Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-15
One Of the First Things to Come
Before Congress.
how TO INCREASE TEE REVENUES
Mr.. Dubois Says the West Will
Insist on Wool Duty.
CHANCE FOR A FIGHT


the treasury is increasing renders it GER
tain that the first thing on the meeting of
Congress the question of providing more
revenue will come up for consideration,
and will present a more serious problem
than silver or anything else. With re-
nuhlican Congress and democratic PreSi-
dent. disagree sing On all important ques-
lions, the only legsls ticn Of consequence
which is to be expected is that relating to
this subject which involves the credit OF
the government There is no longer any
increase Of the income of the government
to be anticipated under the present tariff
law and 1t IS only by new legislation that
the situation of the treasury can be I'M
proved 1t is understood now In circles
Were such information is usually first re-
ceived that the accumulation OF deficiency
which has been about million day our
ing this month, will render it necessary TO
make another bond issue before congress
can meet to do anything.
No Extra Session Likely:
1t ia believed that 1t must be either this
or an extra session of Congress-. and as
there would be great delay in legislation
even If Congress were called together i'm
mediately, that the bond issue will be re-
sorted to. This will probably be necessary
to tide over the time until Congress. in the
ordinary course Of events, will have an OPP
portunity for legislation. 1t is by no means
certain that after Congress meets they WiiI
be able to agree upon legislation which Will
have the approval of the administration.
A failure on the part OF Congress to pro-
vide an increase of revenue would leave
the administration with nothing to do but
continue the policy of increasing the pub
lie debt by the issue of bonds. A renewal
Of the expectation of gold, though in very
insignificant amount, is regarded as an In
dication that the effect of the former bond
Issue, through the efforts OF the gold syn
die ate to keep the gold in this country. has
about exhausted itself. and that the hands
of the syndicate Will have to again be
strengthened if a renewal of heavy i'm
portations is to be prevented. 1t is believed.
therefore. that there will be an issue OF
bonds before the contract with the syndi-
cate expires, and that it will be made to
them under the same terms IS the last
issue.
To BE Considered Mt Once.
The question of increasing the revenue
will be taken up by Congress Immediately
upon their assembling, and it is very in
teresting problem, to which all the leading
republicans are giving thought at this
time, what form of legislation will be re-
sorted to. An increase of the tax on beer.
of the sugar duty and number of other
propositions of that sort have been sug-
gested. But there is general impression
among the leading men in Congress that
both the beer tax and the increase on the
sugar duty, which would be benefit to
the trust. would prove extremely unpopu-
lar, ard that nearly all propositions which
are advanced as possible for republican
Congress to carry out, and which are at the
same time liable to receive the approval
of the administration would be unpopular
among the masses of the American people.
In view of their attitude toward the gen.
eral tariff question. having to select one or
two items for increase, the republicans
will turn first to wool and put a duty on
that to make up the deficiency in the
revenue.
Senator Dubois, speaking on this ques-
ton today, said:
will insist on the deficiency in the revenue
being made up by duty on wool While
have not talked with them on this sub
ject I am satisfied that it is the only thing
they can do consistently. The most OBJ
jectionable feature Of the new tariff law
is its discrimination against the farmer
and against all Of the western interests.
The eastern manufactures, and such raw
protected. The western men have a right
to insist that If additional duties have got
to be collected to meet the deficiency in
the revenue that they shall be put upon
such item or items as they are particularly
interested in, and which have been dis
eliminated against in the present law The
restoration of wool to the dutiable list Is
the thing in which the west is most inter-
ested, and the republican party is thorough
1y committed to the proposition. I am
quite sure that the west will insist upon
this. and 1 do not see how the republican
Congress can refuse to select that as the
item upon which to raise additional rev.
enue. The fact that the administration
may not look with favor upon this duty 1
do not think should be considered. 1t is a
just and proper duty, one which republi-
cans have always insisted ought to be
levied, and the one to which they should
naturally turn When the democratic adj
ministrat;on turns to the republican Con-
gresS to relieve the treasury from distress
consequent upon democratic polcy,it should
not expect to dictate absolutely the manner
of the relief. do not suppose there will
be ary disposition to take up the whole
tariff question in the next Congress, but
when the republican Congress is called
upon for an increase of revenue this item
Of duty on wool is the one toward which
they most naturally and with the greatest
justice should turn"