The evening times., 1895-11-18

Representatives and Senators as they
come into Washington express various
opinions as to the remedies Congress is
likely to afford for the present Treasury
condition.
There is n strong feeling among Rcpub-
licans that the lack of revenue is at the bot
| tom Of all the trouble, and that measures
must bcpassed % increase Treasury receipts.
If the President. as has been lItimated,
calls upon Congress for authority to issue
temporary certificates OF Indebtedness,
such as We're suggested last winter by
Senator Allison and eX -Speake Reed, II is
thought it Will be granted.
But the main idea OF getting ut the root
OF the difficulty by providing more revenue
will probably be carried out
Senator Wilson, Of Washington, has ar
! rived. and though of free silver tendencies,
he admits that something heroic should be
done 10 relieve the Treasury.
'.One way of providing gold,' he said,
would bc In have all imports paid in that
metal. There are. however, means of rails
ing sufficient revenue SO that the reserve
orthc Treasury need not bc cBcroached upon
to pay current expenses. and that Is by
reimposing duties ON articles of import
which were cut numerically in the present
law. There should he a duty placed upon
wool and wooden manufactures, upon
lumber agricultural products and coal and
other articles that were eit.cr placed on
the free list or under heavily reduced tariff
duties.
GORMAN N-BRICE BILL.
I'VE have had an illustration up i'll my
country of how this Gornian- Bricc bill opcr-
ates in regard to some OF these articles.
We have huge deposits OF coal right near
III l,,ts Irif
ish Columbia coal under the 40 cents Il ton
duty, is being sold in these cities at Rates
with which our local mines cannot com
pete. The cheap labor in British ColuIn-
bia and the cheap water transportation
enables the foreign operator to sell his coal
at the mouth of our mines at lower figures
than we can afford to compete with.
IN the matter of lumber the same CON
dition exists. The tariff law has worked
a Tremendous INJURY TO the wool industry
in MY State and also TO farm products. l
think the matter of rcimposing proper pro
tectivc duties upon these products VIII be
considered in Congress"
But there he those who believe that in
framing revenue legislation Mr.. Clcve-
lands views will not be considered.
Backed by an overwhelming popular scntl-
mcnt, the Republican leaders believe that
they can pass over his veto, If need be,
such moderate legislation as they desire.
THIS does not mean that there viii be
any attempt at a general revision OF the
tariff. but various schedules will be
changed IN such a way as most easily 10 in
crease the revenues and al the same time
afford adequate protection.
Mr.. palzcll. of Pennsylvania, whose posi-
ton as Il member of the Ways and Means
Committee, gives significance to his words,
declares that the next Congress would be
false 10 lis trust ii il did moi pass legis-
Iation which would provide Tor revenue by
a protective duty.
at will not be n revision of the tariff"
he said, "but II will DE a measlir. that will
afford sufficient revenue from our custom
houses topay aytheeXpense % four Government
as they are incurred II VIII IL me0 sure
passed by the Republicans and on the line
Of Republican principles. If il does not
meet with the approval OF the President, let
the sacrifice not be made lay those who are
fresh from the people and who have their
instructions: but let the sacrifice he made
by the Chief Executive, whose policy the
people have been condemninG."
THIS is the position taken by Senator
Chandler. and. so far as known, by every
other Republican leader of standing and
influence. Senator Quay proposes TO en-
large the programme 10y making
so generous as to provide for magnificent
system of public works.
This proposition viii be very fully dis
cussed, even If ii does not advance 10 the
stage of legislation while Mr.. Cleveland
remains in the White House. 1t will be the
aim OF Tie managers both in the Senate
and in the House TO wind up the business
of Congress just as soon as possible.
There Will be n strong endeavor TO Sc
cure an adjournment in May or June at the
latest, and IL this achievement is accom-
plishment there cnn he no general legsla-
ton of any moment.
Such work as is Gone In the direction of
formulating foreign policy viii be by
resolution and Investigation. The Monroe
doctrine VIII be announced for the first
time as principle approved by Congress
and as the keynote of American diplomacy,
so far as the Western hemisphere Is con-
Tie light VIII be turned on the perform
ances of the State Department during the
last nine months, and there viii he an un.
mstakable utterancc of some kind with
regard to Hawaii and the American con-
troll OF the Nicaragua Canal. while the
Cuban question and herelationo the Unted
States to the complications sure 10 arise
in the Orient and the Lcvant will receive
proper consideration In genuinely Amer
lean way as they may come up.
REORGANIZATION TALK
There is great deal of speculation con-
cernnS the reorganization OF the Senate
1t is certain that the older Republican SEN
ators do not want to accent the re-
sponsibihty of legislation, if it can be
shirked.
Senator Butler OF North Carolina, and
Senator Jones of Nevada, both of them
elected by Republican votes, will be told
TO keep away from the Republican eau
Gus. Their presence would make forty :.
four Senators, Just exactly enough to
completely reorganize the Senate and
place the Republicans In control
The pursuit Of this policy will drive
tens of thousands of Republican voters
out of the party in the Presidential con-
test of 1886, but it seems to be a set
tied thing that this policy will be pur-
sued by the Republican managers.
Ii alone seems TO be certain that the
Republicans will choose n president pro
teInpore. This will be absolutely neces-
sary.
II seems quite likely that the Senate
committees will also be reorgau uized and
Republican chairmen chosen. No busi-
ness can be done until these matters are
attended to.
Then will come up the question of Sc
lectiug secretary and sergeant-at-arIns
There 1t is supposed that the Republic
aus will stop, aghast at the wonderful
problem. Today it seems to be incapable
OF solution. But, after all, it is simply
a question of decision between place
hunters