The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-29
GRISPWANTS QUICKWORK
AN EXTRA SESSION IN THE SPRING
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sional Elections
WASHINGTON, Nov, 2S.-Speaker Crisp
thinks that the people demand immediate
action by the Democratic party In redeem
ing its tariff reform pledges, and he favors
strongly an extra session Of congress, 20 be
called early in March. Mr.. Crisp's deter
mination will strengthen the hands Of those
democrats who have already expressed
themselves In favor of this course. A num-
ber of considerations have brought Mr..
Crisp to this conclusion. The necessity that
a considerable time should elapse after the
passage of the tariff bill before it shall 60
into effect seems TO him Of paramount i'm
portance, in order that the commercial In
terests Of the country may not suffer.
A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT.
Another consideration to which he at
taches great weight is the danger Of put
ting tariff law upon the statute books
within few months OF the congressional
elections. In spite of the most careful work
Of the wisest committees it will not be posi-
bic to avoid friction in certain localities,
and 1t is desirable that no premature feel
ing of dissatisfaction should find expression
in the congressional elections Of 1894. From
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would be an unauswerable argument to
charge democratio congress with having
wasted ten months drawing salaries at
home when the time could have been we'll
spent in providing the relief which the
party has promised. The workers in the
party, too, particularly those who
desire neither office nor other reward.
might fairly charge q dilatory congress
with the defeat of the democracy should it
suffer serious losses in the next congress
sionRl elections.
CRIsP's IDEA OF WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.
Mr.. Crisp does not look for q prolonged
session Of the House next spring. He be-
lieves that organization should be effected
at the earliest possible date; that the ways
and means and other important committees
should be appointed and the House be adj
journed until late In the fall. The ways aud
means committee could prepare tariff bill,
which on the reassemblinR Of congress
would be ready for consideration. 1t might
then become a law In few months. Mr..
Crisp favors this programme because he be-
lieves that without an extra session 1t will
be absolutely impossible to enact a new
tariff law before August, 1894.
WOULD BE USED AGAINST THE PARTY.
If 1t should 90 into operation at SO late a
dateit would be subjected to gross misrep-
resentatiOn and denounced by the enemies
of the Democratic party all the country
over as a ruinous free trade measure The
real practical effect Of the new law could
not be appreciated by that time and the
popular verdict in November would not be
favorable to the Democratic party. On the
other hand, an extra session would enable
congress TO pass a comprehensive tariff law
which might go into effect several months
after being signed by the President and yet
leave ample time for fair test of its pro-
visions before the people would be called
to pass judgment on 1t. The argument
that IL is undesirable TO hold congress In
extra session for economical and other good
reasons. Mr.. Crisp believes does not weigh
in this case, as the House iced not sit beyond
few days. The Importance of the session
of the ways and means committee would
amply justify any outlay necessary to carry
on an extended inquiry into every branch
of the tariff question.
LIVINGSTON FAvoRS 1T.
Representative Livingston of Georgia is
reported as saying: There is neither rea-
son nor excuse that any one can offer for
not having an extra session of the Fifty
third congress next spring. We told the
people during the campaign that they were
being overtaxed; that they were being rob-
bed by the Mckinley tariff, and they will
want to know how long we are going to let
the robbery go on. We educated them 80
they are not in O mood to stand patiently
by while we consider whether or not we
will do anything. We need not be In haste
about the work, we can take all the time
necessary, but we must begin and work
steadily with one purpose in view un-
til something is accomplished. If we
had not told the people what we did we
could not have won the victory. We had
to educate them and then we had to make
them promises. Now we have 10 indicate
that we are going to redeem those promises
as quickly as possible. Take it down
in Georgia. There we piled up inn
mense ma1orities. but no man who was not
in the campaign knows the work we had to
do and promises We had to make to do IL.
THE PEOPLE EDUCATED.
I'VE have educated the people in the
remote regions up to that point where they
cannot sbe fooled any more. Mr. Cleve-
land is as much responsible as any man for
the fact that the voters know so much. He
had been educating them and be, with the
rest OF us. must pay attention to
what they say. l proved to the third
party people down IN Georgia that Mr.
Cleveland was as sound on the financial
question as was Gen. Weaver. proved it
by his own letter of acceptance. / do not
know that but what he will have to live ND
to the reputation. do not see how an extra
session can be avoided. The man who is
driving mule to a plow, the man who is
beating an anvil and the man who is saving
wood will want TO know why we delay.
They will ask If we do not get our pay by
the year and if there is any reason why we
should not start work in March as well as
IN December. They will want TO know why
il is, il they are being robbed, that we
should delay their relief"
CRISP SEEN IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Nov 2S.-Speaker Crisp Of
the House of Representatives arrived In
this city to-day. He denied the report that
he was to participate in a conference Of
Democratic leaders, which would consider
legislation for the next congress.
Speaker Crisp was seen at the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel to-day by United Press reporter
and was asked, "Will an extra session OF
congress, in your opinion, be calledW
That question will not be determined
for several months. 1t is too early to de-
eide. When @ ongress has convened and
the members have gathered, they will con-
suit their constituencies on the subject"
When asked whether the present tariff
would be reduced, he said: THAT is what
the democrats were elected to do, and you
may be sure it will be DONE There ia no
disagreement on the tariff question, for the
people have spoken. II the Senate is demo-
cratic the present high tariff will be re-
pealed"
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