Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-18
4 Bright OUTLOOK.
Some Details of the Tariff Bill Leak
Out Through a Committeeman.
How Work is Progressing.
Lumber and Salt Put on tho Free List
With Assurances from the Randall
Ring Not ie KICK.
No streddie in the Tariff Plank of the Dem.
ocrRtic Party IN 'Ss-sust Follow
Cleveland or Lesve The Party.
TARIFF SECRETS,

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Special TO the Gazette
WASHINGTON, Feb. I7-Oae OF the
members OF the committee struggling
with the tariff schedule has been less Sc
ctetive than his colleagues, and has given
| out some of he details Of that document
which is to come out OF the darkness
shortly. Lumber and salt, be says, have
Heen put on the free list, srd he thinks,
too, thIt assurances have been received
from the Randall wing thst they will con-
cede this change. As to manufactured
WOODEN goods, he says that it has been
found that the statistics furnished the
committee last year we're as full
as possibly could be obtained and the
conclusions of last year will be followed
this year. He ssys farther, that the tariff
on manufactured wOOlens will be reduced
from 20 TO 80 per cent. Iron and coal
are still under discussion or we're when
the hints were inadvertently dropped. a.
DEFEAT NOT THOUGHT OF
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Chsirmsn Mills
Of the ways and means committee is Of
the opinion that President Cleveland will
not be induced to decline denomination
By his party, IL consequence If the re
fusel Of few Democrats to support the
principles laid down in his tariff message.
Mr.. Mills does net contemplate sne posi-
ole fallu- OF his tariff reform bill.
"The measure will be ready to go be-
fore the full Committee in couple OF
weeks" said.he to reporter, "znd after
it is finally resdy 20 report I
viii submit it TO D>macrSdc
caucus. It will be moderate
bill carefully prepared and as fair as we
can ever mske it, Some Democrats will
stay out of the caucus, suppose, bat
there will be enough Rspblicans, and
more thsn enough. believe, to couu-
teract whatever detection there may be
in the Democratic party. am told if We
are not careful we
SHALL LOSE LOUISIANA
on the sugar question. We would not
care 20 do that, of couse, but il Louisiana
can't accept Democratic principles then
it ought not to be Democratic state.
believe we shall make gsins among the
Pennsylvania and News Jersey members
and certainly the northwest is with rs.
In the wool growing distric. The senLi-
ment is largely in favor of tariff reform.
know it is so IN Texas where the pro-
lection Democrats have been left at
home because the great mass OF the
people who want cheapeF clothing out
number the wool grower,
Do NOT ANTICIPATE DEFEAT
in this tariff matter, but should be mis-
taken can only say that the failure Of
tariff bill TO pass the HJG-e thss g ssion
through s com 1ination of Dam1 rats aud
Repu 1licsUs would arouse such a storm
OF indignation cmopg the y mCCTsts
throughout the C0uLiry that
the party would BE- splithed
and the rally reuad Mr.. Cleveland would
De al the more enthusiastic. l csu't
conceive that Mr. ClevelSnd would de-
cline to be our leader under Spy circum-
stances. he knows sDd l know that
wherever We have fought political battles
on the question of tariff reform
WE HAVE WON.
l have MT DOUBT mat the Pre- sideat's
message contributed largely t. M.
ScOtt's victory in Pennsylvania, sud l
venture the prediction that every man
who falls to be on our side will be- de-
fested AZ the polls next November. We
are going before .tae country with an
issue. There will be no stre( die
in the tariff plank OF the DemocrL;ic
platform this year. Mr.. Cleveland VII
be the nominee whether he declines rr
not, and ss | s.id, ne is pot going 10
desert the ship"
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
WAsHISGToN, FEB. 1.-The fisheries
treaty which was signed last evening was
the snbjact Of much speculation and dis
cussion at the caoitsl to-day. While de-
clining to give aEy specific information
as TO its provisions, Secretary Bsyard
said that for many years the great con-
tention among American fishermen mad
been for fair ana just construction Of
the tresty Of 1878, had that the present
treaty hsd been framed By the American
negotia :Ors with q view to meet the needs
and necessities OF our fsoermen, and ne
believed that If the treSty is ratified, that
end will have been accomplished From
. tru ~tworthy source il is learned that 10
our fishermen is secured al the CONNER
cial PRIVILEGES for which they have
oeen c0ntending, with the exception
CT the right to purchase bait
IN Canadian waters, which il expressly
withheld. Their right 20 enter Canadian
ports for fua !, water ana repairs IL con-
coded, and certain bays which are speci,
ded are to remsin under the exclusive
Jurisdiction OF Canada. Tn re is nothing
IN the provisions Of the treaty, il il s.fi
which necessi stes the removal Of the
duty on Canadian f n or in apy wa7
Charges Gus tar f system. In its impor-
tsnt features The tresty is favorable n
the United Atrs, and while new and
valuable privileges have been scouired
This hsH been done withou, any costly
sacrince on cur part. Secretary Bsyard
states that the published reports purport-
ing to give tie essential textures of the
treaty were uaauthonz=d and wholly
wrong.
The American negotisfors left for their
homes to-day. Sir Charles Upper aid
Mr. Chamberlain will remain Ia Washing
ton few days longer. TIE latter eS-
p cts 70 sail for Eag aOd in soousa week.
MILLS TO SPEAK IN RHODE ISLAND,
Special to the Gazette.
WAsHINGTON. Feb. I7.-Congressms
Mills left Tonight for Providence. Ri.