The evening times., 1896-12-05
MAY CALL UP D|NGLEY BILL
Late'.Arriyals From Canton Want
More Revenue Immediately.
ABOUT ONLY WAY TO GET IT
Senator ThurstOn Thinks an Effort
VIII BE Made to Pass This Meas
ure-He Fears, Though. That II
VIII Fail-Might Have Passed at
Last Session.

Aneffort will be made to pass the Dingley
| bill at the short session OF this Congress.
| So say the lawmakers who have just ar
| rived from the innermost sanctuary OF
| Major McKinley's little wooden house out
| at Canto That is, these gentlemen think
an effort will be made to pass the measure.
| andan earnest effort at that. This undoubt-
| edly means that Major Mckinley is in IA
vor of u revenue-raisng measure just as
soon as one can be passed.
II such u measure Is passed 1t Will not de-
stroy the possibilities OF an extra session.
The tariff will have TO be revised along Re
publican lines, or 1t Will be impossible TO
secure Republican votes in the Senate at
the short session for the Dingl.y bill. With
out all these votes the bill cannot become a
law.
SENATOR THURSTON'S VIEWS. -
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, is the
latest arrival from Canton. He claims TO
speak only for himself and TO express his
ownpersonal vie ws. He believesthat some:
thing should be done and done at once TO
raise revenue. In an interview he says:
In view OF the growing deficit i'll the
Treasury it will be the duty of Congress
to attempt to pass some measure OF ie-
lief, but, candidly, | have little faith
that anything will be accomplished. L
have no doubt an earnest, honest effort
will be made to take the Dingley rev.
enue bill from the Senate calendar and
pass it, but from statements recently
made by the opponents of the measure,
l do not see that the prospect of its
passage Is any brighter than Ii was
last session. The bill, as 1t came from
the House last winter. would have af-
forded some relief, but, in my opinion,
the provisions are entirely Inadequate for
the present requirements"
hf.lf xtrsl
session." Mr. Thurston was then asked.
'Of course, | cannot predict what Nc
kinlcy viii do" he replied, but individ-
ually l believe an extra session Of the
next Congress should be called as early as
possible after the 4th OF next March for
the purpose of revising the tariff ON Re
publican lines as to specific duties and
adequate protection and to raise revenue
enough for governme IL Expenditures, which
should be made"
HAVE NOT LOST HOPE.
Notwithstanding such expressions the
Senators who believe in raising revenue
and raising IL at once have not lost all
hope for its passage. TIE sentiment in its
favor seems 10 be steadily growing. The
opposition is weakening. 1t only remains
for Mr. Hanna to tell the leaders that MAJOR
Mex inley favors it and the boom viii start
In earnest.
The parliamentary status OF the Dingley
bill is such tn at "A determined Gactious oppo-
sition could easily prevent Its passage in
any forin; but, from the disposition cxhl-
bited on all handsto agree upon some me as
ure of relief, IL is not expected factious
opposition will be interposcd. The bill
came froin the Finance Committee with n
free coinage amendment, which amendment
entirely eliminates the bill passed by the
House and changesi its character.
Noticeof Dunerou ether amendments was
given, and these may be considered as
pending. Buff there bc an earnest desire
to use the Dingley bill as vehicle upon
which to construct measure that will
be satisfactory to a majority, the substi-
tute OF the Finance Committee and the sew
eral pending amendments can be readily
brushed aside.
AT the last session, when this bin was oc-
cupying attention, IL might have been acted
upon, and, perhaps, adopted by both
branches in The form IL originally passed the
House, had II not teen for the opposition
OF certain of the New England Senators.
HOW 1T FAILED.
Senator Teller and other free coinage Re-
pubIicans had agreed that if the hiil was al
lowed pass as amended by the Finance
Committee they would not resist a report
from he onfercncc committee recommend
ing that the Senate rcccde from its amend
ment and agree to the II ouse bill This could
have been readily done by The free coinage
Republicans, for The reas on that the Senate
had previously passed a free ooinaGe bill in
terms identical with the amendmcn pend
ing to the Dingley bin
Senator Quay made an earnest appeal to
Senator Aldrch and other New England Sem
ators to accept this tender. but without sue
cess. senator Quay is Eopcful of being able
to induce the free Coinage Senatorsto renew
the tender OfIast winter, that another oppor-
tunity may be offered 10 pass and send the
bill TO a conference.