The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-17
Senator Carlisle Wants Tariff hRevision Delayed,
and Says that if Congress Is Called 1t
Will Be to Consider Deficiencies.
Mr.. Wilson Thinks the Mckinley Law
Should Be Repealed Soon as Possible.
When Democrats Can Gather Their Indiana
POstofice Plums-seyeral MissOurians1ry-
ing to Break Into Cleveland's Cabinet
EXTRA SESSION GOSSIP.


Carlisle Wants Tariff Revision Put Off-Con-
gress May Meet to Consider Deficiencies.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Carlisle
passed through the city to-day on his way
to Chicago, where he is to visit o branch Of
his family. The Senator discoursed fluent
ly to an assemblage of newspaper corre-
spondents, this afternoon, on the possibili-
ties of an extra session of Congress. Mr..
Carlisle settles all question of Mr. Cleve-
lands attitude on the subject so far as the
New York newspapers have claimed to be
his spokesman. Mr.. Carlisle says frankly
that neither Mr.. Cleveland nor any one
else can know what conditions may arise to
make . special session necessary, and
he says that Mr.. Cleveland does not know
to-day whether he will call special ses-
sion or not. Mr.. Carlisle settles pretty we'll
the question of holding such o session IN
the spring. however. by SAYING finally that
If it Is called it will probably not meet till
late in the fall. and the question of the
tariff. he says, will not be the one which
Congress will be called to consider. Mr..
Carlisle does not expect any revision of
the tariff for more than year. The Demo-
cratic party in the beginning of it's new
lease of power is not going to antagonize
the manufacturing interests of the coun-
try. To do so at this time would be to in
vite defeat two years hence. The Demo.
Gratis are going to put Oft the settlement OF
the ugly tariff question just as long As they
con, If the Democratic newspapers OF the
country will let them.
MIR. Carlisle says the business which
would call Congress together possibly IL
the fail will be the question of q deficiency.
Whether this necessity will arise or not
will depend very much on what Congress
does at the next session. Remembering
the long list of public debts and deticien-
cies In appropriations which the last Dem
ocratic Congress left. and which have not
been made good yet, and the deficiencies
which this hypocritical House is bound to
leave, Mr.. Carlisle says: There is an ac-
oumulation of deficiencies and obligations
that have been contracted and will come
over to us. 1t may be that this will furnish
reason for an extra session. We shall have
to see what Congress- will do at this ses-
sion. If it does not repeal the Sherman
law relating TO the purchase of silver. and
take such other action as the situation de-
mands, we may be swamped. Upon these
things depend the calling of an extra ses-
sion."
Representative w. L. Wilson, of West
Virginia, chairman of the Democratic ma
tional convention, q leading member of the
name has been mentioned as the probable
Attorney general In President Clevelands
Cabinet. strongly favors the calling of q
special session of Congress to consider tar
iff legislation. "The true Vorth and value
of tariff bill" he said to-day, 'cannot be
tested in q short time, and the first effects
sometimes appear to be what they really
are not. L think it would be most impol-
tito to place new tariff bill before the
country just previous to tho election of
Err< 10 70 hA wfro
sion idea. and think the sooner the pro-
posed tariff changes 60 into effect the bet
ter will the final result be for our party"
Congressman Breckenridge was seen by
O reporter at New York to-day. and ex-
pressed his views fully OH the situation.
Il cannot ses the need of an extra session."
he said, but of course, l have nothing to
say about that If Mr.. Cleveland does not
favor 1t that settles the question. AS to
tariff legislation, think the party will 20
Mr.. Depew and Mr.. Reid say they are in
favor of giving the Democrats a chance to
60 ahead at once with their reform pro-
gramme, and that would seem to mean
that they would like to see more tariff
legislation at the coming session of Con-
gress. Nothing would give me greater
satisfaction than to see the Senate take up
the bills that were passed by the House
last winter and put them through. That
would at least be the beginning. and the
sooner we begin the 5ettern
Senator PETER unbosomed himself before
gong to Chicago. last night. and predicted
that Clevelands successor would be Peo-
pies party man. lie says that MIR. Cleye-
land was only elected by the votes Of
the Southern people. who were deceived by
promises that he would sign free silver
bill. Mr. PETER says that such bill will
be presented to him, and when he refuses
to sign it there will be a revolt which will
result in the election of POpulist In 1896
Mr. Peffer does not look for n speeial
revising the tariff. He thinks that the
question should be taken up in leisurely
way in 1854