Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-08

Slim Chances fer Tariff Reform
Marcellus TO the Fore.
WASHINGTON, February 7.-There does
not seem to be any chance for a tariff re-
vision at this session of Congress. With
the present Ways and Means Committee
about the only thing In regard to the tariff
which can be expected from it is the tariff
commission measure, which provides for
nine citizens, experts on matters to be con-
sidered by them, who are to be appointed
by the President and confirmed by the Sen
ate. The consideration of this measure will
open debate in the House on the tariff, but
will not admit Of any specific or vital
amendments looking to an early change in
any of the features of the present
system. The proposed commission can
not report at the present session.
And even If it did report the
history of all Congressional commissions is
unanimously against what they recon-
mend ever amounting to anything, 1t is
simply scheme OF the -protectionists
to gain time. And then the removal of
tue lul0Tndl T0N0uuo Oh any spoclal dTLlClo
with the present booked Ways and Means
Committee will be almost impossible. The
majority OF the committee is not in favor of
removing in any special case the internal
revenue duty. They have about determined
to report in favor OF scaling down inter
nal revenue taxes, but not to allow anything
being done in regard to any one article un-
less it is also done on the whole list. As the
House only by a two thirds vote can consid-
er any measure not reported from a commit
,the Ways and Means Committee have the
whole thing in their own hands as regards
the revenue and tariff. The ultra -protec-
tionists are in favor of removing the inter
nal revenue tax altogether. They think
that II that could be accomplished the
necessity of keeping up and even raising
the present tariff in order to procure the
necessary revenues tn carry on the govern
ment would be made Overwhelmingly ap-
parent. Although Kelley, the chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee, has tried
TO get that committee to come to his way OF
thinking, he has not succeeded. But the
whole batch of indications are that nothing
at all practical beyond commission will be
got out OF this session In regard to the tariff,
and but very little indeed in regard to inter
nal revenue taxation reduction.
THE NEW DEAL IN GEORGIA.
a boiiDg-they are seething, In fact. The
latest arrivals on the scene are Collector E
q. Wade, of Savannah, and j. Z. Bryant,
presumably of Atlanta. They have come
with drawn hatchets against the Longstreet,
Atkins & Co. syndicate. Tney want
gore, but will not get 1t, the way
the thing looks now. The fact tele-
grsphed to the NEWS the other day that
Andrew Clarke would have to go is balder
fact to-day. He cannot stay, and the fact
that Farrow will not succeed him ls also the
balder to-day. He will not make the rifle.
In fact, Farrow has withdrawn. Postmaster
johnson, at Columbus, is willing to succeed
Clarke, and will very likely get the place.
He is one Of the syndicate. Jack Brown
presented the name of Mr.. Brimberry as
Clark's successor, but Brimberry to day
telegraphed to Commissioner Raum that he
would not take it under any circumstances,
but was in favor of Clarke being retain ed
Collector Wade to-day had a short inter
view with the President, which was to be in
behalf of his own tenure of office, and, In
cidentally, against Longstreet, Atkins 81 Co.
He only saw the President for minute and
got no chance to say any thing at all.
j. Bryant, however, In all his glory,
had an interview with Secretary Folger. He
protested very roundly against Clarke's re-
movsl and against the Longstreet syndicate
being given the upper hand. The interview
with Folger was In the order of Pledger's in
terview with the President Folger
told Bryant in plain terms that the
Administration expected to do something
in Georgia towards breaking the Demo-
cratic majority, and that it did not expect
to do anything with the old crowd. The
Republicans had been tried, Folger said,
ana had been found to be Of no account. 1t
was now intended to deal with new men.
"But," said Bryant, General Longstreet
and Mr.. Atkins and those acting with them
do not represent the Republican party. We
have the State committee, and do represent
the party"
To this Folger replied: "If General Long
street was here, be would say that you and
Clarke and the rest of you do not represent
the Republican party in Georgia, but that
they did"
Foger then intimated that he would be-
lieve Longstreet before he would Clarke or
Bryant.
Bryant was not to be easily shaken off.
He pitched into Fsrrow and johnson.
FUlger said that Farrow would not be ap-
pointed in Clsrke's place, out that he
thought johnson would.
Bryant said that Clarke was better man
than Johnson.
Folger replied by producing documents to
show that Clarke was marplot,
that his office was an insult to morality
and that tlRe occupant of It wrote officially
one thing one day and another the next.
He was not consistent by any means.
Folger said to Bryant: "We are willing
tc do anything to help the Republican par
ty and advance its interests in Georgia.
Tell me what we shall do and we will do It. u
Folger inquired "Would you support
DR.. FELTON, for Governor2"
1--WE would, said Bryant, ''if he would
do as we want him."
"That's just it," responded the Sec
rotary "you want TO manage the
whole thing, aud nothing else will suit you.
You have not done anything great, so far,
In managing Georgia matters. / expect
that it is time for somebody else to take
hold.n
Bryant, finally, got out of the Secretary
the announcement t1at the question of who
should be made Collector at Atlauta would
not be settled irreVocsblY under ten days.
He said he would rtt1rn to Georgia and
bring back with him papers to show that he
and Andrew Clarke and their friends were
the true representatives of the Republican
party In Georgia
At another point in his talk with Bryant,
Folger told him that as his faction of the
Republican party did not propose to encour-
age or gather to them any dissatisfied Dem
OCTALS OF independents, bu6T6 WAS not IuuCQ
use Of their talking of being able to advance
an Independent movement.
The Longstreet-Atkins syndicate are con-
tinuing to go along serenelY, although Com
missioner Raum to-day in person appeale
to the President against the removal OF An
drew Clarke.
EXPIRING COMMISSIONS.
There is already pretty good 6ght going
on over the postmsstership at Augusta,
Georgia. The commission of G. 81. Prince,
the present postmaster, will expire on the
2Sth Of March. There are other post offices
in Georgia over which there will be fights
In the near future, owing to the expiration
of the commissions of the present postmas-
ters. The commission of W. G. Brulen,
Postmaster at Bainbridge, will expire April
Oath; that of Postmaster w. H. Johnson, at
Columbus, on the Oath Of May, aud that of
Ii fear Dskle, at Thomasville, on the 14th
of June.
NOT so sANGUINE.
Since Raum succeeded in breaking the slate
on which the Independent manipulators
had the name OF Farrow to succeed Collec-
tor Clarke at Atlanta, the manipulators do
not seem to be possessed of all their former
confidence that they can run things as they
want to.
THE ATLANTA SURVEYORsHIP.
Col NJ. E. Thornton is in the field as an
applicant for the SurveYorship of the port
Of Atlanta to succeed Madison Davis, who
goes as postmaster at Athens. It seems
that Col. Thornton does not need the place
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