The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11

fore, involve no additional expense in the
end.
The question as to the revenues and ex-
pendItures for the next fiscal year, pro-
ceeded Dlngley, was practical one which
Consress mad to face. The statement OF
the Secretary of the Treasury, he said,
had caused much misapprehension, owing
to the TACT that under a new provision of
law he had been obliged to include in the
estimates o. expenditures $73, 600 600 for
puDllc works, wElch neither be nor the
Secretary OF War nor any other well-in-
formed person believed would De ex-
pended. Counting this, the estimated de-
tcit. he said, would be $21 900 900. 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 expend!-
lures.
Dingley said he took it for granted that
congress would exercise reasonable econ
omy. The estimated deficit for he pres
eht year, not counting the money obtained
ana 10 be obtained from Pacific railroads,
was 2o,OOO,OOO. The snticl patory importa-
mons had, Dlngey argued placed in che
treasury before July $3S 000 600.
Those portations hal reduced the
dehclt last year from $50 900, 900 10 SIS 0O0,
600, lna>much as the importations were
lor consumption this year. Dingley con-
tended that in equity that sum should be
properly charged to the receipts of the
current year. If they we're so charged,
instead OF deficit, there would be sur
plus this year OF $40, 100000.
Dingley figured out a surplus OF exactly
that amount (Si0 0O00 000) for the coming
fiscal year. He described the stea ~ man
ner In which the revenues had been in
creaslng at the rate of one or two millions
month. Although Decem Der was gen.
| orally bad month for importations, he
J fho. : . T. ,sy,a
| days OF this month were continued the
/ receipts this month would increase from
! S25, 900, 900 in Nov Der to $27 00O, 900 in
/ December. When he confidently predicted
! that the effect OF the anticipatory rev.
enues would all be overcome during the
! fiscal year, and that after May or June,
/ 1898, the revenues would exceed the ex-
| penditureS, the Republican side broke
! out into repeated cheers.
| Allen ID. of Mississippi concluded the
| general debate with humorous speech.
During the five minute debate Lipney
| (R.) OF North Carolina made Ali argument
! in favor of overthrowing the civil service
law which set the galleries IN roar.
AL amend dments, incl uding those pro-
posed yesterday by Allen al Mississippi,
were either voted down or ruled out on
points of order.
The bill was then reported to. the House
and passed.
hllls Cuhlf man VI TIE SOLn HlANtco On
Foreign Affairs, asked unanimous con-
sent for the passage of the bill reported by
his committee to PROHIBIT the killing o.
fur seais. He explained the neces SHY TO
the i'm mediate passage of the act, owing
to the diplomatic negotiations now pend
ing.
Tine passage of this law would pro.
hibit peiagic sealing bv our citizans," in
terposed Hopkins of Illinois. 'Is there
any assurance that if it is passed the citi-
zens OF Great Britain and Canada will be
similarly reStrictedp
HIT replied that there was not, but il
! we were sincere i'll our contention We
should pass this law.
McRae (D) of Arkansas said the re-
strictlons should be limited to the period
of negotiations. If they failed. then ou1
citizens should have the same rights a:
British subjects.
Johnson (R.) of North Dakota said be
wanted time 10 oppose the bill. He sale
under present con ditions it was as impos
siDle to preserve the seal herds it haC
been to preserve the buffalo herds.
Objection was made by Loud (R. of Cal
ifornIa, and then at 4 80 P. NJ. the House
adjourned until Mon ay.