New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-15
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

II ia believed in Washington that the pros
meets of tariff revision by the present Congress
ORC NOT ;mnroying. for reasons stated ny "
corresnondent of THE TRIBUNE. Inc iiU''
;,,,oros,;no question TO be considered py .ho
poo,hl;con National Convention at ns heA'
,,oa,;no, ;s that relating to the ratio Oh rep'e-
sor,o,;on of Renubican and Democratic o'a.o'
=, ponuhl;can National Conventions. senator
Miller ia convinced that the reorganizalioh VI
thn ponnhlcon party in New-York Clty is
,nocosoarv to secure unity in the party. oohio
ao.o,t reosops are given for the opposition Vo
s,'e ,.aannointment of the present Postmaster
at Now-London.
SMALL PROSPECT OF TARIFF REFORM
rcy REASONS WHY ACTION By THE PRESENT CON
GRgss is THOUGHT IMPR RpBABLE.
,Ry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNEl
w.surSGroS. Ian. l4-The impression Is gaming
strength among prominent representatives OF oo.n
,ot ,bore will he no general revision OF the
tariff at this session of Congress. SUPPOSE Vu' '
Wavs md Means Committee Will report theT oiii
newt vsek and the House may be ready 10 oeg'l
its consideration week later" remarked ONO VI
tbe most influential Republicans In the House oaS
or two spo He continued: II dOnot think any laril
hill will become a law ut this session. however "
Looks TO me as though There will be regular eu'i
rilla campaign against 1T on both sioos VI "o
uon.a and that as a result nothing will be done.'
InAnential Democratic REPRESENTATIVES laih in
much the same strain. 1t is an open secre' .n'o
.;ther the Democratic nor the Republican members
s the Wovs and Meaus Committee are united III re-
card IN the bill and it Is probable that TWO Oh Vno
Penrblican members will oppose it. One OF these
ia Mr. Dnnnel who is expected TO return Iroih MIL
,,o.ot ,nop the termination Of the Senatorial con-
Zoe, The other 1t is whispered, is Mr. Haskell, OF Kan
,s who il reported to have said to friend yester
dav that he could not support the measure as IL to"
stood 1t is supposed that Mr. HasRefs opJeotion'
90 tb hin arise from the deviation in the direction
of higher duties by the committee from inc reooni
mendatious of the Tariff Commission Conferences
s tho I-o,nblican members of the committee In the
Io,sa for the last day two have 1t Is understoou
t;Iod to harmonize existing differences on certain
ite,os and is is feared that they may prove 10 10
irreconcilable. OF course 10 one mas AT any '''uo
cxpected that the Democratic members Oh lne ooin-
,riitee could find common ground on any n1atVer
affecting the tariff 80 ill
In the House no scheme of tariff revision VIII
command the solid Republican vote or encounter
united Democratic opposition Ihere arc
twenty Republican Representatives. OF nloie,
vhose views accord more nearly WIN
.hoaa of Mr. Haskell OF Mr.. Dunneli
than tbey do with the opinions of Judge Kelley or
Major Mckinley, for example; while Oh the o'her
hand 10 Democratic Representatives Will support
the position taken by Mr.. Carlisle OF Mr. MORRISON
for every one who will take ground with MI nan
dali or Mr.. Speer.
1t has been quietly suggested recently tnat an sV
tempt may bs made TO revise the sarh through '"'
agency of a conference committee OF the TWO hou'eS
Tb,s nlan would involve the passage by the Senate
f The hin now before it, which comprises tarlff re-
form in the shape of amendments to the lnternai
Pevenna bill aud non-concurence by the House.
with or without reference to the Ways and Means
Committee in all the amendments. III thls couo
he done the Senate by insisting upon It's amehu
ments could throw the bill into conference
This scheme would also require, at the very outset
that the House should admit the righI OF the SEN
ate TO originate a revision of the tarlh oy lacking
II IN hill providing for reduction of internal
taxation; q right which many representatives "is
by no means willing to concede
Snch q nlap could not succeed without the votes
of q c,ear majority of the House; and 1t has been
,uooested that by means of a caucus, the Repuo
can REPRESENTATIVES might be brought 10 It's sup
mort but that is more than doubtful, not only De
canse some of them--ke Mir. Anderson OF Kansas
for exampe-would refuse to be bound oy caucu
action in regard to the tariff but Tor anOthe'
reason. , g..
The plan described would necessarily hmi
very materially the opportunities 10
who are loyal enough to the principles OF protec
t,on have been restless and dissatisfied because IN
wavs and Means Committee have refused them a.
opportunity to be heard in regard to certain lndus
tpes IN which their constituents are specially Inter
es,ed. Representative Skinner IS an example. L
his district there are important manufactures q
tanning extract and of tin, which 1t is contende
were not properly treated by the Tariff commission
Mr. Skinner does not feel well, because, IN order
reach the ear of the Ways and Means COMMITTED
he has been obliged to set forth his views to eac
member individually meeting. Many other Rel
resentatiyes are dscontented for similar reasons
and they would be likely to resent any propositlo
the effect of which would be to abridge their priv
iieqes of discussion and amendment
There Is no need disguise the fact that the he
publican majority in the House, numerically wea
sslt is approaches the subject oil tar IL revision VII
much timidity and many mlsgivings bass Ihurs
day night. after SO many Republican votes ha
been given for free ships and free materials, some
Thing akin to q panic prevailed IN tie Repn0uca
ranks: and men who have always been regarded q
sound protectionists fell under suspsclo3i 3
tariff by this Congress-" declared General RoblI
SON OF Ohio, whose orthodoxy as PT0tecn'
Tariff Republican is unquestionable; an
tnis sentiment was Endorsed Dy many
his colleagues in the House, WHO iho 'nin
was the action Of the House on The following GA.
IL by no means entirely IeassuTed them.
A conference is to be held tomorrow evening :;
the Riggs House, between MI. David A. Weils ana
number of the leading Democrats III Congress, reii
tive to tariff matters
REPRESENTATION IN CONVENTIONS.
TIE QUESTION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE RI
PUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.