Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-19

No Action Likely It ths Coming
Session Of Congress.
TALK AT THE HATI0IAL CAPITAL.

TALK AT THE NATI0NAL CAPITAL
Points Urged AOnaass oach Legislassea-
Ose Fact II Thsa Clevelsad Has Not Mod.
iaed His Opa.sos and wesid Probably In.
terpose . veto-washingsoe FIlling %
with Railway Agesss-TAe Paciac Reads
Qaestion-Tax - Beer Improbable.
Washington. Nov. IL. - Every day
adds to the prospects Of non-a action In
tariff legislation next winter. Strong
men are popping up all over the coun-
try in opposition to the enactment Of
a new revenue law without . full ana
thorough discussion. which cannot be
had during the forthcoming short ses-
sion. 1t would seem almost as though
influential men were acting upon con-
fdential tips from Canton. although
, there is. OF course. q possibility that
the talk which Is now being heard II
inspired by interested parties and in
terests, with q view to influencing the
opinions of the president-elect. The
, point Is being urged that the govern
ment is in no straits for money and
that there Il no necessity for the
: passage Of any stop-gap measure for
temporary increase In the revenues.
The cash balance in the treasury Of
| the United States Is now approximately
s25o.000.coo. or s.5.oo0.c 900 more than IL
was at the time President Cleveland
: issued his famous tariff message. cali
ing attention to the horrors Of an un-
wieidly surplus.
Besides, There L. the President.
Such being the condition. there would
appear to be considerable force to the
, arguments that are presented by those
who are arraying themselves against
temporary tariff legislation. And then
again. IL must be remembered that
President Cleveland has not in any
manner whatever modified or changed
his views on the tariff question. and
| that he still insists that with a normal
condition existing laws will provide
p. sufficient revenue. a state of mind
which is almost an insurance of a
veto. Such being the case. the out
look for tariff legislation during the short
! session may be regarded as practically
hopeless. and unless there should Re
! a radical change IL Is not likely that
: any earnest attempt will be made in
that direction. With a practical GER
tainty of q revision In the tariff on
protection vines during the calendar
year 1887. Il Ia figured that whatever
I, disturbance there may he in a business
way will be to the promotion OF in
dustries and commerce. instead of act
ing unfavorably. as was the case dur
ing the long period OF agitation which
preceded the passage of the present
law tearing down duties and interfer-
| ing with all classes Of manufacturers
This view is held to make the OPPOSE
ton to immediate tariff legislation all
the stronger.
| Indicated Railway Legislation.
The city Is beginning to MI up with
the advance guard OF the great Hobbies
which will have possession Of the Cap
itol this winter. The agents of the rail-
roads are arriving in considerable force
and getting themselves in shape for an
aggressive campaign. which is ex-
1 pected to begin Immediately on the as
| sembling OF congress. There will be a
lively fight between the Pacific funding
advocates and the railroad people who
| will be here to promote the passage of
| a pooling bill. Which will gain the pre-
| liminary advantage of n first hearing
| remains to be seen. but the outlook IA
vors the heavier battalions, which in
this case. are behind the pooling bill.
This bill failed two years ago by being
held up In the senate during the last
days OF the short session. although the
machinery was oiled for it's passage.
The railroad men accused those having
the bill In charge OF mismanagement in
granting too many concessions to those
who had other axes to grind. thereby
relinquishing time which was vital "a
the measure. The bill is In new hands
this year and an aggressive policy will
be pursued. The bill will be converted
into tuggermont and everything which
gets In the way will be run down.
Beer Men Not Losing Any sleep.
There is more OF less talk of passing
a bill this winter which will have for
its sole object an increase In the tax OF
beer. raising the rate from 81 n barre
to So a barrel. and a determined at.
tempt Is being made to get up a scar.
among brewers. There r. not on.
chance in a thousand OF any such Law
being passed. either this session @,
the next. The brewers. almost as on.
man. were arraycd on the side Of SOUND
money" during the last political cam
| raign. contributing heartily to the ex
pepse fund and swinging a large vot.
as well on its side. To reward thi,
great interest by imposing a tax upor
its products would not he according q.
| political ethics understood in thi
day and generation. Therefore tn,
brewers are breathing easily.