The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-03
Mr.. MORRlSON'S TARIFF BILL
ONLY LUMBER. SALT, IND coal LEFT
UPON TIE FREE LIST.

The TariR isedscsrs sti Fearing M. Has.
anil-Messrs. Morrison and Carlisle MS.
pssea 90 Press the Measure sssn-Ceagress
Likely Ia Sit Far Into Next Summer.
WASHINGTON. March 2..-Mr. Morrison ex-
poets to report his Tariff bill to the House
early this week. Technically 1t 10 the Ways
and Means Committee bill; roally It ia Mr..
Morrison's bill. This 10 SO not only because he
drafted II. but because after months discus
sion In the Ways and Means Committee 1t will
come ont OF that committee precisely GA Mr.
Morrison intends to have 1t. That Is. tho bill
will be changed only In those particulars
that Morrison himself recommends. and these
are simply the reduction Of tho number Of ar
ticles to 20 on the free list to lumber. salt.
and coal. 1t Is probable that Mr.. Morrison has
decided to retain the tariff on ores and some
other raw materials which in his original bill
he put on the free list. He has 50 decided not SO
much because 1t Is impracticable In hts opinion
% put these raw materials on the free list as
because he has been very much disappointed
that manufacturers who use them have not APP
peared before the Ways and Means Com.
mittee to urge that they DO put on
the free list. 1t is fact that nobody
who makes anything has appeared before the
eommittee and argued even for lower rate Of
auty on the raw goods out Of which their man
afactured product Is made. Mr.. Morrison de-
eided. therefore. that II the manufacturers did
not care anything about getting raw material
free OF duty he didn't 40 he suggested to the
committee that only coal. salt. and lumber. or
wood a. Mr.. Morrison calls It. be kept on the
free list and that the rest Of the bill providing
Tor 20 per cent reduction on certain schedules
DO reported to the House. The committee voted
with him. at least the majority did. Speaker
Carlisle made no mistake whom he arranged
the committee. Every Democrat on 1t. with ono
exception. Mr.. Hewitt, was known to be ready
to % Hot
Mr.. Hewitt hss proved very ,srsetsSs; ~, Nj,
ssnt isssli !. sas Already Seea discussed By
morrow the last session Of the Forty-seventh
has yet bssn dome BY the A ss
fsst year tsriir biIi had been discussed Sy
Ss Wsys Means
has always been Jealous Of It's right TITO to
Senate, By q technical and cloudy construction
Of the Constitution, had framed and passed
its bill was an amendment to Bin "oncernins
the collection OF internal revenue duties that
the House bad sent to II during rim the previous
over to the House nobody there had the slight
est idea that 1t would he acted on by that body.
the House fol. the senate to frame and pass
snch Il, 6 BTt when i was seen r., that the
iisan leaders dropped it. took up the Senate
bill. which was IN such q parliamentary condi;
ton q TO give the majority sbs9 b control
year ago lo-night passed Il. - '''' e''s'' ="
But to-day the House has progressed with it,
change It Win DO impossible to pass the appro.
Rriation bills before the latter, part Of August.
ss ~ %
and is frequently passed at the beginning OF
s cms ss asz Or
been passed: the Fitz John Porter Bill has been
ssnt, @ the senate. and q few private bills and
the House has done ne nothing. though The com.
mittees are hard at work.
ership Of the House are beginning to see that
such dlatorness may bring censure BY and by
fsir and considsrate speaker. seems not yet 70
have 30 grasped the power in his hands as to
not SnK the & ,S 81 81
or Randall has Very large, influences, in, this di:
seen ut as yet to do So. -
osss neR Whs shs
NJ &orrson avors H co o.
ton and he Is inclined to think that ,t not less
nriff reform fear that the instant Mr.. Morri-
son asks for the consideration OF his bill. MIR.
Randall will antaeonize that proposition, with
as they fear. Mr.. Randall should do SO. the test
would be made at once respecting the power Of
Randalls motion should Be- supported it Would
show that IL majority Of the House. though
probably not n majority OF the DEMOCRATIC mem:
this session. Mr.. Carlisle agrees with Mr.. Nor.
rison that It will be- best to make the test a!
conference OF a few Democrats to be held to.
morroy night that view shall be adopted: It y
back his bill will notify the House that he
shsl! at very early day call 1t up for ,consid.
GRAFTON. II he does So and calls up his bill
win follow, that is il MI. Randall moves to an.
taRonizs the Tariff bill with An appropriation
weeks are occupied In discussing it. six weeks
more OF least must be allowed for the appropri.
to July /. without allowing time Tor any Of the
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