Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-26
WILL SPLIT ON WOOL.
The Revenue Reduction Bill Ready to
be aid Before the Whole Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
RsndaIPs Tariff Schs dule Submitted
to AilIs-Ths Great Fight will be
Made on Free Wool
the Law for Taxing DISPOSITIONS
Passes The House.
NEARING COMPLETION.


special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Chsirmen Mills
OF the ways and means committee said
to-day that his revenue reduction bill
was ready and would be brought before
the whole committee at the regular meet
ing on Tuesday. The Repub lean mem
bers have been notified of the fact and
have been requested to be present. The
bill adneres to the general line of reduc
lion laid down in the beginning The
whole amount of the theoretic reduction
will reach about $4,000, 900, Of which
S25 coo, 900 will come from repeal
of the internsl revenue tax on
manufactured tobacco, 100000
from the 20 per cent. reduction on
Sugar, IS, 900 600 from additions to the
tree list and the balance, about $780,
coo, from general sealing down Of Gus
tom duties On articles embraced in the
various tariff schedules. The commit
tee still favovs 81 on steel rails, 81. 90
on pig iron, so cents on iron ore and 30
cents ton on coal. The committee
had long discussion on these items,
which are still
SUBJECT TO NOTIFICATIONS,
but the figures mentioned represents the
purpose of the Democratic wing.
Representative Randall, who Is quite
Ill, mas submitted his tariff schedule to
| Chairman Mills. As rule the duties are
higher than the Democrats Of the ways
and means committee propose. AS an
| instance he places steel rails at S14 and
leaves pig iro at its present rate OF % 20
@ ton. He proposes an increase in the
duty on tin plate and retention OF the
present tutv on coal and iron ore. Ii
Chairman n lis really desires the comp O.
mise he talks he now has an opportunity
to demonstrate the fact. II is understood
that he favors
STRIKING MIDDLE GROUND
4 IS far as possible. The eplit, however,
Will be made en- free wool on which Mr..
Randall will not assent. The ways and
means CON mittee Democrats are grestlY
pleased with the selection OF an early
day for the convention. 1t may furnish
iufrm Congressman with the nerve and
decision to have a national expression Of
the tariff question in June. Mr.. Randall
( quoted as regarding the selection oil
an early day for the convention as very
bad politics. He goes further than bis
friends, the R puolicans, for they are
generally silent.
LANHAM's Bill PAssRD.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-On motion o
Mr.. Lsnham the following bill passed th'
House to-day: That In addition 20 the
fmode of taking the dispositions OF wit
nesses In cases pending at law in the Dis
trict and Circuit courts of the United
States, 1t shall be lawful to take the depo
sitions or testimony Of witnesses In th'
modes described by the laws Of the STATE
in which the co9fts are held. kr. Ian
hsm first argued this change in the Law
for taking dispositions in the lastCor gres
sid the bill wss passed in the House
but failed of consideration il
the Senate. This bill is regarded
IS coed measure and S remedial fea
lures will be generally approved.
Mr.. LaDhsm IS meeting with unusua
" success in tie passage of his bills bot
! for the general welfsre OF the countr
E and the interests of Texas which he ha
), done 80 much to promote. he is locke
upon as one of the few lesdIng men in tn
: House and his influence is felt on tn
? floor. Ees3s making national name fo
himself as g wise legislator. good lawy 6
and cafe adviser, adding to sill this, wide
spread popularity.