The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-11
No Bill Yet Prepared !mo'dyics the
Features Of The SscrstaBS YltW'.
PREPARING 10 COLLECT IHC0HE TAX.
The Urgent Deficiency Bill PROVIDES mn
Appropriation of s246,ooo for This
Purpose.
TIMES BUREAU. RAPLEY BUILDING.
WAsBIyGTos. December 10. 1894.

discussed, as this was, uhueI ule luieS'
the District day. The deficiency bill
WILL however, probably be taken up to-
morrow. and will be the subject of con-
siderable debate. as it contains the item
OF s246,OOO for the collection OF the income
tax. The general opinion seems to be
that this appropriation VIII pass ooth
branches of Congress, although there
will certainly be a very strong opposition
~ # in the Senate. In the House the
southern and Western Democrats will
vote for it and some of the Republicans
from the Western States. A good many
Republicans will vote for the appropria-
ton on the ground that as the income
tax is now "a law, means should De
provided Tor carrying IL into enect. Inc
money will probably be appropriated, out
If would not be surprising If very sharp
fight did not develop before II Is over
THE CARLISLE SCHEME.
A week of the session mas ALREADY
passed into history, mere mas Deeh
meeting of the Banking ana currency
Committee. and yet no member of Con-
gress has presented bill TO the House
which embOdies the features OF the CleVe-
land-Carlisle financial scheme. This ar
CUES favoraby, rather thah OTHERWISE
for the ultimate adoption OF the measure
by the House, as IL is an indication that
some serious thinking is being done. OF
course. a proposition emanating from
source so eminent Is entitled TO more con-
sideration than one framed on similar
lines projected into the house from the
fecund brain of the eruptive Kepubhcan
congressman from Massachusetts, the
Hon. Jospeh Henry Walker, the million
aire boot and shoe manufactures OF Wor-
cester, and ii is but natural that the
current of congressional opinion should
flow kindly towards it. That it is doing
so is very evident, and many congress
men who last week were prepared TO op-
pose any Administration measure are to-
day in favor of this plan. southern
and western members VINO would regard
favorably any proposition that promised
more money, are attracted TO II on ac-
count OF that feature which promises
more elastic currency Of course tHlS
Is not true of the representatives from
the bullion producing States, Whom noun
ing would satisfy but the free coinage OF
silver at the ratio Of Is to ]. or some
similar plan that would enhance the value
Of the products of their mines.
SENTIMENT AMONG BEPUBLIcANs.
talking. but no serious opposition Is
threatened from that quarter, as the lead
ers on that side OF the House are far too
astute to antagonize any proposition which
would remove the financial question from
the domain Of politics AT this time.
All things considered, while it is rather
early TO make predictions, IT Is very
probable that bill framed on the INES
OF Secretary Carlisles recommendations
and embodying its principal features par
ticularly that Of elasticity, would pass the
House.
How much opposition 1t would provoke
ia problematical II is well known that
the national bankers DO not take kindly
to the Secretary's scheme" and should
they determine to fight IT they could 40
much toward impeding its passage. even
If they could not ultimately defeat IL.
Again, some Of the brilliant enemies 10
the national banking system on the moor
of the House are open in their denuncia-
ton Of the plan.
VIEWS OF vIRGINIAN.
A Virginia congressman, who really dis
likes 10 be quoted publicly, but who has
never been guilty Of trimming nor
sought to avoid an issue, in speaking to-
day of the scheme, said: Il see nothing
whatever in il to recommend 1t besides
the feature of elasticity. 1t is wholly
undemocratic, and / cannot understand
how any man who processes to believe
in the principles .nculcated by Jefferson
can think for moment or supporting
IT. 1t seeks to perpetuate a system Of
banking that has always been antagO-
nistic to- Democratic ideas, and 1 fail 10
see the difference between Federal super
vision of State banks and Federal con-
troll. The whole thing is pregnant with
Repubhcanisms from first 10 last, and 1
for one am more in favor of making an
honest effort for financial relief on DEM
ocratic lines, feven if we meet defeat,
taan Of assisting in reminding the dying
embers Of the almost expired Republican
camp fires or rehabilitdting the odious
national banking system, and making
that a permanent institution OF the land
which was devised for the purpose of
meeting an exigency and in its nature
purely tentative.
An informal canvass Of the House
shows, however, that this feeling is not
widespread, as a majority Of the members
have reached that stage where they think
a half loaf preferable 10 no bread, and
wCald welcome almost any proposition
which promised relief.
FUBLIC-PRIsTER BENEDICT.
lhe busiest public man in Washington
to-day is Public Printer Benedict. As
tlcally under the protection Of the civil
service. there IS nothing else in the de-
partment for which the hungry Office
seeker can apply Every path now leads
10 the Government Printing Office. and
Mr.. Benedict has his hands full. Satur-
dav he gave il out that he could not pos
sibly give another appointment to Nr-
gina. When Congress adjourned one hun
dred and eighty-six positions were cred
tied 10 Virginia, but that number has been
largely Increased in the past few weeks.
There ere hundreds OF applications still
on file, and there is not member of the
Virginia delegation VINO does not make a
daily pilgrimage to the Government Print
ing Office.
PERSONAL.
Coneressman-elec Tazewell Elicit. OF
Richmond. and Captain A. b. Guigon
were in washington to-day
Assistant Bishop Newton, OF Virginia
occupied a seat in the members gallery
AT the Capitol this morning.
CONGRESSMAN Ben. II. Bum, of North
CaroIina arrived here last night. and
,gae in his seat at the Capitol to-day.
Mr. r H. Boykin of Richmond, is at
the Metropolitan.
NIessrs. william r. Trigg and William
IT sands. of Richmond, are in the city
FoURTH-cLAss PosT-oFFIcEs.
rhere were forty-two fourth-class post
oa,ca changes to-day, OF which number
Nortb carolina received four but Vir-
einia did not figure in the list. The
changes In North carolina were as fol-
Iaws' 81 Andrews. Cherokee county, w.
~ Eisber. vice T. w. Tathrum. resigned /;
-, ro,umbus, Polk county, Mrs. Ellen
~ - s,cceeds l. C. Mcfarland "a