The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24
URGED TO SIGN THE BILL
CLEVELASD WILL PROBABLY AZ.
Low IT TO BECOME 4 LAW.
With His signature, Howcver-Wbst Mr..
Crisp Thinks About 1.-THE Ten Days
will Expire Moadsy At Midnight.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Ali interest
at the Capitol to-day ccntered in the
tariff bill. Both houses are meeting I'm "A
perfunctory manner. and adjourning with
out any serious attempt at legislation.
The Presidents return naturally gave
rise to no little speculation as to his
action regarding that matter. When IL
was known that Speaker Crisp had seen
Mr.. Cleveland to-day. the formers COM
mittee room became at once the Mecca
10 which all went to learn the Presi-
dents intention.
They We're disappointed so far as any
positive information was concerned, Tor
all the Speaker would say was that the
President would probably allow the bill
To become a Law Without his signature
He said the President had not told hin.
what he should do but from his general
conversation regarding the bin the Speak
er made the foregoing deduction.
ExPREssED HIS OBJECTIONS TO IT.
The President, ii is said, has not hes
itated TO express TO some Of his callers
his objections TO the bill. These objections
are as strong to-day as they were when
his now famous letter TO Chairman Will
son was read In the House more than
month ago. None Of the gentlemen who
saw him to-day asked him II he proposed
yetOing the bill They are SO entirely con
WINGED that he viii not pursue 50 drastic
course, that they felt that such AN
stitutonal limit OF ten days In which
the bill may become operative without
the presidents signature viii be reach
ed at midnight on Monday next. should
a veto be withheld an adjournment OF
Congress will follow on the next day.
Some OF the Democratic leaders who
saw the President this morning have
urged him strongly 10 sign the bill. They
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would discredit the measure and his party
and that IT would be "A serious handicap
10 them when on the stump during tho
coming campaign. The President IL re-
ported TO have heard these gentlemen
patiently. and TO have shown by his re-
sponses that he was not insensible To
their argument.
POSSIBLE THAT HE WILL SION IT.
In some cases they returned 10 tho
Capitol feeling that, after all, there was
possibility that the presidential sigma
ture would be affixed to the measure;
but as one of the number expressed IL,
there Is only a possibility"
Equal uncertainty also exists whether
to VSay Congress gcoSneeN%mg % the Se'p pI lie has
been urged not 10 do SO. but 10 with
hold anything he may choose to say
upon the subject until the reassembling
Of Congress next December. 10 be incOr-
porated in his annual message. Secretary
Carlisle spent most OF the afternoon ut
the Executive Mansion, discussing with
the President the new tariff bill IL was
stated yesterday that Secretary Carlisle
would make n nublic statement as TO
alleged defects and errors I'm the tariff
bill but this afternoon Il X said he Viii
defer an expression Of his opinion upon
this matter
rriN ron PRIV r'Rfr"
BOSTON. Aug. 23.-The Portland bark,
Grace Deerlng from Resarce 10 Boston.
is lying OF Cape cod with a large cargo
of wool waiting FOR the new tarin bhl
TO become a law. She was sighted several
days ago. Under the present law Il duty
Of eleven cents per pound would be cOl-
iected Under the new law The cargo
can come In free. II IS estimated that
the consiguees will make over $4,000 by
delaying the vessel.