Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-15

There is not believed TO be the least prob
ability that any Of the numerous "pop-gun
tariff bills that were sent over to the Senate by
the House at the last session will be considered
by the Senate at this session II is hardly
likely that any Of them will be reported from
the committee. Whatever further is TO be done
with the tariff viii, il is thought be left 10 the
democrats in the next Congress. There has
been some idle talk about the republicans
throwing up their hands in the next Congress
and letting the democrats do as they please.
What it is believed the republicans will DO viii
be to defend their institutions OF protection as
well as they can at all times and in the next
Congress they may not be so insignificant In
power as not to be able 10 give the controlling
party great deal of trouble. At the coming
session there will be no chance 70 do sny thing
except make appropriations unless the necessi-
ties OF the case compel some agreement on a
plan for raising more revenue. Certainly the
idea OF cutting the revenues still lower by the
passage Of any of the free trade bills Of the last
session will not be entertained by the Senate
for a moment
sHUFFLrSG OF ACCOUNTS.
There is a great deal of shutting of accounts
in the Treasury Department now to meet obi
cations. on account of the reduced revenues,
and the appropriations this year are not likely
TO be any less than they were last. In fact, the
government cannot be run on any less money
as long as present laws are in force, and no ef-
forts on the part of Mr.. Holman 70 'trim things
down" viii meet with much favor with his own
party. Moreover, it will be realized when
Congress gets together that the republicans are
still in power in the Senate until the 4th Of
March, aud an attempt to cut down expendi-
lures by failure to make appropriations pro-
vided for by law would be apt to hang up some OF
the appropriation bills In such a manner 10
make an extra session a necessity. The re-
publican Senate may be disposed to let the House
put the new administration on short rations
where the administration alone will be affected
by it. but the democrats themselves viii not
want to do this just when they are about 10 sit
at the table.
SOME LARGE DEFICIENCIES.
There will be no river aud hsrbor bill this
year, but money for carrying on the contract
work provided for at the last session will have
to be carried in the sundry civil bill, and there
will be some large deficiencies which will fully
make up for any saving from that quarter.
With the increased expenditure for pensions,
the delayed obligations coming in for settle
ment and the revenues falling off because of an
expectation that importations may be made at
q better advantage after the next Congress has
had a whack at the tariff, it may be accepted as
ernnent in the next fiscal year, beginning the
lst Of July next, will fall far short of the ex-
penses Of the government.
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR THE DEMocRArs
This, together with the obligation they are
under TO revise and reduce the tariff and the
demands that will be made for financial legisla-
ton such as Mr.. Cleveland cannot approve.
promises TO give the democrats a great deal OF
trouble and embarrassment When the Fifty
third Congress meets. Whether the Congress
meets in special session soon after the death OF
the present Congress or delays organization
until the usual December meeting there viii be
considerable delay in the formation of a tariff
bill which will reduce taxes and increase reve-
nue.. The proposition TO provide for Q tariff
commission at this session TO work out the tariff
problem before the meeting of the next Con-
gress, SO as to enable the House TO get to work
soon after meeting. is not apt to find favor with
many democrats. their fear being that such a
course would be construed to mean that they
are not now ready and are afraid to tackle the
schedules which they have been talking about
80 much during the campaign. The Senate
would probably agree to such a commission if
the House should propose it this winter, but
such a course would be apt to awaken suspicion
on the part of ardent tariff reformers that thers
was purpose to trihe with the question.
WHO WILL MAKE THE NEW TARIFF BILL. !
There is room for considerable speculation as
to who will have the honor of giving his name
to new tariff which the Fifty-third Congress
will formulate.
Springer of Illinois is chairman Of the ways
and means committee of the present House, and
in the usual order of things might expect TO re-
tain that position and give his name to the new
tariff, but before the work of the last session
closed his health broke down and he was CON-
PEELED to abandon all work. He was at the point