New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
crNATOR HAWLEY'S VIEWS.
no1-RTs THE PRACTICABILITY OF
PASSING THE DINGLEY BILL.

OPINION y IhOitc' bfi i.i-'i'iO> VT itiE
r,prFF Is THE BETTER cOURsE-LITTLE
WILL. BE DONE. HE THINKS. AT TIE
APPROACHING SESSION.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBrNEl
,,-.s,,nc,on Nov Ex-senator Joseph r. HawIey
.r.rrectcli has reached this city and paid vsl,
o. 49, CaDitol to-day He is disposed to doubt the
.;.o,ltv OF attempting TO pass the Dingey
pm =, ,be approaching short session OF Congress
pn % - ,sked This afternoon for an opinion on the
.,oor for Immediate revenue legislation he said:
y, have nv doubts whether anything useful can
aone in that direction. II is possible that some
u.a,ors may he willing to mitigate their opposi-
o 'a" "a = revenue bill. But the Drgley bill is con-
W. w,l, mere makeshft. with all the defects in
-. % horizontal increase or decrease of duties
" should be passed as II is. II seems to me. il
I'D ne the duty of the President TO assemble
.yrass as soon as possible after the ith of March
s duigent consideration and revision Of the
- tariff in considerate and conserN ative
WV s % the end that a bill might be passed that
sf,d stand the test of years. subject OF course
" oooasional correction. where new inventions and
Laes IN trade may demand il. 1t is to be re-
r,harcd also that the Dngey bill expires by Its
', limitation in August. 1885 and 1t is impossible
Ae the question: therefore the more speedily
ac,,on is taken the bette
"Do YOU expect the Senators who left the St
To Convention 10 act with the Republican
- IN the Senate on the tariff question:"
.1 cannot express an opinion on that question
o- Very few Senators have arrived in the city.
"a shore have been very few authoritative state
nnr,s CO., as 10 their opinions
Hien.,, intorna tiOna bimetallism be considered in
cnsrsss al the coming session?
oTSs,sre can be nothing done this winter We do
,tnow What Mr.. Mckinley will say on that sub
nos no, nor what the condition Of the public sentiment
VIII In oe vou regard the freesver question OF
,SO,ne importance in politics.
'esSSnn~srning the future of the silver question.
tH cav In the language of Mr.. Lincoln. Let
wV w ~, cross Fox River until we get 10 1t. Few
Us no ~ ~ prosperity such Seem 10 be promised
yea socomnapied by a continued increase in the
ornnois ~; production OF gold will put very differ
eilo en-. nSsse upon this matter Nobody expects or
eile ,.os the dsuse of silver currency. TWO
ue.ais each subject to constantly Nariab" IN
anncss cannot be expected 10 work together as
those who believe Otherwise Will p'oo""' vi
nI1h,, naWhs, legislation do you think Congress will
a,act al the coming session?
have a hope that something Will be done with
two bills IN which am especially concerned 1heA
nroyide for q reorganization of the National Guaru
snd of the Army. These bills have passed th''
;;on. and while it is possible there may he some
dissent in regard 70 the bill for the Reeuiat
Army Il Is difficult to see what cblectioh tnci,.
can be 10 the National Guard bill. for II Simply
,sry action OF the people and the legislation OF
The States Our ancient militia law IL the law oi
iNe with its requirement that every man sHn.i
tsep Aints on hand etc. II has been prac'lca,!
dead for sixty years Under the acuon Vi IN, h
States there has grown up body OF men maj u
could furnish instantly 10000 soldiers very wei,
drilled in company and battalion movements ana
the laws relating to them need attention.