The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-07
CHAIRMEN AT WORK.
SETERAL or THIN BUSY FRAN
ING NEW BILLS.
bIr. Wilson Working on the New Tariff
Moasure-Appropriat aud Pension
Bills-Other News.
TnEEs BUREAU. RsPLEI BUILDING, :
WASHINGTON. Novem Der. s. 1888. J

S. this the case with those from 'he
thirteen States which hold elections 10
morrow.
There arc however. slowed away ="
the committee rooms surrounai"b ''0
1louse a number of ardent Demoeia's'
upon whose shoulders have l@l''" '''~
rnantlcs OF chairmanships and VINO nave
,.tsr bal, tbcir tasks. fired with zeal Tor
,,,,tv GOOD. and nuod with desire to
+-.o,,,iisb for themselves the welcome
pfaudlf of "wel done thou good and
fsrhfu. servant" when Congress shall
again convene.
The Tariff Blu.
Chairman William J.. Wilson. Of the
WAYS and Means Committee, with his
Democratic colleagues. is still hard at
work upon the tariff measure, which, by
an Odds Is now the leading question TO be
submitted when the House meets Ia
December. This SIS no childs play, for
while the people have stoutly demanded
a revision Of the tarif. Il is still incum-
bent upon the Democratic party 20 main
tIu sufficient revenue TO run the govern
mont. economically administered. The
General policy Of the government wil or
course be 20 take on the tariff upon the
re.assaries. and put the obligations upon
fre lWurics of the richer people, but
oven in this apparently easy matter great
questions arise. and from all over this
great country, with its diversified IN
f.-..,s. come the varying petitions for
ffa removal and maintenance of duties,
and from even many localities in the
s.uth. where tariff reform is strongly
advocated petitions have come asking
ra.altlOu 0f twenty-five cents per Dushel
r.91 potatoes TO save the truckers from
ra iuroads Of "a Bermuda crop. From
W est Virginia and our own State delega-
tus have been here 20 impress upon
hs Ways and Means Committee the inn
uorance of keeping the seventy-hve
Dents per ton upon bituminous coal, and
uls the committee is struggling to avoid
arn that creates monOpolies, yet 20
distress neither the producer nor the
renufacturer, and stnl 90 maintain
revenue for the use OF the government.
we tariff bin, Mr.. Wilson says, will be
r Iy when Congress meets again, but
rs active and more important discus
sion viii probably not begin before the
holidays are over.
Appropriation and other Bills.
Judge Sayres, Of Texas who succeeds
Mr Holman "the watch dog Of the
treasury" is also now az the Capitol
and is busy scrutinizing every item, in
the appropriation bills, which viii be
introduced early i'm the session. He says
le f0riincatious bill. the civil sundry
DIN and the pension bin viii all be ready
before the Christmas recess. but they Will
probably not Doe taken up before the |
tariff bin has been adopted.
The pension bin alone requires now |
about half of the entire revenues of the |
.lel. m.ut and Is still growing every /
month. and unless the Democrats cor
r-.t some evils in this department, and |
uncover and discard some of it's abuses, /
there can Doe little opportunity 20 modify |
tte tariff and reduce the burdens Of /
taxation.
Chairman Springer Of the Banking and /
Currency Committee. is preparing a gem
c-8I banking law for the country, which
win Doe introduced early in the next
sion. and Chairman Bland, of the Com
uttee On Coinage, Weights and Mea-
sIras. SIS now preparing a silver BIN which
ls "a virtual re-enactmeut of the law Of
lsT. and which win be the subject Of
before this Congress ad-
.ourls.
Tle bankruptcy bill. a modification Of
the immigration laws. and perhaps a
national divorce law viii also be ques-
l1Is upon. which the fifty-third Congress
wll be called upon 10 act.
Admiral stanton Coming Home.
10 is learned from the Navy Depart
uert to-day that Admiral Stanton. who
was in charge of our fleet at Rio de Janeiro,
is now on DTS way home having been re-
moved for salutiug the insurgent Admiral
ieuo.
Hls arrival IS looked forward TO with in
lrest hy the department. as ne will have
boo opportunity 90 make a statement re-
arl.us his actions. tie can also request
g board of inquiry, which may or may not
1e sIarted. as the secretary of the navy
s-es f- II it appears, after he
.as made his statement to the
department that he has been de-
-r-c in his duties. and has not
arr.eI out his orders. a court-martial I
'lI De ordered Nothing Is known OF the
circumstances. further than the Brazil
an minister made "a complaint TO the sec
etaIF oi state. that Admiral Stanton |
bad saiuted the insurgent admirars |
aE. and that ln answer to telegram /
rom the Navy Department, Admiral
alt1u had replied in the affirmative |
te President at the suggestion of Sec
tary Herbert 90 remove Admiral Stan
lu which was done and within the next
lree weeks further interesting develop |
lents are expected.
Tie general belief is that a man so well
crsed in diplomacy as Admiral Stanton /
supposed 90 be had grounds upon |
.hich 90 go. before Offering what might
e considered. AN insult 90 a friendly
ag.
Colonel Hore Expected To-Day.
There IS nothing new I'm the case Of
to recall of Colonel j. Hampton HOec
Ecept That 10 is expected that nc viii
Eye here tomorrow and with his
aeuis viii at once see the President
HagI.ng the serious charges which have
,,.a brought against him His friends
Aae sfouty protest against any Illegal |
-.. ".1n the part of Colonel Hoge and
's1 That fun explanation viii satisfy
.r dent that he is entirely worthy
U the position 10 which he has been
s .uted.
iHere are comparatively no Virginians
7 me city to-day as all Of them are now
''ing Tor their homes 20 vote to-mor-
W.. The res ht Of the election is not
-eeloned here. as it Is generally agreed
"' lhe entire state ticket will 10 {
lioush by from 1900 TO 1900. and the s
win bee solidly Democratic. {
ossss OF EIas aud simmond. :
.i,. lt ls now apparent that little has been 4
~ we hol nght. which towards [
40 tlo"e OF the extra session waved | -
otler ana hotter IA the sub CommItfee },
~ y s....,l l,leiico OF the Senate against the n
,[,.5t OF dessrs. ELIAS and Sim n
lohos' as me prompt issuing of temno. ="
ary commissions 10 them by secrl,.,,.
aiIlsle' as soon as the seps,s 81
'4sheu' Without considering their nom
iauohs' would seem to indicate that 49,
resident has not even for a ,no,oe,', o
lousht on substituting the name OF an,.' ~
le ior ether Of the collectorships ,rheso \
are now, or VIII be as soon
they qualify. the Internal Reven,,,