New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-25
PROSPECTS OF TARIFF LEGISLATION.
rry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


W,sUIXGroN Jan. - From statement made
in the House to-day by Mir. Haskell, who IS mem
her of ihc Committee on Ways and Means, ana
from information Otherwise obtained it seems to be
c.rt,in that general discussion of the tariff ques-
finn will bcqin in the House next week. The Com
,uittce ON Ways and Means to-day agreed to report
favorably Mr.. McKuley's bill, which is as follows:
Abllin relation to the duties on manufactures OF
re- efG enacted that title 80 of The Revised statutes
b. amended 10y adding TO Schedule l. OF salu u'le ue
I,gc53cd That on all iron or steel and on all manu-
facurcs. wares vessels ana articles oI IRON or Stc or
nf winch such metals. or either of them shall be the
component part material of cAl1 NaIuG', "helhGf
collected and paid TO of duty than the duty or
rae OF duty imposed said goods or upon an! lit
or ma cral OF laid goods III al any C e oii7 in to tbr
UT ,,es M i I ,,r ,rbtrb tbc drv Is 70 be ievicd
Thls act shall not apply TO nor m any manner aHect
tlr articles specifically enumerated IN ibis title by thClr
commercial designation, but shall only apply TO the
scrafcd tins title manufacture OF sce,
mr. IT which steel shall be component part, not other
wise provided f0r. steel IN any or MOI otherwise pro
yded for manufactures articles, vessels ana wares not
otherwise provided for Of iron or when IRON sna DC
factur,d not otherwise provided for, and castings OF
lrol not otherwise pr'vdedior.
MFR. Morrison will prepare q minority report
arainst the bill 1t is understood that the measure
wihno Dee reported to the House until next sday
In the meantime tie subcommittee on Tariff Com
mission and Tariff Legislation, is expected to report
to tbe full committee its conclusions respect
INC the advIsablity of n Tariff Commission,
n designed in Senator Nlorrlls bill. This sub
committee is composed OF Mcssrs. kas,on, Nchin-
lev, Hubbell Tucker and Morrison. Mr.. kasson 1t
is well known, fayors revision of the tariff
through the iustrumcntalIty OF a commission, While
Mc,.rs. Tucker and Morrison oppose that plan
Mes.rs. Mckinley and lIubbell havc either not
made up their minds or are unwilling to commit
themselves al present. The subcommittee held
,.TI. ir,fn NAL N llssItp
lot very closely confined to the subject III hand,
adjourned TIL Friday.
There is excellent reason to believe that the rea
son for this delay is to afford an opportunity for
Ponnblican members of the Ways and Means Com
,ulcc TO consult their party associates III tie House
and determine upon plan Of concerted action.
Although this consultation may possibly be informal
il is altogether probable that IL Will not but that at
the request of Republican members OF the commit
tee caucus viii be held some day this week
probably on Thursday next The purpose Of the
caucus or conference is understood to be to agree if
possible, that the Republicans shall, as a party,
support the proposition for Tariff Commission.
This il is believed is the judgment Of large
majority of the Republican members of the commit
Tee as 10 what the party should DO; but the defeat
of the Committee on Rules last week by Republican
votes has been an admonition to leaders OF the
majority that it viii be unsafe for them to proceed
without first taking measures to ascert III
Tia. they Will receive united Republican support.
This appears 10 be all the more necessary
in thi, instance owing TO the fact thar at east one
Republican member OF the committee, Nr. Dun
nell of Minnesota is strongly opposed TO a Iariit
Comuis>.o tn ground that II would postpone
until the naw Congress a tarn revision which
At thinks ought 90 be Effected by the present one.
THE SENATE BILL AGAINST POLYGAMY.
WA>mINGToN, Jan. 24.-Thc And-Polygamy
DNrcuortod by Mr. Edmunds from the Senate Judiciary
Ccmuttec to-day provides at the outset that The first
par OF Section 1892 OF the Revised statutes shah be
amended To read as foll0ws:
Every person who has "a husband or wife living who,
IN idlSCH hereafter maric ,T ,'SIr @
Other whether married or single; and any man who
more tuau one woman, iu Territory or other place
over which tho United states has exclusive ursdic
ton is guilty OF poly gamy. and shall De punished by
line ol not hau $500 aud by Imprisonment for
term ofuOt more five years.
The remainder Of this section Of the Revised Statutes
e,ceIts divorced persons and such as have married
again believing that the former husband wife, after
ar absence Of FIVE years IS dead The second third
sections Of the bill are follows:
S,c'.ou ? That if any male person in a Territory or
place over which the United states has exclusive
jurisdiction. hereafter cOhihts with more than one
woman he shall DE deemed guilty OF msdcmeauOr, aud
conviction thereof shall be punished by line OF not
than $500 by imprisonment for not more than
Elk months, by both said punisAnents, in the dis
eTetiou Ol the Court 49,
6eoG3 That counts for any or all Of the often, offences
named m Sections ana OI tBls act may De JOhcu III
The same information or indictment
The fourth section provides in substance that in any
prosecution for Digay, poygamy or unlawful cohablta-
uon, under any statute Of the United states, IL shall be
Sufficient Of challenge 10 any person drawn or
summoned juryman alesman, that he has been
living IN any such practices Telatons that he be-
neyes 1t right for 10 have more than one living
and mdvorced wife at the time, or 10 live In the
practice Of cohabtng with than one woman The
next three sections OF the bin are as follows:
Stop B. That the President Is hereby authorized to
grant amnesty 10 such classes Of offenders were guilty
DeOfe the passage OF this act Of Dgamy, pOygamy or
unlawful cOhabtatiOn, such conditions and under
sueh limitations he shall think proper but no such
amnesty shall have effect unless the conditions thereof
anal be complied with.
Seetion 9. That the issue OF bigamOus pOlygamous
marriages known as Mormon marriages. cases where