Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
TALK ABOUT THE sTATE-5ANk TAX
DEMOCRATIC PLANK.
A Vigorous Policy Of Retrenchment in the
Matter OF Approprfatisns-rsrin
Reform-GeuersI Notes
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WASHINGTON, December 2.-The State
bank tax plank in the Democratic platform
is likely to be the cause Of q gooc deal
more trouble than was anticipated by the
convention which adopted 1t. Talks WITH
u number with Democrats show that q
great difference Of opinion exists on this
question.
Many Democrats from the East and West
are absolutely opposed 10 doing anything
whatever with reference TO State banks
while many representatives of the South.
voicing the demands of their constituents
for a larger currency, insist that the PLANK
in the Democratic pletform b be given
practical effect. Representative LlylnRs-
ton. of Georgia. SAID to-day that he was in
favor of keeping this and every otner
pledge given TO the people. The people;
he added. were now studying politics, ana
the party which did not keep its pledges
would be left behind at the polls.
THE MATTE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The District of Columbia sub-commit-
tee of the Appropriations Committee was
in session continuously almost the entire
day examining applicants for offices IN the
local government and others. IL Is evil
dent that the subcommittee intends to
follow O vigorous policy OF retrenchment
in making up Its bill, with q view TO Sc
curing reductions in the aggregate applro-
priations of all bills, and thus keeping
down expenditures generally. some MEM
bers of the Appropriations COMMITTEES
have considered the advisability OF a gen.
eral conference of members in charge OF
appropriation bills. Under the old plan,
by which the Appropriations Committee
prepared all the general Appropriation
bills, there was little practical difficulty IN
pursuing a general policy towards them.
The PRESENT PROPOSITION.
Now. however, the Appropriations Com
mittee nave charge of only about one hair
of the Appropriation measures, and az IL Is
a general policy may avail little by reason
of the lack of concerted action on the
| part of other committees entrusted with
the preparation of Appropriation bills.
Members of the Appropriations Committee
realize that, as much as they might wish
it, the opposition Is too strong TO permit
that committee to again secure controi
of all the bills, and it is therefore pro-
posed, as the best way TO keep a%ppropria-
tions within limits that Will compare
favorably with the Republican record III
the Fifty-frst Congress, that the chelrmen
of the Appropriations. Naval. Military.
Indian-Afairs. Post-Ofice, and Foreign.
Affairs committees aud a few members or
those committees shall meet and agree
| upon a plan of treatment of all ~approprls-
ton bills.
TARIFF REVISION.
IL is probable that there will be a con-
ference OF the Democratic members OF
the Ways and Means Committee as soon
as Congress reassembles to mine
whether the committee shall take up and
act on any more separate tarlf bills or
wait until the new WAYS and Means Com
mittee of the Flfty-third Congress begins
| the general revision of the tariff TO which
the party il pledged. There are several
separate tariff bills now on the House
calendar, and the majority OF the ways
and Means Committee during the last ses-
sion Of Congress held q number OF trult-
| less conferences 20 decide whether or not
II should report the free lumber, salt. iron-
ore and rehned-sugar bills.
CHAIRMAN SPRINGER IN H DARK,
Chairman Springer. of the committee,
said to-day that be had not seen any of his
| committee and therefore could not now
say what the committees policy would be
for the remainder of the session. Unless
the Senate shows some disposition 20 no.
tice the free-wool. free binding-twlne. and
f~ree-bagging bills passed by the House
months ago. the indications are that the
Ways and Means Committee IN the House
| Will rest On 10 Oal1 dhh RNhAs
when the Democratic party gains control
of affairs in the Senate.
THE ~AsTI-OPTIoE BILL.
Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota
| Republican,. believes that the chances OF
the passage OF the a~nti-option bill have
grown less, and that dilatory tactics will
be used TO compass the defeat OF the mea-
sure. If the bill is not passed by this Con
gress. he says. 1t will never become a law
as it will drop out of sight.
LECTURE POSTPONED.
Rev. Frank Stringfellow, who was to
have lectured for the Confederate Asso
citation on tho 30th of November. was com
PEELED to cancel that date, owing 20 an &c.
cident to his daughter, which was thought
at first serious. He, however, has deslg
mated Wednesday evening, the 7th OF De
cember. at the Universalist church, cor
ner Thirteenth and l. streets, as the time
and place for the postponed lecture.
The President and other members of the
funeral party that accompanied him TO TN
funeral of DIR. Scott, at Washington, Pa.
returned TO the city tonight.