The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-15
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
HAS "A MEETING.
The Repu blicans Organizing to Defeat
the Mills Bill-The Proceedings OF
congress--Th Bridge Bill-Capital
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Special Dispatch tofheAppcal
WAsnISoToN, March l4.-At the meet
ing n the ways Ind means committee to-
day the tariff bill was taken up for consid-
Grafton for the first time in full committee.
The whole time Of the meeting was, how
ever, consumed in the reading OF tho bill.
There will be another session OF the com
mittee tomorrow, and from then on daily
until the bill is disposed Of and reported to
the House This il is expected will be
about next Wednesday or Thursday.
Meanwhile tho Republicans have not
been idle. Approaching the fact that the
tariff question is going to be the subject Of
paramount interest and importance in the
coming presidential campaign, they are
straining every nerve TO unite their
forces. They have perfected system
attic organization among the men,
bers Of tho House and Senate Of
their party. This plaza OF campaign
has been definitely laid out bv Messrs
Kelley, Browne, Reed, Mckinley and Bur
rows, the Republican members OF the ways
and means committee, in conjunction with
Senators Morrill,, Sherman, Jones Of Ne
vada, Allison, Aldrich and IIiscock, the
Republican members OF the Senate COM
mittee on finance. These gentlemen have
held numerous meetings, and decided
upon the plan which should be adopted
by the party in Congress. They also up.
portioned out the country and TO each dis
trict assigned chairman, whose duty il
should be TO call meetings Of the members
Of Congress from the section over which
he was to preside, and discuss with them
on the subject, get all their views, and en-
deavor to secure unity OF action. Each oil
these chairmen was provided with state
ment concerning the plan decided upon
by the leaders, TO which he was rs nearly
as possible required 10 make the views ol
hif particular section conform.
| The chairmen have been very busy the
past three weeks, and caucuscs and con.
ferenccs are being held every night. As
soon as something definite has been
learned OF the views OF the representatives
from each section the chairmen will meet
| together and report 10 the gentlemen
named above, and will then assist them in
the preparation Of bill which shall be nc.
ceptable TO the whole party.
The gentleman from whom this iniorma.
ton was obtained, himself one Of the
leaders, says that the bill which will
eventually be presented by the Republic,
ans will be a very short one. II will no,
be much like tho bill introduced by Mr..
Randall, and viii make very few changes
in the tariff schedule. He could thus neg.
atively describe the plan decided upon,
but 10 do 40 positively lac thought would
be breach Of good faith. He
would, hQYeses - cay that II
was "liablo" TO take a tax OF SIS, 200, 0OC
OF OF sugar and give a bounty OF q, 900, 0OC
10 the sugar raisers. IL was 'liable" "a
take the tax off Of all tobacco manufact.
ured and manufactured, except per.
haps q slight tax on cigars. II was also
liable 10 make free alcohol used In the
arts and TO place those imported articles
which are not produced or manufactured
in this country ON the free list. The Ro-
publicans say they cannot support MIR,
Randal's bill rs II now stands.