Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-07
R4YDALL'S TARIFF FIGHT
DEEPER SCHEME ON FOOT
THAN THAT OF LAST YEAR.

Reed TO Move After Debate to Strike
ant All After the Enacting CLAUSE
The Hewitt Schedule to be Inserted II
the First Motion il Carried.
WASHINGTON, April 6.--The House
Committee on Ways ard Means to-day
received the tariff bill from the printer
md resumed its consideration. A num-
her of minor changes in the administra-
tive portion of the bill were made. Hemp
seed "for agricultural purposes" was put
on the free list. and the duty on cordage
# ALI kinds was reduced lc. per pound.
The nroyision relating 10 the importation
bf fsn was laid aside on account of the
absence of Representative MaYbury.
With this exception the bin is practically
completed. ana will probahi ) be ready for
raporting to the House on Thursday next.
While Samuel j. Randall VIII oppose
the modified bill just as vigorously rs
though it were the original Morrison bill
on his general theory that all bulls re-
ducing tariff taxation ought to be opposed,
he will not, as has been reported, move
10 strike out the enacting clause OF the
bill, or all after the enacting clause; nor
is il probable that he viii this time, as he
llQ idbt LluEs III ION a DIAtA'NA h1 w AAl~AN
such a motion. 1t has been reported That
he had selected Andrew jackson Warner,
Of Ohio. to play such a part as Mr.. Con-
verse, of OHIO, played in this connection
in the last Congress, but it is now stated
hat the first motion to strike out will
come from the Republican side of the
House. or that it will be made by Mr.. Nc
Kiuley, Of Ono.
THE PROGRAMME.
The programme as arranged by Mr..
Randall and MIR Reed, the leaders OF the
opposition to the bill, is to secure as
mucn time for general debate as possible,
and then when the House comes TO con-
ader the bill to have motion made TO
strike out, not the enacting clause, but
al after the enacting clause, with view,
should il carry, to insert alter the enact
ing clause simply The Hewitt administra-
tive reform clauses which are acceptable
to them. Chairman Morrison has satis-
ted himself that ne will have majority
to prevent the motion to strike out from
being carried. The revenue refOrmers are
all united ard hopeful, and will night
oraYely Tor the first.
DEoPPINo THE CLERKS.
The fact that very few dismissals were
made from the departments during the
first year of the new administration led
many clerks to suppose that they were
secure, and so they lapsed IN to compare
tive Indifference. Scarcely day goes 10y
SOW that several dismssals are not m ade.
The following rule, which it is claimed
vas entirely disregarded under the Re
publican administration, haS been re
WED and is being strictly enforced. The
report Of deficient and delinquent clerks
required by the 18Th section Ol the act OF
August IS, 1912, will be made monthly.
as required by said act, and in all cases
where clerks having higher salaries are
less efficient than those having less
salaries, that fact shall be reported tnat
the salaries may be arranged on the
ground OF merit only. These reports are
placed before the head OF the department,
and on them be is supposed to base his
action. Any person. who Is dropped mas
very poor chances of ever being put back
again.
UNION PACIFIC AFFAIRS.
The subcommittee appointed to con.
slider the resolution of Representative Bar
clay Henly, providing for the investiga-
ton OF the Union Pacific ard its relations
to the government will report to the full
committee tomorrow in iay0r of such an
investigation to be made, either by a
Congressional committee, or by a Com
missioner to be appointed by the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Henly thinks that the full com
mittee will report the resolution favora-
oily.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
The Republican Congressional Com
mittee met tonight to devise ways and
means Of raising money TO carry the Con-
gressi0nal elections next fall. 1t was
generally agreed that il would be idle to
levy assessments upon the Republicans in
J1lce. The Democratic Congressional
Committee mas come TO the same conclu-
SION about the Democrats IN Office.
THE CIVIL SERVICE BILL.
The bill which Chairman Cox, of the
House Committee on Ciyil Service Re
form, called up to-day in the House, pro-
Yting for the creation Of committee TO
investigate the civil service, will put no
members o; the House ON record on the
question OF civil service reform. When it
comes up again Mr.. Campbell. of OHIO.
Dem. VIII move TO recommend the bill
10 the committee with instructions TO
report as a substitute dill repeating the
present civil service law. The ayes and
Jays will be had.
PATENTS TO sOUTHERNERs.
The following patents have been issued:
funston j. Hoke. asslguer Of one half to
1. ;. JeHerys, OF GOrkyllle, :. g.. spark
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