Morris tribune., 1897-03-31

MONDAY. MafcH 1zftu4 Degatl lHe
debate on the new tariff bill, aud il
the plans of the Republicans IN
the house do rot mls-carly the bill
will pass the house before April
1st Chairman Dingley prepared
the majority report on thus mea-
sure and made the opening speech
in the debate, and Representative
Bailey of Texas will submit the re-
port of the minority. Mr.. Ding
ley says that it the bill becomes Il
law bA Nay 1t. he expects the
levenue under it for the first year
to be S75,000,000. If it is not
enacted until July 1st; he says the
government viii lose .sat least
SO, 10000 OF revenue as specula-
ulators will import large quantl-
ties of goods on which it is pros
posed to increase the duties. Mr..
Dinglry IN his report declares 1t to
be the I'M operative duty of congress
to 50 adjust Quite, : o >ecue / he
needed revenue to carry on the
government and to better protect
the industries hich have suffere,t
the past three years from tult quail
foreign competitions. : Thr,l' bate
on the bin will continue every day
from 10 A. NJ. to II P. M. until
March 81, when a vote will be
taken. The bill will be passed
without any difficult.
Mr.. Baiiey's r.! ort is expected
to be conservative and will not
treat the subject Of free raw ma
terial upon which it is understood
there is difference of opinion
among the Democro tic mem bers.
It Will refute the arguments ad-
vanced in the Dingley report that
more revenue is now needed, and
that protective tariff is for the
best interests Of the people. Mr..
Dingley confidently predicts an in
crease of 100000, 900 in revenue
under the new law Some Of the
largest revenue producers are sugar
$2l, 100000; wool SIT, 500,O 900;
manufactures of wool $27, 900, 900;
tobacco 100000.
The senate while waiting for thu
tariff bill from the house is spend
ing some time on the treaty Of ar
bitration with Great Britain. SEN
ator Davis WHO has succeeded Mr..
Sherman as chairman Of the For
eign Relations Committee, says
that as amended the treaty avoids
all the specific objections made to
the original document. Senator
Stewart is still opposed to the
treaty, declaring it practical abdi-
cation of the power of congress to
declare war.
1t is rumored that Secretary oil
the Interior Bliss is abont to re-
sign because the pres dent did not
agree with him IN his decision Of
the Chicago Lake front case in
which he so severely arralgned |
Judge Lamereux the late land com
missioner The secretary in com
menting on the decision of Judge
Lamereux said it was without |
faith or credit whereupon the
land commissioner Immediately
sent in his resignation. The Sec
rotary did not accept it and was
considering TIE question Of dis
missing the commissioner when
the president ordered the secretary
to accept the resignation Of the
commissioner He further sus-
tanned ] edge Lamereux's decision.
This was a direct rebuke to the
secretary, and he contemplated |
severing his connection With the
administration. This is the first
rumor Of the kind affecting the
present cabinet, but it is reasona-
bic to expect many more.
Secretary Sherman has found
good birth for his son-in- law, Mr..
James McCallan, as compiler of
laws under the state department.
The compensation is $4,000 per
session. and the position is consid
cred regular plum. It is inter
esting to note that Mr. Hlney stole
a march OIL the present secretary
and Clint Soma ,y.od Ram hlia m