Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-17

The DISCUSSION % the proposition Of an
.xtra session il becoming animated 1t
b. rcen plain Tor a few days past that
n u.mt.r % the leador- in the t-iunp plant
rer,r vii 30 al in their power 10 re-
tarI any ea,--z toward free trade lcgis-
ls;ion AL Trey therefore, oppose the calling %
a. ezra -ss-5D-. 80 mcvemcr. whlrh viii
alarm sud disturb '-l.r-I~e Interests, aud re-
s1if in democratic contention and republican
advantage. Cg.-ile ~ the abstract question ot
hirh ~ 'ow talif. ard IL ~rc~estions os polit-
i-ll -tratszy. there &, culs.tt -at.Du Of broad
state IA -.-hip bearing Ipo1 The dec.-ion con-
csruIng an extra session which demal d. atten-
lion he condition % the national treasury.
The estimated revenues during the present
f4,ai year anso1ut In all . Si55. eco 003; the
total appropriations foot NJ Sj07 ,0OO, 600
Al les reNt sc-,59u Congress viii have to
make provision Tor tension deficiency Of
So. ooO.ClO. 90 that the total amount to he eX-
Ieri-I before I1ly I. 1885 is SA2 .GoO.0O0
rhi- VII result IN "a dsrcituc- Of $4,000. 90.
e. which 5000 400 b-l,uZ- 70 The sinking
fund. I,ayi1c q ne. deficiency ~ $4,000 900.
Actual rrrfcualevtal receipts jariaS the first
four MONTH o. this ycrs a-uoant to S1S2.2sI.-
O1' ana n this ratio OF receipts l. KEEP.
a. tho total revenue for the year would
4. sI2O coo IT. excess Of the estimated
revenue. The chances are. however. that
tnrrc viil be a considerable falling off. due TO
the fact that people uhp expect rapid AMI
radical reduction IN import duties viii refrain
.~crn stocking AZ while The duties rcmsin at
their present al,is1de. SJpposlng. for the sake
g argument and crras. e.. ihe side o. hrefaiity.
1 80,
l--ire--. there will be 4; ~ end OF jane next
q net aeE,ieucv 81 81. 900 oU0. exclusive of the
Sa'.alO go shortage la The - Sl-S fund IL
H. been ;he recent polly of the Treasury De-
rGrtment policy born ol -isy--tO deisy &c
liquidation = such heavy obligations rs could
h. so treated. bu- thi' procedure VIII only
axe expenditure greater next year. In
r,uud numbers the pension appropriations fOr
-ss current wear foo; Mp Sli7 100000. With
o., Difference of $4,000 Zoo the total sum
I,.,e ssarv 10 sc:tle the wears pension accounts
,slll I've Is2 GEO GOO, and the appropriations for
Eext wear caunO, be less than this years
expenditure. Al the coming session of
Congress it VII! therefore be necessary to
appruuriatc SIS2 0Ol0 600 for next years
pensions and SIj.O 600 900 10 settle the existing
,efcieucr IT, all ~. zoe O0O fog pensions only.
~ cOur there VII be 10 river and EArbor bill
this winter. but there are river and harbor con-
tracts outstanding 20 the extent Of $4,000 900.
This great sum Will not be needed at once;
Sl0.O0O.000 would probably satisfy the con-
tractors and keep the work going II Is evil
dent. though. tEa' appropriations for next year
mast be at least $4,000 600 more than they
we're 70. this year. and 1t seems reasonable to
argue That the governmental receipts will be
considerably lessened-
To provide a sufficient income ia an impera-
I'VE duty which the resnan; party cannot evade.
\ republican Senate can. and probably will,
prevent revenue legislation during the short
session. So the responsibility can res. only on
democratic shoulders. 1t MAJ be that the
democracy viii wal until December. 1898.
before it takes up this important matter, but if
II does n NAV blunder.