The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-12

tween Senator Allison, Of Iowa, who is
the recognized leader Of his party In
the senate, and Senator Teller, of Col
orado, who is the recognized leader Of
all the silver forces. They are both
broad-gauged men, and both inclined
to secure harmony, If possible, in order
that revenue legislation may be enacted
and other public business transacted
py majority of senators working with
complete confidence in each other.
MKINLEY QUOTED.
In view Of the fact that the Ding1ey
tariff bill provides that it's legislation
shall be retroactive. it is timely to
make the following quotation from the
speech OF William Mckinley in the
house Of representatives April Is, 1878:
II change is necessary in the present
is demanded for the general good, then l
answer that such reduction or change should
be the work OF time, and not hastily in
considerably done. Any change however
seemingly tri1ng, will seriously operate up
on the business interests of this country will
unsettle trade and disturb values. Even
discussion of the question is terror to the
commercial classes; and we have discovered,
since the report Of the subcommittee Of the
committee Of ways and means was given to
the house and to the country, marked dis
turbance in every avenue of trade and labor.
There can be no justification for an imme-
date change Of the present system. If a
new policy is to be inaugurated or depart
ures are to be made from the old, then they
should have reference to a period of time in
the future sufficiently remote from the pres
ent to enable business men and tradespeople
to prepare for the new order Of things and
adjust their trade comfortably to it. We want
in this country no further shock to paralyze
business. law passed now, to go into .ef-
feet at once, as proposed by this bill, or in
the near future, would be without justification
on the part of this house; and, | may almost
say, would be an act of criminaity.
MAKING A TARIFF BILL.
1--WE are making a tariff BILL" said
Senator Allison, of Iowa, this morning,
in reply to an inquiry concerning his
constant work at the Arlington hotel
His declaration concerning himself and
other Republican members Of the COM
m1ttee on finance that they are "mak-
Ing tariff bill,' sustains the judg-
ment Of the experienced statesmen and
politicians. There will be nothing left
OF the Dingley bill but it's name It will
be buried out Of sight in the pigeon
holes OF the committee on finance and
will never be heard of again except as
reminiscence. The Republican sena-
tors propose to do as they have al
ways done in cases Of this kind They
are practically ignoring what the house
of representatives has done, and they
have paid no attention to the work Of
the past six months, which the mem
bers OF the committee on ways and
means have aired so much through the
newspapers.
Under the constitution, revenue bills
must originate in the house of repre-
sentatives. No senator could introduce,
and no committee could consider, a
tariff bill in the senate; but after the
house has performed its constitutional
function Of originating a revenue bill
and sends 1t to the senate the upper
branch of congress takes it's constitu-
ttonal privilege Of amendment" but
interpreting that word in its broadest
sense, they simply proceed to amend
the revenue bill by striking out all after
the enacting clause, and inserting the
new bill. This is practically the SUBJ
stance of what the Republican mem
bers of the senate committee on finance
are now doing. And all that is meant
by the few words of Senator Allison,
We are making tariff bill.'
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, is now
chairman of the Nicaraguan canal COM
mittee. Always heretofore the Nicara-
guam canal people have been obliged
to go to the committee on foreign re-
lations. By unanimous consent, the
senate created committee on the
Nicaraguan canal, and gave the chair
manship of it to Senator Morgan, who
has for many years been championing
lHC CduSc 4NOW IHdC lie mas the Cnd1r-
manship Of the committee, with no
other business before it but to build the
Nicaraguan canal, it is expected that
as soon as possible after the final in
terment of the arbitration treaty, SEN
ator Morgan will insist upon the con-
sideration and passage of that bill
which proposes that this government
shall take a mortgage on an earth
quake.
The Pacific railroads and all Of their
interests are opposed to the Nicara-
guam canal. The people of this coun-
try, for many years, have been opposed
to the interests Of the Pacific railroads
But, on this occasion, it seems that the
opposition Of the Pacific railroads TO
the Nicaraguan canal will be so po-
tential as to prevent the consumma-
ton Of that well lobbied and thorough
ly organized scheme; and so, by indi-
rection, the Pacific railroads conserv-
ing their own interests. are rendering
patriotic service to the people.