Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-26

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last session. Senator Cockrell of Mis-
souri,. who is now in Washington, said
he did not think it probable the senate
would do any thing. He did not think
the bills would be reported from the
finance committee, where they were
buried last winter.
Speaking of the elects of tariff lcgis-
latiun upon the revenues of the govern
mcnt, the senator said "a reduction Of
the tariff does not necessarily mean q re-
ductiOn of the revenue. Thore are some
duties inthe Mckinley tariff law that
are practically pr0hibitory, and u c0n-
siderable reduction inthese cases would
greatly increase the revenue.
There is one item / call to mind on
which the duty, nd valorem and spe-
cifc, amounted to 800 per cent OF course
there was very little imported nt that
rate but if 30 per cent OF that duty
were taken of, leaving the rate nj 100
per cent there would probably be largo
importations and the revenue would be
increased.
There are great many instances in
the bill In which, ii the rate fixed were
reduced 30 per cent, or even more, tho
revenue derived would be greater So
Il revision of the tariff laws will not nee
essarily reduce tile revenues of the gov
crnment."
senator Coclrcll, who has himself been
mentioned as Il possible member OF Mr..
Cleyel0nd's cabinet, snys he has not
heard any cabinet talk from cny Nn-
thoritntive source, and II asked 10 name
one man he thinks would be Ia the eabi-
net. he would utterly be unable TO do 30.
REPRESENTATIVE Gable OF Illinois said
tonight that he does not expect TO be II
member of President Cleyelands cab
met
1t Is expected that some step will be
taken early in the approaching session OF
the Ieifty-sccond congress by the Dom
ocrats elected to the Fifty-third congress
to curtail the pension expenditure.
The threatened deficiency IN the next
| fiscal YEAR the first under the new adj
mluistrntiuu. has already scared the lead
mg Democrats. who are unable TO see
| how they can fulfill their tariff reform
| pledges and meet the expenses OF me
| Government The Democrats believe that
| n heavy reduction IN the pension pay
| ments would gain them more votes than
| thew would lose.
Ii las been minated that the. pension
! paymcnts for the fiscal year endlng Jule
! SO. 1871. will aggregate SlSO,Ulu,u,El
| Tho Democrats say they can mOdlly inc
| uppsiou laws--thnt is repeal all oil lllus'
an ihe statute b0aks-and pass single
| and simple one 80 as TO save NJ l@is'
| 500 100000 year and not 90 an III
| Justice TO any pensloner. e,o
They would pay pension OF l, GUY "a /,
action or the widows of those VINO losl
ia. lives unon the field or who wee
Disabled In action and have subsequently
! died. - o,,;rio,
that the great ''saging VIII De IIoln ~
pension list, and ii is pfoposeu 1llut Wv
initiative be taken as carry US possioi''
Tho suggestion which has been throw
out IN snmp Of the Democratic leauen
that ii tho Republican senators ~
tntn Immediate action on the tentNll,
tariff measures which are now ~ tn
committee on finance, Whieh nuni,,,i
some six or eight Of Importance, ihgiI w,
Inc free wool. Il will not only materiaill
relieve the incoming president but VI,
Democrntic pnrty, from porll9h
tbeir weight of respou sibillty, ana WI
probably avert the necessary Oh d" VA'''
session. 49,. o,tontioi
When President Hnrrisso--~ alse oTorn
was called to this nr9posltllo.ln nS,beticei
Republican senators he very e, III, nn,nn
Nv renlied that he thought that me l'eliiu
cratic Marty had q great denl OF uSsu i
nnce II the expected because u.
Republican party was ucie I'LL ,r,
would have to abandon wy " M,
tnrn The government over 70 them laa;s,a inv
would find themselves greatly nlis't =, ,,D
He saii that the Republican - pa atiS,, ' wa
stand by their colors, MS re al,,.i' T.; ""
inevitnble He does not beleNe ~,
factions opposition, but Simply LOT AK NJ
Renublicans in the semitic 70 Keep Nv
record right, leaving The Dghi,o otiJ,,
taSe the responsibility for LEGISLATION .i iho.
I'll Tho expedency for alloYYlns ,nef
hilIs 10 mass the senate nc thls Z w po,,
Jonb,ed by a number Of influential hi,
ocrnfs. and among them MI, e t.,sin
Tier passage during the present . si'I''1 ,
would reduce the revenues ne S S lo,, ,
sueh mn cxtont that they wonN pe o M
nelled to make up the loss ~ 's ~,
methods. He Is IN accord VIZ III H.
CIeyelend's idea Of . jndi,elons fcAis ~,
If mo tariff on business lines anu e. y,
nv n continuance Of the present ~ ~.
4eniary methods. lie thinks lne n sv Z
eestion of tariff. commission "a 'D
dnrine tic recess Is excellent hhu,
mt INTO operation viii greatly sil d..sia
, heir lnbors and avert an ezra - So