The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-28
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
THE Wars IND MEANS COMMITTEE
10 GET 10 UORk ON 4 IARIFF BILL

Chairman Wilson Has "a Bui Prepared toi
Submit to tho Con,n,ittee-The BankinG
and Currency Committee Likely 60 Vote
Against Repeating the Tax on State Bnuke
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2T.-Some important re.
suits nre probable from committee action
during tho week. Tho Ways and Means Com
mittee will meet Tuesday, Mt which time q
course Of procedure will doubtless be decided
upon. including such matters rs the approxt-
mate date when tariff bill shall be reported.
whether the committee will give hearings to
interested persons or not. and other details
relating to tho work with which 1t Is charged.
Chairman Wilson is said to have prepared q
bill covering the subject of tariff revision In .
general way. which Ito will submit to the COM
mittee There are also several other bills on
the subject ready for the committee. notably
those OF tho Now York Reform Club. known ss
j.. Elierv Anderson's, and of Mr.. Edward At
kinson. the well-known political economist Of
Boston.
On the same day tho Committee on Banking
and Currency will meet with tho expectation
of concluding n report upon the bill OF Repre-
sentative johnson OF ohio. providing for the
exchange Of national bonds for currency at
tho demand of tho holder The committee. 10
is believed. will favorably report tho bill. with
an am endment intended to protect the gold OF
the Treasury from raids by those who receive
currency for their bonds. Tho committee WIFI
also take up the question OF repeating the 10
per cent. tax on the circulation OF State banks..
On this point Chairman Springer is quoted az
saying: "a
II do not believe tho committee will report
bill in favor OF the repeal OF the tax on State
banks. do not believe in going back to the
days OF tho old State banking system, and Of
being compelled to have forty-four different
L nIo ~ IN, npfr hn a.
moval OF the tax upon State banks and the re.
establishment Of the old system would be an
obstruction to business. l. Tor one, am against
It, and do not believe that such bill can
pass. l favor u stable currency. good. alike in
all tho States. accepted without question
everywhere. and familiar to tho people, and
printed upon such paper that counterfcits can
he readily detected. Any other currency is az.
obstruction to business. and shall oppose it"
Some time in tho course OF the week; the
Committee on Appropriations will report bills
pursuant to the recommendation 81 secretary
Carlisle for an appropriation OF S3OO,O0O for
continuing the recoinnge of irnctional silver
tinctivc paper for printing Treasury notes.
These matters must be provided for speedily
II there Is to lie no stoppaSo OF the work.
The recent advices received by Secretary
Morton from one OF his agents in Europe MIR.
Mates. fully confirm previous reports rcEard-
ing tho shortage Of certain crops in many
parts of Europe. which. he represents. Is likely
to guarantee u very large demand for Ameri--
can forage crops. inc udng corn. although he
docs not think it likely that much OF the lattor'
will be used as human food. He represents
that the tariff complications between Russia
and Germany are likely to render the people
OF the latter country especially dependent
upon tho United States for their supplies 81
1t is stated at tho Pension Oflce that since
the passage If the act of June ~, 1890. an
unfair preference has been Gven claims for
pensions under that act in the matter Of ad-
judication over ella inns und er prior acts. who're
disability o! service origin are alleged. Thus.
1t is aid about 100000 old claims have re-'
NAMED sdetracked for. about four years:
eases was taken from tho files and an exams 2xSa
cent Of them were complete. and yet in COM
sequence OF the Bureau being engaged in tho
adjudication of June ~. 1890. cases no action,
lind been taken: With a view to correcting
this injustice Commissioner Lochren has de
rected the chiefs OF the several divisions to
make a thorough search OF the files OF the old
cases. aud where they are found complete to
promptly forward them for allowance. and te
found incomp lete to make the necessary calls
for additional proof