St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-23
The Next Congress Will Wrestle With the
Tariff, Silver and Land Grab
Questions.
Postmaster Villas Refuses to Reconsider
His Decision Upon the American
Steamship Service.
Delegation of Grand Army Veterans
Visits the President in Refer
ence TO Appointments.
Control of the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe Reservation Transferred TO
the War Department.
Forty-Ninth Congress.

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Although the
session of congress is more than four
months away, it is pretty easy to see from
this standpoint that it is to be very i'm
portant one. At least three very important
topics are to be presented for the consider
alton OF the statesmen composing the
Forty-ninth congress. The most important
of these, or at least the one likely to receive
most attention and excite the weightiest
discussions, is that of the tariff Secretary
Mannings circular relative TO the tariff and
suggesting the use of specific duties i'm all
cases, is interpreted here as meaning that
the new administration has views on this
subject and that it is going to encourage a
thorough discussion of the tariff problem.
vi course the president and secretary of
the treasury, While they favor tariff
reform, VIII favor moderate reduction
only. Mr.. Hurd, Mr.. Morrison and others
of their ilk will not be content with this
They will demand rigid reform. On the
other hand, the Republicans. who are still
in the majority in the senate. will oppose
tariff reduction, and will probably fight
amy attempt to carry out Secretary
Mannlng's plan for specific duties
only. The result will be a
pretty triangular fight, which will extend
the next session well into the summer.
what the result will be no one can foretell,
but 1t would not be surprising if
A COMPROMISE BILL,
simplifying and slightly reducing the tariff.
were agreed upon. There is a growing
feeling among the Republicans outside OF
New England and the Middle states favor
ing moderate reduction Of the tariff, and
as all Democrats favor a reduction in
a greater or less degree. a happy medium
may be struck which will satisfy the tariff.
reduction Republicans and the more moder-
are Democrats, and be accepted by those OF
the Morrison type as better than nothing.
Another subject which may be sure To re-
celVe good deal of attention, and i'm which
tle new administration seems inclined L
take hand, is that of silver. Whether Mr.
warmers S plan will be adopted or not is very
uncertain. Indeed, the chances seem against
IL, III Is not improbable, however, that the
Bland law. which requires a coinage OF
2,OOO, 600 every month, will be repealed
Ii lhe administration and Mr.. Tilden arr
really enacting Warmers proposition. il
may be adopted with some material mod,
lncauons. 1t is pretty evident too
that another raid is contemplate
upon the land grabbers. In thi.
term is included, from the standpoint OF
thoSe who propose to market it, most OF
.he railroads having large land subsidies
put hot completing theirroadS at the agreed
ulne. Commissioner Sparks is anxious tC
make record on this subject and will de
vote good deal of attention 10 it in hi:
ANNUAL report soon to be prepared.