The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-06
No Determined Effort to BE Made This
Winter to Pass the Emergency
Revenue Measure.
HANNA, DINGLEY, THURSTON
AT THE CAPITAL AFTER CONFER
ENCES WITH MAJOR M,KINLEY.
Views of the Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee on His Bill
and Tariff Legislation.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The sensation Of
the day here was the arrival of Mark
Hanna. Mr.. Hanna was surrounded the
livelong day with politicians and states
men of high and low degree, and to all who
called he presented a sunny front and gave
warm greeting. 1t was his first visit to
Washington since last winter, when he met
with the national committee to fix on a
place for holding the national convention
He was then, only just beginning to make
himself felt in large politics. Mr.. Hanna
was accompanied by Henry C. Payne, of
Milwaukee, and Chairman Dingley. of the
House ways and means committee, who is
fresh from conference with the Presi-
dent-elect over the framework of the ad-
ministration tariff bill to be constructed
this winter for special session considera-
ton. What Mr. Dingley says is also con-
sidered important, and when he remarked
to-day that he did not believe the govern
ment income would be recruited by addi-
tions to internal revenues but from customs
duties exclusively the observation was ac-
cepted as an inspired declaration outlining
party policy. Senator Thurston, who has
been picked out by the President-elect to
represent him in the upper branch of Con-
portance will attach to whatever Senator
Thurston may do this winter by reason of
his relations with Major Mckinley. and his
every move will be scrutinized as having
prospective White House bearing. Senator
Thurston, like Mr.. Hanna and Chairman
Dingley. has little hopes of tariff legisla-
ton during the short session.
The Associated Press reporter says there
a
intention of Major Mckinley to con-
vene the Fifty-ffth Congress in extraor-
dinary session early next spring. There
were several arrivals of friends and con-
fdantes of Major Mckinley direct from
Canton to-day who bring the very positive
announcement that a call for a special ses-
sion to be convened few days after the
4th of March has been decided on. 1t is
stated by men in a position to know that
this decision has been definitely reached by
Mr.. Mckinley since his consultation with
Mr.. Dingley chairman of the committee on
ways and means, and that Mr.. Dingley
has been intrusted with the privilege of
making known his intention at the proper
time.
Senator Thurstcn, one of the latest
rivals from Canton, expressed to-day, in
that an extra session will be called. The
Senator was one of the earliest and stanch-
est supporters of Mr.. Mckinley and there
is every reason for believing that his ut
terance is inspired TO a degree though the
senator himself declines to say that such is
the case. "All l can say he said to-day,
lis that 1 have very recently seen Major
Mckinley and that / am convinced ses-
sion of the next Congress will be called
for about the 18th of March. That ought
to be satisfactory | cannot quote any one,
but L do not consider there is any doubt
on the point"
shall we have the extra session. regard
less of the result of the senatorial cleo
tions this winter?" was asked.
Yes. The complexion of the Senate will
not be allowed to influence the decision at
all. The Republican administration has
been elected under a pledge to the people to
reform the tariff, and its duty to this coun-
try is to proceed about that business at
the earliest possible moment and either to
keep its pledge or make it manifest that it
Is impossible to do So think we ought to
secure a tariff which could be put into eff
feet by the beginning OF the next fiscal.
year." Senator Thurston said he did not
consider the passage Of the Dingley bill at
the short session as probable.
Representative Dingley, chairman of the
ways and means committee who has re-
turned to-day from his visit to President
elect Mckinley, at Canton, said: II
went TO Canton to discuss revenue mat
ters with the President-elect. My visit had
nothing to do with Cabinet making he
said. Mr.. Mckinley is, of course inter-
eSted in obtaining the views of Republic
an members of Congress on the situation
but i do not feel at liberty ID go into the
details of such conversation as passed be-
tween and / do not think anything has
been definitely decided on, but existing cir
cumstanceS and prevailing sentiment seem
now to point strongly in the direction of a.
extra session. The necessity of additional
revenue is imperative and if a revenue bill
is not passed at this session an extra se.s-
sion must be called. / am still of the
opinion which l expressed some time ago
that the so-called Dingley bill will not pass
the Senate.
I'm the event it develops early in the
session that the Dingley bill will not be
acted on by the Senate, is it probable or
possible that the House will send some
other revenue measure containing provision
for an additional tax on beer or an import
duty on tea and coffee by the Senate?' was
asked
No replied Mr.. Dingley, emphatically.
1.-THE Senate must act on the measure in
its possession not at all. We will not
send it another BILL"
Mr. Dingley said that in advance of a
committee he did not care to speak of the
proba bility of the committee beginning
work on a new tariff bill at this session
but as the Republican complexion of the
committee would be practically unchanged
in the next Congress he said there an
peared to be no reason why the work of
framing bill should not be facilitated by
work at this session. Mr.. Dingley said he
did not care TO discuss the Cuban situation
or express an opinion as to the prevailing
that little would be accomplished in the
way Of legislation at this session beyond
the passage of the regular appropriation
bills.