The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-02

Uul to wage aggressive warfare against
speaker Reed. llo does not wait for the
latter 10 strike. Having earned the Speak
IRIS lasting ,m.nity by the appoint mert Of
Colonel pow us collector Of Portl md,
Maine, the President followed that stroke
up hy Vetout one ~ Reds bills to-day. 1t
aas "a bin a local interest 90 Portland, and
one that Rod .td l"blr-G industriJusly 10
.et through Congress.
Il!E AMERICAN HOG.
Representative Allen, If Mississippi en-
lertainod iho House for an hour to-day with
. witty aTugumenf OF ihe Republican
party. ile took th, mighty colored Hopub-
lican campaign book as a test and pointed
0ul many ~ ils errors and false statements.
He read one Of ihe catch headlines from
the book, ''Ihe American Hog Nindicated.
and Il .ktd il q was done hy tie Maine
election. Tbs thrust at the Speaker vas
fully appreciated by the Democrats.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNS The TARIFF BILL.
Tho President signed the Tariff bill AT
exactly 3 t. NJ. There were gathered about
him ia the Presidents room Immediately
adjoining the senate lobby number Of the
members Of both houses Of Congress. and
an Of the members u his Eabiuct, with the
exception o.. Secretary Kusk, who is OUT OF
The city The President came 90 the Capi-
tal about > O'Clock There was a quantity
II business awaiting his attention.
The bulky tariff bill lay ut his
ri .ht. aud bee, taking a fc.i supply OF ink
on the steel pen with which hc had been
aniXing nis signature 70 other measures,
wrote approved October lst. is9p, BENZ.
Harrison at ihe bottom OF the bill. Pri-
yata--ecretarY Ilalford stood ready with the
blottcr. but Secretary Blaine caught his arm
and said NO The pen with which
he signature WIS affixed - the bin be-
came the property Df Representative Ma
son. Of Illinois. who said be wanted it ror
his litle glrl 10 preserve as a souvenir OF
the Tariff law Of ls.iO.
FuRLlc DEBT sTArEMENf.
The public debt statement Issued from
| ihe Treasury Department today shows q
lrrrras. in The debt during the past month
! moupiing To- SL5S19t7. The interest bear
| .uy debt exclusive Df bonds issued 10 paci
tic railroads j. SjiS ,GsS,O10. against $3.50,
| SIS D2u on september If. a month ago, on
reduction in tae bonded Indebtedness dur
! .ng the month amounting To Si2. 80 $50
while on the other hard the surplus in th,
Treasury which month ago. inc.udn.
subsidiary coin and National bank redamp
tion fund, was SlOl 1851, il to-day $50,
! lJl3JO. decrease during the month q
Sil GtG,32T. Customs receipts, s22. .Gi5, ,;E}N
against Sl,,ils,Jjl IN September year ago
and internal revenue receipts were sl2,6l3
b6T. or Si.50O,0J0 more than in September
1883. On The other hand. expenditures f.
September past were S.s3, I51. .lC6, agains
sl6, 49,, $50 in september, 1883. More thai
$40 O,00O of this comparative excess OF OK
pspditurcs during the past month ove
those OF September last year Is accounte
for by the unusually heavy bond redemI
tions in September last, nearly Sls.0o0.o
having been paid out in interest and pr,
miums against s3,G'6,o5J in Seplembe
1857.
A REPUBLICAN RASCAL.
Postmaster Wheat OF the House begge
hanl to-day TO be permitted 10 r, sign, bt
the Republican bosses were too indi guar
because OF his getting the Admnistratio
OF this House into an ugly scrape 10 sho
him any leniency and they boupeed hin
Rapresentatiye Enloe is naturailygratit,
nj the snccess ci his raid after Repnhl
can rascal. and says that at the next :.
sion he vii. extend operations in that lin
WHEAT rHREsuEp OUT.
| The House Committee or Account