Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-12

and friends. j i r- possible iar llf arm
Is the aW either state w National. o.
--a-1 and stop thi. KIND q -ambline- y
should IS all means - done"
The Surplus in the Treasury.
There are now more than $I55.sp.pip in
t1- Treasury and tH= revenue exceed
zI.p.IunI DAY. The secretary ri the
Treasury dos not know what ~ d. vtith
rle m.ue.. The national banks ami rhe
l.ldlall--- aIe urging him Har O" call
aus more bonds. The le-- ~ the Treasury
caused IS tie reduction II internal
revenue taxes j. hardly noticeable. d.
doubtful j rl- reduction made Do
tho customs duties wiII lessen the amount
: ~ revenue received from that source.
T1a Ferts--l1ltl Congress viii He eGu-
tr0Hred with some interesting questions.
I'll. main reason urged for reducing
rsrr rates last Congress wa, that
zInu.,a-..9 q year more revenue were
I-iu- collected than was ueedcJ. This
sum. il was declared ought % re-
main DO tle pockets " the poo
pie. AFTER struggle. lasting many
weeks. nill reducing internal revenue
taxes. ana pretending ~ reduce the tariff
taxes. was passed. The same argument
tIl- that there are SIHpID.sn more
mcuee collected annually than j. re-
glIrerI. b. ~ pertinent uoW ~ D. was wear
ago. Congress must arrange for dI-po--
il- ~ TIE surplus w rejuce the revenues.
Which j. me wiser thing ~ Do. Sir. Ram
lau save take the tax 0f whisky and
. tobacco. He wants the entire revenue
-y,tsm abolished Mr. EsndaIr- views
harmonic Hlth those 10 Mr. KELLEY.
tha leader of tae protectioni.t-.
Their purpose j. ~ prevent aHy disturb
5nca - the tariff. Mr. Carlisle aud those
. uao agree with him say that the tariff
should De- reduced. Necc-.arie,, rather
than Ilxurie-. should be made cheaper.
Abolish tue tax on whisky and To-
I sacc1 and luxuTies are made
cheaper Reduce the tariff and
necessities arc made cheaper.
People whe Use whisky and tobacco can
afford 81 pay IN them Congress cannot
sery wcll avoid discussing the tariff next
winter. The question % the disposition
~ the surplus revenue viii force the tariff
question % tiH front. s way NAV be dis
. covered 20 dispose Of the surplus without
disturbing the tariff. but iu hunting that
way a tariff discussion cannot De avoided.
. There arc men in the Democratic party
who viii not permit the adoption Of the
BsndalIkelley plan without protest
ID seems that the claims Of the Pacific
railways for cash payment for
transportation upen other than
directly subsidized lines has again
been blocked These claims have
been before the Treasury Department in
one shape ana another for long time.
The claims belong 10 the Union and Cen
trail Pacific railways. .-They sued the
government for dues for transportation Of
mails and army supplies which were
withheld and simply credited to their in
terest accounts. they being in debt to the
government % an enormous amount. The
Court II Claims decided that the claim
Of the government could lie only against
7 such lines as were originally built by the
subsidy and that there was no lien about
/ the earnings of leased lines. branch lines
OF parts Of lines. other parts Of which were
subsidized. because they were leased,
owned OF operated boy the parent Pacific
Railway companies. The Supreme Court
affirmed this decision. and the attorneys
Of the Central and Union Pacific Railroads
came d the Treasury and presented their
bill. II ran up into the millions" 1t was
found that the greater part Of the money
was due from the War Department for
TRANSPORTATION OF supplies. The Secretary
] "a.
appropriations would not stand it. but he
had ~ have some excuse. The second
/ Comptroller. who passes on army ac-
\ counts. decided that the claims ought not
I 10 be- paid. and the claims have been sent
I To the First Comptroller, who VIII proba-
I bis hold them until after Congress meets.
/ The Pacific roads have had "a hard time in
getting their money. but il is probable
that they viii finally succeed in getting it,
For several years it has been question
whether the publication 81 the reports Of
tho bureau officers as soon as they were
nrap.red did not detract from the impor-
tapca 81 the reports Of the heads Of de-
partments. The secretaries depend upon
rho raporis of their subordinates for the
The bureau officials have been in the habit
Of giving out their reports to the cores
p0ndents aDoHt As soon as they were
completed. and they have taken great
pleasure in seeing them IN print and in
having them commented upon. This year
they all have received notice to keep their
reports under lock ad key. Nothing
will therefore. DE known Of their reports
until Congress meets, and then the news
papers will be 50 crowded with other
matter that they VIII pay no attention to
tAem. The bureau officers are, therefore,
NOT in the best Of humor. They don't like
to be- robbed Of their glory in order that
their chiefs may shine.
Mr.. Fawcett, the Postmaster General
Of England. is reformer. His administra-
tion Of postal affairs is marked by many
changes in the service, nearly all of which
have proven 70 be Of great practical
utility. II is announced that as soon as
the present contracts expire mails will be