The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-11

years. The cost was about $3.50 per
capita. AT the present time the cx-
penditures were Slightly in excess OF
IS, but 81 per cRpita went for PEN
sions and about SO cents for interest
cul the public debt. The estimate OF the
Ways and Means Committee had been
that the tariff law, with other receipts,
would bring in an income of five and
one-eghth dollars per capita. and Mr..
Dingley declared that when the eNpen-
ditures were brought within that limit
there would be mo difficulty. The esti-
mated deficit for the present year, not
counting the money obtained and to be
obtained from the Pacific railroads.
was SOS. 100000. Tho anticipatory i'm
portations had, Mr.. Dingley argued,
placed in the Treasury before July l,
s3S,00O,OO0. Those importatons had
reduced the deficit last year from $780,
100000 to s1S,0O0.000 inasmuch as the
importa ticcls were for consumption this
year.
Mr.. Dingley contended that In equity
the sum should be properly charged to
the receipts OF the current year. If
they were SO charged instead OF
deficit there would be q, surplus this
year OF S10,000.000
Mr.. Dingley figured out n surplus of
exactly that amount (slO 00o, ,00O) 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 Decem-
Der was generally n bad month for i'm
porta1ions he said that If the increase
for the first nine days of this month
were continued the receipts of the month
would increase from S250OO,O 900 in No
vember 10 1000, 900 in December. When
he confidently predicted that the effect
of the anticipa'tory revenues would all
be overcome during this fiscal year.
ana that by May Tor June. 1898, the rev.
enues would exceed the expenditures,
the Republican side broke into repeated
cheers. When pressed by Mr.. Rich
ardsun. Democrat, of Tennessee for an
opinion as TO the time when the full
effect of the new schedules would be
manifest, Mr.. Dingley replied that the
date must he necessarily problematical,
but for practical purposes, boxing to
the period when the revenues would be
ample, he unhesitatngly fixed the end
OF this fiscal year.
Mr.. Bailey, Democrat. of Texas,
asked Mr.. Dingley If the Treasury was
not concealing n deficiency by counting
the receipts from the sale of the Union
Pacific ms miscellaneous receipts.
Mr.. Dingley responded that the only
proper place for this item was in mis-
celianeous receipts. and nc had ex-
cludcd all consideration OF the Pacific
road receipts in his statement.
Surely said Mr.. Bailey, you do not
credit your tariff bill will the receipts
from the sale of the UnionaP Pacific
r1ad?' tSSGs
Mr.. Dingley disclaimcd any sfEsh sud- pur-
pose.
Then Mr.. McAIillin took a hand IN
asking questions. "If revenues will soon
meet expenditures, he asked, "why do
you not use some of the surplus to eS-
tinguish the public debt?"
oh" interjected Mr.. Cannon. light
ly, amid laughter. "we'll get around in
time to stop the results of Democratic
extravaganza"
Mr.. Allen, Democrat, of Mississjnpi
concluded the general debate with n
humorous speech, in which he referred
to the comment of the Spanish pre-
mier. SaGaSta. on the Presidents mes
sage 10 The effect that the Presidents
threat of intervention was merely
meant as sop ~ II portion fthe Amer
lean people. Mr.. Allen declared that
Fhis statement from the Spanish pre-
mier made his blood boil Such i'm
preston might he held over here but
when they were indulgcd in across the
seas he thought it time to pass a reso-
luton OF confidence in our chief eXecu-
tive.
During the five minute debate Mr..
Linney Republican, OF North Carolina,
made an argument in favor of over
throwing the civil service law. which
sci the galleries in n roar. He believed
that the spoils belonged TO the vic
tors 1t was the only way ito succeed.
lie 1iourishcd aloft n picture from n
comic paper representing New York
oVerrun by Tammany tigers. He had
never heard anything particularly good
OF Tammany, he said. except that II
was vouched for by Amos CUMMINGS
yet Tammany had prevailed against All
the forces of good government. II was
lnVlncible. omnipotent Why? Because
ii respected its friends.
Look at this picture" he shouted.
lhc tiger Is surrounded by myriads of
ifttle tigers. How would the tiger look
surrounded by monkeys and mice?"
NaugNero He eulogized the stall
warts Of the party who had stuck 10
their friends"
the bill was reported to the House
and passed. Mr., Hit, chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. asked
unanimous consent for the passage of
the Dill reported by his committee to
pfohlbt the killing of fur seals. Ho
explained the necessity for the inn
mediate passage of the act, owing ia
!he diplomatic negotiations now pend
inE.
objection was made by Mr.. J,ou5
republican, of California. and then ~
i:"o y. III. the Hicuse adjourned until
Monday
PROFESSOR ELECTED