Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
CUSTOMS CONSOLIDATION
THE AK TO FALL IN GEORGIA.
FLORIDA AND CAROLINA.

All the Districts in this State to be
Merged at Savsnnsh-South Carolina
10 Have Two Districts and Florida
Four Mr.. Morrison's New Tariff
Scheme.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 22.-1he Ways
and Means Committee has agreed on
a bill consolidating the customs districts
and providing fixed salaries for customs
officers. The district custom officers and
salaries for South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida follow:
SOUTH CARoLINA-Dstrict Of Charles
ton, one Collector, $4,000; District OF
Beaufort, one Collector, Sl.400.
GEoRGIA-District of Savannah, one
Collector, $4,000.
FLoRIDA-District of the st. Johns,
one Collector, $1,000; District OF Key
West. one Collector, $4,000; District of
Pensacola, one Collector, $4,000; District
OF Apalachicola, one Collector, 81. 200. All
the other customs districts in these States
are abolished, together with the office of
Collector and Surveyor therein, and the
territory comprised in them is to be an
nexed to the adjacent districts by the
President. The President is authorized
10 uleCBuIluuS at any LiHiS buS oeI VICES Ul
the officers employed in any district where
the revenues collected do not equal the
expense OF collection, and order the
territory therein comprised to any ad-
jacent district. The Secretary OF the
Treasury is author zed to designate sub
ports in customs districts where deputy
collectors of customs may be stationed,
with authority to perform such official
acts as tho Secretary may deem necessary
Fo-t thA 1ft -
convenience of commerce.
NO CHANCE TO sHIRK.
The Republicans and the Randallites
will have at least one more chance this
season to vote on the question OF a tariff
tax reduction in spite OF their timorous
defeat OF Mr.. Morrison's motion on Satur-
day. Mr.. Morrison has determined to
move on the first Monday in February,
one of the days on which motions by in
dvidual members to suspend the rules
will be in order, the passage under a sus-
pension of the rules OF measure reducing
the duty on sugar about 20 per cent. lie
proposes TO follow that up on the last six
days OF the session with motions to
suspend the rules, constantly In order.
and pass measure repeating the tariff
duties on lumber, a measure reducing the
duty on steel rails 81 a ton, as proposed
by Mr.. Randalrs bill, aud a measure
either greatly reducing or wholly repeal
ing the duty on tin plate. Mr.. MorrsOn's
idea is to give the Republicans and Ran
dallites an opportunity to record their
votes on single propositions looking to the
reduction of the war tariff taxes. He
does not think reduction of % per cent.
IN the sugar duties excessive. 1t
will be intended TO have
the Louisiana Democrats who deserted
MIR. Morrison and their convictions in Or
der to vote with the Republicans on Sat
urday recorded on this proposition. 1t Is
difficult TO see how the Republicans. af.
ter all they have said about the availa-
bility of tle sugar duties for the purpose
OF reduction, can vote against Mr.. Morri-
sons first motion. The Randallites, on
the other hand, are bound by the bargain
under which they received the
votes of the Louisiana Democrats
to resist any attempt to reduce the sugar
duties. If the revenue reformers and the
Republicans should vote for Mr.. Morri-
sons motion, however, 1t would receive
the necessary two.thirds majority, but
whether any OF his measures is passed or
not Mr.. Morrison Will have the satistac-
ton of putting his opponents on record
before the country on simple proposition
or two of direct tariff tax reduction.
REPUBLICANS AND THE TARIFF.
There is report In circulation to the
effect that the caucus committee of the
Republican Senators, acting under the
Instructions Of the caucus, will meet "a
similar committee representing the Re-
puOlicans of the House some time during
tue holiday recess to consider the course
OIL procedure with regard to the tariff.