The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-01-23
South Kentuokian.
ADVERTISING RATE.
WASHINGTON LETTER.

The question whether we arc IL
have any forward step in the hiten.
ton OF. tariff reform and tax rcLuc-
lion by the next Congress, Is still All
open one, but the cliaiices are deci-
dedly against it In spite Of all the
confident talk aud promise ot the
Ways Ind Means Committee early il
the session, things Mt this stage. look r
a little squally. The tariff bill rc.
ported from The. Senate. Committee oi,
Finance differs very materially rom
that Of tie Ways mid Means Commits
lee, and both arc a. varianca with tho
reoomncudaiionso OF the Tariff Com
mission, while oil three fail 10 con.
form to tho Ideas, either OF free ira
ders or p oteclloniSts, and none ot
them appeaf entirely satisfactory 10
those who believe in moderate and
progressive measures of revenue re-
form. When to the existing muddla
arc added the amendments. OF thu
House 10 the Ways and Means COM
niltee Bill, anc the general confusion
of ideas which will be created bl the Z
Iattenpt to reconcile the provisions OF
both measures, il needs more than
ordinary faith in. Congressional in.
,lustry dhd discretion 10 expect any
result whatever from such chaoi G
materials ltis Interesting to occa-
OCCASIONALLY happen GROUND The east
side Of the House wing IN view OF the
Ways and Means Committees room.
One can tell to a nicety what tho
committe Is doing by The Glass OF
visitors. One day the birbci wiro
uakers are on hand in force. buttop.,
ho ing members as they pass IN ard
out another day the steel Fail lobby
monopvlltcs most of the space; tnrn
the jnte butt followers show up, ami
the, are followed III ttri blythe dis
tilIers and their hired men. The tin
men, the sugar refners, the Stabaart
oil compsry lobby, the plate glass
manufacturers, the tobacco men, aud
Representatives Of every other indus
try take their ldrnj and they are al.
ways 6n the alert. e~buttonholers
of tho poor tortured members hava
suffered terribly from the traiu: Re-
Gently Tie shipbuillcrs have joined
i the ilFong and pctvaded tile enlirs
sonlh end Of The building ts q -Jr#
| Ii appeai's tlIn the surprise aud
satisfaction With which many ads1.
catos OF tariff reform greeted tho ro-
port OF the Tariff Commis ion was
1 premature, Further aud more minA
ute discovery disclosos that In iinaity
items whero there are apparent i'ec-.
concentrations of important reduc,
tons, the report really srccommends
higher duties. Those iiisiluous pro-
posals are wrapped Up in languages
which can only be understood by ex.
perts, but fortunately exports have
not been wanting tp expose their rral
nature. And il this, discovery wers
not enough I'd vitlate -the report, tho
Ways aud Means Committee OF tho
House, IN revising the scheanles pro-
posed by the Commissions; ID seizing
the opportui,ii y 40 recoMiiiend high,
er duties In sill further PARTICULARS,
The general Impression now Is that
; the Commission s report could not DO
. adopted as II stands without doing
more harm than good, aid thai what
r little goo,llihere Is in il be found
eliminated by tho time the modiiica-
lions of the Ways and Means Com.
mittee are completed. tits becoming
more and more apparent every day
| that It will remain for the next Con-
Q gress, with its Democratic majority,
: to effect re form. of the tariff tlmt
t will be something more than. q sham.
= The wofk 6f the Tariff Conmissio II
has justified all the predictions inndo
:, on the score OF It's legislative useful
!, ness, while it has also bclicd the nopes
Of lis friends as TO its influences in
J. giving gfealer stability TO the exist
+ ing system Of import duties. But
|. the creation and work of, the Com
mistion- has had --enc good result
k that OF forcing the sbsurdities OF
/, tariff legislation on the attention OF
n the people, aud compelling discus
: sion which will inevitably have the
effect of eadingto Il more radical re-
vision than before the appointment
70 of the commission was deemed pos
3 si5le. Apfopos Of this tariff subject
N [ am constrained to quote a letter re-
!. Gently received BY lne llcn, 5 D
Cox, 1t Is ia the nature OF MI ap-
peal for al infant iHiufuy yet un
g. born, but for which the acconchmen'
y is soon expected. Mr.. Cox vii
u doubtless see to il that in the ere
s. work OF tariff REVISION. the plaintlye
III voice is not drowned out by the
bawling al Judge keliy's more lusly
infants; 81 am going INTO tho. bnsi'
ness ofraising pineapples.. and othe,
tropical fruits il lighthouses, aud
want protection against the ptupel
he labor OF the West indies for my III
ID fant industry purpose employing
,e Two small boys, and American labor
N must be protected, even il pineappleS
cost five dollars apiece. Don't ,o'
forget III Yours, G. Chowdel
Smith, q Protectionisf. .sa
The matter Of the enormous fees
= paid TO Mr. George Bliss. attorney II
VI The Star-route cases, has attracted =
10 much attention and, excited SO mncf
comment that'an inquiry into i ha
as been started in the House. Up u
Of this time AIR. Bliss has drawn owe
al S3S, 900. or . lille moro than S3b,0VD
a year. This is larger pay than au!
,s of the eminent lawyers on the ONE
4. side getN2muchumere than the A'tor
~ ney.G General aud wholly ,dispropor
nc Iiiona'o to tho value Of the service
cd rendered. Mr.. Bliss Il not much q
ed a lawyer and no. much Of a man II
ou any respect. but he happens TO hsv
ut been chlnp of "Chet" Ar,hiir whe
We the latter wss a ward politician /
lii New York, and hence his employ
h. lnent at such big iignrcs. There ia
'. strong notion that he is not tryin
~ rcr Rarildto ilnrt anybody by tn
&c prosecution. bu, ia making believe f"
" hard es he can, and prolonging IN
cases to the ntlnost-st 500 per DAY
ds A Washington man the other ia
sent some 'superannuStad hou'ehol