The evening times., 1895-08-27
S8nt from Washington

TO be considered. As a general thing very
| little stock is taken In this rumor, although
IL is generally believed that the two great
sleeping car companies have entered into
the offensive and defensive alliance for the
purpose of preventing unfriendly legisla-
tion during the coming session of Congress
For the past six or eight years desultory
efforts have been made to bring the sleep
Ing car corporations within the purvicw
| OF the Interstate commerce law. Time after
| time the attention OF the Interstate Com
| merce Commission has been called, TO the
fact that there is wide range of charges
over similar distances which should be reme-
| died. but the commission has held that sleep
ing cars are simply hotels on wheels, over
| which the commission has no jurisdiction
Senator Sherman during the last session
| introduced a bill designed to regulate
| charges for the use of bertbs In sleeping
cars. but he never pushed his measure, al
| though the sentiment at the time in Congress
was strong enough to have carried 1t
through There Will be at least score of
members OF the House when that body meets
prepared 10 offer bills affecting the sleep
Ing car corporations, and the sleeping car
companies realize that al last there is great
through Congressional action.
Consequently 1t is not surprising that ru-
mors of a consolidation have arisen, and
that the companies are taking prompt steps
toward heading off hostile legislation.
The result Will be that the third House
Will be augmented In December by the addi
ton of number OF gentlemen engaged TO
look after sleeping car companies,interests
and f,,S tl,n ,t,ar-
mplyprovided with passes which have here
tofore been withheld from them-C. A.
Hamilton In Rochester Post-Express.
The best authorities in the Treasury De-
partment estimate that the deficit in the
Government finances when Congress- meets
in December will be about 100000, ,OO0
for the first five months of the fiscal
year beginning July 1. 1t already amounts
to $4,000, 900, but the total is not ex-
pected TO Increase more than S5,00d,o0O
during September, October and November.
That will be very fair showing under
the circumstances, for the Administration
to go before Congfcss on. Leading Demo-
Gratis express confidence that under the
operation Of the law as it no. W stands the
revenues of the Government for the current
fiscal years will very nearly equal ex-
penditures, Hard-headed and pradctical
men like German, Brice, Aldrich, sher-
man and Chandler look for a deficit Of
between S25,0o0,00Q and S4o,0oo,00o.
The deficit during the last twen;y-six
months approximates Sl30,oOo,0o To
meet that shortage and to strengthen the
gold reserve the Administration has bor-
rowed gold in three issues OF bonds, ag-
greGating S162. doe, 900. There is still
some talk of another issue of bonds, but
1t would seem at present that there is very
little prospect of this being done. Through
the grace and mercy of J. Pierpont Nor
gan the gold reserve is held at about $780,
100000, and the Treasury is strong in
other cash assets. There will be great
disappointment. not onlyin Administration
circcls. but throughout the business world,
If the current OF gold does not set in this
way naturally by the 1st of October on
which date the bond syndicate's moral Oh
legation la stand hy the Government will
expire by Limitation. 1t must be confessed,
however. that our foreign trade outlook
is not as bright as it might be. Our ex-
ports are falling short of expectations,
our imports have increased to such an
extent that they are a heavy drain upon
our TcsDuTCeS, WEiIe LoHufsu mas IeCe.illy
turned very bearIsh on American securi-
ties. A prolongation of these conditions
may cause further and embarrassing de-
lay in the return movement OF gold to this
country-w. II Nicholas in Chicago Even
ing Post.
Secretary ofWar Lanontis going to make |
speech It's the Secretary S maiden effort |
coming event ntsonnteworthy. Hehas always |
been of a modest, retiring disposition, and |
has declined up to the present to give the |
public an idea of his oratorical ability. He |
has waived his golden silence rule. however, |
in the matter of the ceremonies attendant |
upon the opening of the Chickamauga nd
Chattanooga NatinaiPark, and those who
know anything about the programme pre-
pared for this event are looking forward
with great deal OF interest to that feature
which introduces Secretary Lamont to the
world as an orator.
The suggestion has been made that the |
Secretary does not know he is slated for
speech, and that when he learns of it he
may delegate the duty of making the
opening address to some one else. Tho
was prepared, however, by
the park commiss ioners, whu are su-
bordinate to the Secretary of War, and it
does not seem likely they would have put
him down for a speech unless he had indi-
Gated his willingness to make it.
1t has been suggested by some of the
political gussips here that the Secretary
is paving the way by this speech to an
entrance into the oratorical arena, with
4 view to possible contingencies in the
coming Gubernatorial crntest in New York
State.--G. w. Rouzer, in New York Herald
Attorney General Harmon is sitting
under the patronage tree anx ious ly
ing for new political honors to drop into
his lap. His friends are quietly canvassing
The Presidents closest friends to asccr-
tain how Mr. Cleveland would entertain
4 suggestion of JutisoD Harmons name for
The vacant place on the Supreme bench
The President himself has not yet been
approa ched upoR-the subject, but there
IS little doubt that he will be asked to
consider Mr.. HarnIon's name. The latter
mas discussed his possible promotion quite
freely the past week with several lawyers
who called upon him and expressed his
willingness to aceept-the transfer to the
)ench. The new Attorney General halls
rom the same judicial circuit with the
ate Justice Jackson, which fact con-
'titutes the chief basis for his hope of
he appointment: His legal qualifications
Ire undisputed
But there is scarcely a doubt in the J
minds of the best posted individual here
hat the President will 60 to New York