Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-19
GROVER IN NO HURRY.
His Policy on Leading snbjects-Ihe
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WASHINGTON, d. c., December 10
The policy of President Cleveland upon
the leading subjects which Will De oe-
fore his administration at iIS openIn-
has been pretty we'll thought ous' us
friends say, although there Is tilne ~
make some notifications before Vhe fvn
of March. Briefly stated, accordlnS "
this programme, there will be 10 seS-
sion of Congress until October; cou-
seryatlve tariff bill making raw mate
rails free of duty and reducing the uu-
ties on manufactured goods VIII %
passed; the suspension OF further puI-
chaseS Of silver bullion Will De authoI-
lied and moderate steps taken IN naA-
ing changes in the offices.
Mr.. Cleveland, it is now declared, mas
been opposed from the start to. an extra
SESSION of Congress following so Closely
on the heels of his inauguration. he
has not yet been convinced that such
session is necessary; he desires prompt
action upon the tariff, but he desires 10
have something TO say upon the Droau
lines OF tariff legislation, so that he VIII
be reluctant TO sign. His chleI reason
for wishing to avoid an extra session Il
possible is the avalanche OF petlVohS
for Office and the crowd Of conRressloh@
al hackers which it would bring 70
Washington. he wants time to get MS
new cabinent fairly in the harness anu d
accustomed 10 their duties oeiore oOV
Democratic senators and representatives
descend upon him with several times
300 delegations seeking appointments
If prompt action is ITO be had on the
tariff Mr.. Cleveland is disposed 10 thIhA
that he can accomplish more without
an extra session than with one. On
this and other important matters ne
wants time TO think ana coAsulO MS
Cabinet. There will be no time nor
mood for such consultations Il SUI
members of Congress are besieEing the
portals of the White House and the va
rious departments. Much OF the detail
work ona tariff bill is always done oy
the Treasury experts, and II Will nave
to be done by them on the new Demo
cratic measure. The President IL IS
said, will likely call together a few OF
the men in both houses whose opinion
on tariff subjects are worth having, aud
after getting their views as to the gen
eral character OF the new bill and some
of the important schedules he Will ask
them to consult with the Secretary OF
the Treasury as to the details.
The Secretary of the Treasury can
then have the bill prepared in proper
technical form without taking away
from the house, when 1t meets, the
power to change rates and carry out lts
own purposes. The sort OF tariH OIL
which Mr.. Cleveland will recommend IN
his annual message to Congress II the
autumn. aud which he will have pre-
pared ia the Treasury Department,
will be based upon the logical lines lana
down by Mr.. Mills in his various
speeches and by the new President In
his letter of acceptance.
The bill will make raw materials OF
manufactures free of duty and will re-
tain a duty for revenue purposes on
manufactured goods which will, Incl
dentally, more than cover the dlHer-
ence between American wages and those
paid abroad.
The bill, it is said, will not meet the
extreme demands of some Of the west
ern members who would like to have
the duty wiped out entirely on leading
manufactures, nor will it be framed to
meet the demands Of manufacturers,
wearing the mask OF Democrats, who
seek to play the dictatorial part played
By Republican manufacturers with for
mer tariff committees. 1t will be, ac-
cording to the Democratic view, az
least, logical and symmetrical meas
ure. II will add largely to the free list,
but without taking work away from the
American mechanics. 1t will reduce
duties and in some cases increase impor-
tations without injurlng legitimate IN
dustres which are adapted TO the
American conditions.
This bill will probably be ready for
the consideration of the Democratic
leaders in congress by the latter part OF
the summer, and an extra session may
be called by the middle Of October to
consider and vote upon it in the two
houses. 1t will be possible for the
ways and means committee, whose
members will then have been already
consulted to report the bill to the house
soon after their appointment, and 1t will
be easy to dispose of it before the Christ
mas holidays.
The senate even may reach vote be-
fore the holidays, but in any case it will
90 to the president for signature early
in the spring Of 1894, and can take ell
feet as early as July of that year.