The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-27
LOW TAXES ON TOBACCO.
rHE KENTUCKY DELEGATION AP-
PEALS TO CARLISLE.

He Agrees to Recognize Mr.. Randall
70 Make a Motion to Go into Com
--,ittee of the Whole if Majority of
the Democrats Request 1t - The
Prospects.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Louisville
+obacco men who came on here to try to
c,ot the Randall-Cowles internal revenue
hill through before the House adjourned,
worked all day at the House. They saw
Mr. Randall first He told them that he
bod no doubt that the bill would pass if it
obould be considered. 1t was a mere ques-
tion of consideration. and this de-
nended largely upon the recognition
If the speaker. He urged them
n bring all their influence to bear upon the
sneaker. Going to the speaker they urged
him as a Kentuckian to help them get the
internal revenue bill through in order to
repeal the tobacco taxes aud free his con-
stituents from portion, at least, of the
onpressive internal revenue laws.
CARLIsLE's REPLY.
The sneaker said That no Kentuckian was
more anxious than he to relieve the people
from the burden of taxation, but the tariff
taxes must be reduced. The democrats in
the national convention had determined
mon this policy just as the republicans in
their national convention had determined
mon the opposite policy. He was willing
to repeal the tobacco taxes or some one of
them but only in connection with reduc-
tion of tariff taxation. II have promised
Mr.. Mills he said, "that would recog
nize him to move to 60 into committee of
the whole to consider revenue bills 1t will
~ Nd ha tU nF ha
House to say what revenue bill shall be con-
sidered."
WOULD RECOGNIZE MR.. RANDALL.
"Would you recognize Mr.. Randall"
asked the Kentuckians, Ito move the pas
sage of the Cowles internal revenue bill
under suspension Of the rules"
81 would" said Mr.. Carlisle, eff ma
iority of the democrats of the House sign
request to that effect"
With that they came out and Mr.. Cowles
started round the democratic side with
petition addressed to tue speaker asking
him to recognize "a democrat to move the
passage under a suspension OF the rules Of a
bill repeating tobacco taxes"
HOW HE GOT ALONG.
Up to the time that Kennedy of Ohio
upset the house, Mr.. Cowles had gotten
forty signatures. Even if he is able to get
majority, Mr.. Randall may not make the
motion, for he can get at his object mo e
easily by moving to amend the first revenue
bill reached in committee of the whole by
substituting or attaching the internal rev.
enue Abill. 1t is doubtful whether Mr..
Randall has two-thirds of tue House for
his motion, although it is certain that he
has majority OF it.
ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS.
The delegation made the point that aside
from the injury to business interests arising
from the tendency of the bill. the failure
on the part of the House to pass it would
result disastrously to the democracy in GER
tain southern states. The tobacco men are
encouraged this morning over the success of
that part of their programme which involves
the disposition of the appropriation bills
as preliminary to consideration of the TO-
bacco bill. Meanwhile to strengthen their
position in the estimation Of certain mem
bers who are believed to be in doubt about
their course, arguing that the tobacco bill
would fail to pass the Senate if favorably
acted upon by the House. The tobacco men
have been making a quiet canvass of the
Senate, and now say that they are assured
that the bill will certainly pass that body if
it can be reached.