New-York tribune., 1896-02-01

cec,c,arv carlsl. would do well TO send another
esiatc 10 Congress as TO the receipts OF the fiscal
wear under tho new law on December B. 1884 when
the now law had been in operation several months
"a. .stina Ell that the receipts under IL for the hscf
year which IS to close nye months hence would be
.3sr p,1or0 on December TO- lts5, he sent another
estimate to Congress In which he predicted that
the receipt. OF the year under the same law on
which he had formerly estimated E'.0UvD would
be SsiJO0ley Il drop of ir,r'vo N his Original est-
mate Of the frutfulness OF the law prepared 10y his
own party leaders Seven Of the twelve month"; of
the year for which he made varying estimates nave
now passed. The average daily receipts IN these
seven months have been .giG.)J And II The law
keeps up that rate II Will produce In the
year fs1."Nvo or Just SlV"."y less 'hth tlv "sn ,
male which ir carlisle made eight weeks ago lilS
est mat" in December is9i was that tn hs,aI year
is@ would produce surplus "i s-'Nlt'-' ms e'.-
mate of December. 1875. was that instead OF a S"I
plus of :.s.'.,.pJD there would be deficiency o'
sli.D0Oy) Already there is a deficiency OF 1-""OVN
and the prospect Is that IN" remaining nye months
OF H.. car VIII add Sio.Vplvvc to that deficit max
ng the total deficiency for the year nearly double
what he estimated eight weeks ago that 1t would
The fact Is that the Wilson law has been dis
appointment at every step. Although foreign man
dutaple goods prior TO the date Al whi'n inc ~"
into effect In order to set tho benefit or the
reduced tarn rates. and although the importations
have Increased at the rate OF 100000 Jo0 year,
the law has fallen nearly {1.OO,0O short of pro-
ducng receipts sufficient TO meet the running ex-
perses of the Government. Had the Treasury De
partment been honest in IT, work and paid out the
that the Treasury Department should pay out the
deficiency would haN. been y 100000 Con-
gregs specifically directed that - 400 900 should be
paid out sugar bounty. bur Controller Bowler.
for the sake of helping ont tho Wilson law ana
kecpln. the deficiency as low possible annullcl
that act OF Congress and kept the SAO.0r In the
Treasury II this had been paid out. a. directed by
law thc shOrtag" would have been $50 0CJpOO to-day
The W.lsoA law directed tho secretary OF ne
Treasury to refund to manufacturers who might
withdraw alcohol for manufacturing purposes tho
amount of tax which they paid on the alcohol 50
Withdrawn. Nevertheless, Secretary Carlisle has
persisienty refused durins the entire seventeen
months refund penny to the manufacturers
who have Withdrawn alcohol worth many millions
OF dollars for manufacturing purposes and paid
taxes thereon. Ii is estimated that the amount or
taxes paid into the Treasury on alcohol w.thdrawn
for manufacturing purposes since the enactmrn; Of
the Wilson law amounts 10 s20.tD.1O Every penny
OF this should. directed by law, have been paid
ont OF the Treasur~ the who withdrew the
alcohol. But Secretary Carlisle. doubtless with the
purpose Of making a good a showing for the VIII
Son law possible, has refused to make the resua-
tions which would permi; tho repayment OF this
money and holds II In the Treasury az part OF the
common fund OF receipts. Had this been paid ont
according To law along With the sugar bounty.
which alsc directed by Law 10 be paid. the