Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
woH AND AGAINST pINGLEy's BILL
'GCmhCrS of the House DiNidcd in
schLimcnt Over thr MnnAmrc.

| Members of the House HtNihcd IL
Scntimcnt Over the Measure.
| WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-Mr Tawney OF
| Minnesota, one OF the republican members OF
the ways and means committee Of the house
i1 one of those who strongly opposes the
passage of the Dingley bill at this session
Of congress.
81 fear the Greeks bearing gifts" said he
70 an Associated press reporter today. al
some of the democrats in the senate who
| opposed the bill at the last session are now
| ready to yield to the trcasury's demand for
more revenue they viii do so because they
realize that in the end it will prove an
| embarrassment to the republicans by
| frustrating by delay the full con9umma-
| tiOn of the republican policy. Every one
understands that the result of the election
means complete revision of the
tarifT on protection lines. If the Dingiey
bill should become a law this session a
special session would not be justifable and
tho complete revision would be postponed
Iuntil the long session of the Fifty-ffth con
grass This would keep business unsettled
,Jr eighteen months perhaps longer, and
would send us into the congressional olcc-
tiouS after a long and probably bitter fight
with a tentative measure. 1t would give our
political adyeIsarieS an immense advantage.
An extra session. on the other hand, would
be advantageous. both from a business and
political standpoint. The business interests
will not be content until the complete re
vision is accomplished. The sooner they
know exactly what schedules are to be in
force the sooner will the confidence that
comcs from certainty as to future conditions
be restored. Politically considered. no one
can gainsay the advantage which
must accrue to the republican
party from having a tariff law in force for
fifteen months before the congressional cleo
tions The law by that time would have
demonstrated its merits, indicated its abil-
ity to produce revenue, stimulate business
and place 1t out of the power of its op-
ponents to use speculative argument against
1t. The extra session would probably be
short. Every member of the ways and
means committee Of the house has been re-
elected TO the Fifty-ffth congress, and this
winter We can frame the new bill and have
IL ready when the new congress is called
in extra session. 1t could be passed in the
house, allowing ample time for discussion
in two or three weeks, and | can see no
reason why the bill should not be law
June l."
Representative Serene a. Payne of New
York another republican member of the
ways and means committee. takes the posi-
tion that the Dingley bill should be passed
at this session If possible or that some other
measure TO increase the revenue should be
adopted.
Representative Ellis of Oregon, who ar
rived today, says that the Pacific coast viii
make strong Dll Tor a CABINET position.
The names of Judge Waywire and Michael
H. De Young of California, he says, are mcst
frequently mentioned. Mr. Ellis says the
sentiment among the republicans of the
coast is unanimous for the passage of a
tariff bill. There is, however, he says, a
divided sentiment in regard to the Dingley
bill Many would like to see it passed at
this session and wait for the regular session
for a complete revision, while others would
prefer an extra session.
Representative Babcock of Wisconsin ar
rived today direct from Canton. lie eX
pressed the opinion that there would be an
extra session of congress next spring and
no effort at the approaching session TO pass
the Dingley bill. The time for the passage
Of the Dingley bill has passed" he said. 81
think the bill which congress will pass |
will be a revenue producer that will be so
adjusted as to afford ample protection to
American Industries and American labor but |
framed upon conservative lines
Representative Aldrich of Illinois eX-
pressed the opinion today that the Dingley |
1ill. with certain notifications. would pass |
he senate and be allowed by President |
Cleveland to become a law. He thinks the !
)ill should be amended to secure its paCs-
.ge so as to increase the tax on sugar, put |
duty of 10 cents pound on tea and re-
ire the greenblcks.
Senator Lodge today expressed his deter
ninatiOn, as chairman Of the committee on
TO press the immigration bill
gDaadV cDnrluGiOn i'm the senate