The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-29
NATIONAL CONGRESS,
THE WAYS AND MEAS
CLOSE TARIFF HEARING
THE DEMANDS OF
TIE FARMERS:
Tobacco Tax, The Great Tobacco
Trust, the Whiskey Ring, Ed-'
mund's Bill on National uni
yersity and Inebriate Asy-
lnms; Negroes, Mormons,
Chinese, The Window
81 yer Bill, Morgan
and the Jesuits, Etc.

III yer Bill, Morgan
and the Jesuits, Etc.
The Ways and Means committee
have closed their hearings on the
tariff, and are now engaged in form
ulating their Tariff Reform Bill.
The difficulty will be TO harmsnize
the various conflicting interests in
the various sections. Probably SUI
gar will be the most difficult article
to harmonic; though it is quite
certain that high protective tariff
will be placed on that article as the
planters demand. The farmers, for
the first time in the history Of this
government, have appeared in strong
force before the committee, ANA
have urged their demands with great
force. They have shown wisdom.
tact and sagacitY, and have certain
| ly made deep impression ON the
Committee Of Ways and Means; and
they will probably receive consider
alton from the committee. They
have unanimously demanded the re-
peal Of. the tobacco tax out and out,
and a high tariff Of 50 to S. pound
on the Dutch Trust Sumatra wrap
per. The tobacco manufacturers
have steadily demanded retention
Of the tax, and its reduction to two
cents pound, upon the. plea that it
IS necessary to protect their trade
marks. This is stoutly denied BY
the farmers and as stontly opposed
by them. Various organizations
have been started by the tobacco
manufacturers to oppose the repeal
of the tax when it comes up in the
House. The formation Of a great
tobacco trust uRder the name of the
American Tobacco Company will
help the farmers in their fight in
the house. Il is probable the farm
ers and their allies will succeed in
procuring on out and out repeal OF
the tobacco tax.
The Whiskey ring oppose free
fruit brandy or free alcohol IN med
licine and the mechanic arts. Some
are willing to see the tax reduced
from 90 cents TO 80 cents a gallon.
| It is thought that the Ways and
Means Committee will report their
tariff Bill early in February, and
will push il forward as rapidly as
possible.
Senator Edmund's bill TO cele-
brate the centennial and fourth
from Columbus discovery, BY build.
ing a great National University al
Washington, is attracting some at.
ltention, though it is not probabl.
that it will pass. He has also in.
troduced bill to establish an Asy-
lum for Inebriates.
Senator Buffers bill to eolonize
the negroes in the Congo Free State
is one Of those wild yagaries thai
only create as'ir. The great eTodu:
Of the negroes to the cotton State:
, shows that the whites there want
them to make cotton and sugar, and
that they do not want them colon.
lied to Africa. On the same line
however, Senator Mitchell has intro.
) duced a stringent bill to send bach
the Chinese and prevent their eyel
looming to the United States; Will.
Sir. Stewart has introduced bill In
the House to disfranchise Mormon,
I'm the Territories and prevent theil
beng naturalized as citizens. Th.
colomzing of citizens who may b.
Objectionable TO other citizens, al
the expence Of the Government j,
absurd to say the least. It ma,
do harm, and certainly can do n.
good.
a Mr. Butterworth Of Ohio, will
in a few days, introduce silver bill
] embOdying the views Of Secretary
Windows on silver money. It vii
provoke sharn discussion, and Al
, there are now no party lines on th,
! silver question, the fate Of the Win
L dsns silver bill will be very prob
lematical.