The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-30
TARIFF TALK.
AFREE TRADE MEMBER HuRp FROM.
There will b. = Tarin Blit-lt will Rsdaes Datiss.
The wool Tariff NUT Not b. Iuereassd-nr.
Carlisle DOES Not KsoW Whist viii b.
Done-Aad nr. Randall 10 Firm.

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Carlisle DOES Not KsoH Whist will b.
Dous-Aad ur. nAadail 10 Film.
ftom Our Spteia! Correspondent !.
WASHINGTON, January 20-Mr. Hurd, oi
Ohio, who Is member Of the Ways and
Means Committee, and who has pronounc.
ed ideas about free trade, is Of opinion tha,
the tariff liz Is by no means up with the
House yet, as many would have 1t believed,
but that on the contrary there is to be 4
tariff bill that will prove quite satisfactory.
II can't say very d,tluitely," he said,
what We shall do In the committee, for we
haven't had general consultation on the
subject yet, moi even general consultation
OF the msjority Of the committee. We have
talked the matter over among ourselves,
one man with another, Until We know
pretty well the standing Of each. know,
for instance, lust about the viewa and
standing Of every member Of the commit.
tee, and presume that Is the case Ill
round. We shall have meeting Of the
committee pretty soon to discuss the mat
ter, and prepare to frame BILL" a.
'Do you think then that the committee
will be able to agreed upon measure ?"
II have no doubt Of it. just what that
measure will be do not know, nor does
anybody know. I do know this however,
that whatever the remainder OF the CON.
mlttee can agree upon in the way OF re-
duciion l shall bs content to accept. OF
course my position is well understood, az
that Of an absolute free trader, but I do no.
expect 10 attain to that yet for soma time;
but whatever advances l see in that direc.
tlon welcome. lam in favor OF bill on
which the other members Of the committee
can agree. 60 long as it Is o reduction
from the present iniQuitous rate will &C.
cept It II it seems to be the best that can
b. had"
SENTIMENTS OF THE CoAMIrrER.
"And do you think that the came sort Of
spirit animstes the other members Of the
committee, Mr.. Hurd ~
Il think the other members Of the com.
mittee arc like myself, willing to gst as
near to their own individual views as con-
slstent with the general sentiment Of the
committee and the country, and let the
matter rest there"
"Do you think that the bill which will
be framed will be in the shape Of hori.
zontal reduction or a general dissection of
the present tariff law, article by articlt?n
"That | cannot auswer, except 10 esy
that l should not be in favor OF hori.
z1ntal reduction. can only speak for
myself in that regard, though" : HI
Then the report that Mr.. Morrison is
preparing a bill making reduction Of this
sort is probably incorrect, is it?" .%5,
Il DO not know as to that II he is pre-.
pairing bill Of that kind it Is at bis own
suggestion. He has not had any ins,ruc.
ton frem the committee on the eubiect"
"How much Of reduction do yuu ex.
pect to get in bill that the committee
would be likely to adopl?"
"Ihat is impossible to answer with any
thlng IKE accuracy. l want to SEQ re-.
ducllon OF one-third in the rates at once,
quite number. Of articles placed on the
tree list that are not there now, and gem
eral revision Of the tariff rates. 7 don't
know that We shall get 60 much ua that,
but l should be glad to see It,"
And would q reduction Of thirty per-
cent in the tariff mean a reduction Of the
revenue in the same ra,io?'
"Oh no. 1t would not reduce the rev.
enue 30 much; perhaps twenty pe1cenr.
perhaps not that much. Nobody can teli
about that without the trial. The revision
Of the tariff u year ago made very little re-
ductlon in the revenue" mi
u. THE SUBJECT CT WOOL,
"How about wool?"
"Oh that oughtto be reduced along with
the other articles" II,
"Then you don't join with MI. Converse
and the other Ohio Democrats who think
the wool tariff ought to be increased to lis
original rate bstore the tariff Of last yoa,?'
mo indeed, l am in favor of putting
wool on the free list. don't expect TO see
that done this session, but think it ought
10 be, all the Same" Ga
"Mr. Converse thinks that the bill in
creasing the wool tariff to the old rate will
pass the House." a:55s ~
> II think he is mistaken In that Ismay
be that there will be no reduction. bnt
ttero will, I think, surely be- no increase "
! "What will be the fate Of a general tariff
reduction bill when it reachesthe Ssnate?'
THAT ! don't know, and don't think
that care very much. want our own
party to make record on the tariff, and |
think it will. ! believe that the Ways and |
Meaps Committee will frame bill upon
which We can unite, each making some |
concessions perhaps, and pass it through !
The House, and 30 to the country next fall |
upon that record" .p. .:f,E,,.5 |
"And VIM"
"Undoubtedly." j, |
While Mr.. Hurd is sanguine 1t is learn.
ed that o,hers Of as great prominence aud |
political foresight as he arestill determined |
us 10 the !utnIe movements In regard to |
tariff. Mr.. Carlisle is receiving large num-
bers Of letters from alt parIs OF the country
asking him what is TO be done in regard to
the tariff. To all Of these he replies that
he cannot yet give any dtaaite Informs
ton upon the subject, but hepes to be able |
to do SO O. q very early day. He ia evi. |
dently not yet fully determined In bis !
Mind what will be the decision OF the Com.
mittee or the House on the subject.
.,!.... RANDALL IS READY FOR WAR;,
. Regarding MI. R4ndal''s position, tits
stated here that ho has recently expressed
himself as determined not to take any steps
backward. He proposes to retain state |
Of EARNED neutrality" until some overt oct
ia committed on the other side, and then |
he will marshal bis forces for war. He
declares that he stands now just where hs
stood in the Speakership fight, and expects
TO remain there. That, be says, was con.
teut Of principle, and he is satisfied that
the s'aod then taken by himself and fol. |
lowers was the true one and one which the
country desires 10 See followed by the