New-York tribune., 1896-12-05
WHAT CONGRESSMEN SAY.
OPINIONS on THE WINTERS LEGlSLA
TIVE PROGRAMME
HAT 40 LEG
MOST WESTERN MEMBERS THINK THAT no LEG
IsLATIoX FOR RELIEF or THE TREAS
Try WILL. BE PAsSED-VIEWS ON
THE CUBAN QUESTION.

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE
WASHINGTON Dec i-lncoming Repubhcah No"
eressmen continue TO express their Wishes anu or'
ions bout the legislative programme TOT lhe "'''V'
ees.io, Renr,.ea. alive Bromwel o: Cincinnati
who arrived here to-day. shares the vie" u "o9
Western congressman that no lei'isiatoh 10, ''ie
lief OF the Treasury can be passed pcioIe ~
next He said to-day: Il DO not think the Diheiey
hin ,riu he nosscd ard do not think II ought TO be
nass.d II II should pass the Senate do not thlhh
Mr. Cleveland could consistently allow II 10 peronc
a law In the first place. he denounced the N'So"
bill and only permitted II TO become opera''c ~
Withholding his signature. The DinSle! Dial Il
nothing other than The Wilson bill with all Its de-
forr,jtes exaggerated. BESIDES that think MY
Cleveland will reason THIS way: AS the pi' IL "o
Republican measure. Il would only be JUST 10 MI
McKinley to wait until he Is in Office ana u fo'
mi; the passage of Republican tarit measure
In the next place do rot think the hepuphc"ns
will wish to have the Dingcy bill passed because
If il should he passed IL Is only an emerGehc!
measure with a Limitation of time that VIII cNp,ic
in a little over year. If il should be paSS'" "'."
all its defects it will he harder to pass " We!F
d,se cd tariff biz IT the next session take for
eranted there will bc 10 legislation on the money
question 7 do think there VIII be any ncceSS"s
for I, after We have proper tariff measure III
operation
"Vil Congress DO anything looking TO securing
the indepcndence Of Cuba" MI EHom"e'' was
asked. ~
,,oa +, NJ clavoIand's message. OF course, there
ie no ouestion about the sentiment of majority oi
the members Of Congress being strongly one u - '
pathv with the Cubans. and If the SITUATION II SUI"
as to warrant action by Congress during the COMING
session they would he inclined 20 favor CUBA IL
apncars TO me that the published reports we receive
reqar riding the situation in the island are largely
co,orod bv those who furnish information III '"o
interest Of one the other party. anu l. VIZ
difficult TO get at the truth. For TINS reason an! "
formation that may come nf 'n nas in Cuba
will he of the greatest interest 10 IohereSS, ,rd or
How do YOU expect Mr.. Mchihie! VIII 3' ~
the Cuban question:? ,r,,..
= do know anything from, any q, Of Mex McKn1Is Hs
Character as a very careful man Is such as TO % var
in believing Shai no & rasn sn,1n Without ,he
fuiles. knowledge his part and assurances inao
the situation sach a to warr1n, sona it; msrea STliesS
his are Win N cuba but Of course win he
eres; RESPONSIBILITIES of the Presidency resting up,
Si,, he will guide his course with que resh' ~
the situation.
Ran-esAnta;ive Hepburn. OF Iowa one OF Inc Ns-
publican leaders OF the House. does to' pe"e.e
.bare will he any action this winter either on me
tariff or on Cuba. He further expresses inc 'r.''.
