The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-07-08
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
WHAT Is GOING ON IN OUR NAT.
IOSAL POLITICAL MECCA.
M. Randa!l's Pretended Tariff Reform
--Ihc Government Printers Get a IiOl.
ldnV. Etc. Etc.

Special Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l
rs 4-HINGToN, -. G., July 1886. ON
Monday Of last week during the roll call
.. states, Mr. Randall introduced his
much talked Of Tariff bill Mr. Randall's
motive for introducing this bill has been
widely discussed Some say it is to make
capital with the Conservative reform cle-
mcut Of the party who think the matter
ought to be brought up because the plat
form commits them to an immediate re
vision Of the tariff. Others say il is al Il
rrctc>t. and that no one knows better
thau Mr.. Randall that nothing VIII be
Iour with any tariff bill this session.
Others say il is Just the thing Mr.. Morrl-
son wants, and that II discussion Of the
tariff in the House will be the only result
of Mr. EtndalIa bill. However the air is
ful of surmscs and everyone is entitled
to hi4 own guess in the premises
The blll takes the internal revenue tax
un ,obacco, and fruit brandieS and wines
n oAauLcS the form Of some customs du-
flr, Fl IN nd valorcm to specific, includes
ta, Hewitt administrative bin, and makes
Slight reduction III some import duties.
! be, only addition 10 the free list are
squared timber, boards and lumber III the
rpIgh hubs for wheels. StaveS and wood
of all kinds III the rough, jutc butts and
t,i.lh>. Wood of the first and second
class is fixed ut 10 cents per pound; carpet
wool, :; cents. the duty is two or three
truc, higher if the wool is washed. 1t is
proposed that the law shall 90 into effect
January list, 1887.
Immediately after the defeat of the
Morrison bill i'll the House. the friends of
the bill met in caucus and requested the
cIalrman OF the caucus, Mr.. Bragg. to
designate "a committee to prepare an adj
dress To the country on the subject of the
tariff. The following will be members of
this committee, of which Speaker Carlisle
viii be the chairman: Seymour, of Con
nccticut; Hewitt, of New York; Scott of
Prnn,y ylvania; Lore, of Delaware; Comp
tom, Of Maryland; Tucker Of Virginia;
Hatch, Of Missouri; Blount of Georgia;
Herbert, of Alabama; Davidson, Of Flor-
da Singleton, of Mississppi breckenridge,
of kentucy; McMillin, of Tennessee; Brock
nrldgc Of Arkansas; Blanchard, of Louis
Iaua; Murphy, of Iowa; Mayberry, of Mich
isln; Outhwaite, of Ohio; MatsOn, of In
diana; Morrison, of Illinois, and Reagan,
of Texas.
The House Will devote the week to the
appropriation bills. The sundry civil bill
will perhaps pass this week. During its
discussion Hon. Jas. Reid made strong
attached to the internal revenue service
abolshed. | hope his effort Will be sue
ccSstul, as it will be IL great saving of
money, now uselessly expended
The legislative appropriation bill re-
ported from the Senate committee proposes
a net increase of $131 900 in appropria-
tions as compared with the House bill.
The principal items of increase are the ad-
dition Of $3.50, O00 in the provision for col
Letting internal revenue and the appropria-
tlon of @23, 900 for Senators secretaries.
The provision in the House bill for con
tiuuaucr of publication of the Rebellion
Record is cut off The Senate committee
thinks tins publication contains much ir
relevant matter and that it should be sus-
pended until the subject can be inyesti-
gated. The judicial, executive and river
and halDor bill will doubtless have come
up for consideration by the time this issue
Of lie CHRONICLE is distributed.
ON Monday Senator Edmunds favorably
reported a bill III the $ nate removing the
political disabilities of Gen. W. II. F. Lee.
Secretary Manning's condition is 50 much
improved, that there is very little talk
noW of his probable successor
The civil service commissioners SATURDAY.
decided that the list of persons who have
passed civil service examinations before
local boards of examiners shall not be
copied for any purpose whatever, and
shall be open to inspection to no person,
except members of the examining board.
y resolution was adopted requesting the
President to so amend the civil service
rules that hereafter persons seeking en-
pIoyment by the government in other than
the departmental service at Washington
shall make their applications for examina
uon to the civil service commission, in
stead Of to the head of the office in which
they desire employment. The commits
,loners decided to send to exPostmaster
Eeazey, Of Baltimore, a copy of the state
ment made by Commissioner Lyman re
spectng his inquiry into charges against
Mr.. NeaZey.
The bill to allow the employees of the
Government Printing Office to have fifteen
days leave of absence with pay has passed.
In compliment to the members of the
Printing Committee, of whom Hon James
" Reid is one, their desks were beauti
fully ornamented with flowers to-day, by
the families and friends of those whose
long summer work is thus justly relieved
r The employees in the other Departments
have thirty days, and do not see why the
same length Of time should not be accord
ed the printers However, fifteen days is
concession for which those more init
mately concerned are grateful
Nonsignor Straneiro and Count Stanl-
,ias Muccioli, the papal ablegates, and
Messrs Eoley and Alfred and Joseph
Jenkins of Baltimore, accompanied by
second Assistant Postmaster General
Knott and Rev. Father Chappelle, of ST.
Matthew'S church, called at the White
House yesterday and invited the President
70 witness the ceremony Of investing Car
dlual Gibbons with the beretta at the Bal
tuore cathedral Wednesday. The Pres-
dem stated that while it would afford him
much pleasure to attend the cardinalital
ceremonies in Baltimore o-morrow, the
press Of official business would make 1T
impossible to leave Washington for that
purpose.
Today the President vetoed three more
private pension bills.
Today the Senate passed the Des Moines
".w bill over the Presidents veto by a vote
Of 81 to 10.
lhe ways and means committee met to-
uay. The Randall tariff bill had not yet
heen printed and furnished them, so it
was not under consideration 1t was, how
ever, Informally referred to Mr. Hewitt,
VINO expressed the opinion that the COM