The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-17
lIrn uASuIyo1ON TOPICS.
Things Of Interest Happening In and Out
OF The HnIls OF ConEress.

ton bills made in the Senate by MIR.
Allison n few days ago which no sntd. had
boon misunderstood by some and miscon-
strucd by others, emrhH'ically denied That tho
/ amount %, tho appropriations by Congress at
this >ession far the current fiscal year will ex-
coed the revenues. Ilo said: Mr.. Allison
s,ntcs tho aggregate probable regular appro-
/ prnti,n, OF tho present session ut s359.0ODOlO,
which sum inriudes the whole amount OF tho
Sundry Ityil bill as reported to tho Senate and
the whole amount OF tho Fertilization bill AZ
/, passCl the Senate and Is now pending
in cunfrroIcc which two bills will almost
surely be reduced in tho aggregate sj,OO0,0)O in
confcrcn,c between the two Houses. Senator
Allison also includes t3l,5HOUOO deficiencies,
/ which have boon app, opriatcd for, and sjOO0-
OOO,cstimutcd. et 10 he provided for tho service
OF the last fiscal year. Deducting the s5OHO,00)
/ probable duction in conference leaves s3ii-
O1O,puJ total probable appropriations ut this
! session OF Congress as estimated by Senator
! Allison. from winch sum should be deducted
tho doiicienries iijG,iO l,DUpl actual and csti-
mated. which arc III no sense chargeablo
against tho revenues fOr ISL or as q part OF
: tn, oNUcnsoS Of tho Government or that year.
thus reducing til. appropriations OF tho SOS
ssion TO t3l I'D u.ulO for expenses on account OF
| -" iEGin. Of tho s3lf, 5oo. OHo. which Includes
/ s23 1UU.OnO for rivers and harhors. s41OuGon
Tor forth 'ations, $Z,!.OuNOm Tor III" navy, ahd
$500 1000 Tor -undry civil EXPENSES. al least
:2u0o1.)O1 VIII not TO expended during tho
/ fiscal year 1891, which would make tie cNncn-
/ dituros n cOrGiug to the appropriations. not
| oNccc ling s49T,juO.hrU: 10 which sum shou d
| 10 nidc tho ornament appropriations Slu1,-
6ON.uJu y the interest on the rnllir debt and
/ TO meet the requirements o. tho sinking ;nnd
making IN all b@OuO0lO chhrEeab'G against
/ the revenues for lSHl. II the sinking Iund I've
deducted from this sum there remains $50 :
uuUUJu. ! herc is no reason WY taxes should
tho sinking lund. as ! nm advised at tho
1 Treasury ncpnrtnnnt that tue reduction OF
, the pubic debt Is at THU time in round num-
! hers S72J u 10000 in advance OF the require
I mcnts Of tho sinking fund act.
b The ordinary revenues OF the Government
/ for the fiscal year ended Juno %. 1890, are re-
! ported by the Treasury Mt Stu2'SIuUu. | nuer
/ existing laws there is no reason 10 anticipate
, Il less sum from tho ord!nrry revenues during
( mated Iy the J,-tma-lor-t at SEj.lll.-
coo. making "A total Of $ISI.iali 0oo D. ductinG
| viii be u Surplus -! $ll7.405 U0O. which is more
than ample T. meet the requirements OF tho
| from The enactment Of the Mckinley bill esti-
| mated at SGuOUO,Olu.'
Secretary rlaine'- particular friends in the
Senate are koefn.; thersclvc very busy at
! te,nutin. ~ stir up their colleagues in the in
| tcrest OF the reciprocity clause which the sec
| rAtary is nraarenty so anxious to have in
cuded in the bill N tho place OF the Ir"" sugar
| much Roadway however. and i; is quito likely
that Ar hatpo d.es rot expect It to smc-
pres his views uion III" Ways and
/ Means CommittGe. and hal ho hotter
| 10 the mcmhrrs .oI the senate committee on
. Finance. Even Mr. Eye ~? i being maize
the medium through which MIR. BlninoS views
are laid fei"ro the public. is Eey doubtful rs
to their Wis ON. lie, is decided as to their
impartirnblliy and rlatn,y saws that !; is TOO
lac TO bring about cha Gc in tho recon
/ mendrtions OF tho finance Committee. X IL
probable THAI Nlr. Blaine Is ucrsistnc in his
agitation OF the subject for political eject
only. The frieUde vi n duty on sugar are also
using Nj. Ai!l-Ou'7 statement as 10 the status
OF he !nancrs 10 arouse sentiment III FAVOR
Whl!e Ir AIlison's limitations OF denci,
give som encouragement to tie suTa" men 1t
has caused the greatest CONSIDERATION among
who sec before them q poss ib!ity OF he defeat
places the appropriations at S%5",0u1.UU e>-
elusive Of the, $l"m.uou1w0 reruamcnt 4rrro-
lie api rorriaton for he new Dependent Pen
SION law aud some other considerable items
yet 10 he accounted FIR The new pension law
diture. hlt it may involve the distribution, OF
anywhere rom $4n.goO.OO0 10 sJj.000.Moo this
{ea.F ones G Toans are rSy' THIS ms
showing may defeat tie Hi,er AMI iIarbor ana
th0uih /. Is said that it las aIteady been AZ
ranged nmopG the Republicans 10 rut the lat
ter measures through by party vote.
