The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-09
WASHINGTON.
Discussing the Tariff.

discussing Ln0 IarlrI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sat meeting of the
Ways and Means Committee yesterday morn
ing lively discussion showed that there are
no two similar opinions relative to the features
which ought to be incorporated into the tariff
reduction bill which they are to report In or
der to get something tangible to work upon the
clerk was Instructed to have printed state
ment showing the present tariff on every duti-
able article compared with the schedule rec
commended by the tariff commission This
will take more than a week. Then the COM
mittee will proceed to frame BILL taking mn
every article separately, and discussing the
duty upon it. This proposition precludes any
ioea of report until some time after the holi-
days, and then there is no prospect of harmony
IL the committees conclusions. There will be
two or three reports, but the Republicans are
likely to be well nigh unanimous upon the
lines recommended by the commission and
when ready they will call a party caucus and
endeavor to make their bill party measure,
which promises to be the only way in which it
can be put through the House.
What the Committees are Doing.
The Senate Committee IN Foreign Relations
considered the Corean treaty negotiated by
Commodore Shufeldt. As the document is
qnlte voluminous several meetings will be re-
quired to dispose of 1t.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs
heid meeting this morning to take action
upon nominations referred to them, and decid-
ed to report favorably upon the entire list,
twenty-five or thirty in number including
those of Gen. Pope and Col Mackenzie to be
major general and brigadier general respec-
lively.
The House Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads to-day unanimously agreed to re-
port favorably to the House Representative
Anderson's bill fixing the rate of letter postage
at two cents instead of three.
Inc House Committee on Appropriations to-
day examined several of the bureau officers of
the treasury in regard to estimates for items
embraced in the legislative appropriation BILL
1t is understood that a reduction of force and
salaries IN the civil service is contemplated by
the committee
How the Next House will Stand.
Clerk Mcpherson of the House, with whom
the certificates of election of Representatives
In Congress are deposited, has made compu-
tat1on which shows that in the Forty eighth
Congress there will be 191 Democrats, 121 Re-
publicans, 6 Readjusters, Independent Demo-
Gratis and 2 Independent Republicans The
Democrats Will have majority of 80 over the
Republicans, Readjusters and Independents.
and this majority will probably not be changed
by the result of the election to fill the yacan-
cies cansed by the deaths of Congressman elect
Updegraff OF Ohio Republican, and Heron of
Louisiana, Democrat.
Nominations by the President
The President sent several nominations to
the Senate to-day among them that of Stanley
L. Pullen to be Surveyor of Customs in the dis
trict of Portland aud Falmouth, Me.
Ordered to Sea.
Secretary Chandler has issued sailing orders
to Rear Admiral Cooper for winter cruise of
the North Atlantic squadron. Vessels will
proceed together from Hampton Roads as soon
as ready for sea, as far south as lat. 90. From
there they will visit the West Indies and the
South American coasts.
Mr.. Morrills Amendment.
Mr.. Morrill, insrodL ced in the Senate TODAY
an amendment 70 the House bill (No 5538) for
the reduction of internal revenue taxation
now pending in the Senate. The amendment
was referred TO the finance committee and or
dered printed The internal revenue bill was
also ordered to the finance committee Mr..
Morr'l's amendment is in reality tariff bill
and incorporate the entire schedules recon-
mended by the tariff commission.
The Lewis Bequests'
Secretary Folger to-day ordered the cancella-
ton OF the bonds delivered to he United States
by the executors of the late Joseph L. Lewis,
amounting to S650,000, which were devised to
the Government Tor the purpose of reducing
the national debt, and that amount of bonds
together with the interest due thereon to be COW
cred into the treasury for the purpose indicat-
ed. These bonds will be included in the re-
duction of the debt for the present month
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by all except the Postmaster General WHO is
out OF the city.
The third House Assembling.
The Star tonight says sugar importers and
retiners of this country who are bitterly op-
posed TO the tariff commission with regard to
the duty ON sugar, are assent bling here for the
purpose of persuading Congress not to adopt
that recommendation.
Miscellaneous.
Seaman Nindeiman continued his narrative
to-day.
The receipts from internal revenue today
were 1884, ,449.SS, and from customs $494 ,664.
II.
The national bank notes received for re-
demption today amount to $175, ,O0O