Morris tribune., 1890-03-05
Letter From Washington.
To the Editor of the TRIBUNE.


WASHINGTON. March 3d.-The COM
mittee on ways and means are care
fully studying the tariff schedules, and
preparing bill which will greatly re-
duce the revenues, and make taxation
less burdensome. In the first place, the
internal revenue tax will be taken off OF
tobacco. This is q luxury which men
must have, and they ought not to be
taxed for it, as long as the government
does not need as much money as it is
constantly receiving. In the next place,
sugar Will be placed on the free list, or
made practically free. Sugar is ne
cessity to every family, and to every
member of the family. 1t ought not to
be taxed and shall not longer be. Here
after our carame!s will have to compete
with the INDECENT caramels of Europe;
and they can do it, too. In short, 1t
may be said, that the republican party
now in power is accomplishing so much
and preparing to accomplish SO much
more for the people, that its contlnu-
ance in power is no longer matter to
be questioned. It is settled.
:
One of the most useful members OF
the present House of Representatives,, is
Congressman ALT Taylor, of East Ten
nessee. He is fit colleague of Judge
Houk, and Major Evans. In fact, the
Tennessee republicans are all good men
and devoted to the interests of their
constituents. Congressman Taylor, how
ever, is especially we'll circumstanced to
be of superior service to his people. AS
member of the Committee on PEN
sions, he is able to have personal cogniz-
ance of the merits and condition Of
every pension bill, and his district is
full of loyal Union people who suffered
wounds and diseases in defense of the
Republic.
He is a hard worker and diligently
looks into this important branch of leg
islation. Moreover, Mr.. Taylor is a
member of the committee on War
Claims; and, in this committee he often
has opportunity to aid some of the good
patriots of East Tenn, who not only
suffered hardships and deprivations, but
sustained great losses of property by
depredations during the civil war. 1t is
we'll for these claimants that they have
such friend as Mr.. Taylor on this i'm
portant committee. He will see that in
every case, justice is done and the rights
of the people sustained. He is as popu-
lar here as he is in the grand old state
which he in part represents.
:
Riding up Capitol Hill this morning in
an Avenue street car, Mr.. Stone, of
Kentucky, was speaking in glowing
terms of the SPLENDID mules which are
raised in Kentucky, when Speaker Reed,
who sat opposite us, sententiously adj
ded: "Yes, Kentucky produces good
mules; and also, good mule-attoes."
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statesmen who howl at each other in
the House and abuse each other on the
hustings, are jolly lot of fellows, and
they get along splendidly together, So
cially. One never hears an unkind
word spoken by any of them toward
each other, outside of the debates which
are merely gable, for their constituents
to read. The fercest denunciations on
the floor of the House are mere sound
and fury, meaning nothing, except for
the admiration of their constituents.
:
Senator Call, of Florida, has been
keeping his tremendous jaws closed
tightly, ever since Senator Sherman re-
primanded him in the Senate last week.
The great Ohioan almost annihilated the
windy man from the Alligator State,
with his whitening statements concern
ing the violation of the courtesy of the
Senate, of which Call had been guilty.
ARMAT.
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