be not turned into the hands of
spectators or railroads as public lands,
but be retained under the Jurisdiction of
the War Department, to be kept as a
public park. Reasons, among which is
the adaptability of the reservation for a
public park of pleasure to all is noted.
are given. The petition will very proba-
bly, receive favorable consideration: if
not at this session of Congress, at least at
the next.
THE TOBACCO TAX QUESTION.
The Committee of Ways and Means dis
cussed the free tobacco bill this morning
and tested the strength of the measure so
far as the committee is concerned. Messrs.
Kasson and Haskell joined in resolution
that lit is the sense of the House that a
repeal of the tobacco tax is neither neces-
sary nor desirable" which was voted
dOwn-6 to +. The question of a rebate in
case of the reduction or repeal of the to-
baccO tax came up, and the committee
agreed that Mr.. ButterwOrth's substitute
for the bill, allowing such a rebate. be
presented to the House.
WHISKY EXTENSION.
The men who are here advocating an ex-
tension of the bonded period on whisky
are ulsconSOldIe. l0cy started out with
the idea that there was no objection to an
extension of two years, and We're quite
arrogant. Their horns have been cut.
They will probably get no extension what
ever. And the panic which they predict
ed if no extension was granted them. will
not in any likelihood occur.
AN EFFORT TO CORRECT AN ABUSE.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Morgan
in the Senate to-day to restrain the United
States Courts from interfering with State
and local matters. 1t prohibits the United
States Circuit and District Courts from
enforcing the collection of any tax levied
in State under the laws thereof. or i'm
any county or municipality of any State
levied by authority of such State.
THE SUGAR QUESTION.
The Ways and Means Committee is at
work to-day upon the sugar schedule.
The classification as made in the Tariff
Commission report has been approved BY.
the committee and the adoption of the pO-
lariscOpe test recommended, but no deci-
sion has been reached as to the rates.
RAILROAD.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has intro
duced in the Senate a bill granting the
right of way over public lands in Alabama
to the Rome and Decatur Railroad, from
Rome, Georgia, to Decatur, Alabama, on
the Tennessee river.
AsNUG BERTH FOR robson.
1t is reported on pretty good authority
tonight that Robson will be nominated
as Hannibal Hamlin's successor as Minis
ter to Spain.