New-York tribune., 1889-11-07
vYEWs HELD BY REPBEsEyTArTgEs
OPINIONS OF REPUBLICAN coyGREssMEy on
PUBLIC QUESTIONS.


Washington. Nov Cspcciall-since the pibics.
ton in The Tribune Of October % Of synopsis %
the replies received from nncty-thrcc Republican,
Representatives In tho List Congress TO certain in
quires, The Tribune correspondent has obtained ex.
pressions Of opinion from ifiecn addt onal Repub
lican Congressman respecting tho same snbic;s max
ing the whole number Of replies 10s-og about "a
per cent OF the total Republican membership The
publication of a corrected synopsis, including the al
ditionai names, may be Of interest. Tho Questions
wero as follows:
I-Do you favor revision OF the tariff on the lInes
adopted by the Senate at its las session.
2-To what extent would you modify the Intesna
Revenue laws
3-Do you favor National control Of Congressional
clcctlonsl
4-Do you favor liberal appropriations for ocean
mail service. looking TO revival OF The American
merchant marine?
5-WiIl you indicate your first ard second choice
for Speaker OF the House!
The first question has now been answered in The
affirmative by 1Ol Representatives. and In the ncgS
tive by three while three gave no answer, and onA
declined to commit himself.
The number who favor the repeal soma
modification OF the Internal Revenue laws Is 02, While
Z oppose any chang; declined to commit themselves,
ana 1 gave no answer The replies which favor 70
peal or modification may now be classified as follows:
To abolish the Internal Revenue system f2 to abolish
It as practicable, 8 TO repeal tho tax on To-
bacco cigars ETC.. SO; to reduce, IL; to repeal tho
tax on alcohol used In manufactures and the mechanic
arts, IA repeal the tax tobacco and fruit spns
to repeal all the alcohol and reduce that on
fruit spirits TO repeal all taxes, except on whsiey
used a beverage ? I'm favor Of cons dera6le %
llberal' reduction, o. 10 will be observed thM
eighty OF the propositions involve in some manner hs
repeal OF the tobacco taxes while all favor reduction
of those taxes. In other words 81 Of the los Con-
gcssmen who express themselves in favor of repeal
or modification of the taxes would strike down the tar
tobacco.
The third question has now been answered In ths
affirmative by SO of the 1O5 representatives in the
negative by 4, and Ii not yet ready to commh
themselves.
TO the fourth question in regard to liberal policy
toward the American merchant marine, the number Of
affirmative replies received %: I replied
dtionaly In the negative, not ready 10
an opinion differed 10 the best means 10 sc-
cOmpsh the result which all Of them favor. and only
failed TO answer the inquiry.
To the fifth question So replies have been received
OF these Mr. Reed. of Maine. IS the first choice OF 40
and the second choice OF % Major Mckinley. of
Ohio the first choice of 81 and the second chUce Of
10 Mr. Cannon OF Illinois. IS the first choice Of IL
and the second choice OF 3 Colonel Henderson. Of
Iowa. is the first choice Of I Mr. Burrows Of Michi
gan, Is the first choice OF and the second choice Of
Q Mr.. Reed is the first choice Of 81 men outside Of
Maine. scattered in IL States and Major Mckinley has
10 votes outside OF Ohio scattered among states