Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-23
RANDALL's TARIFF MEASURE.
Special to the GsEetta.

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RAEDALL's TARIFF MEASURE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The Demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee are disguised with Rsndsll's
tariff bill. They are convinced he cannot
win with 1t and must suffer in Democrat
ic circles for having taken position SO
sntagonistic to the plainly declared prln-
ciples and policyof the party. Chairman
Mills says Of the bill: at isSthe quiutes-
sence Of protecuon and Mr.. Randall will
no more be able to pass 1t than hY. So far
So am able to see from critical exami-
nation 1t makes no reductions, or st least
very few in the tariff list.
Where he does make changes In the ex-
listing law they are useless in the direction
of causing taxation and prohibiting i'm
| portations. For instance, In the case of
tin plates, he increases the duty ITO per
cent. In the case Of cotton his increase
IS more than 100 per cent, His reduction
on steel rails is not enough to permit i'm.
| portstioD, butts Just enough to make the
price OF an English made rail here equal
to that charged by the American manu-
facturers. His sugsr and wool schedules
are substantially the same as under exist
| ing law. Mr.. Randall's bill will of
| course have no effect on the opinion OF
| the ways and means committee IS ex-
pressed in the measure submitted by It's
members. don't think he will be able
to get the Republicans In the House TO 60
with him in his proposition to reduce the
tax on whisky. should imagine from
my glance at this bill that it had been
prepared by members of various trusts
and handed to Mr. Randall for introduce
ton. 1t should be called "a bill for the
protection OF trusts, combinations and
pools, to increase tsxation and to destroy |
our foreign commerce. It seems to be |
framed for the benefit of the Steel r. ] |
Association Of Pennsylvania principally"
CIVIL SERVICE INVESTIGATION.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March ia good deal
OF comment has been occasioned by the
passage in the Senate Of the Hale resolu-
ton appointing committee OF seven
Senators to inquire into and report to
what extent this administration has car
ried out the spiri. and intent of the civil
service law. S.pator Cockrell's amend
ment to have the inquiry include all sd-
ministrations since the passage of the
civil service set having been defeated, it
ia now understood that the Democrats in
the House will pass similar resolution
to cover the period designated, 80 that in
the attack on Cleveland'sSadm
by the Senate resolution, the House, by q
flank movement, may defeat the object OF
the Hale inquiry by having comparison
made OF previous administrations with
the present one and thus show the coun-
try that Cleveland has carried ont to
greater extent the civil service law than
any OF his predecessors.
TEE THIRD TARIFF BILL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 16 The Rcpub- {
lican tariff bill is being framed. While :
It's exact terms are not known sufficient
reliable information is at hand to state 1t
will make few changes in the tariff seized
1les. 1t will take the tax of $50, 600 GOO of I
of sugars and give bounty of Sc, 900, 900 I
10 sugar rsisers. It will take the tax /
III all tobacco manufactured and !
except possibly I
. slight tax On cigsrs It will make free
alcohol used In efts and will place these j
imported articles not produced or manu-. J
hctured In the country on the free list :
rhe Republicans ssy they cannot support j
VI. R.ndsll's bill as it stands. J
THE NEW CHINESE TREATY.
WASHINGTON, March 16 The Pfesi- i
lent to-day sent the new Chinese frosty |
20 the Senate, but it has not yet been laid l
before that body as DO eecre, session has
been held since its arriysl, II is Under r
stood that the President recommends that q
he INJUNCTION OF Secrecy ba at
,nce removed from the treaty.
rha treaty By its terms rms twenty
Tears. A Chinese laborer who hiss $1,000 1
worth OF property here or who has law
nj husband or vile or parent or child =
lere may il absent return within one II
ear or II detained by illness the time q
nsy be extended to two years. No other o
)hinese laoorers mty come in on any 2
erms.