The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-09
EFFORTS TO KILL THE TARIFF
COMMIiSSION BILL.
Protection with n Veageance--ths
Course of MIR. SPeer, of c eOr-
gia, etc.

Special to the Pieayune.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-The DEM
ocrats on the WAYS and means COM
mittee are making very pretty
fight to kill the tariff commission
bill, but it is doubtful If they will
win.
Mr.. Kasson to-day reported from
the subcommittee for the consider
alton of. the full committee the tariff
commission bill, identical with the
Morrill, bill in the senate. 1t pro-
vides that the commission shall in
vestigate the subject of internal
taxation as well as of custom duties.
The Democrats on the commission,
with the exception of Mr.. Randall,
are opposed to the commission.
Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Randall each de-
sire q reduction of internal taxation
this season, and they are conse-
quently opposed to leaving that
question to be disposed of by the
commission.
A motion was made in committee
to strike out that portion of the bill
relating, to internal taxation. The
subject was discussed pro and con at
considerable length, but no vote
was taken.
Messrs. Carlisle, Morrison and
Tucker will vote for the retention
of the internal revenue feature in
the bill, believing that if it is adopt
ed, as it seems certain to be. Messrs.
Randall, Kelley and possibly one or
two other advocates of the immedi-
ate reduction of internal taxation
will unite with them at the end in
voting against reporting the bill to
the house. AT the same time, the
Democrats admit that the chances
are In favor of the bill being re-
ported to the house as originally
prepared by the subcommittee but
they believe that when 1t is before
the house those Republicans who
favor the Immediate reduction of
internal taxation will, to carry their
point, vote against and defeat the
measure.
1t was decided in the committee
to-day that the Mckinley bill should
not be reported to the house for the
present, but the Democrats are very
anxious to have it brought in imme-
diately, because they think it will
be loaded down with riders which
will serve to defeat it.
Protests against the passage of the
bill have been received from the
barb wire manufacturers, corrugated
iron roofing manufacturers, manu-
facturers of cotton ties and a few
other minor industries, whose
profits, they believe, will be affected
by the passage of the measure.
Mr.. Mckinley said to-day that
any parties opposed to the bill
would be given the opportunity to
state their objections to the sub
committee. The bill, he said, is in
tended simply to render operative
certain provisions OF the general
tariff law OF 1864, which have been
overruled by treasury decisions.
Others, who have examined the
effect of the Mckinley bill, pro-
nounce it most Ubiquitous. 1t GER
tainly raises number of articles of
common use and necessity from
thirty-five per cent. to sixty or sew
enty per cent. ad valorem, Including
hoop iron and cotton ties. 1t is
that Mr.. Speer, of Geor-
gia, who represents large cotton
growing state, voted on the COM
mittee to double the duty on cotton
ties. Mr.. Speer was put on the
ways and means committee as a
Democrat, the speaker well know
ing that he had no connection with |
the Democratic organization.