The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-08
The Morrison Bill.

means. since we have all along strenu-
ously opposed the attempt to divide the
Democrats Of Virginia upon the tarih
oussticn, we shall maintain our consistency
nv declining TO censure those OF the Viz
gina members OF the House OF Representa-
lives who voted In favor Of the continu-
ance OF the profitless tariff discussion IN
which that body was for several weeks en-
gagged. We wish to say few words upon
the subject, bun only in the interest Oh
peace and harmony,
Mcssrs. BARBOUR, CABELL, GARRISON
O'FERRALL. and TICKER voted against
striking ont the enacting clause OF the
MouRIsoN bill, whilst Mr.. GEORGE ID.
WISE. as we stated yesterday, voted In
favor OF striking IL out. II may be said
that as the State Central Committee OF the
Democratic party Of Virginia passed at Its
last meeting q resolution deprecating
any agitation OF the tariff question,
MIR. BARBOUR for one ought to have
voted in the affirmative. But we
have not yet heard the whole sto-
nv. We suspect that there was be-
hind Mr.. BARBoUR's vote some sort oil
reason for hoping that the internal taxes
on tobacco and fruit-brandies might be got
rid OF in some way or other If the MoERi-
SON bill was allowed to be perfected. Any
how. as we have said, we accord to all the
Virginia congressman perfect right to
vote as they thought 1t best for the inter-
ests OF their constituents that they should
vote.
Again: II must be recollected that
though the Virginia congressman named
voted against striking out the enacting
clause-or, in other words, voted against
killing the bill-yet that fact does not afford
conclusive evidence that they would have
voted for the bill II the question had been
upon its passage. II was one thing to vote
against killing the bill in the crude and
shapeless condition in which it was found
on Tuesday. but it would have been another
70 vote for the bill IL ii had been submitted
ia its then condition. II the House had
voted down the proposition to strike out
the enacting clause, the bill would then
have been open to amendment, and every
member would have had an opportunity
10 offer whatever amendments he might |
have chosen TO offer. No doubt many |
members voted in the negative who had
amendments to offer which they expected |
would be met with favor.
We need not say that we approve Mr.. !
ha NOpprcON
bill as highly Objectionable. In the first |
place, we wished the revenue OF the Gov
eminent to be reduced by the abolition OF
all internal taxes. We would not for a
moment hesitate to oppose any tariff bill
which would so reduce the revenues OF the |
Government as to render it impossible to !
abolish the internal taxes upon tobacco and !
other things. But in the second place, the |
MORRISON bill was Objectionable per Sc. 1t
had In it nothing that we could see to re-
commend it to public favor. 1t was SIM
ply bill based upon two Republican tariffs,
with the added feature Of Procrustean re-
duction OF twenty per cent. and no more,
Except that few articles were not to be
taxed less than they paid under the Nor
RILL tariff.)
The following are the names OF the
Democrats whom the Washington Post
puts upon its "black list" because they
voted in the Affirmative:
William w. Eaton, OF Connecticut;
James III. Budd, John X. Glascock, Charles
A. Sumner. Pleasant b. FULLY. OF Cali
fornia; John F. Finerty. OF Illinois;
Carleton Hunt, of Louisiana; John V. l..
Findlay, OF Maryland; Thomas NJ. Fer
reil, William Ii. f. Fielder, William
McAdoo, OF New Jersey; John Arnot,
Waldo Hutchins, Nicholas Muller, j.
Thomas Spriggs. Thomas j. Van Alstyne,
Edward Wemple, of New York; George
ID. Wise of Virginia; Charles p. Snyder,
of West Virginia; j. c. Nichols (paired),
OF Georgia; George l.. Converse. Martin
A. Foran, George w. Geddes, Isaac NJ.
Jordan, Benjamin lie Fevre, Robert M.
Murray, David X. Paige, George +. Seney,
A. j. Warner, Beriah Wilkins, of Ohio {;
Charles f. Boyle, Daniel W. Connolly,
Andrew G. Curtin, William II. Duncan,
Mortimer +. Elliott, Daniel Ermentrout,
James II. Hopkins, William Mutchler,
John ID, Patton, George A. Post, Samuel
j. Randall, John b. Storm, OF PeDnsyl-
vania.
These gentlemen are the very best OF
Democrats, and can afford to smile when
them by Mr.. HUrCHINs.
The House OF Representatives will now
be able TO go to work on bills which will
have some chance OF passing the Senate.
Mr.. MASSEY will, it 10 TO be hoped, soon
have the pleasure Of hearing his case called
up for decision. The disappointed WAT
TERsoN, HUTcHIYs, MORRISON, and the rest
OF the men who think it is more inn
portant to have q new tariff than to
elect a Democrat TO be President Of the
United states, will buster and threaten
and make themselves ridiculous for
a few days, and then all will go
10 work again in the regular Democratic
harness. Two months from to-day the
Democratic National Convention Will meet,
and then and there platform viii be con-
structed upon which all good Democrats
can and will stand. November will soon
follow and will bring Democratic success.
A new House OF Representatives and
Democratic President will next year have
full swing. Let the MORRISON bill be bu-
ried out OF sight.
Next week the Democratic State Conven-
ton Of Virginia will assemble. We trust
that there viii be no trouble in that body.
Voting with the Republicans.
Last week on A motion of Mr. BLACK