The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-09

finance Committee on Monday, which
they will most likely do, giving it to the
full committee on Tuesday.
The Federal constitution provides that
the CONDENSATION of Justices of the Su-
preme Court shall not be diminished dur
ing their terms of Office, and that the Pres
idenl's compensation shall not be increased
or diminished during his term of Office. In
We've of this the question has arisen as to
the power of Congress to make the income
tax applicable to these officers. When the
war income tax was levied in 1868, Chief
Justice fancy wrote letter TO Secretery
of the Treasury Chase declaring, in his
opinion. the law was unconstitutional, as
it impaired The independence of the CO.
ordinate branches Of the Government. and
il was at the same time question which
could not be judIcially determined. because
every member OF the Supreme Court would
be an interested party and barred from
considering it. Alter the war Secretary OF
the Treasury Richardson refunded to the
justices the money withheld under the tax.
The possible attitude of the silver Re-
publlcans with reference to the tariff bill
has been the theme of considerable talk
about the Senate since the Wilson bill
reached that body. Inquiry develops the
fact that they will. without exception. OPP
pose the bill for two reasons. They are
protectionistS in principle, and some of
them think if the tariff could be allowed to
remain as at present it would be in the
interest of silver. They argue that if the
tariff is changed and hard times continue
many will be DISPOSE ed to find N the change
The cause Of depression, whereas ii the
tariff is allowed to remain as it Is and
times do not improve ii Will at once be-
come apparent the tariff had not caused
the dizziness of trade, and people may be
led TO believe 1t was due TO the scarcity OF
money. While. however, the silver Re-
publican Senators Will oppose the bill.
will vote against it and will make special
efforts to defeat clauses bearing upon The
special interests in their respective States.
II is probable some OF them will not aid
their Republican colleagues in securing
delay upon the passage OF the bill.
Senator Wolcott to-day presented an
amendment to the tariff bill retaining the
Mckinley duties on wool.
Sherman presented in the Senate to-day
memorial from the National Wool
growers Association, reciling the refusal
OF the Finance Committee 10 grant q hear
ing on the wool schedule in the tariff bill,
and representing that the present duties in
the Wilson bill will ruin the wool industry
The wool-growers concluded their con-
vention tonight after preparing an ad-
dress TO the wool-growers of the country.
The address urges the continuance, even
under the new tariff law, of interest of the
wool-gIowers in their industry, the maln-
tenance of State and country organ izations,
and the preservation of fiocks, especially
the preservation OF ewes. even at a tenn
porary loss. is urged In order that the
wool-growing industry may possibly re-
cover under subsequent laws, should they
be passed.
SWANSEA. Feb. S.-Ten manufacturers
OF tin plate here, who employed 1900
hands, have closed down. Despite the
passage of the Wilson bill in the American
House of Representatives the depression
in the tin-plate industry seems TO increase.