The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-08-04
NO PUBLIC BUILDING YET.
Chairman Carter is Going to Make a
Big Fight in the South.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 30.-The
two measures before the present sess-
ion of Congress in which Winston-Sa-
ested, are resting peacefully in pig
con hole.
The public building bill may be res
urrected next session but it will not
be thought of on the floor of the House
before adjournment.
The bill providing for the entrance
of the Norfolk & Western into WASH
ington was showed aside last District
day. with other district matters, for
the consideration of a conference re-
port on an appropriation bill. This
precludes the possibility of its passage
this session.
Representative Edmunds, of Virgin
in, who with Mr.. Meredith, also of
Virginia, and member of the Dis
trict committee, has been in charge
of the bill, said to me today that he
had no hopes of its passage this ses-
sion. 1T would certainly pass he
continued ''if we could get it before
the House. 1t is easy for one man to
defeat legislation and Mr.. Atkinson,
of Philadelphia, has frequently inter
posed the objection and prevented
The consideration of the bill. There
is very bitter opposition on behalf of
the Il. & o. and Pennsylvania roads,
but | think the chances for the bill
early next session are very good
North Carolina Congressman arc
perceptibly uneasy on account of the
political situation at home. The dis
tricts that seem to be the most doubt
ful. as seen by the North Caroinians
here. are the Fourth, Fifth and First,
with ominiouS whiSperings from the
Sixth and Seventh. | had long talk
last night with Representative
Branch. of the first district. He is
not at all enthusiastic over the out
look for his own reelection, and eX-
pressed great surprise at the failure
of the State papers TO giveanv reports
of the canvass that Harry Skinner is
conducting. Mr.. Branch is inclined
to the opinion that the Republicans
and Weaverites will make some sort
of a trade. Possibly the Peoples par
ty will ignore State affairs stay in
the fight for the electoral vote, the
Republicans supporting their nCmi-
neeS for Congress, in the hope that
Weaver may thus draw enough Dem
ocratic strength to give Harrison a
plurality. The reward of the Peoples
party for this agreement would be
several of the districts which are now
Democratic and which will be Repub-
lican if there are three Congressional
tickets in the field. Whether there
is fusion or not the Republican ma
chine has an eye on North Carolina.
and any trade that may be made will
be in the interest of Harrison, Chair
man Carter came over from New
York this week for final conference
before the scattering of the leaders by
the adjournment of Congress and one
of the results of his trip is Il decision
to make a fight in the South.
There is nothing encouraging in the
outlook in New York for the Repub-
licans and there is danger in the West.
1t is easy to conceive Il situation in
which good sized block of Southern
states will be necessary to re-elect
Mr.. Harrison. The disturbed situa-
tion in Virginia, the Carolinas, Ten
nessee, Georgia and Alabama, opens
up to Mr.. Carter the hope of a possible
avenue of escape. And this is no time
to overlook opportunities. North
Carolina is one of the victims already
marked. The details of the plan OF
attack have not been arranged, but
so far as he has gone Mr.. Carter says
there is no lack of money for the
work. The State in common with its
neighbors will be flooded with Doodle
| The fight will be nothing short OF
desperate, and Democrats may pre-
pare for Il struggle. Heretofore but
little attention has been paid to the
| South by Repui!i an National Com
mittees but the cGining campaign
will be an exceptions. Mr.. Carter is q
man of energy. ana North Carolina
Democratic leaders should not under
estimate the Importance of his fight
There is no change in the status OF
| the 4. & S. mail affair. The depart
| mcnt will send 4 sJecial agent dowr
to investigate the ;ituation, and i was
| told today at the department that il
| is hoped tliat an agreement with tht
Norfolk and Western will soon bt
| reached. The officials profess to bt
| anxious to provide the facilities tC
| which the people of that section are
entitled.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
| Mason has issued preliminary report
| for the fiscal year just ended, showing
| the total collections of S153, S57 ,543. .45
| an increase over the previous year o
| 81. .S22, 127.4S. The reduction in tht
| tax on tobacco and snuff, and the re
peal of the special taxes relating tt
| tobacco, resulted in a decrease from
| these sources of 81, 795, 777.90. Their,
was an increase of 1921, 1895 on eli
| gars, cherootes and cigarettes weighing
| over three pounds per one thousand
/ from fermented liquors S1.472, :322 S5
from spirits 1914, ,01S.1. There wa
/ an increase in the amount of chewin.
| and smoking tobacco tax of 10, 4o6, 29l
| pounds; in cigars, cheroots and cigar
| cites in round numbers, $4,000, ,000
| "A, 200, 600 being cigarettes.
The amount of distilled spirits tax
ed increased six and halfa million gal
4 Ions, and the amount of fermentet
/ liquors taxed increased / 1884, ,644 bar
rels. The total number of cigars
cigarettes, and cheroots taxed wa
/ seven and quarter billion. Ninet.
million gallons of spirits paid tributa
| to Uncle Sam. while we American
| make good showing as beer drinker
| by the consumption of more thai
| thirty millions of barrels of take,
beer and other fermented liquors, o
about one half a barrel per capita.
1 OF the total amount OF interna
| revenue North Carolina paid s., 383,
656.s5, Mr.. Rollins district paying
81, ,408, ,397. .9S of this amonnt. Virgini;
paid 81, 9l5, ,412.52.
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