The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-03
WHAT WILL IT Do?
DINGLET ESSAYS TO ANs1TR TIE
IMPORTANT QUESTION.

Length Of the Regular Session Of the Fifty
Fifth Congress Will Depend Largely Up
en- the Amount Of Obstruction In the
Senate, But Should Not Continue Later
Than Jone-Curreocy Legislation Oners
Scope for Guessing-Better Let Cuba
Aione-Hawairs Chances Good-Fore-
cast OF the Message,
Lewistown, Me-, Dec. 2.-The Journal
this afternoon prints an interview with
Congressman Nelson Dingley. VINO left
for Washington today. Mr.. Dingley
said:
'Iasmuch as this will be the first reg
ular session OF the Fifty-fifth congress
and therefore this session is unlimited in
length by the constitution and laws, il is
difficult to forecast the duration. The
business of the approaching session will
be expedited by the fact that house as
well as the senate is already organized
and the committees appointed but TIE
senate has no means Of limiting debate,
so that it is always in the power OF
very few senators TO greatly extend the
sitting. I see no reason, however, to be-
lieve that this session will continue later
than June. Probably bankruptcy legis-
lation viii be the first to come up after
such appropriation bills as may be
ready.
the voluntary bankruptcy bill pass
he
sion. was referred to the house judiciary
committee, which may be ready 10 re-
port il back before the Christmas re-
cess. The house will probably pass a
substitute ON the lines OF the Tor-ey
bill, as 1t did two years ago, and then
the two bills will go to conference.
Probably the conference committees Of
compromise measure which win become
law.
IF the senate were Republican and in
harmony with the majority Of the house
monetary questions, l should look for
currency legislation. bun with a free sill
yer majority in the senate sntagonistic
to the ideas Of the majority Of the house
system. 1 do not see how II IL possible
to secure desirable currency legislation
of an important character until the SEN
ate is brought to harmony with the
house.
Possibly come disagreeable amend
ments to the national banking law
might be passed by the senate. The
s1o,,,e io;o. razat,,io,, Gov a io;,+ or,-,, y,,f.
tee to consider and report or needed cur
rency legislation, passed at the extra
session, is still in the hands OF the f.
nance committee of the senate and may
be reported back and considered by the
senate as soon as congress re-assembles.
while l should be pleased 10 see leg
islation which would remedy the want
of fiexibility of our banking system and
would separate those functions OF the
treasury department which relate TO the
government demand notes and certifi-
Gates used as currency from those which
relate to current receipts ard expendit-
ures and thus better protect the reserve,
yet believe that il is sufficient for all
immediate purposes to know that the
administration has the power and is de-
termined to defend the present monetary
standard. Indeed. with sufficient reve-
nue. to meet ali current expenditures. es
We shall have in the next fiscal year. the
treasury department can accomplish the
purpose indicated without any new leg
islation. Legislation. however. is desi--
able. because under the existing cOrdi-
ton by which government notes are re-
deemed in gold there are only two ways
in which they can be disoursed. viz: By
purchase of government bonds or ex-
change for gold.
Immigration legislation" soii Nv.
Dingley, sis likely to be consummatsi.
Some legislation may oe required -
the hands OF the interstate
commerce commission. whose power for
good has been largely taken away by
the decisions Of the courts. II is sid
that railroads will again urge their poll
ing bill. Preliminary census legislation
is necessary. Undoubtedly the ,c~5rt 10
secure the admission OF Arizona sn1
New Mexico az states viii be renewal
Some better form Of government mGst
be given Alaska and the postmaster
general will urge his postal savings
system"
Concerning the proposed savings sys-
tenn, Mr.. Dingley said:
"I have reached no conclusion on the
question, as l wang fret 70 knoS mSre
definitely how the der. sits can safely te
invested: what would 20 the effect On
the existing .ayings bank system which |
mas proved so valuable, AMI whether the !
tendency of the new sys en- voui1 5e . |
draw capital from the more thin'y popu- |
lsted parts OF the country (where more |
capital is required, and transfer il 70 |
the center. OF business, already longest |
cd with capital, or 10 make X available |
for use outside these cen.ers
''Unlsss tnose w;fc have canvassed the !
senate are much mistaken, the Hsw3iisn /
annexation treaty will either be prompt /
~ ratified by the senate or ar annexs-
ton resolution pasisi AMI Hawaii I
brought into Union as 2 tsrrit0ry-
Speaking for myself. I think that
sound policy and the best interests o. 4
Cuba require thai the question q our at
-ituie toward the island and Spain be
eft with the president, VINO has already
lone muca sor the Cuoan cause"
FORECAST OF THE MESSAGE
Foreign Oae.tIon. and the Currency
Treated BImo.t Ere'usiviy
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