The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-02


son, Of Philadelphia, and expects to have
a meeting OF the Democratic members of
the committee next Monday, 10 inform
ally talk matters over, Messrs, Hnrd
and BOunt, Of the committee, ara both
In town. Judge Kelley has gone home,
Mr. Morrison having promised him that
The committee would do no business
during the holiday recess
MORRIsON's OLD Bib
Mr. Morrison has resurrecled his old
bill, which he formulated when Chair
man Of the Committee Of the Forty
fourth Congress, While conditions have
somewhat changed since then by the
resumption Of specie payments and the
accumulation OF large surplus In the
Treasury he yet pr0nOunces II very
good bill,
CHANGE on OPINION
Mr., Morrison has, however, somewhat
modified his notions In reg3rd TO reduc.
lions, For Instance, pig lVjn now pays
Il duty OF fBi2, while In MS bill IL IN
placed at 81, He admits that this II too
low, and says that he would make IL at
80 per tOn!AsSince this bill was framed,
tea, coffee aud quinine have heen placed
on the free ligt, outside tho tarn com
mission bill, aud MIR, Morrison IL sur.
prised to iud that the rates for the low
or grades Of cotton manufactures In the
bill passed by last Congress are about
the same NJ IN his hill,
OPPOSED 10 FIRE. SUGAR.
Speaking Of sugar, which now brings
into the Treasury about $65,UO0,OOO az
nuully Mr., Morrison says hp does not
propose to place II on TIE free list, but
that other products must bear their
share with II, As rule, he would favor
free materials IN the interest Of manu-.
inctureg,
Congressman Kellogg, who IL one Of
the heaviest sugar planters IN Louisiana.
gives u ~ his opinion that any agita.
ti0n 0f the question Ol placing sugar on
the free ligt would drive that state into
the Republican column, with the loss Of
her eight electoral votes TO the Demo
cracy,
40 CAUSE FUk ALARM,
The following from thN Star sets
Speaker Carlisle right IN regard TO IA
very important matter
Nv ANNN kllhN n hNhlNNlll " NlflllNNl WIS
made Chairman OF the House Committee
on Pensions has been seized upon as "a
basis for criticism Of Speaker Carlisle,
on The ground that the subject Of pen
sions for Union soldiers ought not 10
have been placed IN Southern hands.
The truth N, that the Pensions Commit
tee has nothing whatever ~ DO with
anything apperlAining TO the late war,
~ the rules show, The House rules pro-
vide that anything relating 10 pensions
for the civil war shah g0tO the Commit.
Tee ON Invalid Pensions, aud 10 the Com
mlttoe on Pensions shall all pension
matters arising from The wnra Of the
United States other than the civil war
The committee which Inns entire juris.
dicti0n over pensions OF the civil war
hNs for ils Chairman Gen, Mats0n, OF In
dnnn, a Union soldier who won his way
up from q private to the ran, Ot Colonel
by gallant service In The Held"
NORTHERN MEN IN TuE MAJORITY.
Speaking TO II Star reporter to-day,
Gen MaiaOn anid hp believed that Il ma
i0rity Of his committee served In the
Union army during the war, lhe only
members from the South upon the com.
mittce ara Mr., llauck Of Tennessee, who
wna In the UuiOn army and Mr., John 3.
Wise, Of Nlrginin, Mr. Fyan, Of Mia.
souri,, who has a llup record asa Union
soldier ~ also n member Of the commit
tee, Aside from these three, ana with
Tho exception Of one member ffum Cali.
f0rniu, the committee N composed Of
Northern men,