Evening star., 1896-11-11
7 ARIFF2 LEGISLATION
Silver Senators May Not Oppose the Passage
Of the Dingley Bill.
Expressions From Some of Them That
Additional Revenue is Needed
for the Government.

Diverse opinions have been expressed by
Congressman upon the probability of the
passage of the Dingley revenue bill at the
coming session Of Congress. Those who
were doubtful of it's passage based their
uneasiness upon the ground that the silver
Senators, including several republicans
who prevented enactment Of the same leg
islation last session, would stand In the
way again.
This suppostion is shown to be ground
less in the case of several of the Senators
in question, according to dispatches from
them to the New York World, in answer
to query as to their position upon the
proposed republican legislation.
Senator Clark of Wyoming said:
II shall be with the republican party on
all tariff legislation. and the sooner a eau
Gus is held on revenue legislation the bet
ter for the country. l would not enter any
caucus to make permanent the gold stand
ard"
Senator Warren of Wyoming said:
Il have always participated in republican
caucuses and supported the plan of con-
sidering the tariff legislation upon it's own
merits without riders of any kind / do not
policy"
Senator Brown of Utah said: "Republi=
can Senate cauc uses do not usually dictate
as to free silver amendments. but if it did
silver amendment.-hnt would vote for any
protective measure, with or without the
amendment"
Senator Perkins of California said: AN
sWering your telegraphic inquiry, / would
say that l expect to act in future with the
Senate republican caucus on financial and
tariff Matters
Senator Cannon of Utah was reported to
signed special to the World from Boise
City reported that he would not vote for
any protective measure unless coupled with
q 1ree coinage amendment.
leader among the southern democrats, is
quoted as announcing his belief in the Dos
siblllty Of the passage of the Dingley bill,
ana stating that he would not oppose 1t
hlmseM. M ne also is reported to have said
ne believed the silver republicans would
not oppose the bill Ia the Senate.
Republicans May Kot Want To Pnss II
1t is not Thought that the republicans will
want to pass the D4hgley bill when they
come to look over the situation. Mr.. Ding
ley's interview is interpreted to mean as
much.
The reason is that the new law would
hardiy nave time to go into operation be-
fore general revision of the tariff would
be tn3erder by the new Congress.
This, 1t is said, would be an embarrass.
melt to business The Dingley bill was in.
tended to meet a different situation from
that now existing. It was the best tha,
couiu then be hoped Tor and was skillf u
measure. SS,. .v,-,, :.
Now the republicans expect soon to be
IN position to revise the tariff as they
Wenes TO-. They are not apt to have two
oinerent sets of tartff schedules within
eighteen months
Senator Gibson OF Maryland EXPRESSED
the opinion today that 1t would be fmpossi
6le to pass the Dingiey bill through the
Senate this winter.
Ex-Sena tor Manderson said that. taking
comnon-sense business view of the mai.
ter. he thought some Of the silver -epub-
licans ought to let down the bars, 50 as to
enable the bill to go through, and some of
the gold democrats ought to help.