The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-29
Mr.. lands IN TOWN.
Thinks Tariff Bill VIII Come Back to-
the House July 1.

Charles B. Landis member of Congress
from the Ninth district arrived in the city
from his home in Delphi last evening and
spent the evening with some of his con-
stituents concerning patronage still to be
distributed. He has been home from
Washington several days.
Il find interest among the people," said
he in conversation with Journal reporter
last evening, 'centered in the question of
when the Senate will pass the tariff bill.
They sympathize with Cuba and all that,
but the thing they are interested in is get
ting the tariff question settled so that they
can take hold of business and so ahead.
1T is but natural perhaps, that the peo-
pie unacquainted with details of legisla-
tive work, should complain of the slowness
of the Senate in acting on this bill. When
Congress assembled it was understood that
the thing wanted was tariff bill and,
though the tariff hearings consume consid-
cradle time, they were not as general nor
well attended as they had been when
the subject was up in former years. There
was a general notion that it could be left
to the ways and means committee The
committee went ahead and with the infor-
nation at it's command framed the Ding
ley bill, largely upon the lines of the Me-
Klnley bill The first very general knowl-
edge the country had of the schedules of
the Dill was Wnen IL passed the House.
Then 1t came TO be seen in their protests
and objections 1t was necessary for the
Senate committee to hear all these interests
and carefully weigh the facts presented,
committee worked most diligently, al
most day and night, to this end The bill
is now before the Senate for consideration
and the Republicans propose TO DO little
talking, but to be ready to vote. think
the measure will come over to the House
by July L. anyway"
What do you hear of the civil-service
in your district" was asked.
1T IS there as it is everywhere else, a
feeling that 1t has gone too far. And the
feeling at Washington is very general
among senators and members of the House
that the extensions made by Cleveland
were too radical Should propos .tion to
revoke these extensions and leave the
classified service just where Harrison left
it come before the House tomorrow / am
satisfied that it would pass by an over
whelming majority Should ii be inpossi-
BILE for President Mckinley TO withdraw
these extensions believe Congress Will un-
dertake to reach it in some way
lis there any Likelihood OF financial ac-
Il think it likely that when the tariff bill
is out Of the way Congress will take up
this subject to the extent of authorizing
the appointment of currency commission
but ii is not apt to so any further than
that at this session.
senator Fairbanks" said Mr. Lands
further on in the conversation, lis acqur-C
ing a remarkably high standing among his
colleagues for a new senator, and IS re-
garded already as one of the influential
men in that body. 1t is generally recog-
nized that no member of Congress stands
much closer to the administration than he
and ii is taken for granted that when he
views held by President Mckinley. Posi-
bly, Senator Hanna might be looked upon in
that light if he ever talked, but he never
talks