Kepublican congressmen who have been int...

Kepublican congressmen who have been inteiviewed on the subject, and the republican press generally, declare that their party will do nothing, and will attempt to do nothing, at the present session in the way of legislation. ïhey plead inabihty to do anything as an excuse for this course, and if they stopped at that it niight be a plausible one. But they go further and declare that they will also prevent the democratie majority from doing anything, which purpose they canonly carry out by an obstructive course in the senate under its present rules. This is the spirit of faction, rank and unwarranted. They do not deny the need of further legislation, and prompt legislation, on the tariff and currency questions, and many of them profess an agreement with the democrats on some of their proposed measures, but tfeey prefer to let the country suffer for the want of them, rather than that the democratie administration shall have the credit of perfecting its work of reform - the work which the people elected and commissioned it to perform. This is little if anything short of rebellion against the expressed will of the people and the fundamental principies of our government- the rule of the majority.- Monroe Democrat. Itvas brought out in the discussion of the American tariff in the Germán reichstag that the Germán beet sugar industry is in a state of depression resulting from over production caused by the unhealthy stimulation of the business resulting from the bounty system. Such conditions are sure to result from artificial stimulation afforded by bounties and the tariff. Manufacturers in this country are suffering from similar causes. Reaction is sure to follow such legislative folly and hard times, panic and business standstill come on apace. The currency question is occupying much of the time of the house. General discussion of Secretaiy Carlisle's plan begins in the house today. A final vote will probably be reached about January 7. It is to be hoped that some scheme may be devised that can pass congress and result in relief from the present intolerable monetary system. If this is not done, it already looks as though the treasury will soon be obliged to go a borrowing again. The effort to get the bill, repealing the differential tax on sugar for the benefit of the trust, before the senate last week was defeated. The democratie sugar senators have learned no wisdom from the result of the late "unpleasantness" and the republicans support them in their contumacy. The Argus is desirous of properly celebrating the holiday season, but to do this in becoming fashion requires money. Wè have earned, and we believe, honestly earned, the necessary "dust," but "we have it not," we suppose a large number of our good subscribers "have it for us." We verv much desire, therefore,to have all those who are in arrears "advance and give it," otherwise there may be "confusión among the workmen." The senate showed, last week, when it refused to amen'd its rules so as to permit the transaction of business, that it does not intend to do any business during the present session. The failure of cloture means that much needed legislation for the want of which the country suffers, is to be iairt on the shelf while the members of the millionaire club gamble in sugar and other stocks and play for position in 1896. The enemies of the income tax met with signal defeat in their efforts to prevent the insertion of the necessary appropriation to carry the law into effect, in the urgency deficiency appropriation bill. The tax should and will stand. The retaliatory measures adopted by the Germán Empire against various American producís are not taken because of the 40 per cent. duty laid on imported sugar but because of the discriminating duty of one-tenth of a cent a pound placed on sugar from bounty paying countries.