The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-23
IN HANDS OF congress.
viii Be Left the Consideration Of Tariff
Reform.
PROPOSITIONS OF OUTSIDERS.
Ono Likely tn Receive but scant Courtesy
In the House - Postoffice Appoint
ments-Preparing for the Naval Show
Other Washington Topics.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The statement
that +. Ellery Anderson and the Reform
club Of New York are preparing tariff
bill which the president and secretary of
the treasury will send to congress as the
administration measure, has created con-
siderable comment in Washington. While
1t is conceded that such bill may be in
course Of preparation, no member OF con-
Rress can be found who does not regard
such an action as a reflection upon con-
gress
II is not generally believed, 1t should be
said in justice to the president, that the
latter has either invited the preparation OF
the bill or proposes to ask the house TO
adopt it,
AS matter of fact should Mr.. Ander-
sons bill be forwarded to congress, 1T might
get attention and it might not. The
chances are that it would be
Stamped Upon and Buneted About
until its own father would not know 1t.
The house is always jealous Of its rights,
duties and privileges, and in case like
this there would be no factional or party
lines.
Every member would resent the prepara-
ton of tariff bill by such an unusual
method to the exclusion of veteran tariff
experts in the house, who have acquired
experience and information through many
years of public life. OF course, IL, after
the ways and means committee has been
organized, Mr.. Anderson should submit a
bill as private contribution. it would re-
ceive consideration, just as measure pre-
pared by any other tariff expert would be
-. a.. Al Il. q Il
gestions which il might contain.
1t is hardly within the range of proba-
bility, however, that the house would
allow the prerogatives Of the ways and
means committee
To BE Completely Usurped
by an outsider The most important phase
of this matter is the friction which the
submission of such a tariff bill would
create between the house and the presi-
dent
The latter Is anxious TO secure some
financial legislation in consonance with
his personal opinions. In the house,
which is to be organized next fall, he will
dnd opposition to his views, for the new
Democratic members come not from the
aorth and east, but from the west and
south. These men, fresh from their con-
uituents, will be for free silver, and will
be glad to seize upon any excuse which
will give them an opportunity TO follow
out their conviction against the dictation
If the president.
Should tariff bill framed in New York,
and naturally in the interest of the manu-
facturers of the north and east, be sent To
1he house with the presidential approval,
ii would give these western and southern
Democrats the opportunity which they
seek, and presently the Democratic party
in the house would
Find Itself Hopeiessiy Divided.
1t is true that there has been consider
able criticism of the manner in which
Speaker Crisp made up the ways and
means committee, and it is by no means
certain that the same committee, or even
he same chairman, will preside over the
destinies of the new tariff law.
This however, is matter which could
doubtless be arranged with the president
and would cause less friction than the
policy which it is rumored is to be fol.
lowed