New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-06
BENEDICT " usTTEs" THE STATES.

A CURIOUS BIJNDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ECON
cMy A~D suhM HrFoRN.
WASHINGTON. March tSpcciub. -Wlnn he wns
Under examination by the Honse Gommiftee on
Printing on Saturday Reformer" Benedict was
asked some questions by Mr. Gallingcr respecting
tire dismissal by him of experienced and com
potent proof readers, most Of whom happened to
be Republicans, and the appointment OF incon-
petcnt men, who happen to be Democrats in their
places. The Public Printer did not seem to know
much about the qualifications OF any OF the men,
either the men discharged OR the men appointed,
which was not surprising. inasmnch as he has ad-
mttcd that he never served an apprenticeship as
printer, but picked up" thc trade around y
printing Office. Mr. GalLnger produced a number
OF defective bills and reports which had to be re-
pr nted because OF incompetent proof reading.
One suoh document, which he did not produce,
was found in the House document room today.
II is Mr.. Grains joint resolution to amend thc
Constitution of the United States, measure
which has pUvoleed a good deal OF discussion
As it came frVn the hands of Rcformer' BENEDICT
to the House of Representatives 1t contained this
passage:
The twelfth article OF the amendments to the Con
stttufrn % IN" Tuicd S'"trs shall 10 amcrdcd &c
United States Well 1t rs generally under
stood that Benedict heartily sympathlzed with
the efforts of The South some years ago TO unite
the States but nobody supposed that. even as
aclicate compliment to Jefferson Davis ana MS
words United States" at this late day. 1t is
understood that second edition OF the JOINT reso-
OF the United States II is to be hoped that before
the investigation ends the Committee on Printing
will ascertain how much money it has cost TO
correct the blunders and reprint the documents
spoiled by the incompetent political strikers who
have hecn employed by the great Rcformer TO
replace competent and slsilful men who have been
discharged because they were RcpuhLcans and eX-
veterans Of The Union Army
TWO MOLE REVENUE BILLS COMING.
RANDAiLs Nj ASSURE 10 b.. OFFERED Io-DAY-A
DEMocRATIc INTERNAL REVENUE BILI-
WASHINGTON, March tSpecialj.-Alr. Randall
expects TO oher his bill To revise the Tariff and
Internal Revenue laws tomorrow. The main
features Of the BILL as described in fnr TRIBUNE
several days ago, remain unchanged, but good
many notifications have been made in minor
particulars The bill is in harmony, Mr. Randall
says, with his declaration in the House last
Wednesday tllat In FUR as American Industries
are conc.rued, they are not day in any danger
IlIs purpose has been to raise rates where large
and increasing impOrtations show that present
rates do not afford adeq uae protection to reduce
rates where reductions can be safely made, and
TO correct inequalities where they are 1ound 10
exist The schedules and classIfcatlOns Oi tho
pr sent Tariff law have been followed thrOng h0ut,
except in few cases like that of worsted goods,
where q rcclass 1cation WAS necessary. The bill
is complete in the sense that 1t covers all
the items in the present law. In that as IN other
respects il differs radically from the production Of
the Dark Lantern cabal. All Internal taxes
swept away as are the taxes on brandy distilled
from fruits other than the grape and the Internal
tax on whiskey is reduced TO so cents per gallon
with q prov7isO that the tax on alcohol used IN
manufactures and the arts shall be rcmitted.
The " Dark Lantern" people have completed
their bill to reduce Internal taxes. but decline to
expose II to the public gao before they lay II
before the Why's and Means Committee. The chief
provisions of this bin were published in THE
1RrRUr~ OF Saturday. Thev is some uncertainty
as to whether il repeats thu fruit brandy tax. but
the general imprcsSion is that enough of the tax
has been retained to justify the retention OF the
full force Of gaug"rs Keepers, etc IL Is under
stood that tho bill also contains provisions giving
the United States Judges authority to prescribe
minimum punishments in their discretion for
violations Of the Internal Rcvcnuc laws, and other
provisions which the honest moonshiner will hail
with satisfaction.