St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-18
FOR PEACH AND HONEY.
Southern Members of Congress Want
The Tax Taken Off Fruit
Brandies,
And They Would Also Like Their
Tobacco to Go Free Of I'm
post.
a Plan to Reduce the Interest on
United States Bonds to 2 Ia
Per Cent.
Transactions in the Senate and
House--More Land Office
Clerks Wanted.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA meeting OF
southern representatives who favor re-
dnction in the internal revenue tax, was
held in the room of the house committee on
the Judiciary to-day. The states of Vir-
ginia, North and South Carolina and
Georgia were represented. Mr.. Cabell was
chosen chairman. AS the proceedings OF
the conference were regarded as one OF a
confidential nature. IL is somewhat difficult
to ascertain the exact results; but it is
learned that the call for the meeting was
for the purpose of concerting measures to
be engrafted upon one of the tariff bills
looking to the abolition of the internal tax
on tobacco and spirits distilled from fruits.
From the tone of the discussion it appears
that nearly all the persons in attendance
regard as impracticable the proposition
to reduce materially the tax on whisky.
They were practically unanimous, how
ever. in favor of the propositions to abolish
the tobacco tax and to abolish the fruit
brandy tax, or to reduce it to nominal
figure with view to continuing govern
ment supervision over its manufacture. A
committee consisting of MeSSrs. Wise. Ben
nett, johnson, Barbour, Chandler and Till
man was appointed to formulate amend
mentS embOdying these propositions, which
it is the intention to offer as amendments to
the Morrison bill if consideration for that
measure is secured in the house. Another
committee was appointed. comprising
nearly all the remaining members OF the
conference, to sound other representatives
with view to ascertaining whether it is
feasible to pass measures embodylng the
propositions in the event Of the failure OF
Mr.. Morrisen's attempt to secure considera-
tion for his bill. These committees will re-
port at subsequent meeting of the confer
ence.
THE TARIFF QUESTION
is the principal topic Of conversation to-
night. wherever public men congregate.
The well informed on each side express
grave doubts as to the result. The Repub-
iicans and protection Democrats are
somewhat more confident of the defeat Of
the motion to consider the Morrison bill
than the revenue refOlmers are of its sue
cess. Mr.. Hiscock (Rep.) in reply to an
Associated Press reporters question, said:
My impression is that it will be defeated
by three or four majority.
TIE ACTUAL STRENGTH
against the Morrison bill. l think, is six, but
it is difficult to tell just how it will come out
on account of absentees and failures to
secure pairs.
Mr.. MeAdoo who has been very promi-
nent with the Democrats opposing consid-
Grafton, said
1t will be very close. but we expect to
win by small majority. The motion to con-
slider, think will be defeated unless there Is
a breah in the Republican rauks.
He denied the report that the protection
Democrats had made overtures to Mr.. Nor
rison, looking to consideration of the bill,
upon condition that point of order should
not be raised againt the incorporation in the
bill of Mr.. RandalPS internal revenue prop
oSition.
GOV. M'CREARY,
of Kentucky, Democrat, who has been
active in endeavorlng to secure considera-
ton, said:
am hopeful to get up the bill, but l am
not certain of it. The count we make is very
close. If there is q chance to get it up. and L
think there is a chance, it may be beaten by
about five votes. There is evidently a change
however, to a certain extent in the minds OF
those who voted against it before They eX-
press belief that the revision ought to be
made in the tariff, but still with slight
pause), they won't consider the question
now.
The protection Democrats met at Mr..
McAdoo's rooms tonight. Members who
were present said that every state In which
Democratic protectioniStS were to be found
was represented, and that all the men were
accounted for, so that he knew their exact
standing. They declined to state the exact
number in the ranks.