The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-24
DlNGLEY BILL SHORT
WILL ENDEAyOR TO Make UP
REVENUE ON SPIRITS.
$4,000, 900 OVER CUSTOMS RECEIPTS
Ant-scalpers Bill viii Cause a Fierce Battle
With Labor Against it, But it May
Pass The Postal Saving
Banks Movement.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 23.-(SpeciaD
The proposition to establish postal
savings banks viii engage the serious at
tention of Congress at an early day. In
fact it will be among the first important
measures to be considered by Congress.
Several prominent newspapers of the
country have taken the idea up and for
the past several months have indus
triously circulated petitions among the
several States asking them to endorse
the schemes. 1t is fact that
there is pronounced sentiment in Con-
gress in favor OF establishing such
banks, but the conservative element is
disposed to go slow. AIT the first glance
the postal savings banks seems plausible
and appeal to the farmer as something
he ought to have, but on second thought
st will strike the average reader that
there is good deal Of paternalism be-
hind the scheme. From all information
ut hand your correspondent does not
hesitate to say that unless the agricul-
fural communities are united and make
. determined fight for the postal saw
ings bank bill the measure will never
reach a vote in either house of Con-
gress.
The National banks of the country are
up in arms against the measure and
will fight it to the bitter end. And the
National banks have generally been
successful in their opposition to legisla-
ton in Congress antagonistic to them.
Secretary Gage, SO | am informed,
will recommend that the internal reve-
nue. tax on whiskey be reduced from
$1.10 to 90 cents per gallon. The sec
rotary is satisfied that the old tax-90
cents per gallon-will raise more revenue
than the tax now in force. And as
the Dingley-Jones bill has failed to pro-
duce the revenue claimed for it by it's
authors there is a strong probability
than this Republican Congress will en-
deavor to make good their promise as
TO the amount of revenue to be pro-
duced by the new tariff and reduce the
tax on distilled spirits. Up to date the
internal revenue receipts exceed custom
receipts by over S10000,000.
The railroads of the country are very
much interested in the Cullom-Sherman
anti-scalpers' bill, which will come be-
fore Congress early next month. The
opponents of this measure have already
commenced to make war on this parti-
cular measure. And the printers are
specially interested in securing its de-
feat. On Sunday in this city Columbia
Typographical Union, No. 101, passed
resolutions denouncing the anti-scalpers
bill in no uncertain tone, and calling
upon all Senators and Representatives,
who hold the rights of the travelling
public paramount to the interests of the
greedy corporations, to use all means
within their power to defeat the anti
scalpers bill. Copies of the resolutions
will be sent to every Senator and men,
Der of Congress and also every laboring
organization throughout the country.
The railroads have been trying for
years to secure such legislation. and,
Notwithstanding the opposition of the
labor organizations it would not sur
prise one to see the anti-scalpers bill
passed. But it will require untiring
efforts on the part of the railroads to
secure this piece of legislation.