Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-02
Mr.. MILLS TALKS.
WHAT he SAYS ABOUT TIE TARIFF
BILL.
The Internal.Bevenue Qusstion--John sher-
mans somersault- Bidding for
the Anti-Chinsse Vote.
From our Regular correspoudentl

From our Regular Correspondentl
WASHINGTON, d. g., March L.
Chairman Mills to-day submitted to the
Committee on WAYS aud Means the
tariff hill prepared by the Democratic
members OF the committee. The hill is
purely n tariff bill, aud is confined en-
tirely to customs duties. IL docs not
touch the subject OF internal-revenue
taxation. That will be embraced in
separate bill which viii provide for the
repeal Of the tobacco tax and probably
oi the tax on fuit-hrAndies. AS the
bill stands now it reduces the
customs duties about $50. 600 600. The
repeal of the tobacco tax would make
another reduction of about 500, 600, COO
70 that the aggregate amount of taxation
Of which the country would be relieved
would be about S75 600. 900. Mr.. Mills
said to-day that two or three hundred
articles would be placed upon the free
list Great care he'd been taken in
making up the free list not 10 interfere
in any way with the industries of our
people. and where any foreign country
land tax upon any specific article the
present duty on that article bad been
preserved. In the case OF IRON and steel
Int small reductions had been made, on
ugiron the reduction being only
sevcniy-tNO cents per ton. In the
case Of steel rails the reduction
IS IS per ton. Int that leaves very
handsome profit to the steel trusts that
now control the manufacture of that ar
tiClc. The committee would also intro
duce q hil for the repeal Of the tobacco
tax. which the House might incorporate
with the tamil bill The general I'M
preston is lhat this will be done so as TO
insure the passage Of both measures as
constituting "a harmonious whole, which
The Democratic party may present to the
country for ats approval
I'm the Seuste to-day Mr.. Sber-
man took advantage of pend
ing resolution requesting the Pres-
dent to ncgotiate "a treaty with China
with the provision that Chinese laborers
shall not be allowed to enter the United
States TO make n bid for the anti-Chi-
rese vote of the Pacific slope. Hereto
fore Mr. Shtrmans attitude has been in
opposition 10 the wcli-knoWn sentiment
of tho people OF California on this sub
lcct, but he entirely shifted ms ground
to-day, and said that whateverdiilercnces
OF opinion there bad been III the Senate
or the country IN regard TO the restrlc-
tion OF Chinese immigration, the time
lad come when the Chinese laborcr
should be excluded from this country,
because be would not adapt himself to
its civilization.
Mr.. Morgan stated for the benefit of
Mr.. sherman that the Administration
had already anticipated tins resolution,
aud the Secretary OF State was now ne
potiatirg a treaty with China on that
lasis. ID is rather late now for Mr.
Sherman and Republican senators OF his
ils TO be posing as the friends OF the
white men Of the Pacific coast.
Senator Edmunds has declined to al
low the use of bis name as a candidate
for delegate 10 the National Republican
Convention from Vermont upon the
ground that, in his opinion, members OF
Congress should not be sent to the con-
vtution. and for tine reason that 1t Is
morally certain Congress will be IN
session IN June and his attention Will be
required here. lie evidently appreciates
the desperate struggle which ms party
VIII have, and thus expresses himself.
&" Ii is, | think, folly to ignore the fact
that the contest We have TO wage against
the real foes, whether they mean 1t or
not, of American industry and produc-
lion. and Of equal political rights and OF
upright political administration, IS to be
81 severe one. and that victory can only
he achieved by perfect union, both IN
sentiments as to candidates and the
vigorous and Jealous cooperation OF all
who believe in republican principles. "
] he friends of MIR. Blaine construe this
as q parting fling at the Maine leader
and bid on the part of Edmunds HIM
self Tor the Mugwump support
The board of arbitration of the south
ern passenger agents. consisting OF Ma
Tor John Scrcven, Colonel Thomas h.
Carter, and Colonel T.. IA. Sibley, was IN
session at the Ebbitt House to-day.
Commissioner T. VI. IL. Talcott and As
sistant- Commissioner VI. Slaughter Of
the association, were present, and the
roads were represented by b. W. Wrenn,
general passenger agent East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia; {. !. Atwood,
Louisville and Nashville c. ID. Owens
and ". u. Hardee, Southern Florida
and Western railroad Sol. Haas and
James l.. Taylor, OF the Richmond aud
Dauvillc: and =. Howard Roger, of the
Sheuandosh-Valley railroad. The meet
ing of the board OF arbitration was secret
and It's proceedings were not made
known. subsequently the association
held "a meeting, at which the above gen
tlemen were present. and discussed mat
ters of railroad management, including
the operation Of the interstate commerce
bin over their lines. The matter OF rates
was not considered, and no apportion-
luent Of traffic was made.
Captain Guflin, OF the engineers office
of this district, has been granted leave
Of absence for SIX months.
At a meeting OF the Washington
National Monument Society to-day
Senator Sherman was elected first vice
president to succeed Mr.. W. W. Cor
,Jran.