Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-07
NO NEW TARIFF BILL.
REVENUE REFORMERS EARN
EST BUT NOT FOOLHARDY.


on that subject. There has, however,
been very full interchange of opinion
among the tariff reformers about tariff
duties. Some propose a new tariff bill,
going into all details and making very
large reductions. But they are few.
There is evidently crystallization of
opinion going on which, there is every
reason to believe, will be found to outline
very definitely the policy that will be pur-
sued. There is, as already stated, no
drift of any force towards a detailed bill
with big reductions. The capitalization
of opinion is towards a general reduction
of say 20 or % per cent, on a-horizontal
scale, with particular adjust
ments where they are needed.
The revenue reformers are in earnest.
Their purpose is not to pretend reform
and then not attempt it. In other words,
they want, as far as possible, to carry out
the principles upon which they were
elected, but do not care to risk all chance
of losing everything by trying to do too
much.
BECAUSE THE APPROPRIATIONS COM
COMMITTEE
has definitely outlined its policy in
handling the revenues to be one of
economy, as evidenced in the bill for the
support of the Military Academy and the
subject of epensions, there are hOwls of
''cheese-paring," ''parsimOny" and
''stinginess" from the brethren who
are never happy unless they
have their arms in the
public trough up to the elbows. They do
not say that what is to be given in these
two bills will be insufficient. On the con-
trary, the Secretary of War and the Treas
urer of the West Point Military Academy
admit that the cutting down III that APP
preparation will not in the least cripple
the usefulness of West Point. They made
this statement to Mr.. TOwnshend of
Illinois, who prepared the bill. In regard
to pensions, Commissioner Dudley admits
that the $15,000,000 that the Ap-
propriatiOns Committee has agreed
upon for that object VIII with Ethe
surplus be found sufficient. This sufficIen-
cy will be found to be the same through
the whole list of appropriations. The
public service is not to be crippled, but
the treasury is not to be piundered. No
one in his senses could expect that an
honest Democratic House would be as
lavish as the recent Keifer-R r-RObesOn me-
nagerie. 1t is pretty evident where all the
cry of "niggardly economy" is from. 1t
emanates from the big flock of cOrmOrants
who look with hungry eyes upon the
surplus in the Treasury. That surplus
and the agitation of how to reduce tits
bringing here as hungry pack OF treasu-
rY plunderers as ever gathered at the ma
tiOnal capital. They have all manner of
Jobs and schemes. There has not been for
many years so many organized projects
with the Treasury as their goal. The
swarming cOrmorants thinking that the
times are propitious for plunder are natu-
rally alarmed when they see that the Ap-
Dri0fiOnc EOnmitfpp tbOTo oh IN Ouhlic
duty bent, yet has frugal mind.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT Is THE RE
POsITORY
of great secrets of diplomacy. At least
you would think so if you ever asked a
dOOrkeeper your way in the building
devoted to its deep work. Even the scrub
women are saturated with secrecy. But
once and awhile a secret leaks out. If
there is any class of people for whom the
State Department processes the utmost
contempt it is the tWisteTs of the British
lions tail 1t looks down loftily, attired
in its chaste dude costume, upon
Rcheleu Robinson, John Finerty, ct al.
But it appears that it has once at least
been compelled to pay attention to the
Uall U'vistars Those athletes have made
much cOmmOtl0n ABOUT Minister LOWell
being allowed to accept the RectOrship of
st. Andrews. / do not in the least eXag-
mistakably hOWled about it. And this
howl has been needed. it is learned. The
cable the other day brought the intelli-
gence that Minister Lowell had resigned
the Rectorship of st. Andrews, because to
hold that office would be ''incOmpatible
with his duties as American Min
ister." Minister Lowell cOuched his
resignation in almost the same language
that he read in note received by HIM
Era1inpb1nyrcot, Tb0f
note said that for the representative of
the United States at Great Britain to be
at the same time the holder Of an office
under the crown would be incompatible.
ON THE FIRST DAY
that there is call of States in the House
after the reassembiing of Congress the bill
to extend the bonded period of whisky
will be introduced. 1t will simply eX-
tend that period two years and state
that there shall be no addition, allowance
for leakage or outage on account of such
extension. The bill will go to the Ways
and Means Committee. There is but very
little chance of it's becoming law,
although there will be hard work to ac-
complish its passage. In order that the
whisky interest may be benefited by the
bill it will be necessary for it to be passed
at very early date. If the bill should
pass it won't be got through withOu tmuch
delay, as it will be of no benefit to
the intereet involved The advocates
of the bill predict that should
it not become a law in time there will be
large failures, not only of the owners of
whisky in bond, but of bankers who have
loaned money upon it. These failures
would be brought about by the throwing
of many millions of gallons Of whisky on
the market at once, where it would have
to be sold at a greatly reduced rate on
account of the glut, in order to pay the
taxes. But the whisky men made the
same prediction at the last session.
MR.. WILLIS, OF KENTUCKY,
returned from Louisville last night. l
asked him to-day about the Kentucky
SenatOrship. He said: "YOu see the Leg
islature will not begin ballOting until the
18th. By that time things my
shape themselves so that there
will be no wrangle. AT present there is
a very heated canvass. Both Mr.. Black
burn and General Williams are very
strong. Mr., Blackburn has undoubtedly
gained a good deal in the past few days.
You know how magnetic he is. He is
sanguine; so is General Williams. Both
of them have votes positively pledged to
them. But there are many members of
the Legislature who will not pledge them
selves to any one. They hold off. That
adds to the uncertainty, of course. Then
there is John Cain, OF louisville, who
claims to have eighteen or twenty votes
If he has he will hold the
balance of power and will make
what is now a we'll defined probability
certainty mean wr6ngle."
''What then? p / asked.
''Then, l have no DOUBT it would be
Speaker Carlisle. Mr.. Carlisle will not
allow his name to be presented to the
Legislature with his consent He has
refused three or four times when impor-
tuned. l think l know his feelings on
this subject. He will not move finger to
secure the nomination. 1 think if he had
announced himself a candidate some
weeks ago his nomination would have
been assured. | would not be surprised
if he should get it yet, He would not
refuse if he should be nominated. 1t is
very likely that in case of wrangle he
will be presented without his consent. He
would be nominated. Under such cir
cumstances he would accept"
Had it in Bag,
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