Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-09-07
Washington Letter

From OUR REGULAR CoRri,Sr"NpENT
WAsnINGloN, ID G September 4lh, 1893.
Uncle Sam is feeling the money squeeze,
lust like the rest OF us. Instead Of the
PROSPEROUS business year he expected 1t
is now certain, unless there ls radical
improvements or Legislation Of some
sort to add to his revenues, that at the
end of the present fiscal year. June 49,
lS9l-hs balance sheet will show
deficit of from $4,000 900 to 100000.
600. The administration had hoped to
keep this matter away from Congress
until after the silver bill was disposed
of by the Senate, because Of deslie
not to add any new complications to
those already existing in the Senate,
but the regular monthly Treasury state
ment contained enough to show those
familiar with national finances Just how
things stood, and now the matter is
talked Of everywhere that Congressman
congrcgate. There Is no probability OF
any Increase IN the revenue FROM Gus
toms duties until after the new tariff is
ready to % ,nte effect, and if it shall
seem probable from the tariff bill which
will be reported to the House that the
cuts will be many and deep, there will
be still further falling Off as import
crs will all wait for the new tariff. 1t
is not probable that any action will be
taken in Congress to help the Treasury
until after he President shall haye
made known his wishes, either by a
special message or through the leaders
of his party, although several PROPOSE
tons have already been made in both
House and Senate with that end IN view.
The House has adjourned until
Wednesday,, when it will resume the
debate on the proposed new rules. AS
a whole THIS talk has been dry and M
interesting, bnt there have been several
exciting episodes and the MAJORITY of
the House has Shown its independence
10y changing several Of the rules pro-
posed by the committee. 1t ia expected
that the rules as finally adopted will
differ little from those Of the last House,
and that the debate viii end this week,
but Congressional expectations are Oft
cner disappointed than rallied
What will the House committee on
Coinage do with its newly acquired
right to report bills at any time? That
question has been ask ed many times
since ne rules Of the TIouoe were
amended. giving IT and the Banking
and Currency committee that right
which has heretofore been vested in on.
Ways and Means-an1 your CORES
pondent asked it Of member of the
committee. "We will use it," WAS his
reply 10 report a tree SILVER bill, IN
order to rive those members who talked
so nice ah0nt what they would be will
ing to do tor silver in the future, when
declaring their intentions to vote for
The Wilaon repeal bill, a chance to vote
as they talked but we do not propose
to add to existing financial unrest by
reporting auch bill al this time We
will wait a WHILE" As this committee
is controlled by silver men 1t can, under
its new authority, report a bill when
ever so disposed.
Everybody now seems to b" agreed
that Congress will keep hight along at
work. with the possibility Of a short re-
cess of a couple Of weeks IN October to
give the members chance to visit the
Worlds Far before It's close, but soma