The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-24
II WILL BECOME A LAW
su, without tho Presidents Sigma
turo. on Monday.
SPEAKERS ALL WANT HIM TO SIGN
10 Relieve Iittre thcir Emparrnss.
men. on tho Stump In tho Coming
campaign-Iany Callers yesterday,
20 ali of Whom the President Listen.
cd Patiently, but Made no Promises.
No Message Expected.

WAsnIxoros, D. O., August 23.-The
President remains firm in his purpose
10 lot the tariff bill become q law with.
out his signature.
This. as was stated by the Associated
Press at the timo, was his intention
xhen he loft Washington for Gray
Gables, and there is excellent authority
for tho statement that Mr.. Cleveland
since his return hasindicated that he is
Of the same opinion as before bo left
here. A great doal Of pressure has
been and 10 still exerting to induce Mr..
Cleveland TO foreao his present purpose
and to sign the bill, either with or
without somo message expressing his
views but the President gave no on
cOuragement to those who have pressed
views Of this nature on his attention,
and has indicated that ho will allow tho
bII 70 become law by expiration Of
tbe ton days clause Of the constitution.
The persons most urgent In suggest
Ing 10 tho President that he sign the
iii arc members Of Congress who have
represented very strongly 10 the Presi.
dent that O signature Of tho bill will
hslp thom considerably In their dofense
oiit In tho coming campaign and that
should It not have the measure OF
Presidential approval indicated by Mr..
Ceveland's signature their ponition
on the stump will be embarrassed to
Somo extent at least.
Speaker Crisp and number Of other
eougressmen have presented this Wow
Of tho matter, and the speaker cav Mr..
Cleveland on the subject. So far as
can be learned the Presidents attitude
has been ono Of patient listening to and
consideration OF tho arguments pre-
scnted, but ho has rofrained carefully
from making any promises or giving en-
couragement TO congreasmen who wiah
the bill signed. A veto Of tho bill,
however, 10 not oven suggested. II can
not become law without tho Presidon-
tIal autograph until noxt Monday, and
thls being tho case the adjournment OF
Congress will hardly tako place before
next Tuesday.
The fact that II Ia Mr.. Clevcland's
purpose to permit the bill to become
law without his signature is also q
strong indication Of the improbability
Of any message on the tariff from tho
President.
Besides Speaker Crisp, who spent
some time with tho President in o dis
cussion OF the tariff situation, Ropresen-
tative Mcmillan, OF Tennessee. of tho
ways and meatis committee, and one OF
the house conferees also talked with Mr..
Cleveland. Speaker Crisp told mem
bers OF the house, who were anxious to
get away that he though. tho session
would last until next Tuesday.
Mr.. Mcmillan did not discuss tho
tarif bill with the President. Chair
man Wilson ls expected back from
West Virginia to-day, but he was not
about the house during the session.
Senator Faulkner and other mem
bers OF the upper branch OF Congress
were about the house through the day
discussing the prospects. Later In tho
DAY It became accepted as certain, as
result OF the various calls made on tho
President, that he would not Sign tho
bill unless his present purpose was
changed.