Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-10
THE DINGLEY BILL.
WHAT WILL DE DONE WITH 1T by
THE REPUBLICANS.
DEMOCRATS WILL NOT OBSTRUCT.
People Mt Large Look TO the Rcpub-
hcan Party for Early Relief from
business Deprcssion-wnshing
smnlf-TaIk.

quandory as to whether 10 attempt to
pass the Dingley bill. and avoid an extra
session. TO relieve Mr.. Mckinley at the
commencement OF his administration or
let all revenue legislation go over till the
next Congress The peculiar attitude
and temper OF ths silver Republican
members Of the Senate make the leaders
dubious about the Dlngley bill. and unless
there is some remarkable change OF front
by the silver senators that measure will
be abandoned, and all attempts for the
promised prosperity" put off until the
new Congress can be called together
They began to-day by taking up the
Dingley measure, but this means nothing
In the mean time. the people are
anxiously awaiting some action by Con-
gress that will relieve the present dis
tress. This is daily increasing. instead
OF decreasing. The number OF unem-
ployed Is growing larger, ana just now the
country is overrun with tramps. who can
get nothing to do. resulting IN pillage and
terror in a great many places People
at large look for relief from the Republi-
cans. They are expecting something and
that speedily and they cannot see why
the present heavily Republican Congress
should not give them the needed relief
now as well as later. Conditions will not
be greatly changed with the advent Of
the new Congress. in fact, the majority in
the House Will be smaller. and the Senate
will stand upch the same as It is now
The Republicans have all along claimed
that there is large deficit in the
public revenues, as compared with the
public expenditures If they can redeem
their promises, why not At once? The
present Congress has three months more
OF life, and it seems to the suffering peo-
pie they ought 10 be able at least to
make the income of the government
equal TO the expenditures. which might
give an impetus to business and trade
Expenses can be cut down and revenues
increased. and taxes imposed where they
won't be hurtful TO the poorer classes
Of the people.
NO DEMOCRATIC OBSTRUCTION.
II is understood that the Democrats
will not obstruct any Republican tariff
measure. except in formal way. and
the action of the Senate to-day IN agree
ing to take up the Dngley bill shows
this. though Senators Daniel and Mar
tin. Of Virginia voted against ii. This
however. can hardly be taken as an in
dication that the Dingley bill viii be al
lowed 10 pass. IL provides only for a
horizontal increase Of Is per cent. on I'M
uorts and a special advance on wool and
lumber. 1t was hung up in the Senate
ill ri
will remain In this hampered condition
until It can be ascertained how the silver
senators will vote. Some Republican,
also discovered that the Dingley bill, re-
ueved OF its silver incumbrance. il not
exactly what they want: and some mem
hers Of the Ways and Means Committee
are not oVer-auxious that il should become
q law. hut the pressure is so great that
something be done that these would
nossiblv witndrn-v their objections. Pro-
tectionists regard the measure as no
thing more than makeshift. 1t is not
a revision Of the tariff. such as the lat
ter desire. who advocate only specific du-
ties.
SO the situation is not materially al
tered by the action Of the Senate to-day.
The programme Of the Democrats Is to
allow the Republicans almost full sway
IN shauing legislation, by which they
nronose TO relieve the people, and then
hold them responsible In case Of failure,
which Is inevitable.
OTEY on FINANCIAL QUESTION.
All the Virginia members Of the House
we're I'm their seats yesterday at one time
or another. but none of them had bills
IN introduce or any business 10 attend
~ and 20 one by one they disappeared.
NTH bv 2 o'clock all had gone except
Mr. Otev. That gentleman, when asked
his oDinion Of the financial feature OF
the Presidents message, said: "As 10
the currency. the President gave us no
SUNRISE. In circular. issued IN June
1895. stated that back Of the SILVER
question there was a determination on
tbc art of the so-called 'sOund-money
men to contract the currency, AIsl' oy
ieerine bonds TO withdraw the green
hocl,s. second 10 retire the Sherman
votes nv the same method; and. hna!ly,
IN mako silver dollars token money. The
frst stem has been taken In the recon-
,,,o,dation to issue $500Oo0oD interest
Lsorir, gold bonds. a recommendation
,,.hich II IL had been made by Mckinley
-, ether If IL had been made in Nc
1ti,1o,,s letter Of acceptance as his policy
-,,o,,ld inevitably. have defeated HIM
liz own marty In the Fifty-fourth Con-
-,,.oss last session did not dare TO adNo-
eate much less pass, such a measure
AS l take Il then. the whole nnanciai
liz, a. reflected By the message IS
contraction by retiring hoil-i .I,....'
tSarire debit. which is a good medium o.
ovc5enge and establishing an interest
,,@arinr, aleht. and greatly Increased taxa
-, Win no medium Of exchange 10 take
- ,,iscs of that retired. The next step
~ 81 roauce silver dollars to token
'''0''0' INDIAN TERRITORY.
7. &c understood here that the Indian
TERRITORY will be knocking at the doors
Of the House this session for representa-
lion bv delegate. and what MAKES II
interesting is that II tne phEIi'te
-.,.,,,.ed a Virginan will take the seat
s.,',ro are two factions i'm the Territory
- ,old or "sound-money" faction.
a.. o,bar white-metal faction. The
sn-,oe~ will send as their choice TOT a
5oieeafe George Eggborn Nelson, no" OF
Ef',scogee |. r, but formerly OF Culpepet,
W Mr. Nelson Is a brilliant lawyer. ana
one of the most prominent men IN tne
TERRITORY He IS nephew OF LOWS
Nelson. Of Culpeper. ana EraIu a'e
- Trniversitv of Virginia. and was a
s,,ccessful ra,titioner Of law IN balu-
,eoro for quite a number Of years before
-, Wet He married q MISS rama
zero. OF Rapidan. Va. ,. Aos
the silver faction in the Territory mas
as their representative Robert l.. owen,
formerly Of Lynohburg. n graduate OF sne
xiroinla Military Institute. ana also' my
ne rival for legislative honors' lawyer
OF considerable ability. - oro,ro-
Among a big batch Of recess noihira-
.,a,s cent 10 the Senate to-day by me
president was that OF William r. White,
- Norfolk. TO be United States District
.,.o,nev for the Eastern District OF Vir-
.,,nia 10 succeed Mr.. f. r.. Lassiter' re-
signed. -, ARC