Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-01-04

business. When Mr.. Cleveland got
ratified, aud astonished congress and tia
world by sending that panicky special
message just as congress was about to
adjourn fer the usual holiday recess,
urging that instead OF taking recess
congress stay and do something to re-
lieve the financial distress OF the treas
ury, he thought he was playing a trump
of political card which would shift some
of the responsibility, which belongs
solely to the democratic party which
fathered the present tariff law, for the
governments lack Of money upon the
republicans in congress. He probably
expected, as did many other people,
that congress would ignore his message
and 60 ahead with its holiday arrange
ments, and such would probably have
been the result if there had not been
republican majority in the house. The
senate had already adopted resolution
for TIA recess which only required sdop-
ton by the house to have become
fixed fact, but republicans never shirk a
public duty. 1t lis the duty of the house
to originate all legislation dealing with
the revenues of the government, and as
soon as Mr.. Cleveland's message was
receaved the leaders of the house deter
mined that no recess should be taken,
and that so far as the house could alone
do so, the relief asked for by Mr.. Cleve-
land should be afforded, although not
in the way he would have preferred
having it.
Then began a week OF legislative work
which smashed all previous records,
and which is not likely to be outdone
for a long time, il it ever is, notwith-
standing that the week included Christ
mas day, day upon which everybody
except newspaper men dislike to work.
To fully appreciate the work accomplish
ed during that week by the republicans
at the house it must be remembered
that Speaker Reed did not announce
the house committees until the day
after Mr.. Cleveland's message went to
congress. Since then the house ways
and means committee has formulated
two bills, and the house has passed
them, which will, If allowed to become
laws, give the country all the revenue IT.
will need until the republicans are
again in control of all branches of the
government, and provide the means to
meet the present deficit in the treasury
and to keep the gold reserve.
The revenue is to be raised by the
first bill which provides for an emery
ENJOY increase in the withdrawing from
60 per cent of the Mckinley tariff on
wool and wooden manufacturers and
lumber to an increase of per cent on
the present tariff on all articles. except
sugsr-to 60 into effect upon the pass
age of the act and to remain in effect
until August /, 1898; the gold reserve
is provided for by the other bill which
authorizes the issue of 3 per cent coin
bonds, redeemsble after five years, and
to be used for 40 other purpose than
the purchase of gold. The same bill
provides for the deficit by authorizing
the issue OF not more than $50, O0G, 900 in
three year treasury certificates, bearing
3 per cent interest. What the senate
will do with these bills is uncertain, but
that is not the fault of the republicans,
who have not majority in that body.
The republicans o. the house have met
and called Mr.. Cleveland's bluff, end IL
they controlled the senate there Usuld
be no doubt of the scsion on these bills.
1t is, of course, possible that Mr.. Cleve-
land may veto the tariff bill, il it passes
the senate, but there is sn impression in
congress that he will allow it 60 bscome
law withou. his signature The e.se.
bill ne would gladly sign, although ne
would like to substitute ''golG" fer
''coin," but unless there ia a change OF
opinion in the senate he ia not likely to
get the chance. Prominent senators
have declared that no bond bill shall
that body.