The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-30
PRESIDENTIAL SPORTS.
ox.uUyTTNG A PAsrIaE or EAR
IIER CHIEF MGGISTRATBs
Chairman wilson's Statement of the Rates
and Amounts Of Duties Under the
Mckinley Bill For Is0e-'03.
TINES BUREAU. RArLrY BuILDISo,
W AsHfSgroS. December %. 1898.

business these days, and the hoteis are
deserted save by the patient contingent
which arrives generally in March aiter
an Inauguration, and sits. and waits and
homes and complains not. until the adj
,.,,,etrafion IS voted out OF Office and
,+ires To private Hfe. &c Is rather SIN
e,l,r but nevertheless a fact, that with
bui one or two exceptions. every Prtsl-
don't Of this country, from Washington
fo cleveland, has been fond OF nshinS
ar hunting, or other similar sports.
In fhc earlier days fox-hunting was the
f,,orite sport, and the Presidents early
in mis- century were not at all averse TO
a hot chase after game red fox. In
later years. however. the gun and rod
have supplied the necessary relaxation
and pleasant excitement, and since Presi-
dent Gargeld's me considerable game
has been bagged BY the executives
Tsr n Quite 81 '92
Chairman Wilson, Of the Ways and
Means Committee, has prepared a state
mcnt showing the rates and amount oil
duties paid In 1892, under the Mckinley
bill. 10 have been xll5.0b al. Inc uuly
estimated under his bill would have been
SlO7 .GD.l70 f0r that year. In 1893 the
total duties under the Mckinley bill were
slqs 473. f52. the duty under the wilson Dlil
for the same period would have been 49,
c65 SIS. an estimated decrease OF sb''V''-
7s4
III the treasury is In bad shape now as
it certainly is, either there must De
,nucb greater amount Of imports under
the Wilson bill. or the internal revenue
taxes must be called upon 20 furnish
considerably more revenue than they are
doing al this time. The internal revenue
features Of the new bill have never been
made public, and, in fact, have never
been fully determined upon. on next
Monday night the committee VIII TAKE
lip this part OF the work, and VIII, IN
Ia nrobabnity. agree upon the ilnal ar
ranecfneut of the items under this mead.
The members of the committee, how
ever are generally of the opinion that the
greatly increased imports under the VIII
e,p biB viii cover all OF the deficiency
which the present estimate Indicates
individual IneoIn- Tax.
There ig stln probability Of an indi-
N1dual income tax although a NUMBER
OF the committee approve secretary Car
Isles suggestion that tax be piaceo
only upon the dividends resulting from
investments made IN stocks, bonds, ana
other securities. OF the Democrats on
tho WAYS and Means Committee 1t Is
generally conceded that Messrs. Wilson,
Breckinridge, Cochran. Montgomery, and
stevens are inclined 10 the recommended
tioD OF Secretary Carlisle, while Messrs.
Bryfn. Bynum. Mcmillan Whiting, ana
Tarsney support earnestly the individual
income tax The other Democrat on the
committee, Mr. Turner Of Georgia VIII
cast the deciding vote, and II is funored
that be is rather inclined 20 join with the
advocates OF the Individual income TAX.
'rhiq Intricate and pe-pleNins question VIII
I'll. ftfIl
The Movements of statesmen.
,rhsre ls a great dearth of Virgnians
here durirt the holidays and the recep-
lion tonight at Charlottesville in honor
of our new senator. and the inauguration
on Monday of Governor OFerrall, VIII
botb draw from the ranks of the floating
statesmen who can usually be counted on
for local Information during the dullest
times Within one week, however, the
wheels viii be flying merriiy again. me
absurd protest against the conirnldtloh
OF Editor Is. 9. Murray upon lhe litlSy
and laughable charge Of not being
Dep.ocrat will have been forever settled,
and state senator Little. who was chiet
Inn the laudable desire 10 shield both me
charger and the charged against snch
ahsolutelv pEerile nonsense, VIII nave
advanced again In that public esumauoh
which pay, tribute 10 staunch supporters
of democratic principles and honest Dem
ocTats. a., ..,,,.
,rbe inauguration. with It's waving
,,lumes and array Of brilliant aldes ana
ealloplng colOnels. viii be history tnen'
rbe Nasoral Congress will have taken
up the tarln bill. with its impoteht at
teuaut 10 saddle distress upon the SCUM
ANA 'rtlc up benefits in' New England, ana
tbe statesnen I'm the Senate Will be busy
sett;ine the virtues OF Queen Liliokulanl.
rbe aepirants for the many Virginia ap-
,,oi,troents vet TO be- made VIII all De
here and the country win settle down 10
business after the Christmas OF lNso'
military onicers for North Caroiins'
An unusual quiet reigned over the onlciai
END of the Executive Mansion TINS morn
inc. Secretaries under secretaries hes-
seugers. &C. were In their places reauy
FOR action, but as the moving spirit OF tne
institution was absent, there seei''eo
10 be nothing I'm particular for them 10 DO.
The President ala not return last night
as was expected. probably tempted 10 pro-
long his stas 81 the remarkahie nhe
weather. plauty of duck shooting, ana the
genial companionship OF lk-s&wo afcre-
taries and commander-tigne4s' Bob ifvans'
That he Is expected TO return to-day Is
evidenced by the fact that the whole ma
ohinery OF the Executive establishment is
in perfact condition and ready to be put
IN motion as soon as ne is on hand 10
press the button.
statement was published yesterday
that the board Of trustees OF the Agricui-
tural and Mechanical College OF North
Carolina had pettioned the Navy Depart
ment for the detail Of Lieut. Henderson
as military instructor for that college.
sini,ary Instructors.
The military school at Bingham and the
Davis military school al Winston have
already been supplied with military in
etructors by the Secretary OF War, but no
assignment Of army officer has yes been
made to the State Agricultural and Me-
chanical College at Raleigh, nor has the
secretary decided that the college shall
have one. Under the Law which authorizes
these details. state agricultural institu'
tons should be supplied rrst, but the
persistent efforts OF Congressman Bower
and Senator Ransom secured favorable
action on the Daus-school claim before
any other college was supplied.
The president OF the board OF trustees
OF tho State Agricultural College tele-
graphed the Secretary of War this morn
lux 20 transfer its application 20 the Sec
retary et<he Navy with the intention OF
asking fbr the detail OF Lieut.. Henderson.
The transfer was made. but the officials
az the Navy Department say that it is
hardly probable that the Lieutenant viii
be detached from the active list Of naval
officers.
he IA a brother to Congressman Hender-
son. Of North Carolina. and was appointed
cadet midshipman in 1872. and made Lieut..
November 8, 1891. He L. al present al
nome on waiting orders, having Just fin
isned "A thrce-year cruise on the cruiser
Alliance" Mhiie his assignment as mil-