The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-21

ternal revenue taxes.
Mr.. Hatch replied that he was opposed to
their repeal until the taxes on necessaries of
life are first reduced. Applause.
Several republicans-"No let us hear from
Virginia"
Mr.. Burnes remarked upon the manner in
which the house dubbed over when tobacco
was mentioned, and expressed the fear that
when the other element, which was covered
by the internal revenue law was mentioned a
regular Pandora's box would be opened He
then brought back the discussion to the sub
Ject matter Of the bill.
MIR. BLOUNT's ELL.
WAsHIHGToY, February 1.-THE commit
tee on agriculture agreed to report favorably
Mr. Blounts bill authorizing the governors of
states to accept the appropriations made by the
general government to establish agricultural
experimental stations in the states. This bill
was introduced because the Georgia legislature
had n elected to accept the fifteen thousand
dollars which was to 90 to her and in order
that she may get the payments due before the
next session of the legislature. Mr.. Hatch,
the chairman of the committee, informed Mr..
Blount today that he understood about twenty
states were in the same predicament as
Georgia, and before reporting he desires to
confer with Comptroller Durham and get up a
bill which will meet the requirements of all
the states In other words, he desires to ar
range it in order that all the states will get the
amount due them and lose nothing by the neg
Mr.. Grimes introduced a bill in the house
today to create a federal court in Columbus.
Mr.. Grimes, although new member, has
been remarkably successful in his work for
Columbus, and have no doubt but that he
will succeed in getting both his public build
ing bill and the above mentioned one through
the house. His work is appreciated by his
constituents, and he should be reelected
without opposition. The fourth district could
certainly not be better represented in con-
gress.
CLEvFaANr AND THE NOMINATION.
I talked with some of the members of the
ways and means committee this morning in
regard to the rumored possibility of President
Cleveland declining a denomination if the
democratic house failed to sustain him in
passing bill in accordance with his message.
They have announced that their bill will be
ready to report the latter part of next week,
and seem to think there will not be enough
opposition to call forth letter declining the
denomination from President Cleveland. They
expect opposition to some portion of the bill,
especially the wool and internal revenue
features, but are inclined to the opinion that
Mr.. Randall and his followers will appreciate
the necessity of unity in the party on the eve
of the presidential election and will accept the
bill with probably some notifications. They
say this is not the time to repeal the whisky
tax, and seem to think the Randall wing will
appreciate this and with other notifications
of the internal revenue system will accept the
bill.
However, they will most probably be Sadly
mistaken, for Mr.. Randall has already an
nounced his position in favor of repeating the
internal revenue laws, in toto. AL
thafgh it has been stated otherwise, it is said
by Mfr. Cdndler there viii probably be two
other members of the Georgia delegation who,
when the time comes, will vote for the repeal
Of tho internal revenue laws: North
Carolina and Nirgingia will vote
solidly for this, ar, South Carolina 77ill be
divided. Tennessee and Alabama will also
chip in few votes, and | have no doubt but
that when the time comes the ways and means
committee will be considerably surprised to find
how many democrats there are who favor the
entire repeal of the internal revenue laws.
Mr.. Joseph j. O'Donohue, the Tammany
hall leader of New York and now i'll Washing
ton, today, IN speaking of a democratic victory
i'll the next presidential election, said:
ut all depends upon the action of demce ats
in the house on the tariff question, and we
must do something to reduce the surplus. L
spent an hour with Mr. Randall this morning
and we discussed this matter at some length.
Mr. Randall understands the situation fully
and assures me that tariff bill will be passed
at this session. do not know whether he
means the bill the ways and means committee
are maturing, or whether he will have ono of
his own. l am entirely satisfied with his as
sufanCe that something will be done. Ii tho
democrats fail to pass n tariff bill l am afraid
it will be extremely difficult forus to succeed"
He further said that Tammany would give
n local and cordial support to the democratic
candidate, whoever he might be.
The national democratic committee will
meet here in Wizards hotel on Wednesday,
to determine the time and place for holding
the national convention. New oril and san
Francisco are both working vigorously for the
convention, but the impression now among the
members OF the house seem to be most general
that the convention Will be held in Chicago in
July.
There is decided opposition to Sherman's
nomination expressed by the republican men,
bers of the house. They are OF the opinion
that if Sherman is nominated, it will drive
from the republicans every IriSh-Amelican
who voted for Blaine, when his true position
on the late British treaty becomes known.
Sheridan is probably the greater favorite
among the republicans here now.
a prominent southern congressman was to-
day the center of group of wise and learned
representatives in the house lobby. They
were discussing trusts and the congressman
in question explained to his colleagues the eff
feet upon the people the sugar trust would
have.
Said he $50 far as the sugar trust is con-
cemed, although two or three factories are not
in the trust or combination, with the advance
in price of about two cents per pound on refined
sugar. made by the trust within the past two
months, the cost 10 the consumer if entertain
ed for one year will, and must be, a,least sixty
million dollars or, in other words, with pro-
duction of three thousand million pounds of
sugar. in advance Of two cents per pound
means profit TO the sugar rotner of sixty mill
lion dollars over and above the prices of re-
tined sugar ruling last year. 1t may be said
that all ofthe cane sugar refiners on the Attain
tic coast, including two or three in Philadel-
phia and Boston, will maintain the advance
Of two cents per pound"
This much may be said Of refined sugar
bat the sugar trust proposes to go further. and
is going further. 1t can and has advanced the
price Of refined sugar, and it can and has re-
duoed the buying and selling price of raw
sugars Cargoes Of raw sugars recently ar
irving in Atlantic ports and especially the port