Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-13
JOUR- WASHINGTON LETTER
Regular Weekly Correspondence From the Nations Capital
City.

of congress. That fact forces the me-
cessity of caution, and none know
| this better than the real Republican
party. They have no desire 30 dem
onstrate to the country what they can
do, with the excellent party disoip-
line that now prevails, in the direo-
tion of subsidy legislation. They pre-
fer instead to devise a measure which
will be SO generally acceptable in Ro-
publican circles as to prevent any
break in the ranks, either in congress
or at tho polls. That will be the
purpose of the conference.-the to de-
eide what Republican majorities are
able to pass, but to decide what ir
would be wise and prudent to pass
On this point there is q wide differ
ence of opinion. A group of Western
senators, whose views are entitled to
great weight, had made up their
minds before congress adjourned that
no ship subsidy bill like the one
which then failed to reach action
should again become part Of their
party policy. They were willing to
do something for the merchant ma
rine, preferably in the extension Of
the mail contracts or in the authori-
cation of special subsidies for the es-
tablishment of new lines for South
American and other ports which pri-
vate business would not justify. But
general subsidy bill of the Hanna
Payne Frye Grosvenor variety they
did not believe would be expedient.
The reconciliation of the interests
of the East and West will be no slight
task. Each side will claim the sup
port of President Mckinley, although
he has heretofore declined to take
part in the controversy. 1t is main
tanned, and probably with good rea-
son, that the American is much less
afraid of subsidies, or public aid to
private enterprise, than it used to be-
There was a time, for example, when
it would have been necessary to do
something more, in providing Fed
eral subsidy for few American fruit
exporters, than to have designated it
a pomological investigation 1.-THE
brand stamped on the latest under
taking of the department Of agricul-
ture.
The Newport News shipbuilding
Company has informed the navy de-
partment that the battlsship Illinois
will be delivered to the government
at the company's yard on September
10. She will be placed in commission
at once with Captain George Con-
verse in command. Her Grew is now
being assembled on board the reoeiv-
ing ship Franklin and the Norfolk
navy yard.
The navy department has issued or
ders for a recruiting party under
Lieutenant Dewitt Elmer to make a
tour through the Middle West. Dur
ing September the party will visit
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit and
Kansas City. The Alvarado, oom-
manded by Lieutenant (junior grade)
W. T. Cluverius, has been ordered to
cruise along the shores of the Ohesa-
peake during September on recruit
ing duty, and a recruiting party is to
be sent during October and Move mber
to North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama. Commander
H. G. o. Colby has been ordered to
open a recruiting office in the custom
house, Boston, October l. as head.
quarters for naval recruiting in the
Eastern states.
Instead Of a deficit Of "a, S44, 786
such as was shown by the books o.
the treasury department on the las
day of August, 1900, for the first two
months of the last fiscal year, ther,
was the last day of August, 1901, {
surplus for the first two months O.
this fiscal year amounting to 30, 023,
S74.5 This showing is made in tn,
face of the fact that the receipts 70,
the first two months of this year ar,
nearly $4,000, 900 less than for tn
same period last year, due to the re
duction in the internal revenue tax
alton, and is accounted for by re
duction Of expenditures, especially il
the war department. The reduction
as compared with last year amount
to $12, 7S9, 062. Tho effect of the re
duction in the war revenue taxes
beginning to be apparent in the treas
ury receipts. During July instead {
any reduction in the internal revenu
! receipts there was an actual increas
n over July a year ago, but during AT
. gust there has been decided fallin
= off, and the receipts from this sourc
. were 81, 600, 900 less than in Angus
1t last year. Customs receipts for Al
j. gust this year foot up $21, 462, III. 1!
a or $77,678 more than in August La
< year.
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