The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-17
REVISION TO RAISE REVENUE.
REPUBLICAN ACTION ON THE TAR
IFF IN DOUBT.

senator sherman TO Call n Caucus
of the Republican Senators soon
After Congress Meets to Decide ON
Their Attitude Toward the Ding
ley BiII-COnsiderabIc Opposition
to the Measure in the Republican
Ranks.
Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Sher-
man, as chairman of the republican eau
Gus, and acting chairman of the Senate
committee on finance, has determined to
call a meeting of the republican senator's
for the purpose OF determining the par
tys action In dealing with the Dingley
bill The caucus win be called immediate-
ly after congress assemblies next month.
There Is a division of opinion among the
republican senators upon the subject, and
the majority Of the members of the
finance committee desire instructions
from their associate before presenting
the bill to the Senate. The friends of the
bill were Inundated on two occasions at
the last session, when they thought they
would have the support of a majority to
support them.
1t is understood that Senator Aldrich
and several of the New England senator's
are opposed to the Dingley bill, for the
reason that 1t changes the present sched-
ule relating to cotton goods. Senator
Aldrlch, who is the recognized tariff ex-
pert on the republican side of the Senate,
has asserted publicly on more than one
occasion, that the present cotton sched-
ssIa 10 fhn hnaf xafaQ
the statute books. The Dingley bill pro-
poses changes that are antagonlstic to
the manufacturers of cotton goods, hence
they can be depended on to oppose any
change In the existing law, so far as that
industry is concerned.
Opposition to the resurrection Of the bill
also comes from Senator Quay and the
friends of the iron schedule. who claim
that the rates In the present law are en-
tirely satisfactory to the manufacturers
of iron and steel. The original promoters
OF the bill have never claimed that 1t was
good measure, but insisted that its only
merit was that It helped to make up a de-
felt in the revenues, which the present
law fails to provide. Those republicans
who wish to play politics strictly, in deal
ing with economic questions, are opposed
to the passage of the Dingley bill this
winter, because they realize that It's pas
sage would render unnecessary further
revision, With the tariff question thus
disposed Of, the republicans would find
| themselves confronted with the money
problem in the first hours Of the Mckinley
administration. Some Of the republican
leaders contend that the efforts Of the par
! " should be exerted to adjust the tarim
| question, and with sufficient revenues at
the command of the Secretary of the
Treasury, the financial problem would be
taken up afterward and disposed of with
less friction In the second half Of the Nc
| Kinley administration.
Some of the warmest supporters Of Pres
| ident-elect Mckinley claim that IL the tar
| iff question can be adjusted in such man
ner as TO produce sufficient revenue to
meet the gradually increasing demands
upon the treasury, the agitation OF the
money question will die out and the ne
cesslty for the radical change in our mon
etary system will be forgotten. The re-
publican party appears to be practically
united upon the policy of providing addi-
tional revenue for the government, and
the friends OF Mr.. Mckinley prefer that
the desired legislation should be obtained
during his administration.