Savannah morning news., 1886-02-07
HEWITT'S PLAN POPULAR
MIR. MORRISON PREPARING A
VERY MODERATE MEASURE.

Che Ways and Means Committee LOOK
ing with Favor on the Proposition OF
the Now YOrker-Specific Insteap OF
Ad VaIorem Duties the Scheme+Ed-
munds Losing His Power.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.--Representatlye
Maybury, of Michigan, who IS member
of the House Ways and Means Committee,
which has the various tariff bills under
consideration, was asked by the NEWS
correspondent his views on prospective
tariff legislation by this Congress. Mr.
Maybury replied: "Mr. Morrison Is pre-
pairing a bill which Will be very moderate,
and Will have good prospect OF passage.
I am very much impressed with the Hew-
lit idea" continued Mr.. Maybury, land
am of the opinion that his proposition
should be acted upon as the best method
Of settling the tariff question under ex-
listing circumstances"
'TO what idea do you referp
MR.. HEwITT's PLAN.
sMr. Hewitt holds that the prices OF all
Che products of our own manufacture
were never SO low as now. Therefore, he
argues that the tariff schedules should be
made specific on the basis of the present
ad valorem rates. Do away with ad va
loren duties and establish specific rates
of duty on this basis, and then when the
boom IN prices comes there will be no
corresponding advance in customs
charges"
"Have YOU any reason to believe that
this plan will receive the Endorsement OF
the House CommitteeW
81 cannot say yet what its chances are,
but the proposition has merit and it seems
to be growing in favor among the men,
bers of the Ways and Means Committee.
1t cOmmends itself to all advocates Of a
more comprehensive tariff system than
we now have, as ii adopted II would en-
tirely do away with the present cOmpli-
Gated system of custom taxes"
EDMUNDs SOMEWHAT ALONE.
MIR. Edmunds and the Republican sena-
tors who approve his course in regard to
the Presidents nominations found that
the opposition to hold caucus to-day was
so strong among the minority OF the Re-
publican Senators that they abandoned
their purpose to call one. They found
that respectable minority of the Repub-
hcan Senators were opposed to any at
tempt to bind the Republicans of the Sem
ate to support Mr.. Edmunds. They want
to be left free to do as they please when
the matter comes up IN open session. The
Judiciary Committee will on Monday
is preparing on this subject,
setting forth the Republican position.
This will then be reported to
the Senate in open session, and then the
Republican Senators will make their
speeches. They will be met by the Demo-
cratic Senators who viii defend the ad-
ministratiOn vigorously. The action of
the Committee on Rules to-day in de-
termining to report adversely the Platt
resolution, providing for the consideration
of nominations in open session, postpones
thatprOpositiOn for a time.
COL. YEoMANs' APPOINTMENT.
Col. Yeomans, nominated for District
Attorney Of South Carolina, who has been
here several DAYS looking after his con-
frmatiOn, left for home to-day convinced
hat he would be confirmed.
OPPOSING THE DINGLEY BILL.
On Monday the House Committee on
Shipping will hear arguments from the
pilots r opposition to the Dingley bill
abolishing compulsory pllotage. Capt.
Fleetwood who arrived to-day will speak
for the Savannah pilots and Collector
Dart for the Brunswick pilots.