Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-08-31

lsrom our regular correspendent.l

| ate a substitute tor the OIL grahtihS
Mrs.. General Sheridan pension
of $4,000 a year, which reduces 1T to
$4,000. Could not this wealthy
Government well afford to give the
widow of "Little Phil" $4,000? The
widows of other men who never did
one-tenth as much fer tho United
States as Sheridan, have been gwen
$4,000 pensions without an objcc-
ton.
The Chinese bill having passed
both houses is now in the hands OF
the President.
When it was stated several days
ago that the Treasury surplus Tor
the present fiscal year would be
| very small, owing to the large ap-
preparations by the present Con-
gress, the Democrats attempted to
pooh-hooh the whole thing as ke-
publican campaign story. but they
are now laughing on the wrong side
Of their faces. Mills, Fairchild and
Cleveland have been in consultation
over the matter, endeavoring to get
| up a plan to hide the confusion OF
the Democrats, who suddenly find
themselves in a red hot campaign
with their guns spiked and their
amunition-.sthat awful Treasury
surplus"-gone. An official state
ment has been issued by the Treas
ury Department showing that the
appropriation made and to be
made by bills which are sure to
pass, amount to S425, $40, 514, and
the estimated receipts of the Gov
ernment from all sources Is S44u,-
563 ,734, which could leave sur
plus of $14 sos, 220. But an i'm
portant item was. not Included IN
this statement. Although not quite
sixth OF the fiscal year has yet
gone by, there is falling off in ths
custom receipts of $3,00O,0 900. Ii
this keeps up for the rest OF the
fiscal wear we would have de-
ficiency. No wonder the Demo-
i Gratis are perplexed. Their free
. trade programme has been headed
r off in an unexpected manner.
The Senate Finance Committee
I are giving hearings to parties inter
, ested In the tariff. It is stated that
the substitute for the Mills bill will
not be reported until about Sep
TENDER 10. 1t is expected by thai
time to be through with the appro
priations and other important legis
lation, and the Senate can devots
its whole time to the tariff bill.
- The action of the Democrats o
the House shows that they do no
Intend to allow several importan
pension bills to be considered which
have passed the Senate, so some o
the Republicans have determined
: to make the point OF "no quorum
e against everything brought forward
. by the Democrats, which will ne
cessitate the return of many Demo
t Gratis who are absent making stumi
|, speeches.
!. Senator Stewart made a persona
/. explanation in reply to the charg'
: made by Com. Stockslager OF tn
II General Land Office, that the Sen
ator's amendment to an appropria
= ton bin providing that no part
an item OF 100000, to proven
timber spoilation, should be used il
the investigation of any case, or II
the prosecution of any person il
, the mining regions for cutting (fo
mining or domestic purposes) scru
timber unfit to be sawed into lum
Der was in the interests of timbe
: thieves. After showing that thi
was in the interests Of the honest
hard working citizens. Mr.. Stewal
declared that the Office Of the Con-
~ missioner of the General Land o
80 fee had become the synonym {
g wicksaness and oppression, an
was bringing reproach on the Go,
eminent. If such things were
:: 90 on, the people OF the Wester
. States would knew who were the
: friends. X.