Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-06
lated. The republican members asked the

lated. The republican members asked the
reason for the introduction of this bill, and
being told it was in accordance with the
Presidents message, replied that there was
nothing in that message to warrant 1t, but
that, on the contrary, that message specially
recommended no interference with the in
ternal revenue lava. The title OF the
bill was then stricken out and it was, by
strict party vote, made section OF the tariH
bill already before the committee. Inc
committee, BIZ thesame vote, also determined
not to hear arguments from any outside
parties in reference to any item OF said bill.
Mr.Randali will introduce his tariff bill IN the
House to morrow By it all the reduction
in the tariff revenue amounts to only fifteen
million dollars the chiefreduction being in the
fay ON tobacco and liquor. 1t doesn't touch
the duty ON sugar nor on wool; makes
slipbt reduction on manufactured iron and
on some gorsteds, and increases that on
sheet tin. The democratic leaders are talk
ing ABOUT holding caucus on the tariff bill,
and Mr.. Randall expresses his willingness to
enter it, but, by no means, his intention OF
being bound by its action. Indeed at the
caucus to select democratic congressional
committee, he asked if there was nothing
else about which conference was
necessary, implying, of couree, the tariff, and
said that,if there was, he was ready for i'll then.
It ia reported that Messrs. Reid and Nc
Kinley, two of the republican members OF
the WAYS and Means Committee, have pre-
pared such set of amendments to the re
ported bill as will suit ther, and that the
fact that they have done 90 10 considered ID
the light ola assumption By the other re-
publican members of the committee, and 10
objected to as such. The democrats say
that il Mr.. Randall and his followers should
desert them and go over to the republicans
on the tariff question, they will gain the
SUPPORT of an equal number Of republicans
from The Northwestern States. But the
Randall men say they have force Of thirty,
and that not more than six republicans will
90 with the low tariff democrats. Repre-
sentative O'Ferral, of Virginia, says the
tariff bill, as reported By the democratic
members of the Ways aud Means Commit
tee, is satisfactory to him, and s just such
bill as the democrats OF his State will like
to support. The total reduction in revenue
made by the bill presented to the WAYS and
Means Committee to day is about S25 .O0O,.
600, made up OF $50, 900 600 on tobacco and
IS 900 900 on various special taxes, removed.
The House committee on ventilation and
acoustics to-day gave an audience to Mr
A. De Baussei, who spoke in favor Of The
bill making an appropriation of $3.50 600 to
enable him to build an cir ship to convey
passengers and freight.
The House Commerce Committee to-day
considered the resolution to investigate the
strike of the engineers on the c. B. d. Q.
Railroad, but reached no conclusion there
ou. The majority of the committee seemed
disposed TO wait for something from the
committee that investigated the recent
Reading strike before ordering another in
vestigation.
representative Yost of Virginia, told the
GAzETTRs correspondent this morning he
believed that in few years General Ma
bone would again be at the head of the
democratic party of his State. A republic
can ex member of the House, sitting by him
at the time, said he believed SO too. Elk
Congressman Libby of Virginia, republic
can, but not the one referred to above, when
asked to-day if General Malone would sue
coed in securing solid Sherman delegation
to the national republican convention,
replied that be did not know, but that he
did know that all the republicans in his, the
1st district, were not for Sherman.