The herald., 1897-12-11

secretary. he said, had caused much mis-
apprehension, owing to the fact that
under . new provision Of law he had
been obliged to include In the estimate
OF expenditures @73,000,000 for. public
works. which neither he nor the secre-
tary of war. nor any well-informed per-
son. believed would be expended. Count
Ing this, the estimated deficit. he said.
would be @21. 100000.
He violated no confidence when he
said that the secretary Of the treasury
and the president were confident that
the receipts next year would exceed the
expenditures.
Mr.. Dingley said he took It for granted
that congress would exercise reasonable
economy. The estimated deficit for the
present year, not counting the money
obtained and to be obtained from Pa
cinc railroads, was $2S, 5000. 900. The an
ticipatory importations had, Mr.. Ding
ley argued, placed In the treasury before
July 1st $3S, ,000.0 900. Those importations
had reduced the deficit last year from
$50, 100000 to $4,000. 900, inasmuch as the
importations were for consumption this
year.
Dingley contended that in equity that
sum should be properly charged to the
receipts Of the current year. II they
were 30 charged, instead Of q deficit
there would be q surplus this year Of
| $10,000,000.
Dingley figured out a surplus OF ex-
actly that amount ($10,000,0 ,000) for the
coming fiscal year. He describes the
steady manner in which the revenues
had been increasing at the rate of one
or two millions a month. Although De-
cember was generally bad month for
importations he said that II the increase
for the first nine days of this month were
maintained the receipts would increase
from $25, ,000, 900 In November to $27 ,000,c 600
in December. When he confidently pre-
dicted that the effect Of the anticipatory
revenues would all be overcome during
the fiscal year and that after May or
June, 1898. the revenues would exceed the
expenditures, the Republican side broke
out into repeated cheers.
Allen, Democrat, Of Mississippi, con-
cluded the general debate with a humor-
Gus speech.
During the five-minute debate, Lin
ney. Republican, Of North Carolina,
throwing the civil service law which set
the gallery in roar.
All amendments. including those pro-
posed by Allen, Democrat, Of MissIssip-
pi, were either voted down or ruled out
on points of order.
The bill was then reported to the house
and passed.
Hit, chairman Of the committee on
foreign affairs. asked unanimous con-
sent for the passage of the bill reported
by his committee to prohibit the killing
Of fur seals. He explained the necessity
for the immediate passage Of the act,
owing to the diplomatic negotiations
now pending.
1.-THE passage Of this law would pro-
hibit pelagic sealing by our citizens"
interposed Mr.. Hopkins. Republican. Of
Illinois. 'Is there any assurance that
| II It is passed the citizens Of Great Brit
ain and Canada will be similarly re-
stricted?" a
Hit replied that there was not, but
II we were sincere In our contention we
should pass this law.
McRae, Democrat, Of Arkansas, said
the restrictions should be limited to the
period Of negotiations. II they failed.
then our citizens should have the same
rights as British subjects.
johnson, Republican, Of North Dn-
kota, said he wanted time to oppose the
BILL He said under present conditions
herds as 1t had been to opreserve the buf-
falo herds.
objection was made by Loud, Repub-
lican, Of California, and then, at 1850
p. m, the house adjourned until Monday.