The herald., 1897-02-14
And Will Closely Resemble Ills
Measure
FORECAST OF THE CAMPAIGN
Jones Of Arkansas and Aldrich Will
Lead the Ranks
Hama Has More Than Met His Match 10
Bushnell
ncKlnIey's Right Hand Man Q Pavorite 10
Society - Senator Hill and Liquor
Legislation - Usual Inaugura-
tion Weather Anticipated

Especial Correspondence TO The Herald)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. S.-Last
week Senator White received word from
San Francisco that the government was
about to discontinue the general bonded
warehouse at that point. He visited the
commissioner of internal revenue and
was informed that it was the policy of
the government to discontinue genera
bonded warehouses everywhere, as
these establishments are being used for
spirits other than whisky and brandy;
and while the law authorizes their es-
tablishment, yet the number of ware
houses is in the discretion of the depart
ment, and the intention is to practically
abandon the system. Senator White
doubts the right of the department to
do this. and introduced resolution as
follows:
"Resolved, That the secretary Of the
treasury be, and he is hereby, directed
to inform the senate whether an order
has been issued discontinuing general
bonded warehouses established under
the provisions of the act of congress OF
August a. 1894; and if So the authority
and reasons for the issuance OF such or
der" simply for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the reasons actuating the de-
partment, so that if the law is defective
the remedy can be applied at once. SIM
liar orders have been issued by the de-
partment with reference to Boston, New
York and Baltimore. There is good
deal of feeling in different quarters to
the effect that the department has ex-
ceeded it's authority.
THE DINGLEY BILL.
The Dingley bill Is nearing completion,
that is as far as the house committee on
ways and means is concerned. 1t will
resemble the Mckinley bill to a great
extent The agricultural schedule has
been hurriedly passed by the adoption
of the Mckinley rates with very few
exceptions. The duties of the old Nc
Kinley tariff law are considerably lower
than the rates askf1ed for at this time,
but everyone seems to have run wild in
reference to the tariff. assuming that
anything and everything they ask for
will be at once granted In lhiS they are
most sadly mistaken. The lumber sched-
ule will be considered this week, and it
is almost certain that the Mckinley
rates will be restored as to this sched-
.ule. CHAIRMAN DlHSley estimates l1dL
about $65, 900 900 will guarantee the gov
ernment against a deficit in the future.
There is an impression abroad also that
this 65,000,000 will provide a surplus.
An effort will be made by the next ad-
ministration to impound the treasury
notes, representing the silver bullion,
or a portion of the greenbacks. In order
to do this it would be necessary to es-
tablish a sinking fund, to which small
annual contributions could be made
from the surplus revenues. The distri-
button Of the additional revenue to be
derived under the new bill will include
S25, 10000 from sugar, about $50, 1000, 900
from wool and woolens, 81, 900 600 from
flax, hemp, ETC., S3, 900, 900 from tobacco
900 from spirits, 81, ,000, 900 from ag-
.ricultural products, Ss,00000 from
,crockery. glass, etc, and $1,000, 900 from
the sundries schedule. The threatened
influx Of foreign goods can not be fore
stalled by the committee, even If the
tariff bill is in effect July 1st; for all i'm
porters will take advantage of the re-
manning months to stock up, and the
chances are that instead of a surplus in
1898, the reverse will be the case. There
Is some discussion also as to how the
silver senators will vote when the bill
appears in the senate. The question is,
will they merely register a formal pro-
test as they did in the case of the bill
authorizing representation at an inter-
national monetary conference, or will
they subject the measure to a searching
examination in their own slow way be-
fore allowing it to be voted on? Senator
Jones Of Arkansas, who will be the lead
er on the Democratic side, states that the
bill will be debated in the regular way;
that no obstruction will be put in its
path; that the responsibility is with the
Republicans, and that the Democrats
will not assist in passing the measure
Said he: 1.-THE tariff is a very different
proposition from that about interna ton
a. monetary conferences. The Demo-
Gratis had no faith in the success of the
latter and many so stated. If the Re
publicans desire to experiment with the
silver question, have no objection; but
we all have very decided objections to
a revision of the tariff on high protective
lines" Senator Hill, whose judgment
is regarded as very good doubts if the
extra session will conclude before Aug.
ust. A full and fair debate will be had
and that means a long one. The vote
in the senate is close and the Republic
ans Will not have any picnic in passing
this measure. Senator Aldrich will lead
the Republicans and he will have a very
hard contract to carry out 1t seems
now as though the Republicans would
not have enough votes to pass the meas
ure They will, however, have the four
oii'el Selld'O cannon, Mantle, Teller
and Turner. the Populists, Allen. Butler.
Jones, Stewart, Harris, Heitfield and
kyle's successor, and the sugar Demo-
crat McEnery of louisiana to draw
from. Allen and Butler will never vote
for tariff bill but as to the others we
may assume, | suppose, that the Rcpub-
1icans will be able to secure enough to
pass some kind of a tariff measure.
HIS HOBBY FIRST.
ut will be some time before the new
administration win have its policies out
lined" said one OF the silver Republicans
of the house yesterday. But enough is
already known about them to make il
plain that the president is ready to make
blunder very much akin to that made
by Mr.. Cleveland in 1899. Although he
was elected on the money issue, he Will
undertake to first fix the tariff. and
that will be the business he will submit
to the special session of congress. Cleve.
land was elected in 1892 on the tariff
reform issue, but he made the mainten.
auce AOf the single gold standard &hs