The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-04
He IS OPPOSED TO 1T.
SPECIAL SESSION AND REVISION
APPROVED BIZ THE MINNIE
sofa MAN.
In General, the Tending Measure Is
Not Approved BY Those Now
at Washington.

ney, OF Minnesota, one Of the Repub-
lican members of the ways and means
committee of the house, is one of those
who strongly oppose the passage of the
Dingley bill at this session of congress.
II fear the Greeks bearing gifts"
said he today. IF some of the Demo-
Gratis in the senate. who opposed the
bill at the last session now are ready
to yield to the treasury's demand for
more revenue, they will do so because
they realize that in the end it will
prove an embarrassment to the Repub-
Icans by frustrating, with delay, the
full consummation of the Republican
policy. Everyone understands that the
result of the election means a complete
revision Of the tariff on protective lines.
If the Dingley bill should become law
at this session, an extra session would
not be justifiable and the complete re-
vision would 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 tentative measure 1t
would give our political adversaries an
immense advantage.
An extra session, on the other hand,
would be advantageous both from a
business and political standpoint The
business interests, will not be content
until the complete revision is accom-
plished. The sooner they know exact
ly what schedulesSare to be in force
the sooner will the confidence that
comes from certainty as to future con-
ditions be restored. Politically con-
sidered, no one can gainSay the ad-
vantage which must accrue to the Re-
publican party from having a tariff
law in force for fifteen months before
the congressional eleetions. The law
by that time would have demonstrated
its merits, indicated lis ability to pro-
duce revenue andfS stimulate business
and placed it out Of the power of its
opponents to use speculative argument
against it. #T9
''The extra session would probaly be
short Every Republican member of
the ways and means committee of the
house has been. reelected to the Fifty
fifth congress and this winter we can
frame the bill and have it ready when
the new congress is called in extra ses-
sion 1t would be passed by the house,
allowing ample time for discussion in
two or three weeks and I can see no
reason why the, bill should not be law
June l."
Representative Serene E. Payne, of
New York, another Republican mem
Der of the ways and means committee,
takes the position that the Dingley bill
should be passed at this session If pos
sible or that some ether measure to IN
crease the revenue asheuld be adopted
Representative Ellis, of oregon, who
arrived today, says that the Pacific
coast will make strong bid for cab
met position. The names Of Judge
Waywire and MichaeT H. De Young, OF
California, he says, are most frequently
mentioned Mr.. Ellis says the senti-
ment among the Republicans of the
coast is unanimous for the passage OF
tariff bill. There is, however, he
saws, a divided sentiment in regard TIC
the Dingley bill. Many would like tC
see it passed at this session and wait
for the regular session for complete
revision, while others would prefer an
extra session
Representative Babcock of Wiscon-
sin, arrived today from Canton. He
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.
1.-The time for the passage of the
Dingley bill has passed." he said, 'it
special emergency and even If the
Dingley bill We're passed at the comm
session it would not obviate the neces-
sfty for an adequateurevision of the
tariff at some later date. The business
interests Of the ScouEtry demand a
prompt solution of the problem that
is responsible forfithe general depres-
sion 1t is better, therefore, that the
new congress should convene early.
take up the tariff and act upon 1t, so
as to allow the country to settle down
to business under wise and bene-
flcent tariff law. ~
IT think the bill which congress will
pass will be revenue producer that
will be so adjusted as to afford ample
protection to American industries and
American labor, but framed upon con-
sentative lines"
A. P. Alldrich, of Illinois, expressed
the opinions today that the Dingley bill
with certain notifications would pass
the senate and be allowed by President
| Cleveland to become a law. He thinks
the bill should be amended to assure
It's passage so as to increase the tax
on sugar, put duty of 10 cents a
pound on tea and retire the green
| backs. sss1 as4-.a-4a~ i, s- :
Senator Lodge today expressed his
determination as chairman of the COM
mittee on immigration. to press the
| immigration bill to a speedy conclusion
| In the senate 1.-THE bill occupies the
position of unfinished business on the
senate calendar" he said land it Will
come up for consideration as soon as
the senate gets down to business. The
measure has already been debated and
the effort now will be to get a vote
upon It, The senator said he did
not anticipate any special opposition
| to the bill.
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