Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-31

| CESS, e4precSoo Willingness Ia2E vinegar
makers should have spirits tax free, or at
low rate of tax, say 90 cents gallon.
Only they insisted that the spirits should
] be made in distIllery.
MoRRIsoE's TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Morrison's tariff bill will be intro
duced in ths house within ten days
for reference to the committee
of ways and means. While its details are
not given out for publicati on it is under
stood that in framing it the author has
acted upon the theory that bill reducing
tariff duties to the rates fixed by the Nor
rill tariff of 1851 ought not to meet with
very serious resistance from protection
| lists, and would probably form the basis
for a nearer approach to unity of action
or the part of the Democrats than any
| other tariff reform measure at this time.
| In some of the schedules duties are re-
dnced 20 per cent, while in Others the
average is much less, and in no important
instance are they eut down below the rates
of 1861, but the free list is largely in
creased. Mr.. Hewitt's plan oe revision
viii probably be more systematic and
complete, being based upon the theory
that there ought TO be corresponding re-
dnetions upon materials and manufac-
tured articles, but that while the proper
ton of reduction should as rule be large
upon raw materials, the amount should
depend upon the particular case under
consideration by the revisers It is ex-
pected that whatever results Mr.. Hewitt
may reach, his bill will be seriously en-
barrassed in the committee by the fact
that it is the work of manufacturer
who would naturally wish to adjust rela-
tive duties on materials and manufactures
SO as to increase the profits of the class to
which he belongs.
RANDALLS FOLLOWING.
A Democratic senator of protective in
clinations who had been consulting with
members of the house that he is on con-
fidential terms with, said tonight to the
GLOBE correspondent that Randalrs fol-
loving in the house was generally exag-
gerated. If Mr.. Randall attempted to
oppose bill making reduction of the
tariff he would find himself almost alone.
The significance of this is that
senator whose own views are
in general harmony with Mr.. Randall's
and who represents a state where every
party that wants votes has to stand on a
distinctly protective platform. This SEN
ator said farther that the party had by its
platforms of 1876 and 1880 distinctly
avowed itself as favoring revenue tariff.
Tariff for revenue only would ne er carry
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or
| Indiana, or Ohio, and yet the Democratic
party could not afford to repudiate the
platforms of 1876 and 1880. The only thing
| to be done, therefore, was for the
| house to pass bill making
moderate reductions of the tariff-some-
thing that would show and nothing radical.
| Then the Democrats could say next sum
mer and fall: eyes, we are for revenue
tariff, but what We mean by revenue
tariff is this" and then point to the bill
passed by the house. 1t is too late for the
Democratic party to go in for protection
for American industry. The only chance
it has to save itself Is to convince the
public it is not in favor of out and out
| free trade. The senator added that when
it came to vote in the house bill max
| ing moderate reductions in the tariff
would be supported by Democrats who are
generally reckoned as tariff men.
Western Associated Press.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.--The house COM
| mittee on elections dismissed the consid-
Grafton of the contested election case of
Janin VS.. Hunt, Louisiana, on the ground
that the evidence by the former was not
introduced in the time prescribed by law.
Ali public business is suspended in the
senate and house, and the funeral csremo-
MES of the late Congressman Mackey, of
South Carolina, is progressing in the hall
of the house of representatives in the
presence of the members of both branches
of the national Legislature.
| THE FIGHT ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.
The Fitz John Porter debate will be
closed on Friday, Or at. the latest on Satur-
day. In the course of the debate last Satur-
day, Gen. Slooum interrupted Hoir to say
| he had in his possession the original let
ters of Gen. Garfield, saying he was in
| favor of the commission. Gen. Slocum
said further, that these letters will be pro-
duced before this house by gentleman
on your own side, and one in whom you
have confidence. 1t tis learned that the Re-
publican to whom he referred is Phelps, of
New Jersey, who is to close the debate in
the defense of Porter. Gen. Slocum, on
moving the previous question, yielded
his hour to Phelps, who
was selected as an old friend of Ger.
Porter, and because the latter has since
the war been a PRESIDENT of New Jer-
sey and of the district which Philips re-
presents in congress. It is understood the
friends of Porter have placed in Philips
hands private letters and other new evi-
dence of notable character, which will
flstly ard authoIibatively contradict the
various assertions made by the opponents
of the Porter bill in course of the debate.
THE STATE DINNER.
The president gave the first state dinner
of the season at the White house this even
ing. The east room was beautifully de
corated for the occasion with tropical
plants, ferns and exotics. The Marine
band was stationed at the further end of the
room. President Arthur, assisted by Mrs.
McElroy, received the guests who were as
follows: Secretary of state and Mrs. Ere