The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-19
GAINS EXPECTED
In Receipts During the Re-
naming Months.
Lively Row in the House Over PEN
sion Matters.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 10 = The heavy
Withdrawals Of gold for export from the
sub-treasury at New York, yesterday. were
not wholly unexpected by the treasury
officials, as the indications since the first
OF the week have made 1t probable that
the Withdrawals for shipments today
would be exceptionally large Ncverthe.
less, yesterdays transactions have intensi-
He'd the fear OF another bond issue, and in
measure dampened the spirit OF hopeful
ness that has porvaded the treasury De-
tnrtinent for some days past.
,lt Is, howevar, stoutly maintained that
the record for tho present fiscal year will
show decided Improvement I'm the fnan-
cial condition of the treasury over that OF
last year, and the steady increase la the
receipts from customs aud internal
revenue sources. 1t Is pointed out, gives
promise OF "a speedy return to period
when the receipts will more than equal
The expenditures.
1t Is figured that the customs receipts
are sure TO make a decided advance after
FEB j, when the spring importations be-
gin, and that tho revenues from whisky
Withdrawals the remainder of tho year
are almost certain To reach point oven
above the normal. With tho sugar bounty
burden Of Sl2, 100000 "a year removed, and
The prospect OF receipts from the income
TAX amounting to S20.000,000 or more be-
fore June l, more hopeful condition Of
affairs, 10 Is said, Is confidently To DO
locked forward to-
The interest payments on the public
debt between now and the first of the
cming fiscal year will aggregate about
tl4,0O0,O00, and yet only about 81, 500 600 OF
this amount Unterest on the late 500, O0O,-
OOO bonds issue) is I'm excess OF the interest
payment Of last year. Mr. Carlisles esti-
mate OF IA deficiency Of s.0,00o,000 for tho
year, Notwithstanding the fact that IL has
already reached s57 0J0.o00, 10 Is believed,
Will be found TO be approximately correct
Last year at this time the expenditures
excee>led the receipts by over So, 600 OOO
while for the same period IN this year tho
deficiency is about s@7,5OU,00o, or over no.
0or OO0 less.
With the single exception OF the month
al April next when IA large interest pay.
ment becomes due. IL is confidently ex-
pected that each month after this, during
the remaining Eve months OF the year, will
show an excess of receipts over expendi.
lures
On sherman's Lines.
Representative Walker Of Massachusetts,
fas Introduced "A bill similar 90 that pro-
posed In the scnato by Senator sherman
on the financial question. Representative
Walkers bill, while on The same general
lines as the Sherman bill, differs i'm de-
tails. IL authorizes the secretary of tho
treasury TO issue proposals from time To
time for four years bonds, such as are de-
scribed in the net OF July a. 1870 Co
AUTHORIZE the rcfunding Of the national
debt, the bonds 10 be payable at the pleas
nre OF the government after one year from
date of issue and upon tho expiration OF
three years, or bonds payable after three
end upon the expiration of seven years. or
bonds due ON certain day within three
years from the date of such bonds. the
secretary To have the selection regarding
he term OF the bonds The bonds are TO
bear Interest not exceeding 3 per cent
The North and south.
There was another big row at tho night
session OF the house last night, which
grew oui OK the events which transprcd
last week, Feeling ran high and bitter
words were spoken.
IL started after the failure of an effort TO
Increase the pension of the widow of Gen.
eral Abner Doubleday and TO pension
another widow who had performed services
Both bills were blocked by the obstruction
of Jones (Dem.. val Cooper (Drm
Ind resented this and turned on Jones
savageIy, and with much temper he
charged him with lack Of chiyalry I'm as
saulting tho fair sex
Jones absolutely denied that there
was any foundation for the statement
that he was fighting women. "All am
fighting for" said he, 'is against tho
granting OF large pensions to the rich.
powerful and influential"
Il question the motives OF the gcntle
man from Virginia." retorted Cooper.
hotly. "l believe he Is actuatcd by the
continent expressed by him last Friday
night, when he said he was proud of the
cause he had fought for i'm the trenches
Although he has taken an oath now to
support the dag that fionts above your
head, Mr.. Speaker (pointing to the Ameri.
can flag above the speakers dcsk). he now
displays toward II the same spirit of oppo-
sition he did when he struck at thar fiar
30 years ago. have right to say It. be.
cause he himself has said It,"
Simpson (Pop, Kan.l Cox (Dcm..
Tenn.) and Moses (Dem., Ga.) were drawn
Into the controversy. Feeling ran high.
and IL looked as II u personal encounter
might occur, Simpson continued TO taunt
Jones, declaring that he was not only sur.
priscd, but ashamed that a man should
come from the south and say that he still
believed In the lost cause.
Ta.bcrt (Dem., 5. C) at last came to
Jones rescue. He was white with rage.
and while dcprecating the continued an.
peal TO sectionalisn, asserted that such
appeals usually came from mon who were
invisible In time of war ana invincible I'm
time Of peace. "As TO the lost cause"
he said "it is the everlasting capS., and
never can be lost"
Jones got the floor just before the time
foradJournment was reached He branded
Conpers language toward him as language
unworthy OF gentleman. IL want TO
say, he added, "thnt when the question
was asked mo last week 1 answered that |
was proud IT the lost cause ro say be.
licve every cause right was n SANDER.
always said aud maintained eysrmorc. ,s
do now, that the cause was right" Al
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