Evening journal., 1893-12-05
slEWS ON TIE MESSAGE
Congressman of Varying Ideas
Talk About It.
TOM REEDS SARCASTIC ATTACK.
Wilson Says It Is All Right, Springer
Thinks II Is Foroible, Dingley Calls II
vearisome, and Hoar Says It Is Remark
able-GeneraI Harrison VIII not Talk.

Thinks Il Is Foroibie, Dingley Calls IL
;vearisome, and Hoar Says It Is Remark /
abIe-Generai Harrison WIN not Talk.
WASHINGTON, Dec Sit is not often
that the public awaits "a presidents mes.
sage with the intense interest which has
been manifested in the document Just sent
TO congress. The reading was listened 70
with close attention in both houses, and at
its close a number Of pertinent and inter
esting interviews were had with members.
Ex-Speaker Reed said: 81 dislike to com.
ment ON the message because it would not
be seemly to do it in adequate terms. II
is exceedingly disappointing both in-mat
ter and manner. IL is largely made up of
wearisome resume of the reports of his
secretaries, and they have hardly been i'm.
proved by condensation On the Hawaiian
question we are left as much in the dark
as ever and must wait the news Of the next
steamer, just as we have been waiting SC
long. That part of the message which re.
lates to the tariff is most surprising. II
asseverates that the house committee in
charge Of that subject has formulated plans
and devised methods of taxation which, as
member, have not even heard proposed
1T is a rather unusual sensation to learn
of the deed of the committee, not in the
committee room, but from the president OF
the United States. Has that committee
ceased even in form to be composed of both
parties, and has it without even the for
mality of a word in open committee in
formed the president Of its determination
in such way that the pre- sident can officially
communicate it to the house?
How long has it been part OF our sys
tenn that the committee of an independent
branch, and above all the committee which
controls the purse, shall report to congress
through the presidents Is this the result
of the rumored blending of the appointive
with the legislative powers Ii is bad enough
to have a tariff bill made up by little co
terie-'political bill, as Mr.. Wilson callsit
but to have il communicated TO the presi
dent before it reaches even the committee
still less the house, shows a determination
to be moved hyno facts aud modified by nC
arguments which makes apparent the ab
surdity Of appointing Republicans on the
committee of ways and means at all times.
Mr.. Springer oommonds It.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois of the banking
and currency committee of the present con.
| gress said: In reference to the tariff the
message is clear and forcible The presi
dent does not enter into an elaborate dis
cussion of the subject, but recommends a
/ complete compliance with demands of the
| American people for tariff reform In this
the message will receive the cordial com
mendation of every Democrat in the land
and of many others who realize that oui
present protective system is injurious to
the stinterests of the people. In reference
TO Hawaii the president takes the only
course which is consistent with interna.
tioual honor and comfy"
Mr. Holman Of Indiana; 1T is an able
and forcible document The earnest sug.
gestions of economy contrast strongly with
messages heretofore presented"
Chairman Wilson of the ways and means
committee: "Ihe presidents message is all
right. lie is especially right on the tariff -
Mr. Tracey Of New York: ~ am satisfied
with it. 1t is good message"
Mr.. Gear of Iowa, member of the com
mittee ON ways and means; 1.-THE president
says that he will restore Liliuokalani,
! gives the majority of the ways and means
committee away on the income tax and
| agrees with Hancock that the tariff is a
| local issue and asks the people not to
kick"
Mr. Bynum Of Indiana, member Of the
ways aud means committee. ut was very
concise but clear statement of the multi
tude Of questions congress will be called
upon TO consider. Some sections / would
like TO read more carefully, but the princi-
pal views presented meet my unqualified
approval am especially pleased with the
tariff question aud the courageous manner
in which the president came TO the support
of the committee as tariff reform could
not be accomplished without the support
of the administration"
Mr.. Payne Disappointed.
Mr.. Payne of New York, member Of the
ways and means committee: "The message
is remarkably disappointing document.
It is mainly devoted TO a resume of the re-
ports of the several departments to which
the president seldom adds an opinion of
his own. On important matters it gives
little information. On Hawaiian affairs it
gives MS no Information. His announce
ment of the internal revenue feature of the
plan Of the ways and means committee is
astounding. This is the first information
the minority members have had that any
conclusion has been reached If reports
are correct, the people of London are in
formed on this important matter much
/ earlier than members of the committee.
The question now seems to be whether all
legislation must originate at the White
House"
Mr.. Dingley Of Maine: "The message is
voluminous and wearisome in its recapitu.
lation of the smaller incidents of the mi.
nutest questions which have arisen in our
foreign affairs, but on the one great foreign
question of which congress as well as the
country ought to know the exact situa.
tion-towit, our relations with Hawaii
the message is as silent as the grave"
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, member OF
the ways and means committee: ut would
/ seem that the president has not yet heard
I the news from Massachusetts, New York
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa. When he
refers to the reduction of tariff charges on
the necessaries of life, / suppose he has ref
erence TO champagne and brandy. Il seems
? like cruel sarcasm on the part of the presi
= dent to speak of the benefit 10 result to the
wage Garner from free raw materials when
we come TO consider the thousands of men
that will be homeless, hungry and desper
4 ate when the coal and the ore mines of thi.
S country are shut up for the benefit Of the
: foreigner. On the whole, he must be d
most devoted admirer Of the president who
can find in the message any strengthening
of the Democratic position on the tariff