New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-21
TARIFF Thinkers AT WORK
AepEALs WITH THE TOBACCO MEN.

"pARsER" MOORE AND HIS MISSION - MORE
SECRET HEARINGS AND PLEDGES.
BY rErgaRArH THE TRIBUNE
w.su,xcroy. Ian. 90" Premier" Mills is con-
hned 10 his room with an attack OF NERVOUSNESS
md insomnia superinduccd, his physician thinRs,
nv overwork and anxiety. But the work OF tarih
,ir,,or;ng goes bravcly on under the general di-
rection of Mr. McMillin. of Tennessee, who is the
second member of the WAYS and Means Commit
too He has the cheerful and ready aid not only
~ otl,cr Democratic members of the committee,
lint of Parsccn Moore also. Any proposition
"a revise the tariff and strike down American in
dustrics brings Mr.. Moore to the National Capitol
as swiftly as steam can carry him. lie appears
TO enjoy the confidence of Chairman Mills IN q
greater degree than he did that of Colonel Morri-
son In the last Congress. 1t was Whispered ui9
the Illinois statesman had discovered at WsI ulaO
the Parsee Merchant" was 1rlehd VI let
lection or an advocate OF free tr"oe ao US NOT
disintnrcsted adviser on either side OF the tarlh
question especially the protectiQn ST. qre has
said on excellent authoTitv 1ha ;So in Years past
Rnt the gullelcss Sage of Corscana, as W. -
McMillin who may be STYLED the ,d con
CortbaUer Tenn seems to have uhpouIItucu ~ ~
fdencc in HIM and he ought TO ma tne NaSiii'f +,
ton season" pleasant ana p Tron,; E", nona
has been discovered that tne Duiho no hold sew
hers have plucked up courage enough w Srs in
erai daylight conferences behind Locked doors III
a basement room Of tie Capitol The WAYS anu
it I, ;S NOT suited to the purposes OF what
prominent member of the House STYLES con,
spiracv to attack and ruin Important Aniello"H
II is understood that the Democratic mc , ,;,
of fhc WAYS and Means have made a ucai WIN
fhe tobacco men. and that tohacco Is 10 haNS q
e,'o tovNeav two cents per pound-0n chewing
and smoking tobacco and abolish the 'H vi t eSi
tobacco only. The tobacco men urssu IIe r. the
t;6n Of This small tax. on the ground that II the
whole should he abolished ana the machinery Ia
its collection DESTROYED some manufacturers wp n
soon begin to put up tobacco IN PACKAGES ai III
ont from those now required bv law. and tnaI
confusion in the methods OF dong business W9uIu
result They urged also that II the TAX shoulu Va; o
renooled altogether some emergency ml9llt arIss
which would require Congress to rclmpose IT, anu
that could be more easily done if the machlne,rV
,,,pt ncrmancncy and think that small tax
which would not he felt by the country "ouiu
insure such pcrmanencv.
~ Is pfctty difficult to appreciate the force OF
this reasoning. The fact is that the Irohlaole
Manufacture of tobacco, cigars ana cI4dreOuro
nnder the machinery Of the Internal revenue
laws has fallen into the hands Of manufacturers
viii, largo capital, who virtually have monop0y
q tn, business, large capitalists 40 OF ole
whiekev distling business or course Inc large
manufacturers desire to retain the advantage they
now posseSs and thay oppose the repeal OF me
tobacco and whislley taxes just as the matcn h
manufacturers a few years ago opposed The fepeai
NJ the match tax A small tax seems 10 answer
their purposes quite as we'll as large one IN
rcither case can men with small capital compete
with them. . u
PM no matter whether q fax Of two cents per
ponnd Nc in the interest NJ monpnolv or not me
tobacco mon claim 10 have received ITSu "n n,sS
from the Democratic members OF tho WAYS ~, 9nu
Means Committee" that II shal hn r"ta1n"o. ms
shows flat the Democratic members are inspired
Nv accommodating spirit; moreover " ,noir.u .
that thov are nv no means anxious that IN" mum,
bor ~ Dn,norra+ic ofP cohOldors shall In rednc"d
on tie eve Of Presidential clN'tion or course
so lon" as the machinery OF collecron IS pr'ScrN'J
and kept in operation. so lone must me force oi
collectors. deputy collectors. etc. he 1nalh'aihcu'
A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE HOUSES.
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION MNY GIVE RISE 10
TROUBLE-PL.Ns TO AVERT IT.
washington. Jan 90 (Srecal)-An interesting
controversy which may result in conflict OF
authority or Jurisdiction, has arisen between the
Senate and the House Just prior to the holiday
recess the House adopted report from the Com
mttee on Rules, which, among other things IN
ere sed the membership Of the House Committee
on the Library from three to five. Mr. landau
stated, as u reason for this increase, mat au-
ditional important duties deNOlNed upon the GUM
1nittao in connection with the construction or the
new library building 10 be erected directV easO
OF the Ca itol" ~,
and Tor very plain reasons. Under the standing
rules of each house, Committee on the LIBRARY
and tho Federal law section 81, KeNlseo statues.
is authorized and appointed and empowered 10 act
Jointly with a like committee of the other House.
authorizes u joint Committee OF Congress upon me
library 10 consist Of three members Of the
of Representatives Other sections of the law
fully define the duties ana powers oil the Jolht
committee.
Thus far this session the Senate Committee on
the Library h-s not met the House Committee and
there is an understanding that no JOINT meeting OF
the committees Of the houses will be held so long
as the present inequality Of membership snail
continne The Senate found a legal and more
consistent way to attend TO the increased duties
growing out of the construction of the new Ii
bray bnildinr. TO be erected directly east OF the
Capitol and accordingly appointed a Select
Committee on Additional Accommodations for the /
Library Of Congress" in addition 10 its regular
standing Committee on the Library. ich latter
forms part of the joint committee recognized IN
the laws. - g. -
Mr. Evarts is the chairman Of the Standing ON
nttec Of the Senate with McsSrs Hoar and Voor-
hccs as associates while Mr. VOORHEES, is the char
man Of the Select Committee on Additional Accom-
rodations for the Library with Mcssrs Butler,
Gibson Morrill, and Chandler as associates. Sena-
tor Evarts as the chairman Of the Senate Com
mttee on the Library, will confer with the
Sneaker Of the House in relation TO this question,
and the Speaker will lay the m1ttcr before the
Uous>sfor consideration with Wow 10 the adop-
ton Of some remedy for the objection raised by
the Senate.