Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-19
WASHINGTONLETTER
REPUBLICANS GRATIFIED,
WILL MEET THE ISSUE.
Work for an Extra Session
IMMIGRATION AS AN EVIL-BIMET-
TALIsM AS AN ISSUE.
Work for an Extra Session
The Committee Appointed.
(From our Regular correspondent

(trOm our Regular correspondents.
washington, Dec. IA, 1895
Republicans have every reason to
feel gratlfied at the outcome of the
consultation of Senators and Repre-
sentatives OF the party. which have
been feature of the first week of on
gress With the exception OF the few
silverboltere, the party and both
branches of Congress is a unit as to
what is to be dOue in the near future.
Without a majority in the Senate the
party is now pOwerless to force tariff
or,any other legislation at this session
OF Congress, but the mischievous sill
yer element in the Senate led by Allen,
the NebraSa populist, have already
been taught that the republican Sena-
tors do not intend to lose any opportu-
mites to pass the Dingley bill at the
present ssion These would be mis-
chief-makers started out with the mis-
taken idea that the republicans were
afraid o the Dingley bill and that they
could so demonstrate TO the country !;
they may lind themselves prepared to
go on record as the opponents OF in
creasing the revenues of the govern
ment before the short session closes.
ny being forced to vote on the Dingley
b II.
WILL NOT sBIRK DUTY.
The republican members ofsthe House
Committee on Ways and Means have
once more demonstrated that the re-
publican party never shirks its respon-
sibilities and always keeps PrOmis-s
made to the people, by d Gliding TO be-
gin at once the preparation OF a pro-
tective tariff bill. TO be passed at the
extra session of the next Congress Nc
man in Congress is better fitted to pre-
side over these preparations than II
Chairman Dingley Of that Committee
and no man is better fitted 10 -direc
the department of the government
charged with the administration of tn
tariff la ~, should President McKinle.
see fit to make him his secretary OF tn
Treasury, as many believe he will
There are probably not twenty men il
the country who are so well posted OF
the tariff as Mr.. Dineley is, and this
especially fortunate both for the coun
try and for the republican party, as
is the intention TO make the new tart
bill the best we have ever had--no ca
tsring TO favorite industries, as tn
present law does, but equitable proteC
ton for all, and at the same time reve
nue. enough TO meet the needs OF sth
government.
AN INNOVATION.
It is a sense OF an innovation for Oh
Ways ard Means Committee of or
House to prepare bill for the ne,
House, but it happens TO be all right
this case, as every republican memb'
of the present committee has been n
elected TO the next House and will
certain TO retain their committee pla
es because Speaker Reed viii be cho
on speaker OF the next House witho
republican opposition.
The Ways aud Means Committee h
ali eady held formal meeting and q
signed the work of preparing the d
ferent schedules of the new tariff b
TO the individual members OF the Cor
mittee best fitted Co handle them, Al
hearings OF the representatives OF q
ferent industries will a. once be q
ranged for. One of the mistakes OF
pact which will be avoided by the M
bill by the heavy importation of forei
goods and the consequent injury OF Q
own manufactures and working ms
This will be done by providing Il
dutiable goods in bonded ware-hou
at the date opon which the new bill
comes law shall pay duty under
new and not the old law.
TRIED TO KILL THE MEASURE.
No one was greatly surprised WI
certain democratic 5enators-siXts
of tnem-tried to kill the bilt forb
ding the landing OF any immigrant
tween the ages of l6 60 90 years wh'
unable to read five. lines of the u
Constitution in some printed langua
by postppning its consideration III
january. But the decisive manner
which these Senators, working in
interest of Steamship Companies ra
er than to raise the standard OF fore
born citizens, were sat upon by thu
seven Senators indicates almost
certainty that the bill will be pas
before the holiday recess.
The House during its first week p
ed the regular Pension Appropria
bill, several important postal bill
number of miscellaneous measures
private pension bill, and bill pro
iting the sale OF liquor In the Car
building, and this week another on
the appropriation bills will be repo
and probably passed. 1t Is strict
business body, as has been every h'
presided over by Speaker Reed.
He LOST NO TIME.
Senator sherman. Chairman OF
Republican Senatorial Caucus, los
Time in complying with the unanln
instructions OF the caucus to appol
comTaittee Of five to divise legisia
in the interests of international On
talism, and, although he is Otter
cused OF being unfriendly to silver
cry man on the committee - D
ballist. They are senators VOL
Hoar, Chandler, Carter and Gear.