The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-07
Which Will Be Prepared by Mr.. RandalIs
Particular Friend, Mr.. MOrrison-No Tar
iff Legislation During This Session.
More Interesting Contributions to the
Literature of Pension Vetoes.
Belief that the Senate Will Pass the 0leO.
margarine Bill This Week-Fitz John
Porter Nominated To Be Colonel.
The House Ways and Means Committee De-
cides ON an Adverse Report.

The House Ways and Means Committee De-
cides ON an Adverse Report.
Special to the Indianapolis JournaS.
WASHINGTON, July 6-The House committee
ways and means to-day unanimously agreed
to make an adverse report on the Randall tariff
BILL Tonight your correspondent met General
Browne. of Indiana, of the committee. a leading
Republican member. who said that this action
settled the tariff question for the present; that
the Randall bill would probably 60 on the calen-
dar and be passed over to next session. The
Democracy had, in his opinion, clearly demon
strated its utter incapacity 20 deal with economic
questions. With majority of over forty in the
House it had wholly failed to revise the tariff.
Mr.. Randall aided in the defeat of Morrison's
measure, and the latter gentleman and his fol-
lowers have now avenged themselves by stfang-
ling the iirst-born of Randall in its cradle. On
the subject of the currency the Democracy are
worse mixed. if possible, than on
the tariff. After all their promises
they will likely leave these questions
where they found them. There was an imoor--.
tant part of the Morrison bill that should have
been passed, and might have been but for tho
Democrats who, with one exception, insisted
that the bill should go into the House as q
whole or not at ali. That part OF the bill regu-
lating the methods of administering the customs
laws is right, and, separated from the objection
able features of the bill, would receive an undi-
vided Republican support This separation was
refused. and this part of the bill will die with
the rest General Browne said further, that
the principal objections to the provisions of the
Randall bill were tnat it proposed to repeal the
tax on tobacco, cigars and snuff, and all taxes
imposed on fruit brandies and on spirits used IN
the arts. He was opposed to repeal OF these
taxes while the Nation had to provide for pay
ment of pensions or any other obligation grow
ing out of the Rebellion, and Republicans gener-
ally agreed with him. The whisky and tobacco
taxes were nearly equal TO the pension roll and
the annual interest account and ought not to be
removed, and will not be by Republican votes.
He had other objections to the Randall bill, aud
particularly to that portion of it that increases
the duty on tin plate and ready made clothing.
While the ways and means committee was con-
sidering the Randall bill Mr. Kelley moved to
strike all out but the administrative features OF
the bill (the Hewitt rrovisions) but this motion
was lost, although Mr.. Hewitt voted with the
Republicans Messrs Reed and Hiscock were
absent motion was then made to report the
entire bill adversely, and upon the roll being
called, all of the Democrats voted in the affirmat
tive, carrying the motion The Republican
members abstained from voting, on the ground
that the bill contained meritorious features
along with the Objectionable provisions which
could not be disassociated with the motion 1ir.
Morrison will prepare the adverse report on the
BILL while the Republicans will not make re-
port
The committee also authorized Mr.. Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, to report adversely Mr.
Findlays resolution, declaring it to be the sense
of the House that the revenue tax on tobacco
shonld be removed