Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-26
SENATOR HAWLEY TALKS
Well Satisfied With the Result of the Eleo-
tion in Connecticut
Docs Not LSok for AnyTarin Lesf.la.
tiOn This Winter-Fnvors an Ex-
ira Session of Congress.

Senator Hawley of Connecticut is in the
city, feeling well satisfied with the way his
state stood up for Mckinley on election
day. OF 1S6 towns in Connecticut, all but
three voted against Bryan. and one of them
cast a unanimous ballot for Mckinley. If
New York had given Mckinley a vote in
the same proportion to the entire vote cast
as was done in Connecticut the republican
majority there would have been $4,000.
When asked by a Star reporter today
what tariff legislation he thought would be
passed at the coming session of Congress-
he replied:
Doubt IL Anything Will BE Done.
II have my doubts whether anything use
full can be done in that direction. 1t is pos
sible that some Senators may be willing to
mitigate their opposition to a revenue bill.
But the Dingley bill is confessedly a mere
makeshift, with all the defects incident to
horizontal increase or decrease of duties.
If it should be passed as it is 1t seems to
me 1t would be the duty of the President TO
assemble Congress as soon as possible after
the 4th of March for diligent considera-
tion and revision of the whole tariff in
conSfderate and conservative spirit, TO the
end that bill might be passed that would
stand the test of years, subject, of course,
to an occasional correction, where new in
NeHtlOnS ana changes IN trdue may ueIndnt
it. 1t is to be remembered also that the
Dirgley bill expires by its own limitation In
August. 1898, and it Is impossible to evade
the question, therefore the more speedily
action is taken the better"
do you expect the Senators who left the
st. Louis convention to act with the repub-
lican party in the Senate on the tariff ques-
tion?"
question now. Very few Senators have ar
rived if the city, and there have been very
few authoritative statements as to their
opinions"
"Win international bimetallism be consid
cred in Congress at the coming session."
Mr.. Hawley was asked.
There can be nothing done this winter.
We do not know what Mr.. Mckinley will
say on that subject, nor what the condition
of the public sentiment will be-.
Future of Free Silver.
Dc you regard the free silver question
as of lessening Importance in politics?" the
reporter asked.
Concerning the future of the silver Ques-
tion. 1 would say in the language Of Mr.
we get to it, A few years of prosperity
such as seem to be promised us, accompa-
ried by continued increase in the enoi-
nous production Of gold. will put a very
different phase upon this matter. Nobody
expects nor desires the disuse of silver as
cum ency. Two metals, each subject to con-
stantly variable influences, cannot be ex-
pected to work together as absolutely equal
standards, and the number Of those who
believe otherwise will probably diminish" !"
What legislation do You think Congress
will enact at the coming session.
No LesfslntiOn fn Particular.
Il do Tot look for any legislation in par
ticular. I have hope that something will
be done with two bills in which / am es-
pecially concerned. They provide for a re-
organization of the National Guard and of
the army. These bills have passed the mil
itary committee of the Senate without op-
position, and while it is possible there may
be some dissent in regard to the bill for
the regular army, 1t is difficult 10 see what
objection there can be to the National
Guard bill. for II simply crystalizes what
has grown up under the voluntary action
of the people and the legislation of the
states. Our ancient militia law is the law
of 1892 with its requirement that every
man shall keep flints on hand, etc. 1t has
been practically dead for sixty years. Un-
der the action of the states there has grown
up a body of men that could furnish in
stantly 10000 soldiers, very we'll drilled
in company and battalion movements, and
the laws relating to them need attention"