New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24
WHAT CONGRESSMEN SAY
PROSPECTS OF CURRENCY LEGISLATION
AT THE COMING SESSION
MEssRs HEPBURN AND pAIzELL THIN ~
RADICAL MEASURE CAN BE PASSED
MIR. HIT on PROSPERITY AND
PENSION CLAIMS.


Mr.. HIT on PROSPERITY AND
PENSION CLAIMS.
rny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
washington. Nov 28-Representau'e hepo 80
NJ Iowa has arrived in Washington 10 rei''ai" o
ing the coming session OF Congress-. E'eIyu ou,
rova a prosperous and everybody Is coh'en.eu'
".ycent those people who are never conten'eo as
r-o,ons, Henhurn nut II In conversation with
Tribune correspondent To-Day
a.. IN. Rryanttes as noisy as ever ne was
asked. s....u,r.d
mot quite so noisy. perhaps but as determined
80 rhev sav that the defeat of last year was
-. a. o,rsbine az that which the Republican party
.xnsr,enced in 1885, and that 1t won -FOUR years
later What seems quite natural is the reNNal VI
ereenhackisn as one OF the results OF tue me-
silver crusade II Is not long or dnfcuI' s'eP
f-on, so ner cent hatism to 100 per cent nats' anu
vet Won would be surprised 10 see the numper OF
neone who are again preaching the oocUihe ''d'
there 4. no need Of any coin OF redemption 10 oaoh
Tho notes issued by the Government ana bearing
its stamp A good many Republicans VINO 'oteu
20, Rrvan on the sly last year have fessed ana
- q, I'm. again I do not think they VIII De
sks,v "a 60 astray again on the silver questlon
.eyyhat do YOU think of the prospect OF currency
legislation at the coming session. asked 'he oo'
respondent. .a,
well IN my opinion, there will not be any raoi-
-, dedication on financial matters, although 1t s
ru,,. noss,ble that some slight changes ana I'M
movements may be made; nor however Una wiz
go 70 the root Of the subject Pubic senuheh' -
not vet ripe enough-not YET sunciehtiy euuoa'u'
W~vou please-to accept the propositions advo-
....h hv tina men who composed the Indianapolis
convention or who compose the committee or COM
mission that is here trying 10 formulate plan o,
currency reform. ! am glac 10 see Inc suuJeo'
considered and discussed however. ana susees-
tons made and arguments advanced IN suppOr.
and defence Of their propositions All those Things
viii have an educational influence which may pre-
vail some day, but they cannot be emhodieo IN
law by this Congress Why. II we shouid pass
law on those lines at this session. Iowa wouIo not
,et,,rn a single Republican Congressman next iaii'
and the Republicans would lose senator from
that State"
what about the proposition for the gradual re-
,irement of the greenbacks?' the correspondent
asked. =, so,.
THAT ia one OF the things that cannot be done
at nresent All through the West the people are
opposed TO 1t. and they must be educated INTO the
hief that Il would be for their interest before they
would consent TO IL. OF course. good zeal OF the
opposition is based on sentimental grounds Inc!
say that the greenbacks were one OF the i's'ru
rnentalities that saved the Union IN Inc hour oi
peril. and that the money which was consiQered
good enough TO pay TO the soldiers theh Is toou
enough TO pay to anybody now. 4
Nov what about New-York?' asked Coltnel
Hepburn who continued Il do not know anything
about political bossism by experience, and as an
OF course there must be political organizations TO
fight political battles but then-well New-York
politics are too much for me. Perhaps bosses are
necessary there--but say, out our way man IKE
our friend Qugg would not be likely to inspire con-
hdence and enthusiasm leader In pohticai
campaign"
TALK WITH REPRESENTATIVE HIT.
Representative HIT OF Illinois is also In town,
looking hale and apparently in better health than
Tar rs
farmer as we'll as a statesman, and he spent gooo
share of his vacation his broad acres, wnicf
produce big crops OF corn. As FARMER MI MI
spoke with considerable enthusiasm. In converse
zion with a Tribune correspondent about the pros
nar,,v which the farmers have enjoyed this year
hut which he personally seems TO have shared II
lesser degree than many others. he SAID we
farmers do not raise much wheat In our part o.
The State and so the enjoyment we derived IRON
,bs high price Of that cereal purely sympa
thetic SO 10 speak. But we had fine crop O
corn and 1t brought good price In fact, coulC
have sold mine for % cents blshel, Dut helo Vi
for raise. and at last sold 1t Tor q cents DC
Are the Bryantes as noisy and confden, as eve
In that region? asked the correspondent 49,.
that al need say ReGhaps sa Is x Sea
who voted The Bryan ticket. and as often as one 0
them gets found out now ne goes out IN me back
yard and kicks himself unless .. he ean''nd some
ssWhat about Cuba?" asked the correspondent
for Mr. Hit Is not only chairman. but the balane
Wheel of the Committee Foreign Affairs severa
members OF which, 1T is suspected, are equipped
with wheels Of different s oadb, 20 bsv. ron
10 see the President and fnd out what ne wa
gOng 20 say do S0So' and !" so tell
what the Administration thinks about Cuba / an
Mr. oulgg-assured the House IN very impres sSn
and emphatic manner that Cuba must and sha
the Ss fT Pre, der and Secretary think
the matter and therefore as a simple llllnoi
farmer would not like to venture an opinion
Mr Hit has his fun share Of correspondent
SSGa be some Of the Correspondence
is amusng. ne said espseiay that ia. b II %nc
e eaSsss q e death back 70 army seryee One
was that Of the heirs Of Unon veteran who wa
s9Te thirty Years after the war. In this cas-
n was alleged that while engaged In putting dow
s Rebellion 81 hs this soda MS %ss ns
brace himself against the swift flowing torrent {
dfowned.' In another case the old soldier wa
carried away by cyclone, some ten years aft'
disability contracted in the military service
pALZELL THINKS LITTLE WILL BE DOM
Representative Dalzell. OF Pennsylvania, who
q member OF the Committee Rules and OF Il
Ways and Means Committee is among the foremo
leaders In the House OF Representatives, expec
that the coming session will be rather tam
although not necessarily an unproductive. one
the way Of Hesitation He does not look for az
OF course a leading topic Just now It,, :.
the way Of enaeting remedial propositions b
ne,hng that W 60 to the ISot 10 OF the matt,
could get an agreement In the House There Won
90 Of as add to the CONF
sion. A man with theory is always the mo
tenacious Of his IDEAS and the hardest man wi
f Then a littis VIII be done in congress?"
Il should say comparatively little Hawaii W