The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-05
Eminent Persons Who Attended Literary
SOciety's Weekly Meeting.


From an Occasional Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., December @.-lt was
predicted some time since that the season
would be very busy one in the society world,
but the developments thus far have not justi-
fled the prediction. That there is plenty Of ma
terial here is beyond doubt, but now that con-
gress has taken such working mood, the
members are quite busy, as are also the depart
mentS, for which congress makes much extra
work. Then there are many of those not re-
elected who do not feel especially cheerful, and
are not much inclined to get out into the social
world.
A paragraph published i'm u local paper here
shows the wealth of material which the social
world here has. The paragraph gives an ac-
ciety" held at the residence of Mr.. Justice
Drake. Among the names mentioned as in at
tendance upon this Literary" are Justice Stan
ley Matthews, OF the supreme court: Professor
Graham Bell, of telephone fame; Chief Justice
Waite, of the supreme court; Mrs. Chief Justice
Waite, Mrs. Justice Field, Comptroller Knox,
of the treasury, the daughter of Justice Miller,
Of the supreme court; Col. Irish, the head OF
the bureau of printing and engraving; Judge
Ferris, Mrs. Dahgren, Professor Gallandt, of
the national college for deaf muter, and Col.
Garrick Mallory. If a Literary can furnish
such names at its weekly meeting we may con-
clIIde that Washington is not ut a loss for ma
terial for society even in the dull season.
TARIFF AND TAXES.
Those who have hoped to see the internal rev.
becoming very much discouraged. The general
feeling seems to be that the reduction of taxes
ought not to be attempted i'm any large way, at
least until after the tariff is thoroughly revised
and the income which it is to bring determined
upon. There is, too, no doubt OF the deter
minatiOn OF the republicans to adopt tariff ut
this season. With this state of affairs it appears
very likely that the reduction of internal rev
cnue will be postponed until next session.
1t is possible that the house bill for this pur-
pose now pending in the senate may pass that
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reduction of S20.UOOW or S.N,UO year, but
the belief now finds frequent expression that
no further reduction than this will take place.
The whisky men are very much disturbed by
the course of the Senate in giving them All
extension only on goods now in bond, and
charging interest on that too. Talking with
DR.. Rush, of Chicago, former secretary of the
Distillers' Association, just before lie left for
the West after the holiday adjournment, your
correspondent asked him what he thought OF
the internal revenue situation and prospects.
81 don't think we shall get much relief he
said until the tariff question is settled, bOtn
rs the rate OF tariff and the results of the
change"
"What do you mean by the results of the
changer
II mean that IN my opinion opinion Il mate
rial reduction of the taritf is IN many cases
likely to increase the receipts
How
by causing great increase in the amount of
mportatiOns. There are some articles on which
the tariff is practically prOhlbitOry, and they
thus furnish no revenue at present because
none of them are imported, but If the tariff Is
reduced to such figure that they can come in
they will pay duty and in many cases the
result will be very material increase in the
receipts
$50 you don't look for removal of the in
ternal revenue burdens this season."
II don't think many OF them will be removed
until the tariff is adjusted"
How about the bill for the extension OF the
bonded period"
well, suppose, perhaps, it is the best we
can do, but il is very bad for a good many in