that the new Administration will continue 'h' ro'' %
adoned tv the present Administration as 20 "''
81 do,.. think there will be much legislation 'h7
u,,.er" Mr. Hepburn said this afternoon 'h'nA
ue u,,l have an extra session. probably In March'
a ,.a viii have A tariff bill prepared by 'ht'
time I, will be quickly passed don 'n'"h ~
will be very radical measure but Il Will ~ ''''
tecilve. ,,,.,o, c,r lac
80 w. Rave expressed ourselves once on ihe
,s,oc. We have said sympaihize win '"'
e.rnge,ing patriots OF Cuba. DOR see "'"
GA, do more Than that. donirSeHeVs Wv
~ The new Administration viii or ''ne'e ', " ~
the presen, policy. Any other po"'s "o'' a,,h,or
na pr4s,den, Cleveland doesn't mean 10 ehp'o"
war ~ - ,yar iIe could probably Ge' ny
az uih hose choleric Spaniards on w H. hon,
provocaiion suppose we ,hSre seldom read the
la worthy The Cubans. ho"eyer iTT ~
be-, information obtainab.e ssem 10 90 w Ven, M for
~ heir predatory warfare "n!rn ~ ~, The same
id it3 81 war drove the French out o: spain "u''s
;he Peninsula campaign. ,,icv of the rev Ad-
ikga % On Hawai- Hepburn .ad H. hok
Wr Mckinley shortly after nara nr ar@ f5r the annex
alton Of the islands
, ,.onto, N Curtis Of the ST. Lawrence
co-a,ora District of New-iork is s'rohH,' orrc D,a
- ,,o calling of an extra session Of the Nv III 'o
10 'i'' '"'.''s Ito, .,rhere may be nothing done at
! .n,s sose,on beyond the passage OF app'op' ""o'
hius " he said to-day. but in my )"osn''". -
| ought 10 be provisions made ior NOR I ,,
~ ! do NOT know what will be decided on ou'
ohce' w ,ho; y revenue bill can be passed not
.v,rdrg the attitude Of the silver SENATORS
d :, ouqh, TO be done. Th" law could De put o''
~. statue hooks before the middle OF Januai.'
..,vo,,d this interfere with the passage oi '"''''
,u hv the next Congress-" was asked
"~, ., all The Republicans could go on anu
ronaro . good bill and pass II at the next on
| gress taking their time about II anu "o'''e " ,.a
| 7 am opposed TO an extra session VI III. ~
gress If it is understood that 'he'e - .,.,o ~ ,,n,nr
.ro see.i n It will disturb business al inns "''
a all royt summer. That Is Il thng I'd pe
,. ",.o,do1 VIC can and should provide revenue az
/ the coming session -, ,,
| General Curtis takes a conservative VIZ" y. VI.
| c,',an question. Il do not think. he said, that
90, ;,I hc done calculated to provoke hostili-
ties between this country anh SPAN ra b,, ihcr is is
noIhpi ,hir for this country do under existing cir
unstanccs Nothing could 90 n wonid n,,, MP
Cmha unless we had with Spain ana no,hiie @ e
hes huoa, vet happened to provoke war 90 mot see
how we nterfere Win the mUne ,ba, bi war is
cruel and often bnrbarc. Neither the Spana,uS , IT
The cuGans aTf and D regard s % for humanity which
peculiar 10 the more Northern peoples; % S,hsn w
bt nSt o, Their own salvation and will be free but
do not think either the PTeFnsn Pre- or as long as
c5ndons remain they are have no mrorIa rnardc
lion TO the intention o M Si II seems improbable
M ,ha, he viii indicate any change Of policy on the
part Of the Administration.
..rho possibility Of obstruction on the part OF
silver Senators any proposed hnanci;. iesisa'on
need not cause any concern. In my ophloh said
ponresontativc Babcock. OF Wisconsin. this after
noon ..Thc fact is. ] do not believe there VIII be
anv demand for financial legislation by the next
Congress The confidence which cxists III 'he
public mind in the ability and conservatism OF the
incoming Republican Administration will in itself
obviate the conditions which would call for a
change in our financial policy Aside from the
main reason for the unsettled conditions prevailing
in tie last few years. which was the lack OF adc-
ora,e revenue for the Government. the further
cause OF res,lessness In the financial world was
,be realization that tho Administration was unable
TO accomplish any needful legislation The Presi-
| dent ard the Congress were al odds. He could
! no, oo, q measure through Democratic caucus
even II will not be with the Republican Ad-
,.,a,ro,,on The country realizes that there will