Evening star., 1896-11-30
The DINGLEY BILL
President Cleveland Will Let 1t Be-
come Law.
An EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
These Two Facts Come From
Trustworthy Sources.
REPUBLICANS TO DECIDE

II the Dingley bill shall pass the Senate
this winter President Cleveland will allow
II to become law without his signature
Whether the D!ngley bill becomes a law or
not an extra session of Congress will be
called very soon after the 4th of March
The extra session will be called without re-
gard TO whether there is a republican ma
1ority I'm the Senate or not
These two important bits of news come
simultaneously from trustworthy sources
the first from a republican United States
Senator. who has had talk with Presi-
dent Cleveland within the past week the
second from one whose closeness TO Mr.
Mckinley leaves no room for doubling its
verify.
Willing Ii Should Become a Law.
President Cleveland is willing that the
Dingley bill should become a law if ii will
relieve in any way the embarrass ment of
his successor. who will take control of the
government with the revenues running far
behind month by month. He does not
approve the bill; for ii is even less of
free trade measure than the Wilson bill
upon which il is founded, and which he re-
fused to sign. But there is little more
reason why he should veto the Dingley bill
than why he should have refused TO allow
the Wilson bill to become a law. With the
exception of the section relating to wool
which imposes a duty equivalent to 90 per
cent of the Mckinley rate. the Dingley bill
Is no different in principle from the
Wilson bill, providing, as IL does, for a -
per cent increase all along the line and
continuing the ad valorem system In
view of the fact that the government is so
greatly in need of revenue, the President
has intimated that he will overlook the oh
jectionable imposition of the duty on wool
offensive though the idea of such a duty
has been to him.
Republican Caucus to Decide.
When this informa don with regard to the
Presidents position is conveyed TO the re-
publican caucus it will be left for the re-
publican Senators to determine whether
they will try to carry the bill through OF
not There is so great q divergence of
opinion among those Senators VINO have
already expressed themselves upon the ad-
Instability IF pushing the Dingley hill that
1t is impossible to say now what the OUT
come of the conference will be. The shak-
ing up of parties in the Senate makes it
difhcUlt to predict how they viii line up in
case the Dineley bill is brought before
them again. If II We're not for the great
pressure which is already beginning to be
felt from commercial centers, 1t is probable
that the obvious difficulties in the way
would cause the abandonment of any idea
of passing the hill al the very outset But
the demand fer its passage is strong. and
Is growing stronger every day. Ii may
fuse the supporters Of the bill so thorough
~ as 10 make Its passage possible.
Will Not Be Satisfied
President Mckinley will not be satisfied
with the Dingley bill. and neither will the
great majority of the republicans in the
fifty-ffth Congress. Its passage will not
lessen the need OF revising the tariff on
reNenue-yielding and protective lines Word
comes from Canton that Mr. Mckinley ex-
poets the additional revenue from the
lDingiey bill 10 be small on account of an
ticipatory importatioEs which the debate
upon the bill and the expectation of fur
ther tariff legislation will provoke Consa-
cuently he believes now that speedy tariff
revision will he necessary, and that the
sooner the Fifty-fifth Congress gets about
IL the better. There will be no tariff COM
mission. temporary or permanent. with the
Wlliihg consent of the next administration
Major Mckinley believes the work should
be undertaken by Congress and carried
through by the men chosen to legislate