The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-11
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limit there would be no difficulty. The
estimated deficit for the present year,
not counting the money obtained and
to be obtained from the Pacific railroads,
was 2S,0O0000. The anticipatory inn
portations had, Mr.. Dingley argued,
placed in the Treasury before July /,
$3S, 100000. Those importations had re-
duced the deficit last year from $56,000,-
600 to $1S,000,000 inasmuch as the inn
portatons were for consumption this
year.
Mr.. Dingley contended that in equity
that sum should be properly charged to
the receipts of the current year. If they
were so charged instead of deficit there
would be a surplus this year of $10,000,
100000.
Mr.. Dingley figured out surplus of
exactly that amount ($10,000,000) for
the coming fiscal year. He described
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 a bad month for
importations he said that if the increase
for the first nine days of this month were
continued the receipts this month would
increase from S25000,000 in November
to S21 100000 in December. When he
confidently predicted that the effect of
the anticipatory revenues would all be
overcome during this fiscal year and
that after May or June, 1898 the rev.
enues would exceed the expenditures, the
Republican side broke into repeated
cheers. When pressed by Mr.. Richard
son. Democrat of Tennessee), for an
opinion as to the time when the full eff
feet of the new schedules would be man.
ifest, Mr.. Dingley replied that the date
must necessarily be problematical hut
for practical purposes, looking to the
period when the revenues would be am
pie, he unhesitatingly fixed the end Of
this fiscal year.
Mr. Bailey Democrat, Texas) asked
Mr.. Dingley if the treasury was no
concealing a deficiency by counting the
receipts from the sale of the Union
Pacific as miscellaneous receipts.
Mr.. Dingley responded that the only
proper place for this item was in miscel
laneous receipts, and he had excluded all
consideration Of the Pacific road receipts
in his statement.
Surely said Mr.. Bailey, you do not
credit your tariff bill with the receipts
from the sale of the Union Pacific road q
Mr.. Dingley disclaimed any such pur-
pose.
Then Mr.. McMillin took hand in ask
ing questions. IF revenues will soon
meet expenditures" he asked, why
do you not use some of the surplus to
extinguish the public debt?"
oh" interjected Mr.. Cannon. lightly.
amid laughter, "we'll get around in time
to stop the results of democratic extrav-
agance."
Mr.. Allen Democrat, Mississippi CON
cluded the general debate with humor-
Gus speech in which he referred to the
comment of the Spanish Premier, Sa-
gasta, on the Presidents message to the
effect that the Presidents threat of in
tervention was merely meant as sop to
portion of the American people. Mr..
Allen declared that this statement from
the Spanish Premier made his blood boil
Such impressions might be held over
here, but when they were INDUCED in
across the seas he thought it time to
pass resolution of confidence in our
Chief Executive.
During the five minutes debate Mr..
L5nney Republican, North Carolina)
made an argument in favor of over
throwing the civil service law, which
set the galleries in roar He believed
that the spoils belonged to the victors.
1T was the only way to succeed. He
hourished aloft a picture from a comic
paper representing New York overrun
by Tammany tigers. He had never
heard anything particularly good of
Tammany, he said, except that it was
vouched for by Amos Cummings, yet
Tammany had prevailed against all the
forces of good government. 1t was in
vincible, omnipotent. Why? Because
it respected its friends.
Look at this picture" he shouted.
"The tiger surrounded by myriads of liz
tie tigers. How would the tiger look
surrounded by monkeys and mice?"
Uaughter.)
He eulogiZed the stalwarts of the
party who had "stuck to their friends"
The bill was reported to the House and
passed. Mr.. Hit, Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, asked the
unanimous consent for the passage Of the
bill reported by his committee to pro-
hibit the killing of fur seals. He ex-
planned the necessity for the immediate
passage of the act, owing to the diplo-
matte negotiations now pending.
Objection was made by Mr.. Loud
Republican, California; and then, at
4:5O o'clock p. m., the House adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 1O.-The
Democratic members of the House will
hold caucus Tuesday evening to map
out plan of action to be pursued DUR
ing thhe session.
PIE-HUNTERS PROTEST..