Speaker Reed is not rs popular now rs he
was u few weeks ago among the Republican
mcmbrls Of Ito House. lilo has issued his do
crc" No more public, building bills mt This
are mu"n alarmed mt the fiscal outlook. They
do not Ii!;" 10 60 to the country with record
for extravaganza IN apiroG!iHtions sure u
open tho eyes of voters and with ho surplus
changed 20 deficit. Therefore tho boss Of
the House has decrced that no more
H9bl lie building biz asrcs sh"i 9S GSIsS
members havo been depending upon their
succe-s in procuring APPROPRIATIONS of this
niT roll Ina 4h
ing cAmraiGn and OF course they are very bit
ter 1T the Nprake for depriWn= tom OF their
oproTtunitr. 4 week ago tho Speaker hHd
about decldel 70 cal caucus 10 take ACTON
on the public building question. but IN dis
covering That the men interested in the nork
outnumb"r"d those VINO We're lot Interested,
and that II caucus would very lkely lead TO no
adoption OF aIol"y which would result in tho
APPROPRIATION OF something like $2nODluU Tor
publ" buildings. he abandoned that plan and
GOT himself single handed and alone against
the pork deG!cr-. some of he Republican
members VII" want public building appropria-
ton, are g9ns &oSnt nsEinG one anolnSr
Tho iio's 81 h"pfeSehthIiNGs 81 t!ie American
Congress, IS composed OF /. Il, iieed.
The resolution introduced in the Senate yes
terday by Senator Cullom, aud which was in
tended to obtain from tho Secretary OF the
Treasury information az TO the laws and rcgu-
lnuon~ undcr which tho transportation Of
londeI merchandise is carried on and by
winch, It is alleged. American railroad. are
d-crminatcd against IN the interest OF Cana
dim roads. wa called M in tie Senate This
morning. The resolution was adoated, but not
until urtcr il had been SO amended that tho
nea who wee chony, intcrc ted in
r!otely destroyed, senator .Wash!hurne. who
was formerly tho PrcSiaent Of the Minneapolis,
st. Paul and ~auIt saint Marie Company. which
Is now owned by the Canadian pacinC, offered
the Amendment. He intimntcd very broadly
In tho senate that Mr. tullom's resolution WAS
the 'rEiuning of n raid uron the Canadian
railioaG. ami hu. therefore. had The sting taken
oul 4. ! no third section o! tho Cullom roso-
luton road rs follows:
AEp. that ~" aid secretary and he IL hereby IN
strgrtrd 90 rep'i whether the loading bonGing seal.
iug and mann tstnS ears or TehlCls IN iana Ian
inr' tor lrllWH through canadian tcrrltur9 IN hOnd
." Amer can p"rts " Ia compliance with law and the
prpris"u- " sections AtDG and 1907 Of the REVISED
sal''y 10 ~" revenue AMI with proper regard
Aulrr,u crest capital and LABOR and TO the proper
enforcement ~ tur ln-T.S'Htc commerce Las upon
m tram .olttou a,Le. whether partly IN transit
through tore IN territory or whether within the
Im'"d rtatrs
This section was intended to require tho Sec
rotary to iuGlo.Y answer the question whether
American Interests wore Icing sacrificed and
foreign interests advanced under the present
systom II idaclnE American Customs Officers
on tNnndi4p soil 10 sen. cars and attend to
thcir ioHdng on Mr.. Washhurne's notion
this rectiou was stricken out, and a section
su' stitutoi which ca'!s Tor Information OF u
general charactrr only. ard does not