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Show Careless Legislation. Chicago, IS. Tribune.'' s Washington, ou yetterditys legislation: Tbe house on tbe river and harbor bill, and pension appropriation bill, without a word of debate, vole-J to t-tke, in round numbtrs, J5,C00,000 from the treasury in the face of the Uct that the secretary of tbe treasury has notified congress that without making any provision for the einkiog lund, there will be a certain dt ficii-ncy ol f'27, 000, 000. Meanwhile coining hat-been hat-been done by congnss tD provide government with the mcana for mei ting these enoimou drafts uporj the treury. Yet at the other end uf tbe capital the senators were ai tempting to force the p-age of a bill, the tobacco tax reduction bi'l, which the secretary declares wiil dr-p'ete the treasury $16,000,000 more, making a ce;t;.n deficit of $43,000, 000 I is li'.tie to be wondered at thAt in view of litis reckles manage-omit manage-omit of nation l finances, the mort-conservative mort-conservative congressmen declare congress baa gone mad. |