New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-10
NOT FROM THIS CONGRESS.
MIR. DyNGI.EY HAS LITTLE HOPE FOR HIS
REVENUE BILL.
HE BELILvEs THE SENATE WILL STILL REFUSE
TO PASS THIS VIEWS AS TO THE LIKE
LIIoOD OF AN EXTRA SESSION OF
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

LIIIooD OF AN EXTRA SESSION OF
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Lewiston. Me-. Nov. 0-"The Evening Jour-
na' publishes an interview with Congressman
Dingley to exigency tariff bill, in which
Mr.. Dingley said:
while. Of course, /. is possible that the Sen
ate may take up the House bill and pass it, in
Wv OF the recent verdict Of the country. yet
know Of no change Of opinion on the part or
any Senator who voted against the bill last
winter. with one possible exception. 1t will be
remembered that the Senate refused to take up
the bill by II majority. five Senators who had
been elected as Republicans uniting with all
the Democrats In defeating it.
'As two Republican Senators. Pettgrew and
Squire who voted last winter to take up the
BILL and four Of the five Republican Senators
who last winter voted against the bill went over
to Bryan. there is probability that the bill
would be defeated in the Senate. il an attempt
should be made to bring 1t up. by as large ma
jority then. The suggestion has been made
that perhaps some Of the Democratic Senators.
particularly the sound-money Senators. who
voted against 1t last winter would now vote for
1t. 1t would probably require the votes Of at
least six or seven Democrats to pass the House
BILL and no chance to obtain these--indeed,
KNOW OF no DefnOcThtS VINO WOulu vote IOI IT,
1t should be remembered that there are only
five. or at most seven. Democratic sound-money
Senators-Pnlmer. Lindsay Villas. Caffery and
Mitchell, OF Wisconsin, to whom perhaps under
some circumstances Hill and Murphy, of New
York. may be aided Germans position s un-
certain
MY own opinion Is that there Is not the slight
est ground for hope Of the passage Of the bill by
the Senate at the approao hing short session. not
withstanding the need Of additional revenue Is
as great as II vas one year >. Indeed, the de-
fciency already since the House passed the bill
In December last has 'eeded the S40.O0O.OW
which It was expected 1t would yield"
In reply to an inquiry of The Journal report
er to the probability OF an extra session Of the
new Congress. G--er Mckinley shall be inaugu-
rated. To provide revenue V some revision of the
tariff Mr. Dingey said:
so far as know no decision has been reached,
and none probably will be made until Congress
meets and the Republicans have an opportunity
To exchange views and confer with the President
elect. think there is very general feeling
among Republicans. and doubt not Mr.. Mckin-
ley shares In II. that there must be secured
through tarif legislation at the earliest possible
time sufficient revenue to run the Government
and leave n reasonable surplus for an exigency.
and that the sooner whatever tariff Legislation
is proposed Is accomplished the better. The
probable status Of the Senate on such tariff leg
islation after March Will have much to do in
determining the course To be pursued. | cannot
believe. however. that n majority OF the Senate.
as IL will bc constituted after Mc h \. Will re-
fuse to concur with the Republican House In such
tariff legislation may be necessary To run the
Government without resort To the Issue OF
bonds and TO aid In restoring prosperity to the
country.
The House will not propose anything further
Z, this direction az the approaching short ses-
sion as II passed revenue bill and sent II to the
senate last December. and II the Senate desires
"a do ANYTHING In this line 1t can take this lin
from the Senate calendar any day and pass 1t as
Il 81. rds or pass IL with an amendment"