The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-21

call for a special session of Congress to
begin May 81. indicating by the proclama-
ton that the subject to be considered was
the financial difficulties of the government.
The tariff act finally passed by the Con-
gress which that proclamation called into
special session did not become a law until
Aug. so, 1912, or fifteen months after the
date named for the beginning of the special
session.
Folks term of office began March 4, 1915,
and the Walker tariff" which was the
special tariff feature of his term, did not
become a law until July 3O 1916, sixteen
months after his Inauguration as PRESIDENT.
The Taylor administration, which began
March s. l49 did not witness the enactment
of any general tariff legislation owing TO
the fact that the Democrats controlled the
House of Representatives during the first
two years of the term, and both branches
of Congress in the second half of the term.
Pierce, who was inauGurated Marcn a.,
1853, signed, on March 3, 1851 the last day
of his term as President, the only general
tariff measure enacted during his TOUR
years in the White House.
Buchanan. during his four years, winch
began March A. 1851, signed no general
tariff legislation until March :, lS6l Two
days before the close of his term. rms act,
signed two days before his retirement, was
the morrill, tariff act, thoroughly pro-
tective measure whose passage was made
possible at that time because OF the fact
that a large number of the Southern Dem
ocratic members of the Thirty-slxth Con-
gress had withdrew leaving congress IN
the control of the Republican party winch
thus placed a tariff act on the statute
books two days before the inauguration of
Lincoln.
President Lincoln. who was inaugurated
March T. 1861 signed his first general tariff
act on Aug. 5 of that year, ana TINS was
followed by the passes e, in July 1857, ana
June 3, 1854 of other tariff measures TO
which his signature was attached.
Grant, who became President March a.
1869, signed, on July A. 100 his hrSt gen
eral act relating to revenues, by which the
internal revenue taxes were reduced, TINS
being followed by another reduction on
June 6. 1872.
President Hayes. who was inaugurated
March T. 1871 signed no general tarin legls-
lation. the House keirg Democratic IN the
first Congress under his administration and
both branches Democratic In the latter nall
of his term.
The Garfield-Arthur administration,
which began March 4, 1884, did not wit
ness the enactment of any general tarlm
legislation until March 3, 1873, TWO Iull
years after the inauguration
Cleveland's first term was not marked Dy
the completion of any general tarlH IesIs-
lation, the Mills bill, which passed the
Democratic House III 1883, failing in the
Iitically that it was found impossible 10
pass through it a measure satisfactory TO
the administration, the substitute winch
was adopted by the Senate being reJected
by the House, where the Democratic dlVl-
sions on the tariff question. now SO strong
w marked were then beginning TO make
themselves apparent.
BENJAMIN Harrison's term began March
4, 1889, and the first general tarln acl
passed under his administration was signed
oct / 1890 eighteen months after his in
auguration. 80 -,
March T. 1888, with his own party In con-
troll in both branches of Congress, ala not
witness the completion of its tariff measure
until Aug Is, 1894, nearly eighteen months
after he took the oath of office.