The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
on the Revenue TO Be Produced
by the Tariff Bill-The Leaders So
Hcitous About the Fate Of the
Seigniorage Bill.
THE SENATE.


passed was the one granting right o.
way to the jamestown and Northern
railway through the DEVILS lake res
ervat,on in North Dakota.
At2 o'clock the senate took up the
unfinished business which was the
bill to simplify thu form of deeds Of
conveyance and trust and releases Of
land in the District Of Columbia, and
after further debating it for an hour
without result, went into executive
session at $3.50 and then adjourned I'M
til tomorrow.
SENATOR CoLQUITT's CASE HOPELESS
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Senator
Coluuitt passed comfortable night
but it was said by member % his
family today that his condition is
about the same as that Of yesterday
The present attack il said to be the
result of the progress OF paraly sis,
from which he suffered tor long
time, rather than from aTecent attack.
The tOnsils are also affected. The
physician said ;hat the patients con.
dition had not changed since yester-
day, but that the case was hopeless.
Inc senator's Wlnu IL ClSdI'
SUGAR BOUNTIEs PAID.
The sugar bounties paid yesterday
and today by the treasury depart.
ment aggregate 1888, 1862. all of which
went to Louisiana.
The president is carefully listening
to the arguments, political and other
wise, addressed to him regarding the
seigniorage bill. The best informa.
ton Obtainable is that he has not yet
made up his mind what action to
take, 81 that no one can state what he
will do or what he will not do. The
president has until the 30th to decide
what he shall do with the bill.
THE REVENUE BILL.
The estimates of the amount of rev.
enue which the tariff bill reported to
the senate today will show that the
total amount will be about $50, 600, 900.
This is q reduction Of between $13,
600, 600 anG S14 100000 The principal
reduction is made in the internal rev.
enue part of the bill through the res
toratiOn of the present tax rates on
domestic cigars and cigarettes, which
amounts to loss of over $l0,000,000
There will also be an appreciable fall
ing off Of duty on tin plate. The
change in the fruit schedule whereby
bananas, pineapples and cOcoanuts
are taken from the dutiable list will
make up the other prices. Bananas
are imported in large quantities
and the imposition of a duty of
3 cents per pound, as first proposed
by the committee, would have pro.
duCed q revenue of 81 ,072, 1856. The
found upon investigation,
however, that the bill would produce
more revenue than when they were
on the free list. AS the bill stands, if
the estimate is correct, it will produce
at least 50 900, 900 more revenue than
will be needed. The change made IN
the sugar schedule will cause a show
Ing in the estimates different from
the subcommittee bill, as the first
estimate was made upon sugar test.
ing 80 degrees. The estimate for the
present bill will probably be upon the
same grade of sugar. There would,
however, be large revenue from this
source alone. The difference on this
score would be controlled entirely by
The quantity of the high grade sugar
CONFIRMATION.
The senate in executive session to-
lay confirmed the following nomina.
ion:
James H. Mulligan, consul general
1t Apia, SOmOa.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
National banknotes received today
or redemption, SPAS, 65l; government |
receipts for interstate revenue, $345,-
$50; customs, $4O5, $50; miscellaneous,
1876.
LOANED SOME INDIANS.
Secretary Smith has approved the
application of Pawnee Bill for loan |
If 80 Sioux to go to the Antwerp ex.
FATE OF SEIGNIORAGE.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-The vital
interest felt in the fate of the seigniOr
lge bill is now being felt in Washing. |
on. The Texas delegation was rep
'esented by Messrs. Culberson, Say |
md Kilgore, while other callers were
senator's Faulker and Camden OF |
West Virginia, Senator Berry of Ar |
KANSAS and Representative Tom John.
on Of Ohio. The president saw all of |
hese and listening patiently to every
hing bearing upon the bill that is !
advanced. Because his time is so
ully occupied the president finds it
necessary to telegraph to the New
ork chamber of commerce, which is
o come to Washington, suggesting
hat the trip be abandoned.
TREASURY GOLD,
The net gold in the treasury at the
lose Of business today was SlG7,0G4.-
rs, and the cash balance Sl35 ,269, l0l. |
CLAMORING FOR VETO.
The pressure being brought to bear
lpon President Cleveland in regard to
he action he shall take upon the
Bland seigniorage bill, is not confined
o senator's and representatives., for
le is in receipt of letters and tele-
grams from all parts Of the country
Upon the subject and contrary to the
belief that seems to prevail, a very
arge majority OF these communica.
ions urge him to exercise thu veto
power. Most of the most emphatic of
he letters urging a veto are from Bal.
iEore, New Orleans, Richmond, St.