Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09

House, said Of the bill this morning: ait
Is long stride In the direction Of free
trade. The free list is made up TO catch
southern votes. The bill ID wholly bsd
and indefensible."
| RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
Representative Rice of Minnesota to-
| day presented TO the House s memorial
OF the ST. Paul Chamber of Commerce 10
relation to restricting Immigration. The
memorislists state that the immigration
OF anarchists, nihilisis and criminals of
every kind is an evil which calls loudly
for most stringent measures for remedy
and relief on the part of Congress and
every department Of government.
! THE DEBT STATEMENT.
! WASHINGTON, March 1.-The debt
statement, issued this afternoon, shows
that the reduction Of the public debt dur
ing the month of February amounted to
S7,756, 1856; total cash in the treasury,
S752, sSo 1888.
! DISCUSSING THE VICE-PRRsIDKNCY.
WASHINGTON, March S.--The Demo-
Gratis begin to discuss the vice-presidentisl
| possibilities. Impetus was given to this
By the announcement OF Morrison thst il
Illinois is to be considered he NAV be re-
! garded IS candidate.
A prominent Democrat said to your
correspondent: off we could carry
Illinois with a Vice-Presidens from that
state it would De 3 grest gain, but do
| not feel sure of that. Morrison seems to
think Indians should have the preference,
| but do not think we can get anybody in
that state who will not create sntagonism
Ia the psrty. In my belief we cannot
| take Vice President from Ipdi-
ana, nor from Wisconsin, nor
from Michigan, nor from Ohio.
In fact, the vice presidency
on our side Is narrowed down IS I look
at it TO two states, Illinois and Cslifor-
MIA. II the CslitorDis Democrats can
show man for the second place on our
ticket whose nomination would insure us
CAlLforris, or even Nevada, fancy the
convention would take him. II they can
not produce such man then l suspect
Illinois will furnish him, whether it be
Morrison or Black or some one not now
spoken Of"
RANDALL's PROPOSED BILL.
Special 70 the Gszette.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Mr. R.rdsn's
tariff bill will probably be offered in the
House tomorrow. Unlike Mr.. Mills
bill 1t will be complete tariff bill. 1t
will include the internal tax and will
make provision for the administration Of
the customs service. Tie underlying
principles OF tie measure Is based on the
declaration of the last National Demo
cratic platform that Unnecessary reduction
in location can and must be effected with
out depriving labor Of ability to success
fully compete with foreign labor and
without imposing lower rates OF duty
than will be ample to cover the increased
cost OF production which may exist In
consequence Of rate of wages paying in this
country" There are only two points in
which there are differences, and these are
on the cotton and wool schedules. All
othe' differences are easily leconcilSble.
Mr.. Randall desires to have his bill so
framed that 1t will be acceptable
TO TIE GREAT MAJORITY
OF those who are most interested. The
wool men adhere in the main to the pro-
grsmme adopted by the conferences Of
wool growers, dealers and manufacturers
that assembled here few months ago,
but the objection urged to this pro-
gramme is that its adoption would in.
crease the present revenue from this |
source. Briefly stated the bill wipes cut |
the tax On ell kinds Of tobacco |
and retailers license tax; takes of the |
duty on pure brsndies, leaving the duty |
on Installations, and off mixed fruit and |
gram; reduces the whisky tax from 80 to |
so cents per gallon; takes If the tax on |
alcohol used II the arts and on beers in |
which less than "a per cent. Of slcehoI is |
used; reduces the duty on steel rails from |
Sl7 TO Sl4; makes the duty on cotton ties
l cent. The bill was manly prepared by |
JOSEPH D. WBEKs
Of Pittsburg, who has spent several days |
in Mr. Randall's subcommittee room. |
Mr.. Weeks has meanwhile been to
New York and Pittsburg for the purpose
Of submitting the draft OF the measure to
the special interests affected by IL. While
it will be known as the Randall bill 1t can
with much more propriely be called the
Weeks bill and contains many
Of B. z. Jones,
president Of the National Republican
Whatever relations this bill
will bear to the general question of re-
iucing the tax, there can be ne reason to
1ouot that the Industrial interest Of Penn
'ylvania will be cared for, IS they hsva a
voice In drawing the measure. Mr..
Weeks has been here since January, ana
las oeen constantly WorkiD2 on 1t.
CURRENCY NOT IN FAVOR.
special 70 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The PROPOSE
ion now before the House to revive frac-
.lonsl currency will not be passed as
'esdily as its advocates seem to think
fractional currency was abolished by the
Forty fourth Congress and subsidiary sill
yer coin SUBSTITUTED, on the ground that
I WAS both economical and matter of
public policy. II cost annually per
;ent. to maintain every dollar circulated !
The space which would be required for
he presses, and the large number of en-
,loyes engaged in handling the paper
through all stages, would take bulldog
lmost as lSrge IS the present one now
Exclusively used for the printing Of bonds,
ireenbacks and revenue stamps.