The Indiana State sentinel., 1893-08-30
THE TARIFF TO BE REVISED
AND THE WORK OF REVISION is TO
BEGIN AT ONCE,
The Ways and Means Committee VIII
Prepare Bill soon as Possible
The Regular Session Likely TO Get
Through Early in Mny-WashingtOn
GoSSip.
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %


The appointment of committees has ex-
cited a good deal of interest in the ques-
ton of the course to be followed by the
committee Of ways and means with re-
lation to the tariff. The committee has
not yet been organized and the members
of the majority have not discussed their
plans, or in fact. made any plans. 1t is
understood, however. to be the desire of
those interested in the matter that the
committee should get to work at once in
the revision of the tariff.
What will be done will depend of
course very largely upon the length of
the session. There is some talk of an
earlier adjournment of congress than has
been regarded as possible. but there is
no indication that the expectation of an
early adjournment is warranted. The
indications are that this special session
will be prolonged. 1t is probable that
there will be no more than brief re-
cess between this and the first regular
session. The statement of Mr.. Cleveland
in his message calling congress together
to consider the silver question, that he
had contemplated calling it in September
to consider the tariff, is generally ac-
that, after the financial question is set
tied. the consideration of the tariff be
proceeded with. But regardless of what
his intentions may be. there is a very
strong disposition among the democrats
in congress, especially among the leaders,
to go ahead with the work at once so as
to clear it up and make an early adj
jOurnment of the first regular session
possible. They feel that if the work of
congress can be so far advanced by con-
tinuing the special session as to admit
Of an adjournment of the regular session
in May it will be greatly to interest of
the party in power.
Mr.. Wilson, the new chairman Of the
ways and means committee. says that
while, OF course, without consultation
with the committee he cannot undertake
to outline any policy for il. he believes
that it will go TO work promptly at
revision Of the tariff This, he SAYS.
does not necessarily mean that a bill
would be reported very soon. for the
reason that the work is one that will
take considerable time and the rapidity
with which the bill is completed will de-
pend upon the mode of procedure. If
hearing that would prolong the matter
a great deal. He would not undertake
TO predict what the committee would do
but said that he thought the party was
in a situation now TO perfect a broad
and general revision of the tariff in ac-
cordance with its pledges to the people
PETER After the Banks.
A resolution was offered by Senator
Paffpr today and vvapt oxar t;II
row. calling on the secretary OF the
treasury for a report as to whether
national banks in Boston, New York
and Philadelphia were being conducted
in violation of the law: whether they
were paying depositors' checks promptly
in lawful money, and whether they were
demanding rates Of interest higher than
those provided by law for loans of
money or for the discounting of notes.
Capital Notes.
The house passed the bill for the Cali
fOrnia mid-winter exposition.
Representative Breckenridge of Ken
tucky has gone to Staunton, Va, for an
indefinite stay.
The house passed the bill to extend TO
the Cherokee outlet the provisions of
the act providing for town site entries
of land in Oklahoma.
Minister Blount arrived Tuesday and
held a long conference with Secretary
Gresham of the details of which neither
would make a statement.
Representative Tom Johnson has in
trOduced his interconvertible bond bill
! and it has gone to the banking and cur
rency committee with leave to report at
any time after the regular order
The senate has confirmed William C.
| Perry, United States attorney for the
| district OF Kansas; r. Il. Harman, reg
| lister of the land office at Denver Col.
Thomas ID. Robinson. surveyor at Den
yer. Frank p. Arbuckle, receiver of pub
| lie moneys at Denver, Col.