New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-27
THE OZARK LANTERN" BILL
READY TO BE PEDDLED IN THE HOUSE,
"DyALs" AND RUMORs OF IDEALS SOME OF
PIE PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE
IBr TELEGRAPH THE .BUSEJ

tarif-that is to say, they have reached an agree
ment as to what the bill shall contain, ana there
now remains to be performed the manual Iapor
of getting the bill into shape" After that
has been done however some missionary work VIII
be necessary to strengthen the bllT. In other
words Premier Mills is going TO initiate the
Industrious example set by Premier Morrison
two years ago, when he pcddled his tariH bill
among the Democratic members OF House, adamg
On an item here and striking out provision there
in consideration Of promises Of votes. This seems
to DO the acme Of Democratic craftsmanship when
it comes to an attempt at legislation on economic
subjects. OF course the Republican members or
WAYS and Means well all the industrial
interests TO be affected will be kept III the most
profound ignorance of the details Of the proposed
legislation-If Premier" Mills and his dark-atern
colleagues can keep them sO-unth after all the
deals Tor votes shall have been satisfactorily
arranged and completed. There is no end 10 the
trouble that the Premier and his dark-lantern
associates willing TO take, no amount OF hard
work which those self-sacrhcing patriots are not
ready to do, in order TO relieve the remainder OF
the House of all responsibility Oh account OF rev.
enuel eglslatlOn.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
1t is understood that the bill as it now stands
transfers WOOL coal, iron ore, salt lumber and
numerous other raw materials" to the free list,
reduces the duty on sugar 20 per cent and the
duty on pig iron TO So per ton: The votes OF the
North Carolina and other Southern Democrats are
taxes Oh manufactured tobacco and the reduction
of the tax on fruit brandy from 80 cents TO 10
gents per gallon while the manufacturers are TO be
held III line by the retention OF the taxes on
cigars, cigarettes and cheroots and by small
tax chewing and smoking tobacco. Ol course,
the collection of tax of ten cents per gallon on
fruit brandy and of two cents per pound on manu-,
featured tobacco Will require as many Internal
Revenue officers as are necessary TO collect the
present taxes.
Speaking of the achievements of the dark
lantern conferees The Star tonight says
AT every step they have consulted cxlediency 70
great extent and have managed as to gain strength
Ia many directions. They have perfect confidence
that they viii be able to pass the bill almost as re-
tlause. After fight they may compromise on this
by putting Wocls only on The free list If they
can gain some decided advantage by SO doing. They
appear. however. to think that they VIII not have 10
make any change in the bill in this respect.
4 Republican member of the Ways and Means
Committee to-day said " II some things which l
have heard are true certain manuiact urcrS have
been seduced into the belief that in the general
cutting of Threats which the Free Traders propose
the manufactures in which they are engaged are
TO be preserved in a peculiar and wonderful
manner Well, we shall see about that when the
general massacre takes place"
WINS OF WESTERN MEMBERS.
In conversation with several members of the
House, this morning, Critic" reporter CLEANED
n number of opinions and expressions relative to
tariff legislation Mr. Lyman, Of Iowa. said that
in his State the people are in favor of protection,
and that they want revision OF the taun, but II
must be obtained without disturbing the manu-
featuring interests OF the country. When asked
if the President had not mapped out the policy
of his party on the tariff gu stion Mr.. Lyman said
Policy? Why The Democratic party has no
policy. even principle for that matter. Their
policy is anything that will bring them success.
No. the people in my State don't care anything
about the removal of the tobacco tan but will
vote remove it if my doing so will help to pass
a tariff bill I'm in favor of reducing the revc-
nueS hut want il done as not TO interfere with
the protection afforded our home industries
would place sugar on the free list
Would that not arouse the Louisiana sugar
Perhaps it would but would give them a
bounty. and | don't think they could complain
at that. Yes. believe the House will do some
thing with the tariff, but what it will be am I'M
Nr R~yyeU Of Illinois. said: In the central
reduction Of our surplus revenues, hut in making
the reduction they would do it on the line OF
Is not The Chicago Tribune the leading eX-
ponent of Republican principles IN. Illinois
{" YES executing as to the tariff and pension
legislation. Mcdill, You know has the rlsht To
cXnrkss his own view the above SuhlcctS ana
outside Of the tariF and pensions questions he IS
in line with the Republican party. IT inc re
puhHcans were in the majority. there Is no a"nM
in NV mind hut that we would pass a trlli nm
without division and one that would give s'tlslAc-
ton to the peOple" =,
Mr.. Heard. Of Missouri. on the Democratic side
i'm answer to a question said: " have no idea rs
10 what the coming tariff hill will he hnt VIII
say that tho House is determined on the r'SNagr
Of a revenue measure 7 find that spirit Of
conservatism porvadcs the lIousn, and conSeTya-
five measure will he raised. The ncoplc III MS
eonr; Democrats moan-stard by tho Pr"ei.
dc'~ MESSAGE. can't say What sort of t bmt
bill win receive IN" sanction ot IN" I!a'orIN' "u'
one will reach the President this session
PENSIONS FOR MRS LOG'N AND MRS BLAIR.
prAGAv FROTuS II MS OLD STYLE. ECT THE BILLS
PASS THF sEVATF.
WAsu1vGrox J.n % LSpejd' 49, Reagan's cclc-
bratcd bath. which so astonishcd his constituents
in Texas that they sent him to the Scnat" docs
NOT seem TO have cleared his brain Of the oohwcbS
which cucumber il on every side. lie is the sam"
old Trlcpcnnv that he when he thundercd IN
tbc House and grew frantic at every proposal TO
pension Union soldiers. To-day when the bill TO
pension Mrs Logan was up in the Senate he dc-
clared with much vchcmcncc that he would not
vote for il because II created IN inns country -"
privileged class similar to those III inc .cH'lF
mOnarchics Of the Old World. IL was uilAHicrl-
can he declared. a waStclUl extravaganza ana an
unwisc proceeding After frothlng for abont NJ
teen minutes the Texas statesman sank hack cA-
bousted i'm his SCAT oblivous Of the fat apparently
that not 50 very long ago he voted IN the liousc
TO nav to the father Of Dick WlntcHmlth OF
Kentucky, late DOorkccrer OF the ilousc' s3,UpO
without giving expression tOany Of the scruples
which seem to bcSct his poor innocent soul every
time it is suggested to pay "A pension TO the WidoW
Of a soldier who lives north OF Mason ana DIXON
Mr.. Berry Of Arkansas, opposed the bill, asking
substantially the question: If YOU pay one MAJOR
Generals widow 81 900 "a year for life, why not
nav similar amount to every other Major Generals
widow ?"
Both Mcssrs Hoar and Stewart explained very
fully the reason why. and apparently 10 the entire
satisfaction even of Democratic senators Tor only
seven of them voted against the bill IhcV were
Berry Coke Colquitt Harris, Reagan salisbury
and Vance The Affirmative vote was 30.
On motion Of Senator Vest, the Senate i'm
mcdiatclv afterward passed the bill 10 grant a
pension Of the same amount to the widow OF
General Frank p Blair.
PENALTIES PHI Inc Up on CONTRACTORS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2G.-The Secretary OF the
Navy today settled troublesome question In re-
gard TO gunhOat No the Petrol, now being con-
structcd at Baltimo by tn Columbia Iron Works.
The contract price for this vessel was s24 1000
and the time for the completion expired December