Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-02
Wa shington.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE.

five menths of the fiscal year is as fol
lows:
Spirits S27. 9I5. $50
Fermented liquors. ors.......,........... s, ,35s, 4S9
Miscellaneous sources ................. 14l, 26s
Total. .........$ $47, s2s, 1870
Collected the same period OF the pre-
vious fiscal year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 3l7 926
Decrease. s. 995, 80
There was decrease of So, 542, 959
on spirits. 1886 1913 on tobacco, and
$199, 17O on miscellaneous articles.
The only increase was on ferment
ed liquors, amounting to 1882, 7S6.
The aggregate receipts for the month
of November were 81, 371 9i2 less than
the same month of last year.
GETTING READY FOR THE DEAD LOCK.
Secretary Chandler has in prepara
ton a circular to the heads of the
bureau instructing them IN the mat
ter of fiscal responsibility of the de-
partment after the 31st inst, beyond
which date the current appropriations
naval servicg do not extend. If CON
gress acts at once upon reassembling
no embarrassments will result
from the failure to make the appropri
ations in advance. If there should
be deadlock of considerable length,
the navy department will continue
to serve various useful purposes
though it will be at considerable in
convenience. The pay of the navy
will go on. Contracts may be enter
ed into for the continuance of work
which has already begun under form
err appropriations, and supplies may
be purchased, but for all these pur-
poses the department will merely
give certificates instead of cash
and the sailor, officer or
contractor will become
creditor of the government. In
cases of emergency the department
may accept the services of individuals
or private vessels, but cannot hire or
contract far sycls .:rvic3s, The pros
pect for an early reconciliation of the
differences between the house and
senate is not good Incidental ex-
Bressions by members of the house
committee Indicate purpose not to
confer with the senate upon either of
the three amended bills.
Mr.. Randall has sent to Secretary
Chandler copy of the thirty one day
bill (as amended by the senate SO as
to provide for six months), with let
ter asking if the amount therein pro
vlded will be sufficient for the depart
ment during the remainder OF the
fiscal year. There can be little doubt
that the secretary will declare the
amount named for the several bureaus
insufficient, which fact may be used
in justification of the position of the
house in refusing to assent to the SEN
ate amendments. Should the point
be made that the amounts proposed
are too low, the senate committee
will meet it by showing that the dis
puted measure is ahouse bill prepared
last session upon basis of estimates
and only objected to because the SEN
ate had by its amendment made the
appropriations too high. The sena
tors will moreover urge they are not
welded to amounts IN either of the
pending bills, but are willing to ad-
Just them in conference, The chief
point ROW made on the part
of the senate is that the
passage of the appropriation
bills is not based upon recent
estimates is an evil which can be JUS
titled only by much graver emergen
cies than now exist. 1t is also argued
that if at every disagreement congress
is to go back to former bills the prac
tice will amount to permanent annu
al appropriations" for the department
affected, and the abolition of such
appropriations has been one of pros
pective, and in part accomplished,
reforms of recent years.