The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-13
NO SPRING SESSION.
Cleveland Said to be Favorable to
Fall Meeting Of Congress (
IF A TARIFF BILL CAN BE MADE,
The Great Reformer Wants to Arrange
Matters So That It VIII be Impossible
to FuIfii Promises Made by His
Party Before Election.

WASHINGTON. Dec l2.-Last evening
Senator Carlisle. Senator Mills. Repre-
sentatives Bynum,W. G. =. Breckenridge
William L,,Wilson and others, who con
ferred with Mr.. Cleveland, returned from
New York, and were soon sought by
their colleagues Of the Cleveland faith,
who desired to learn Mr. Cleveland =
present views.
None of the visitors TO New York had
anything to say for publication. nor
would any of them undertake to speak
for Mr. Cleveland to the newspapers.
But to their colleagues they brought in
formation which came to them almost as
a message.
In the first place, it is clear from what
they say that Mr.. Cleveland is opposed to
an extra session in the spring. Not only
will he not call one unless forced TO do so
by new developments III the treasury fin
ances. but he discountenances the pas
sage at this time, aud for the bringing
about a session in the spring. of the
Hooker bill, changing the date of meet
ing congress.
Mr.. Cleveland is said to feel strongly
about the seeming purpose to force a
spring session by the sudden passage Of
this pIll. ~ IL
1t may be set down as certain that his
friends in Congress will see TO it that the
Hooker bill Is not passed.
Mr.. Cleveland is said to feel that the
movement for ~ spring session, represent
ed by those who are pressing tine Hooker
bill, seems to be inspired rather by a de-
sire to continue the present organization
of the House than TO advance reform leg
islation.
While he has not definitely formulated
his views beyond expressing his disap-
proval for the spring session, he il under
stood to favor, AS at present advised, a
session beginning in the latter part of
September or the first part of October,
provided "a tariff bill can be prepared in
the meantime under his direction by the
secretary OF the treasury and the leading
tariff reformers Of the House.
AS to the organization of the next
House, Mr.. Cleveland is emphatically of
the opinion that it should be officered and
controlled by tariff reformers who are
also sound on every other question.
1t is evident that Mr.. Cleveland hopes
to see the speakership, the committee on
rules. and the ways and means committee,
filed by men in such personal and politi-
cal sympathy with himself that they will
cooperate most zeslously with him in tn {
work which he feels the people have
chosen him to do.
1t is clear that Mr.. Cleveland does not
want the present organization Of the
House continued in the next There
is nothing personal in this. Ii Speaker
Crisp could reorganize the House,
IL reelected, as to restore, for ex-
ample, the men who framed the Mills
bill to the ways and means committee,
men with whom President Cleveland and
his secretary OF the treasury could really
cooperate in the preparation of u new
tariff bill, and so on throughout the or
ganization OF the house, it seems that Mr.
Crisp's reelection. But it is the fact that
Mr. Crisp's reelection seems to mean the
perpetuation Of the present organization
| of the house. which makes it unlikely
| that Mr.. Cleveland will advise his friends
In the house To vote for Mr.. Crisp's re
election.