The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-06
SENATOR HARRISON.
What He Thinks of Legislation Probabili
ties, and of the Outlook for 1884.
New York Special

What He Thinks of Legislation Probabili-
ties, and of the Outlook for 1884.
New York Special.
Senator Ben. Harrison, of Indiana, may be
seen about the Gilsey House, almost any
Sunday evening now. Mrs. Harrison, being
in delicate health, is receiving treatment in
this city, and the Senator comes over Satur-
DAY evenings and spends Sundays with her,
the Gilsss House being greater or less favor
ite with Western people. Senator Harrison
frequently finds many of his Indiana friends
here, and they are always ready and anxious
to have him spend at least part of his visit
with them 1 asked Senator Harrison to-
night what he thought would be the result
of the tariff discussion in this Congress.
II can speak better ior the Senate he re-
piled, than I can for the House, but think
our end of the Capitol will finish the subject
this week."
THE Senate and House are discussing
separate bills, are they notF'
YES the provisions of the two measures
are somewhat different, bnt the subject is, of
course, the same"
do you think the President means to call
an extra session after March A."
That cannot, of course, say. I cannot
see the use OF calling together Democratic
House and Republican Senate, but, as the
Forty eighth Congress is to be the one to set
tie the tariff question, if. the present Con-
gress does not succeed in doing So why the
President may consider that the sooner they
get at the subject the better"
l asked if some of the Presidents friends
were not advising that course, and spoke of
the New York Times which occasionally
stretches out a hand to Arthur here, as
pointing.to the wisdom of that action. Sen
ator Harrison said that he did not read any
New York paper steadily enough to know as
to its advice, but believed the President
would act in the matter.
Talking about politics in the few moments
which / spent with Senator Harrison, he
said he could not understand why the Re
publicans could not elect President in 1884
as we'll as in 1880. 1--WE certainly" he said,
"have elements OF success which we did not
have then. think we can reasonably count
on Virginia in 1884, and some of our friends
think Florida will go Republican.
The election is still a long way
off, and the action of the present
Congress- and OF the next Congress. will af
feet the question SO materially that it would
be folly to prognosticate anything about the
future. l think the Republicans have cause,
for many reasons, to be hopeful. In Penn
sylvania [ think the entire tendency of
things is to heal up, and my friends in Ohio
say that the turn which things have taken
there is altogether hopeful"
"Do you count on New York in 1882"
81 have never given up the hope of carry
ing New York. | certainly see no reason
for doing so now"
Gould Republican President be elected
without New York?'
81 have not made any calculations con-
cerning the electoral vote, but l think a
combination could be made without New
York?'
do you expect to carry Indiapa?"
81 think that if the temperance question
is disposed Of as have every reason to be-
lieve it will be between now and then, that
Indiana will be Republican without doubt"
Representative Carlisle's Views on Tariff