The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-24
EXTRA SESSION TALK
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS TO BE
CALLED, 1T Is SAID. NEXT MARCH.
Major Mckinley Reported to Be OPP
posed to Attempting to Pass the
DingIey Bill This Winter.
VIEWS OF GEN. GROSVENOR
WHO Is THOUGHT TO VOICE THE
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VIEWS OF GEN. GROSVENOR
WHO Is THOUGHT TO VOICE THE
PREsIDENT-ELECT's OPINION.
What Representative DinEley and
Court of Claims Vacancy Filled.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 23.-The Commercial
Tribune will print tomorrow a long article
signed by General Grosvenor, Congressman
from the Eleventh Ohio district. in which
he outlines his views to the policy of the
Republican party. He says in the outset
that he expresses his own views and does
not undertake to connect or represent any
other member of the party than himself
Furthermore, he does not even consent to
bind himself to these views. should the ma
| jority of his Republican associates on the
ways and means committee dissent from
them He says:
The question of the hour ii seems to me-
| so far as it relates to economic legislation,
| is Ought the Fifty-fourth Congress i'm its
| closing session to pass the Dnley BILL or
| should that measure be allowed to perish
| and the Republican party move forward to
the discharge of the high duty imposed
| upon 1t by the recent election""
| On these questions General Grosvenor
takes the position that, although it might
| be we'll If the Dingley bill could be passed
| for temporary relief, and be followed imme-
| diately after the 4th of March, in an extra
| session Of Congress, by the passage of a
proper permanent measure yet the passage
| Of that tentative bill will hinder and OBJ
| struct the passage of proper measure.
and therefore it should not be attempted.
He crticises the Dinley bill for proposing
ad valorem duties which have proven stand
| ing invitations to 'defraud the government
| This was one great defect of the Wilson
] BILL and it should be remedied in future
| legislation. Another reason for the defeat
of the Dingley bill is that it does not meet
| the requirements of the ST. Louis platform
| as protective measure. He says: Every
| mo Of
committee has been reelected, and these
members. during the time which is to
/ elapse between the first Monday in Decem-
| ber and and the fourth day of March. can
| formulate tariff bill predicated upon the
| principles Of the Mckinley law, with
| schedules adapted to existing conditions.
| perfected and ready for passage within
| ten days after the meeting of an extra
session of Congress, and then If there is
patriotism and Republicanism enough in
| the Senate, it can be passed into q law and
| be ready for enforcement by the lst of
May. On the other hand, let the Dingley
law be passed. founded as it is upon errors
that are organic and incurable; then let
it run till December. 1881, and let Congress
| organize. appoint committees encounter
the delay of the holidays. attack a mass of
incidental legislation ana set about franz
| ing a permanent tariff. In that case it
would do well if it got any untried measure
| through by September, 1898, in me midst of
a campaign for Congress. Meantime the
| country would be flooded with foreign i'm
portaticns. to the injury of home indus
tries, the reduction of revenue and long
| train of consequent evils"
From General Grosvenor's close relations
with President-elect Mckinley, it is gen.
orally believed that their views on this
matter very nearly. coincide.
Mr.. DingIey's Statement.
| NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-The World this
morning publishes from Lewiston, Me-. a
two-column signed dispatch from Nelson
Dingley, jr, chairman of the ways and
means committee, in which he says:
Il see no reasonable ground for hoping
| that the exigency tariff bill. passed by the
| House last december. will be taken up by
the Senate this winter. should neverthe-
| less be gratihed 10 see ii passed and sent
| to President Cleveland The bill which
passed the House last December was pure
| ly an emergency measure and 1t would
| terminate by limitation in a few months
| The idea that has been entertained by some
persons that the House bill would make un-
| necessary any further tariff legislation for a
| long time Is certainly mistaken, for neces-
| sarily a horizontal increase of duties does
not correct the inequalities and discrimina-
| lions or the present tariff. The duties on
| some other schedules are sufficient but the
Wcolens. woods, the lumber and many
| other parts are destructive. The wooden
| goofis schedule is bad largely because the
| duties are exclusively ad valorem making
| frauds against the revenue easy. The wool
| grower and farmer should be protected as
| other interests.
In my opinion it is not necessary to
create an entirely new bill to make a
| general sweep of the schedules of the pres
| ent tariff laws. There is much that il
good in the existing law, and also a great
deal that is objectionable from Repub-
| lican standpoint, TO say nothing of tech
| nical or scientific one-too many inequali-
crease of revenue, and It would be better
| II the sum were S10,00000e. Besides the
treasury reserve should not be less than
Sl5t.OOO.UOO instead of the present accepted
limit. of sl00, 600 in gold. This could be
ACCOMPLISHED by exenanging paper now in
| accomplished by the beginning of the next
fiscal year. After July there must be
more revenue. or serious difficulties will
| arise. III my assumption is correct that
! the Senate will reject the House bill at the
! coming short session and that no measure
| cial equilibrium, there is only one plan to
| be followed-that is for President Me-
kinley to cali an extraordinary session.
| III is my Judgment that such a. session need
| not be long one, unless the Senate pur-
| posely prolongs debate:
| Protection Is a principle-not matter of
1 rates. AS the House of Representatives is
| the source OF all revenue legislation and
| as ii is Republican In political complexion
| IL will maintain the principle of protection
| have expressed myself thus frankly as to
/ the necessity Of such a revision of the
| tariff as Will cause il to yield sufficient rev.
! cnuc, and at the same time encoura ge
| American industries. yet | believe that
| whatever steps are taken should be taken
| with care ana moderation not giving Just
| occasion for criticism by sound-money
| Democrats. who have co-Operated with us
| in the campaign.
Arkansao Jones Wants to Tax Beer.
| WASHINGTON. Nov. Ex-senator James
| X. Jones. OF Arkansas, the chairman of
! the Democratic national committee, re-
| turned to the city to-day for the congress
sional session. The Senator appeared TO be
/ i'm his usual health. In his talks to-day the
| Senator expressed the opinion that il was
not at all likely that the Dingley revenue
! bill which passed the House at the last
session would be favorably acted on in
the Senate. He favors a tax on beer in
place of any general tariff revision and
says by making this additional tax 81 about
| S3p. 10000 per year revenue would be de-
| rived. Sugar the Senator regards as a ne.
cessity of life, and further taxation of IL
would work against the interests of the
| poor. The same is true OF other articles
| OF consumption of which a great deal Is
used by the poor. The Senator also de-