The evening times., 1896-12-01
CHANCE FOR D|MGLEY BILL
1t May Be Passed at the Coming
Short Session.
WILL BECOME A LAW If IT Is
President Would Not Veto the Meas
ure. Because He Would Not Want
to Embarrass the Incoming Ad-
ministration- VIII Do nything to
Knock Out Free SiIverites.

The passage of the Dingiey bill at the
session OF Congress beginning next Mon
day seeins to be more of "a possibility.
All along The Times has claimed that if
the Senate would pass the measure it would
become n law. This statement was ridi-
culed by the radical tariff men, who must
have an absolute revision OF the tariff or
nothing at all. Now comes a senii-official
statement from the White House to the
effect that President Cleveland is willing
to permit the measure to becomes law II
the Senate will pass it.
He VIII do this to relieve the incoming
administration of embarrassment. He feels
that he and the wing of the Democratic
party which has followed his lead are par
ticularly responsible for jor Mckinley Y Is
election. They oppose some Of the tenets Of
Major Mckinley's party, but rather than
give in to the free silverites they W Jul'l
swallow high tariff and the strongest kind
OF paternalism. This is why the President
would agree to the Dingley bill becoming
law.
A TEMPORARY RELIEF.
1t will only be passed as a temporary
measure. No oneeIse wants anything more.
When passed by the House last winter the
bill was only to be in force two years. II
the Senate passes it as it came from the
House il would only last year now. 1t
would raise revenue and that is what is
wanted.
Notwithstanding the administration does
not expend the money appropriated by
Congress, the deficit continues to increase
rapidly. The deficit for the month rs
over IS, 600 900 Notwithstanding the fart
that the Treasury has had the benefit Of
nearly million dollars from seiguiorage
growing out Of the coinage OF silver
bullion in the Treasury. The receipts
from customs for the month are smaller
than at any time since the passage Of the
Wilson tariff bill
This demonstrates what an utter failure
that measure is from almost any point of
view. The receipts from customs for this
fiscal year have been about $l3 ,0oO, 900
less than for the corresponding months OF
The last fiscal year. The deficit for he
fiscal year to date amounts to S1I OOO,-
600, or at the rate or nearly SlD0, 900 900
for the fiscal year. The Treasury of
ficials think that the deficit win not ex-
coed S60,000,00o, as they look for in
creased imports and larger withdra wal OF
whisky from bond.
BRINGING IN REVENUE.
With Ii DinTley bin bringing in $50, 600.
600 year andan extra tax laid on beer the
Treasury would have an Increased revenue
OF $50 100000. That would put the fl
nanceS OF the government in shape and
give Congress year in which to revise
the tariff. tariff commission could be
formed and the bill passed, If one can be
passed, by the Fifty-fifth Congress.
That such a Consumation is possible
can be hoped for now. The Republicans,
heretofore, have not been able to count
on m ore than forty-two Senators who
would voc for a revised tariff bill
With a Republican Senator from Ken
lucky and oDeSfi ON North Carolina they
could colnsSan forty-fOur. Now comes
Senator Wilfon of Washington as the
authority for the statement that Senator
Jones OF Nevada VIII vote with the Re-
publicans on Il Tariff measure This gives
the party forty y-five votes and makes it
a tie. Vice President Hobart " ould quickly
decide the tie.
Mr.. Jones has always teen a pro. ective
tariff man. He was expected to vote
with the Republicans On the tariff bill last
winter. But he did not. A free silver rider
was tackled to the measure. Free silver
was first with Mr. Jones. Free silver
has been knocked out now. and Mr. Jones
viii stand by a tariff measure. 1t is ex-
pected he would help pass the Dingley
measure during the short session. 1t is
possible there are several o ther free
silver Senators who think as does Mr..
Jones. If there are, another bond issue
may be obyiated