The Greenville times., 1893-12-30
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Affairs Of Government and News Of
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Notes Of Interest Concerning the Peo-
pie and Their General Welfare.


the consideration of the tariff bill.
Congressman Brawley, who was ap-
pointed as district Judge for South
Carolina, was confirmed by the senate
Thursday. Mr.. Brawley will accept
the position and will resign his seat in
congress ut once.
The senate in executive session
Wednesday confirmed the following
nominations: Wayne MacYeigh, Of
Pennsylvania, to be ambassador of the
United States to Italy; John B. Riley,
of New York, to be consul general at
Ottawa; James Fl. Forney, OF Idaho,
attorney of the United States for the
district of Idaho.
In the fortifcation appropriation bill
which Mr.. Livingston reported to the
house an appropriation is made for
tweiye-ineh gun at Fort Pulaski, Sa-
yannah. IL Also providesf for a twelve
inch gun at Charleston. These guns
mounted and ready fol use cost a half
million dollars for each. 1t costs
about 81, 900 for the ammunition each
time they are fired.
Secretary Herbert Thursday evening
gave out his decision in the case Of
Commodore Stanton, detached from
the command of the south Atlantic
station for saluting Mellon the harbor
OF Rio. The secretary restores Stanton
ia 11tv aud ooo;,rrs H.. - AZ -.
mand of the North Atlantic squadron.
This is regarded us perhaps the choicest
station to command among them all.
The state department has received
dispatch indicating that another one
OF the Latin-American countries is
likely to be embroiled in war. Tho
dispatch, which was from General p.
M. b. Young, the United States min
lister to Honduras and Guatamala,
reads as follows: 'grhe Honduran rev
olutionists are advancing from Mica
ragua ON Honduras. The Honduran
army is ready to meet the revolution
ists.
The major general commanding the
United States army has approved That
part of the new tactics providing for
officers giving commands, under cer-
tain circumstances, by whistles instead
of by word Of mouth. The whistles
are to be placed in the cross pieces Of
the guards of the swords, and an order
has been issued to the commanding
officers of the Springfield armory and
the Rock Island arsenal to make this
alteration as promptly us possible.
There is big fight on in the ways
and means committee over the pro-
posed income tax. When the commit
tee met Thursday afternoon eonsidera-
BILE objection was manifested to Mr..
Carlisle's suggestion in his published
report. Several members of the COM
mittee were found to be in favor of q
straightout individual income tax on
all incomes derived from whatever
sources over and above $4,000. This
would include much of Mr.. CARLISLE IS
plans. The matter was discussed at
length in the committee, but no agree
ment was reached
A subject which will receive some
consideration at the hands of the com
mittee on appropriations at this ses-
sion of the house, is embodied in the
bill introduced by Representative Say
ers, its chairman, entitled bill s'to
repeal certain laws relating to perma-
nent and indefinite appropriations. !"
Bills having this object in view have
appeared perennially during the past
seven years, but for various reasons
they have failed of enactment. The
object of repeating these permanent
appropriations and having congress
pass upon the matters covered by them
each year is that it will conduce to u
more thorough and careful examina-
tion OF terms Of appropriation than is
obtained under the present system by
which the recounts are credited and
passed upon by the accounting officers,
and where no opportunity is left for
scrutiny by congressional committees.
| Secretary CarIisIes Report.
The annual report OF Secretary of
the Treasury Carlisle was transmitted
to congress Wednesday. The secre-
tary estimates the revenues Of the gov
ernment for the fiscal year, which will
end on the Both Of next June, at $780,
121, 900, leaving deficit OF s2S, 900, :
900 on the year. He mentions that
there are Pacific railroad bonds, known
as currency sixes," issued in and of
the Pacific railroads, falling due with
in the year 1894, to the amount Of S2,-
1862, 900, which must be paid at matur-
ity, and recommends that congress
take action at this session to provide
for them.
He suggests as means OF enabling
the government to promptly meet the
emergency and to provide larger re-
serve fund, several courses of action.
One is the issue of three per cent.
five-year bonds, in small amounts, to
be disposed of through the sub-treas-
uries and postonices to our own peo-
pie. Another is tho issue Of fifty
million dollars in one-year, three per
cent. bonds at par. Until the effect OF
the repeal Of the Sherman silver pur-
chase law is more fully developed, he
does not consider it advisable to rec
ommend further specific Legislation on
that subject. He favors legislation to
authorize the more extended use oi