Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-20
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL No Prophet Can Tell What 4444
 Men Will Do.
 THE CAMPBELLSARE COMING Forty-Seyen Million Must Be Made Up,
 But How? CARLISLE MAY RECOMMEND A BEER TAX To Overcome Majority of One Hundred and Thirty-Seven Thousand is the Her culean Task Undertaken by the
 Ohio Democracy.
CARLISLE MAY RECOMMEND A BEER TAX.


 just now. Every day some senator or representative who happens to be in Washington is interviewed by the local papers here, and those who have the temerity to vouchsafe an opinion differ widely in their conclusions. But who is it, be he prophet or son of a prophet. that can with anything like success fore tell what 444 from as many localities will agree upon in regard to almost-a many measures? With 356 members In the house and eighty-eight in the senate, it is not strange then that there are divers opinions on what is to be accomplished by the coming congress
 The House.
 In the lower or popular branch of the nations legislature must originate all measures raising revenue for the support of the govrnment In the Fifty-third con- gress bill was drafted and after sundry amendments passed by the house; had that bill been enacted into a law, in- stead of the treasury being embarrassed by deficit of SAT. 900, 900, as 1t will be at the end of the calender year, MT. Carlisle would have seen the enormous amount of nearly $90,000,000 on the wrong side of his ledger The Wilson ill..with it's free iron and free coal, was not accepted by the senate however, and to Senator Cor man and a few other democratic sena tors, among whom, be it said to their honor, were Senators Morgan and Pugh, is due the credit of giving to the coun- try the best tariff 1t has experienced since the Walker act; what was party dishonor and perfidy" then has been changed to democratic credit and sagac- ity.
 The $47000 GOO of deficit now existing must be made up; but how? That's the question Mir Carlisle will probably recommend an increase of $1 barrel on beer, the republicans will fear to pass them the party that does 1t the votes of thousands of workmen, whose beer is their only luxury, for despite the repub- lican theory to the contrary the con sumer pays the tax In place Of the peer tax the republicans will offer for the pres ident's signature bill putting a duty on wool which, of course, MT, Cleveland will refuse to sign. The advisabllity of taxing checks, matches, mortgages, deeds, etc, will then come up; so 1t is easily seen that the house will have it's hands full to pass the regular appropria- ton bills. attend to making up the deficit in the treasury and get away in time to devote much time to the campaign of 1896.
 The Senate.
 At the close of the last congress it is said a number of leading republicans de- cided that upon the reassembling or the senate no effort would be made by the re-. publicans to reorganize the senate. This has been denied, but a g the republicans have only forty-three senators, and to ef- feet an organization a trade would have to be made with the populists, who have six of their number in the senate, the chances are that there will be no reor- ganization along republican lines.
 There is a chance for reorganization, however and it is growing stronger every day; that is, for the silver senator's ir- respective of party. to take hold of the committees. The senate is for-slver by a majority of five or six, and it would not surprise me to see Stewart of Ne vada, Jones of Arkansas, or perhaps our own Morgan chairman of the committee on finance of the senate.
 The Campbells Are Coming
 To overcome majority of 137000 is the Herculean task that the democracy of Ohio have set about to accomplish, with Jimmy. Campbell as their leader. That the republicans are on the run is evidenced by the fact that number of big guns are to come to the rescue of Mckinley, Foraker and Bushnell, and enter vigorously into the campaign. Even Reed has consented to come out of his hole and make three speeches for the cause, and Morton and Harrison are down on the cards.
 In Cincinnati Wednesday night last fully 10000 men tried to get into Music hall to hear Campbell speak. Only half of that number succeeded and two tre-. mendous overflow meetings were held. Never before has there been such enthus- iasm in Hamilton county, the pivotal county of the state, and while the more a1osv the democracy they say and will wager their money that the democratic ticket is not defeated by 30,000. There are let ters coming to Washington daily from prominent democrats in Ohio that predict Campbell's election, and should he be victorious his name will be extremely prominent before the next national con vention.
 Personal and Pertinent.
 Those who believe that the circulation per capita is, as was stated by Secretary Herbert in Birmingham last week, $22 or $25 ought to read speech made by SenI ator Vest at Fayette, Mo, last Saturday, Of course the figures given by the secre- tary is the amount that ought to be in circulation, but Senator Vest shows that after the gold and silver bullion not coined, notes locked up in the treasury vault, national, state and savings banks reserve and loss by fire, flood and ship wreck have been deducted, that the ac- tual circulation per capita Is about s. .S4
 President Cleveland has returned to the White House, having come over from Buzzard's Bay on Banker Benedicts yacht. It will be remembered that in an interview some time ago Banker Bene- dict declared that should the democratic convention fail to declare for monometal- lism and the redemption of the green backs he would not vote for the candi- date named by the democracy.
 The supreme court began its fall term last Monday and appropriate resolutions were adopted by the bar on the death of Justice Jackson. A
 MT. A. T. London of Birmingham has hean in Washinptnn during the N eek