Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-23
Daily Sentinel.
ADJOUNNMENT.

There is no telling when Congress VIII
adjourn. There is no likelihood of an
adjournment before the middle of August,
and the session may be protracted even
beyond that date. Were it not that the
Fall campaign is approaching it might run
into November, but there is no danger OF
that. The reason why the peoples
servants in Congress are sweltering away
their energies at the National Capital is
that there is a good deal of money "ly-
ing around loose" as it were. The reve-
Il e yield about $3.50, 000, 900 more now
than is needed to run the Government.
The Democrats have insisted upon a
revision Of the tariff to cut off this
surplus and tighten the burdens OF the
people to that extent. They have no
morbid Utopsin notion that national
debts should be paid off at one stroke.
The debt was incurred not only for the
benefit Of the present, but for the well
fare OF future generations OF American
citizens as well. 1t is being paid OFT fast
enough now. 1t is a f%anciful idea, this
thing of calling in our bonds right now
and owing nobody, for the sake OF dis
playiu, to the world an extraordinary
condition of finance. The nation is
growing prodigiously, and at the present
rate of ~debt-paying, allowing for the
increase of wealth, it will not be many
years before the United States will not
owe a cent in the world. To the propo-
sition Of revising the tariff the Republi-
cans said NO" They referred the
whole matter to the much-discussed
Tariff Commission. The leading papers
of the East then opened on them. Our
Republican friends saw that they had
blundered, and they tried to set them
selves right. Then came the Kelly
Revenue bill, cutting down the whisky
and tobacco tax, the tax on pertumery,
patent medicines and matches Here
was relief for the people-with a ven
geance The banks and whisky rings
closed with a slight let-up ON the cost OF
Mother Winslow's soothing syrup! More
howl by the papers. When the bill got
into the Senate the Republicans held {
caucus and agreed to add X other arti
Giles, among which were sugar and Besse
mer steel. This has opened VI
the whole subject in the Senat,
and the Democratic Senators are strug
Cling for a general reduction all alont
the line. There will be a long, wind.
fight over the bill in the Upper House
and when it gets back to the Lowe
House the fight will be resumed agail
a6 initio. mo tariff but for revenue,
revenue meaning the bare needs for gov
ernmental expenses, is the ground square
ly taken by the Democrats, The battl
will be fought out on this issue if !
takes all Summer. In this, as in ever,
other question OF general interest and ma
tional Importance, the Democrats hav
voiced popular sentiment. Their antag
onists perceive this clearly enough now
after the press Of the nation has discusse
the r~eyenue-tariff business, and they Sc
that it will be polite for them to yield
but they will not do SO without ever
preliminary effort to secure a graceful
and harmless retreat for themselves
BY the time the discussion is closed an,
the tariff is cut down to a level with tn
mere running expenses OF the Govern
ment, they will have fortified their posi-
zion by volumes of sophistry to refut
the just claim Of the Democracy to b
recognized as the opponents OF the wishe
Of the people. Meantime the TART
Commission is waiting to see if there vii
be anything left for them to do. The,
are an i'll assorted set, if assorted at all
and it would be well if Congress SHOULD
take the wind out of their sails. The,
are decidedly a body Of corporation con.
nubiators and proteotionists, and what
ever report they may submit next De
oembsr, as the result of their labors, i
not apt to enlighten Congress on tn,
vexed question, but will hardly be NOR,
than a text for more ~wrangling on tn,
same subject. The people are lookin!
on critically while their servants ar,
sweating away the dog days,