Evening journal., 1898-11-15
THE SHORT SESSION.
No Tariff Legislation at Con-
gress' Next Meeting.
WAR TAX NOT TO Be ABOLISHED.
No Change This Fiscal Yenr-Wnr
Expenditures Greatly Exceed Re-
ceIpts From War Tnx-Arny Re-
organization to BE Taken Up.


WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-The Wash
ington Post states that the war tax will
not be abolished at the coming short
session Of congress and that there win
be no revision of the tariff whatever. 1t
bases this announcement upon the pos
tive statement made by Chairman
Dingley of the ways and means COM
Inlttee, who in an interview says:
"The government will need for some
time all the revenue produced by the
war taxes. During the month OF Octo-
Der the war expenditures exceeded the
war revenue by some $14 900, 900. and this
month they will be $4,000. 900 in excess
This being the case, there will be no
change at least this fiscal year. The
war revenue act will continue in force
and unchanged, except perhaps in a
few minor administrative features, for
at least year longer.
1T Is hardly necessary to add" con-
tinued Mr.. Dingley, that there Will be
no revision of the tariff, although 1 have
seen some statement to the effect that
such revision is contemplated.
THE session is limited to three
months" continued Mr. Dingley. land
that short period will be mainly occu-
pied in passing the appropriation bills.
in enacting new laws for the regular
army and in deciding upon the legisla-
ton necessary for the government Of
Hawaii. In addition to these important
matters. the usual number of routine
matters will arise. From the present
outlook the session will be we'll under
way before the treaty of peace with
Spain viii be laid before the senate. and
the ratification of that document may
not be accomplished before the 4th Of
March arrives"
"Wil that necessitate an extra ses-
sion?"
1T is, of course, impossible" said Mr..
Dingley. ito know what will arise be-
tween the 1st of December and the 4th
of next March, but so far as the present
outlook can form a basis for judgment
I should say that no extra session will
be necessary or desirable, unless some
new question should arise. In the first
place, We shall not know until the
treaty OF peace has been ratified what
new possessions we are TO have and
what legislation is necessary for them,
and even then we will be in no position
to act intelligently. 1 think that the
military administration ought to be
continued at least a year longer. Mill
tary administration means the main
tenance CT Ofuers the establishment OF
sanitary regulations, the giving OF as
sistance to those who may need 1t. II
win bring order out Of chaos and afford
us time to determine the wisest legisla-
ton. Time always enlightens, and GER
tainly when congress meets at it's regu-
lar session in December of next year we
will be much better equipped to consid-
er the proper method of dealing with
our new possessions.
For my part" added Mr.. Dingley. 81
hope that the territory to be added vii
be no larger than is absolutely neces
sary. 1 realize that in some cases Il
may be easier to hold than it will be L
let go, but at the same time I hope tha
the treaty, when II is presented to the
senate, will provide for acquisition Of z
minimum amount of territory"