Arizona republican., 1899-03-23
DINGLEY TARIFF LAW
Exceeding Expectations as
 a Revenue Producer.
Were II N0f for inc Extraordinary Expenses Caused by inc War If would More Than Produced Rev. enue for All Expenses.

Washington, March 22.-If the au- thor of the Dingley tariff law were alive,' said treasury official today, ''he would be gratifed to observe the operations of the revenue act which bears his name. The Dingley bill is producing revenue to an amount which promises to answer all the expecta- tions of it's framers
 "If it were not for the war and the unusual expenses entailed thereby, the Dingley law would raise enough money together with the other revenues of the government, to meet all normal obligations, without the aid of the special internal revenue taxes levied last year.
 This interesting statement contro- verts the assertion made in congress by the free traders that the Dingley law was failure as a revenue producer. Even with the increased receipts under tue war revenue act, however, there will be deficit at the end of the pres ent fiscal year, and dif1cit of smaller L,4mensions at the close of the fiscal year which begins July l. It was at first estimated that the deficit of the present fiscal year would be SIP, ,0OO,- 000. It will probably be a little moro than that. For the coming fiscal year it may be $50,000,000, and perhaps a little more. MT. Dockery's estimate of S15O000,000 is regarded in well-inform- ed circles as grotesque.
 These deficits are due, of course. to the extraordinary expenses on ac- count of the war, and with which the treasury will be burdened for at least another year. Conditions have changed on account of the war, and permanent expenditures will be in creased through the increase in army and navy establishment, so that it would not be fair to discuss the rev enues under the light of present con- ditions. If there had been no war at all the Dingley law would have been sufficient for years to come
 The revenues for March, as shown by treasury figures, are gratifyingly large, but no unusual significance should be attached to this, it is said because it indicates little more than return to healthy, normal conditions. March is the great importing month and the treasury always looks for an increase in the customs revenues at this time.
 he receipts from customs thus far this month have been $12,324,555. For the entire month it is estimated they will amount to nearly s20,O0O. O.OOO. and possibly to more. The receipts for March, 1898, were $15 5,500 900, but that was at a time when all receipts were comparatively low on account of the heavy antfcipatOry importations of the preceding year. The receipts during March, 1897. when anticipatory impor- tations were at their flood, were S23,- OOO, ,OOO.
 The figures for the last fourteen months will show how healthy the present condition is The customary revenues since January, 1898, have been as follows: January, S14,OOO, ,OO0; February, $15. 1000, 900; March, s15,5OO,- 900; April, s14,OOO 900; May, $13,5OO,- 900; June, $14,25O, ,OOO; July, S15,OOO,- 900; August, $16 z5O 900; September, $16,750000; October, $15, 5,5OO,0 900; De- cember. S16,75O,OOO; January, 1899, $18,00O,0O0; February, $17,OOOOOO