Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-13
Hewitt Will Introduce
a New Tariff Bill.
AN END 70 GRANTS NOMINATION
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
Statement Of Capt. Munroe, Of the
Steamer City of Rome.
REPORT OF THE CINCINNATI
SPECIAL GRAND JURY.
DR.. Pitts Makes His Escape
While Under Arrest.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTTNEL.I

! WASHINGTON, may lz.-rlVe OeHocfatic
members of the Ways and Means Commit
| tee, Morrison, Blackburn, Blount, Her
bert and Hewitt, met at the house OF the
| last named gentleman last night. upon his
| invitation to consider the Tariff bill which
| he intends to introduce in the House.
What this bill will propose has already
been stated. It's principal feature will be
q series of provisions, based upon the rec
concentrations Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and upon decisions rendered by
the Treasury Department, with respect to
the construction Of the present tariff laws,
which are designed to remove the difficult
ties that now occur in the administration
of the law. Hewitt is Chairman of the
subcommittee of the Ways and Means
Committee, to which this matter was re-
ferred early in the session, and be has
been at work upon it since. He
has, however, added to these provisions
others which propose q reduction OF the
present tariff rates on some articles, and
the abolition Of Q tax on others, that will,
in his opinion, reduce the revenue from
the custom duties of about $50, 900 900 per
year. In this latter portion OF his bill, 1t
is understood that Hewitt provides for the
enlargement of the present free list to the
extent Of putting in that list all articles
enumerated in the free list OF Morrison's
Tariff bill, as it was reported to the House,
and q few others, and that he will also
adopt the Limitation clauses of the Morri-
Isfl Al 60 Aha avtnnk En- which
duties shall be collected on articles
enumerated in the cotton, wool and metal
schedule of the present tariff law. The
object oil the meeting at Hewitt's house
last night was to secure the opinions OF
members of the Democratic majority
of the Ways and Means Committee
respecting the introduction of the pro-
posed bill at this time. The matter was
informally discussed, but nothing was de-
termined as to the consideration OF the bill
by the COMMITTEES. Hewitt will, however,
introduce it In the House. Chairman Nor
rison, of the Ways and Means Committee,
said, when asked about the matter, that
the committee had never considered any
thing beyond the Morrison bill, and since
the defeat of that measure, had not had a
meeting. He did not know how the com
mittee in the majority in the House would
treat the proposed Hewitt bill, but the
committee could have no objection to the
introduction of the measure by Hewitt,
and its reference to the committee.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-House-The fol-
lowing bills were introduced and referred:
By Hewitt Of New York, to modify exist
ing laws relative to duties on imports and
internal revenue taxes, and to enlarge the
free list.
By Payson, to restrict the ownership Of
real estate in Territories to American citi-
zens. 1t prohibits any non-residence
alien, who has not declared his intention
to become q citizen Of the United States,
from acquiring, owning, possessing, or
holding any real estate in any Territory;
also, to place lumber on the free list; also.
to reduce the rate of duties on sugar so
per cent.
Mcmillan, Of the Committee on Judi
ciary, offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, authorizing the committee to
inquire into the facts forming the basis Of
q bill recently introduced by Garland TO
amend the law relating to the claims Of the
Government against the Union and Gen.
bAAl 4 dSLllC k6AlWdycs Ii WILL ob
authorized to send for persons and papers.
Van Wyck moved to take up his resolu-
ton directing the Secretary of the Interior
to withhold from the Northern Pacific
railway the patents to certain land grants.
Agreed to.
Conger said there was q legal question
involved. He thought the resolution
should be referred to the judiciary Com
mittee for its opinion. Besides, it was
questionable whether the Senate should
direct an executive officer not TO execute.
By Tucker, to repeal all internal rev.
enue taxes On tobacco, and or brandy and
wine manufactured from fruit.
The Committee ON Elections, by q vote
of six to five, agreed to report in favor OF
sesting Wallace, the contestant in the
Ohio election case-Wallace VI. Mckinley.
Capt. Munroe's Statement.
New York. May 12.-Capt. Munroe, Of
the steamer City Of Rome, stated that on
April %, while passing six sailing vessels,
they almost became becalmed within two
or three miles Of each other. A full
rugged ship was observed two to three
miles off displaying signals interpreted by
me that the ship was wrecked. The crew
state that it was the Florida, but no
urgency Of signal was displayed; or, if dis
played, not seen; nor was her name or
nation seen, nor was the name or nation
ality Of the ship given. Had the signal Of
distress or urgency been seen, It would
have had immediate attention. As the day
was calm, signals by dropping were diff
cult to make out. but ii would have been
easy for the vessel TO put out a boat. which
could have intercepted the City Of Rome.
Not until the arrival at Liverpool did he
learn that the State Line steamer was
overdue. The incident became connected
in my mind with IAN indistinct signal
when. at once, ! reported my conjectures.
/ certainly would be the last man to neg
lect the duty Of a seaman to render
assistance to anyone in distress at sea,
having on more than one occasion been in
debted to others for the preservation of
my own life. The second and fourth
officers Of the watch were on duty at the
time of the ai0nalino and cartifv tbo;. II