The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-02-18
POLITICAL.

Chairman Morrison, of the Ways
and Means COMMITTEES, a Washington CORE
soondent informs us, has completed his tariff
bill, and is having certain computations made
TO show the practical operation of the meas
ure. Speaking of the bill in an interview the
other day, Mr.. Morrison said:
II il not the intention OF this bill 10 go through
the entire list of the schedules OF dutiable
articles, but TO fix the duties certain articles
which are now classed too high or upon which
rates are eXorbitant, such as pig-iron, which Is
valued at s6,72, and would be high at s. and
steel rails, which bear $40 of cent pound
and would be literally cared for at So or Sl3 n
ton. Sugar will also be reduced. In the
schedule of cotton and WOODEN textiles, pottery,
metals and cotton there are many articles
on which the duties are entirely too high and
can be reduced from 10 To 40 per cent. on the
present rates. As rule all raw materials will
be transferred to the free list. Iron ore, which
now has duty OF % per cent, will be made
free; will lumber. hemp and chemicals.
Wool will not be disturbed at present, but GER
tain manufactures will be scaled down. In
fact, the free list will be substantially enlarged
Mr. Morrison claims the bill will receive the
united Democratic suppSrt Mr. Randall says
he has not seen the bill, nor has he been much
consulted in regard to it, but in general way
he can say that he will oppose it if it strikes at
the interests of his constituents, or will in any
way tend to q cheapensng of American labor
Mr.. Morrison says 1t Will take some weeks to
consider the bill thoroughly in committee, but
his plan is to report it, and pass it in the House
as soon as possible.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee at Chiffon, Wis, nominated Thomas II
Hudd on the fifty first ballot to succeed the lati
Joseph Rankin.
The President has nominated Stephen
A Walker to succeed Mr.. Dorsheimer ss
United States Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict of New York. Mr.. Walker is now Presi-
dent Of the Board of Education of New York
City.
Touching the attitude of the Repub-
lican Senators toward the President the Chica-
go Inter Ocedn's Rep) Washington CORE
spondent telegraphs that journal as follows:
There is considerable feeling upon the Repub-
lican side of the Senate, growing out of the ac-
ton of some of the committees in reporting
nominations TO succeed suspended officials,
which is claimed TO be violation OF the pro-
gramme adopted at recent caucus, when it
decided to suspend action upon all such
cases until the points at issue between the Pres
ident and the Senate were decided. IL is
the policy OF Edmunds and other lead
ers to hold in allegiance all of such nominations
until the President or the members OF the Cab
met send in tie papers called for in suspended
cases, TO either finally reject them or TO hang
them up uncontirmed until the end Of the ses-
sion. Mr.. Edinunds advances the proposition
that the Senate cannot act intelligently upon n
nomination until il knows why the vacancy il
is TO fill was made by the President, and il the
latter refuses to furnish such information the
Senate ought to punish him by refusing to con
firm the nomination.