The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-17
EAGER FOR REFORM.
HEWITT BRINGS IN A TARIFF BILL.
Prin cipal Features of the Messurr-Office.
Holders Must Not Dabble IN Poll
tics-A Pension Biil-Work
In Senate and House.
HEwIrr's TARIFF SCHEME.

are the principal features Of the bill ITO
modify the existing laws relative to duties
Oh imports and internal revenue taxes" In.
troduced in the House yesterday by Mr..
Hewitt:
The bill eXempts from taxation salt, coal
and coke except that from Canada until
Canada shall have exempted from duty all
coal from the United Statcsl; timber, sawed
boards ard lumber; all blocks and sticks
rough.hew or sawed only. slaves of wood,
pickcts, laths, shingles aud pine clapboards;
iron, copper, lead and nickel ores; jute and
flax brstles, beeswaN, lime, crude glycerine.
barks used in tanning, all sorts of dye stutfs,
iron and steel sheets and plates, tin plates
carpet wools living animals, copper, books in
foreign languages, all building stones except
marble. paintings and statuary not other
wise provided ior ana number OF MINOR ar
tices several notifications 10 simplify the
administration of the customs laws are intro
duced. II is also provided that after June 30
1884 the intornal-rcvcnue tax on brandy dis
TILED from apples, peaches and grapes shall
he ten cents yer gallon. After January l, 1885,
no cotton goods shall pay more than forty per
cent duties; no WOO aud WOODEN goods
more than seventy per cent; no carpets or
carpeting more than thirty-hve per cent; no
earthenwarc, glassware or metals more than
nifty per cent. on all articles not specifically
excepted mentioned in the chemical,
wood, provision. book. sugar, and
sundry schedules, the duties shall
be ninety per cent. of those now imposed.
The bill also repeats that clause of the pres.
ent law which imposes tax of .008 per cent.
on iron or steel rivet, screw, nail and fence
wire rods valued AT three and one-han cents
or less per pound, ana authorizes the refund
ing TO manufacturers of fence-wire or wire
balng ties the amount Of duties paid on iron
or steel wire rods actually used In making
fence-wirc or haiing-ties. The President Is
requested to withdraw the Consuls from
places not ports of entry, when not required
FOR the protection of the revenue.
MIR. O'Ncill, OF Missouri, supplemented this
with bill placing on the free list raw sugar.
moasses, salt, rice, rye and barley, potatoes,
oatmeal, currants and raisins, .prunes, peas
and beans, butter and cheese, live animals,
vegetables, and chicory. He estimates that
this will accomplish q reduction of $5I,oU,OU
q year in the revenues.
NO CAMPAIGN WORK by OFFICE-HoLDERS.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Republican
Congressional Committee held long meet
ing last night, owing to the discovery of
section in the Civil-Service bill
which forbids Senators, Representa-.
tiyes and Delegates, all Executive, Ju-
dical and other officers and employees OF
the Government to directly or indirectly re-
ceive any contribution for any political pur.
pose from any one receiving salary from
the Government. The opinion pre-
vailed that this section requires the
reorganization Of the entire Republican
machinery, for if a dollar is given to
the members of the Congressional Commit.
tee by any one but private citizen, the
entire thirty, with Senator Hawley at their
head, will have to 90 to prison for three
years The same rule applies to the Ma
tional Committee, and to all State, county
and township organizations which must
hereafter be composed of private citizens
1t is the opinion of several members of the
committee that the law is unconstitutional,
but ii has decided to advise all Federal Of
fcials 10 lay down their political hOnors.
iNvAIID PENSIONS
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions
has unanimously agreed to report favorably
the bill increasing certain pensions pre-
pared by Representative Matson rs Is sub
stitute for the bill of similar character.
The substitute provides that all persons on
or hereafter placed on the pension roll who,
while in the military or naval service of the
United States, have lost an arm or leg.
shall be entitled to a pension OF $40 per
month, and those who have lost
hand or foot to pension of $50 per month.
and If they have received a wound or other
disability in addition thereto shall receive a
pension of $50 per month; and all persons
who have a leg amputated at the hip.joint
and all persons who lost an arm at the
shoulder Joint, shall be entitled to a pension
of $50 per month; and all persons who lost
an arm and leg be entitled to a pension Of
S72 per month.
Contested ELECTION CASE.
The House Committee Oh Elections, In
the contested-election case OF English vs.
Peele from the Seventh Indiana District
Ianilnl h, "A WIT # = IN z fn In
favor of seating English. Those voting In
favor of English were J. }. Adams, Lowry
Robertson, Converse and Bennett. those In
favor of Peelle, Hart, Pettibone and Hep
burne.
The vote in the Wallace Mckinley con-
tested seat case, from the Eighteenth Ohio
District, in the House COMMITTEES on Elec.
tons, was O for Wallace and for Mckinley.
GENERAL GRANT.
1t is generally believed that the bill to
place General Grant Oh the retired list,
which passed the Senate unanimously, will
pass the House with little opposition 1t
will give him an increase of about $50
per year, which, with the $4,000 from the
Grant fund, will make him quite comfort
able
BRUCE FOR vICE-PREsIDENT.
The colored delegates to the National
Republican Convention say that they In
tend to present the name Of ex-senator
Bruce as a candidate for Vice President
CONGRESSIONAL PROCERpINGA
IL the enate on tine Eta de a on mo- |
ton to add $4,000 10 the amount provided
for by the Indian Appropriation bill for edu-
cation in Alaska constituted the days work. |
. in the House bills we're introduced: BY |
Mr.. Cox IN. ", to place General Grant on the |
retired list; by Mr.. fayson To restrict TO |
American citizens the Ownership OF real |
estate in the Territor es; by Mr. ONeilL to |
exempt IRON duty raw sugar rice ana vnri- |
GUS other articles of food. Mr.. Hewitt pro |
scntcd a new tariff measure to modify the en. |
isti0g laws relating TO duties on imports and |
In ernal re-, enue taxes, and to enlarge the |
free list A Senate bill WAS passed TO punish |
the countcrfciting or securities or foreign |
Co ernments
BY unanimous vote the Senate on the 18th |
passed bill to place General Grant on the !
retired list with fun rank aud pay, and pc
tition was presented to put General Ere
mont also on the retired list. The |
Indian Appropriation bill was completed
and passed. %. In the House the Senate
bill providing for civil government In |
Alaska was passed. The bill provides Tor the
appointment OF Governor and u District |
Court with evil and criminal Jurisdiction.
A LENGTHY debate took place In the Senate
on thu IAih on the hill for the Establishments