New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
MORE DEMOCRATIC LAUNDERING.
THE FREE TRADERS VIOLATE THEIR PLEDGES AM
sHrRK THEIR DUTY
INV rvtraKAPa TO THE TRBUNE.I


u..,,,>,-ro, lime 21.-The Democratic
,r,,,. u, the House to-day demonstrated n the most
nr,t,tas,e manner i;s laundering mcapacN' AZ "e'
.its ,,lful determination 20 disregard the puoHo We
fnre Its first act 70 refuse 10 consider tue olS ''
,ex pubc buildings This might hc regarded a. lilSe-
worthy n one did not 80 back of the present Sodu''
which is the result Of q og rolling arrangement There
ar EIGHT or ten large and growing cities n which Tor
rasons az economy and the convenience Of the public
scrvc, IL would bc wise for the Government To nave
b1idiuq- OF its Instead of reporting h,lS IN an-
.o,e buildings in these cities only. majority of the
,neu,ers OF the Committee on Public Buildings and
crounds with the approval OF large majority OF the
democrats In the House, determined to make OF the
meritorious bills beasts Of burden TO carry through
Congress bills for the benefit of forty small cities and
towns IN some Of which the population has been OWN
ding Tor Years The attempt 20 rush these bills through
the House was renewed to-day and was defeated as
II deserved TO be. the places in which public build
mgs are actually needed must wait until the House Is
controlled 10y discriminating ami less rapacious
majority.
The next act in tOdavs programme was the defeat 10y
tie free traders 10y Morrison and Mills. Of mouDn
to consider revenue bills. The object Of this motion
was to bring the vote measure to repeal
thu taxes on tobacco on spirits distilled from fruits and
on alcohol used IN manufacturing and the arts The tax
on fruit spirits yields less than million collars year
and the Southern Democrats anxious for its repeal
much account Of lt amount as because OF the
collect In refusing 10 allow the House To consider
trade leaders violated their pledge 10
The Democratic Representatives from Virginia North
Carolina. Tennessee and Georgia, who were pr0ml-eoi
in the Democratic caucus on the Morrison OH tuat
there should DE opportunity 10 vote on measure 10
reduce Internal taxation tobacco and fruit sprls
The action COOne Morrison and his friends to-day
shows their determination to be unalterahle that II
there can no horizontal and destructive reduction OF
duties there shall be reduction OF internal taxation
especially such reduction would promote the pros
pcritv Of American manufacturers.
on the first Monday OF this month the free traders led
with Precipitation from Mr.. Hiscock's motion 70 sus-
peud the rules and pass the which Mr. Tucker.
az Virginia valuly tried bring before the House to
dav. when they compelled 10 face the music aud
vote squarely against its consideration The majority
also refused to-day consider the bill TO repeal the pre-
entption and timber laws, which Will entte toe
Democrats TO gratitude OF the land pirates who
under cover evasion OF the laws, are rapidly
acquiring the desirable OF the public lands, to the
exclusion of actual settlers, who seek 10 obtain them
under the homestead The Democrats have DraNeE
resolved in favor Of rcserylns the public domain Tor
the benefit Homestead settlers but to-day. when they
had an opportunity redeem their pledges they haty
repudiated them They also refused 20 consider the
bill 10 declare forfeiture OF the backbone lana grant
Louisiana. In deciding not 70 consider these meas
ures four hours wasted by the House. The Eec-
tOra Count nil finally taken up and debated, Dat
ri mn u a. had