New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-20
THE FREE-1RADE DEFEAT.
WHAT WILL THE DEMOCRATS TRY NExTi
MR.. REED THINKS THL WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT
TEE SHOULD REsIGN-vIEws or MEsSRs. FIND
LAY AND DINGLEY.

MR. REED THINKS TIIk WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT
TEE SHOULD REsIGN-vIEws or MEssRs. FIND
LAY AND DINGIEY
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, Dec H." What will the Ways and
Means Committee do nexti" asked Mr. Reed of Maine,
repeating question. Well. of course. cannot say,
but IL seems to that It's members should resign aud
that the Speaker should assign to 1t men who would
bring In measure which majority of the House would
consent at least to consider The committee as 1t now
stands seems to be unable, or unwilling to do what
majority OF the House 1t TO do. To impartial
outsider, 1t must look If the eight who compose
the majority of the committee had persisted long enough
In their attempts force upon the majority of the House
a measure TO which IL is opposed"
" OH don't be hard the members OF the commit
tee" said Pennsylvania Democrat who voted
against Colonel Morrson's motion. :" Give them a
chance, and perhaps they will bring I'm some kind of
proposition which the House will to consider
think public sentiment will force them to do that they
not wholly bereft of reason"
"Well. don't expect anything more from the commit
tee and that is why / voted with Morrison" said
Finday Of Maryland who added: %" wanted the subject
OF revenue legislation to before the House. because
believe that should do something. am opposed to
the Morrison bill ia oto in general aud In detail, and to
the theory which It is built But is pouring
into the Treasury greatly In OF the currencxpend
itures of the Government Congress refuses to make
adequate appropriations for the National defence, for
scaboard Notifications and their armament and for
navy and its armament 1t refuses to provide
any outlet for the accumulation OF surplus rev.
enue, and the Ways and Means Committee can
find nothing better propose than bin which probably
would not reduce the surplus but would do great injury
TO many important home industries aud reduce the wages
OF American workingmen, who are making no complaint
OF idle surplus In their own pockets We ought
duce OF abolish the duty sugar which Is an article OF
universal consumption food and Is used also Ill many
branches OF manufacture Then ought repeal the
tobacco tax II that Is not war tax do not know
farmer who produces and Who under the laws regulat
ing its SALE finds the disposal OF his hcdged about by
Mr.. Dingey Maize, said ~ think that the history
OF the Morrison hill should be briefly recalled. You re-
visions for free ores and free coal and proposed large
reductions on rice and It's authors and promoters
House. Smith Weed and other prominent Democrats at
tucked the free iron clause and sented that ad
New-York and New-Jersey, but in virginia. The free
coal provision also raised storm OF protest in several
traders united with socaed protectloulsts FROM Louis
lana IN declaring that the bill would rum the rice growing
denounced the proposed reduction on sugar ana declared
an.t W , ~ s,, e" MI ~ , h @ bn % rev The free ores
the rice aud sugar propositions were modified Why In
order TO gain votes on the Democratic side
Democratic party prospects in eight or ten
States has been repeatedly asserted and believe not
denied. that the provisions have mentioned were
that they would adopted but in order to furnish basis
conpronise or have heard it expressed. as 80
much trading capital The bill brought To the House,
contained provisions for free WOOL free lumber free salt
for the admission free OF duty Of all kinds OF hS IL
contains clauses reducing rates OF duty on certain
manufactured articles but with wOful disregard OF the
principles tariff legislation, IL makes the largest
reductions prOpOrtionatey those manufactures
upon which the greatest proportion OF labor has been ex
pended doubt whether the effect or the measure would
increase Father than reduce the surplus. II I'M
qucsonably would be blow To American labor
and would cripple many branches or home Industry,
while many othes would ruin entirely. II is not Dil
which deserves the consideration OF Congress"
speaker Carlisle and Chairman Morrison say that
firhJ attempt consider the tariff bill Will be made
at this session. aud it is Inferred that the majority or the
Ways Committee will adhere to lis dog-ln-the-
mngcr policy and will refuse to bring Ill any PROPOSE
ton looking reduction OF the revenues Chairman
Morri.., we'd his wife. who IL said to he
fully AS well informed upon the subject OF revenue re-
q Call II mp again. Keep them leeing comortable.'
The trouble with the gallant Colonel to be that
he cannot call it up" at all The free-trade leaders
claim 10 have received FROM certain hepuD
cans that II another effort Is made 10 consider the bill.
enough republicans voted against the proposition
yesterday Will change their votes carry the motion.