Daily Republican., 1882-12-11
WaSh1nEtOn LsttoT.
FROM Our Regular Corr espondent.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 9, 1881. Congress
has now been In session for one week,
and there are indications Of an inten-
tion to work and make up for lost time
of the previous session. One appropri-
alton bill, the Indian, has been already
passed, 1t being S274.3OO less than the
appropriations for the current year and
81 ,516,778 less than the estimates. The
ways and means committee, at its ses-
sion Yesterday moteiaF. unanimously
adopted resolution 20 proceed at once
TO the consideration of the tariff com.
mission report, and 10 frame tariff
hill. The clerk Of the committee was
directed to prepare schedules OF the
rates now existing and Of those prepar-
ed by the commission.
M. Bingham, Of Pa, chairman OF the
House committee on post office and
postroads is engaged in the preparation
Of report urging the Importance OF the
passage at this session OF Congress OF
bill red ucing letter portage to two cents
per half ounce. MIR. Bingham has call
ed a meeting of his committee for this
morning, at which time he will submit
his views on the subject and endeavoT
to obtain authority to report Q bill to
the House.
Mr.. Flower, OF New York, has made
an argument before the judiciary coDI'
mittee in favor Of his proposed amend
mont of the Constitution 30 as to give
the President the power to veto specific
items in this appropriating money while
approving of other portion OF the meas
ure.
The first bill of the session In the SEN
ate looking to the abolition OF internal
revenue system was introduced yester'
day by Mr.. Brown, OF Georgia. 1t Ii
the intention of MIR. Brown to force his
measure,to an issue at the earliest prac
ticable time. The bill recites In pream
bile that i. has been the policy of the
| United States from the earliest times tt
support tho Government by a tax OF
| i'm ports: that the internal revenue ta1
was a war exigency; that the exigancy
has long ceased to exist; that q tax on
Imports affords Incidental protection to
American industry, and 1t concludes by
enacting, g,-First, that the act entitled
nu act to provide internal revenue Il
support the Government, to pay inter
est on the public debt and for other pur
poses, passed the 30th OF June, 1864, ant
all acts adding to, enlarging or amend
ing the same, and all laws authorizing
the collection of internal revenue be
and the same are hereby, repealed, from
and after the first day Of July, 1888.
| It is evident from talks with mem
bers that those wbo are la favor of tar
iff revision are generally well pleased
with the report of the tariff commission
The North western msm osrs, Partlcu'
larly the Minnesota delegation, wht
did not favor the appointment of thu
commission in the first place, aud wh'
maintained that the object was TO de
feat tariff reform, and are now disposed
to accent in the main the result Of III
Ilaborsa The prevailing feeling amoni
this class on both sides is that the rec
concentrations of the commission, while
perhaps, not meeting all their wishes
are the best they caa expect and the!
aay if bill Was brought into the Hous'
Iembodying them they would vote TO
lit without hesitation. These member
generally oppose the repeal OF the tooac
co tax, AZ they think its passage Woul'
interfere with the accomplishment o
all they desire with respect TO the tar
If.
Southern me nbers, as well as West
ern and Northwestern members, seen
to desire tariff revision in preference II
any other proposition to reduce the
revenues o1 the Government. 1t II
more and more apparent, after talk
| with members from all parts of tn
country that the tariff question is he
coming sectional rather taan political