The herald., 1896-12-04
Mr.. TANNEY TALKS
ON TARIFF TOPICS
He Fears the Greeks Who
Bear Gifts
AND 50 OPPOSES The D|NGIEY BILL
Complete Revision of the Tariff
Is Desired
SENATOR DUBOIS OF IDAHO
Would Pass Appropriation Bills and Go
Straight Home
Aldrich Of Illinois Would Tax Sugar and Re-
tire Greenbacks
SENATOR DUBOIS OF IDAHO
Would Pass Appropriation Bills and Go
Straight Home
Aldrich of Illinois Would Tax Sugar and Re-
tire Greenbacks
President Cleveland Issues Proclama-
ton Which Necessitates the Pay
ment of Tonnage Tax by Yes
sells from German Ports.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Mr. Tawney
of Minnesota, one of the Republican
members of the ways and means COM
mittee of the house. strongly opposes
the passage of the Dingley bill at this
session of congress.
Il fear the Greeks hearing gifts"
said he to reporter IF some of the
Democrats in the senate who opposed
the bill last session are now ready to
yield to the treasury's demand for more
revenue. they will do so because they re-
alize that in the end it will prove an
embarrassment to the Republican party
by frustrating with delay the full con-
summation of the Republican policy.
Everyone understands that the result
of the elections means a complete re-
vision of the tariff on protective lines.
If the Dingley bill should become law
at this session, an extra session would
lot be justifiable, and the complete res
toration woul be postponed until the
long session of the Fifty-fifth congress.
This would keep business unsettled for
eighteen months, perhaps longer. and
would send us into the congressional
elections after long and probably BIT
ter fight with a tentative measure. An
extra session, on the other hand, would
be advantageous, both from business
and political standpoint"
Representative Payne of New York
another Republican member of the ways
and means committee, takes the posi-
tion that the Dingley bill should be
passed at this session if possible, or that
some other measure to increase the rev.
enue should be adopted.
Representative Babcock of Wiscon-
sin expressed the opinion that there
would be an extra session of congress
next spring, and that there would be
no effort at the approaching session to
pass the Dingley bill.
Representative Aldrich of Illinois ex-
pressed the opinion today that the Ding
ley bill, with certain notifications, would
pass the senate and be allowed by Pres
ident Cleveland to become law. He
thinks the bill should be amended to
secure it's passage so as to increase the
tax on sugar, put duty of 10 cents
pound on tea, and retire the green
backs.
Senator Lodge today expressed his
determination, as chairman Of the COM
INltlee OH 10 pIGsS the I'm
migration bill to speedy conclusion in
The senate.
Senator Dubois of Idaho arrived to-
day. In reply to a question as to the
attitude of the Silver Republicans on
the tariff question, he replied that he
had had no opportunity to consult with
other senators. but so far as the Dingley
bill was concerned, he did not believe
there was any show of It's passing.
ut is measure which has already
been condemned" he said, land it ap-
pears to me to be folly to waste time
upon it. To my mind, congress should
meet and pass the appropriation bills
and go home
A PROCLAMATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The presi-
dent has issued a. proclamation suspend
ing, after January next the operation
of the act which relieves German YES
sells entering United States ports from
the payment of tonnage dues and other
shipping charges This action was taken
upon proof that American vessels are
denied corresponding privileges in Ger
man ports.
The president mentions the fact that
suspended the collection of the whole
duty of six cents per ton or not to eX-
ceed thirty cents per ton upon German
vessels entering the ports of the United
States. according to section IL, act of
congress, approved June IS, 1896. This
suspension was proclaimed upon proof
appearing satisfactory that no tonnage
or lighthouse dues or any equivalent tax
or taxes whatever were imposed upon
Americanv vessels entering German ports.
and that American vessels and their
cargoes were not. required in German
ports to pay any fee or import duty
higher or other than. was payable by
German vessels or their cargoes in the
United States, as announced in the
aforesaid proclamation of 1888. The
suspension was to continue only so long
as the reciprocal exemption of Ameri-
can vessels continued in German ports
Continuing, the president says, it now
appears, upon satisfactory proofs, that
such Dues or an equivalent thereto, are
imposed upon American vessels and theiI
cargoes. and other than those imposed
upon, Germap vessels or their cargoes
entered in ports of the United States.
Therefore the president revokes his for
mer suspension of the collection Of the
whole Of the duty Of cents per ton and