Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-10
WASHINGTON.
The Tariff Bil---Local Option for the
D. Fractional paper Currency
ana O5he. Matters Of interest.

WASHINGnN, Mar. ) 1sSS.-After
many months vi hart labor, Mr..
Mills and his democratic colleagues
ofthe Iiouar Comlnittce on Ways
and Means have perfected tariff
bin, which is now before the whole
committee, 1t will be reported to
the House at the earliest practical
moment, which means when the re-
publican members Of the committee
have exhausted all the methods of
delay to which parliamentary usuage
entities them.
The bin does not entirely satisfy
every democrat-no bill would. 1t
is not an ideal revenue reform bill,
nor such Il measure as the gentlemen
who framed it would have presented
had they been clothed with plenary
legislative authority. Practical states
manship recognizes the limitations
imposed by conflicting views and OPP
posing interests. Still it is a bill that
is likely to be supported by every
member of the party, as the most ex-
pedient that can be had at present.
1t puts wool, lumber and salt on the
free list and materially reduces the
duty on sugar, and it is estimated
that it will reduce the revenue OF
the Government to the extent of $780,
600, 600.
Candor compels me to say that al
this time there is much doubt as to
whether the bill will pass the House,
owing to the willingness of certain
members to sacrifice the interests Of
the country at large as well as the
democratic party, because the bill
would, if it became a law, injure
some petty industry in their OWL
districts.
Shouldn't there be some way Of
whipping these men into the party
traces or else out of the party alto
gether? The democratic party il
pleged TO Revenue reform. On tina
issue it won the last Presidential
election and hopes to win the next
though how it will do it if the HousC
Of Representatives, with n democrat
ic majority, shall refuse to pass ,
tariff bill looking towards reform, il
more than the most clearheaded poll
tician can see just now. However
there is time enough for the people t,
be heard from on this subject, ant
what is demanded by the people i
seldom refused by Congress. Let tn
democratic press bring the creates
power of modern times---public opin
ion---to bear on this question.
The new tariff bill is approved b,
the President and the Secretary G
the Treasury---and l might also adj
by a majority Of democrats.
From this time on the House vii
hold evening sessions ON Friday fo
the consideration of private pension
and political disability bills.
The Senate committee having i
charge the District of Columbia d.
cided against the Plat prohibit
ion bill, and is disposed to refer tn
question of prohibition, high license
or no change in the liquor law, to
direct vote of the citizens of the Di
trict. In other words they are
favor oflocal option for the Distric
The bill authorizing the issue of p;
per fractional currency in denomin,
tons Of 10, Is, and % cents is likely
become law. The House committe
on Banking have ordered a favorab
+ report thereon.
| Next Thursday the House con
mittee on Manufactures will begi
taking testimony on its investigate
, of the various trusts" Some int
esting Developments are expected.
. The House committee on pension
t has made favorable report on Il
= bill relating to claims for pensions
, dependent parents. 1t will be nece
: sary to show that the soldier was CT
. title to a pension, and that he left l
: widow or minor children, and TIL
the parent or parents are dependen
7 The committee has also made
= favorable report on the bill autho
| izing the payment Of the pensions
habitually intoxicated persons
their wives or to guardians.
The joint resolution changing Il
time for the commencement of Il
4 Presidential term to April 80, al
:, changing the date for the annu
meeting of Congress to JAM, LIST, Ii
been favorably reported to Il
House.
Mr.. Edward Cooper, eX-mayor
New York city, and brother-in-la