The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-20
Many Representatives, However, Are
Opposed to Hurrying Financial
and War Legislation.
HUGH H. HANNA'S CAMPAIGN
THE sOUND-MONEY LEADER ANX-
IOUs FOR SPEEDY ACTION.
Views of Senator Mcbride, Represent
alive DaIzeII and Others-Cruiser
Chicago Ready for Service.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov 19--Senators and
representatives have not arrived in Wash
ington in great numbers as yet, but those
who are coming to town line up Immediately
on the question of an extra session or no ex-
ira session of the Fifty-sixth Congress.
For the most part the Republican leaders
incline to the view which seems to have
been adopted by the President, that there
will be no need of an extra session for the
sole purpose Of enacting currency reform
laws, and that the country and the admins
tration will be better off without a special
session until he has time to form policy
for the government of our new island pos
sessions and for the fixing of relations be-
tween the United States and Cuba.
Mr.. H. H. Hanna is organizing cam
paign among commercial exchanges and
sound-money men generally to put pres
sure on the President for a special currency
reform session of Congress next spring.
He will be here in person next week, and IN
company with other currency reformers will
sound the President as to what his inten-
tions are. They have heard from apparent
ly authoritative sources that the President
is against a special session, but before be-
lieving they ask confirmation from head
quarters.
The currency reformers are being espe-
cially discouraged by the indifference Of
many representative Republican leaders,
who have contended from the first that the
trouble with our national finances during
the Cleveland administration was that the
government income fell short of expenses,
and that that defect having been remedied
there is no necessity for further legisla-
ton. Representative Dalzell, in an inter-
view published in the Philadelphia Press
to-day, squarely announces that view, which
is also entertained by Representatives Can
non of Illinois, Henderson of Iowa, Dingley
of Maine, and Senators Allison, Cullom,
Elkins and others of equal prominence in
the councils of the party. Against that
feeling the ultra currency reformers may
have hard time making Roadway.
The views of the currency reforrners are
set forth in representative way by Sena-
tor Mcbride, of Oregon, as follows: while
the desire to uphold the administration in
its successful war policy was a strong
feature of the election, there was also
strong desire to register the will of the peo-
pie in favor Of sound money and safe
financial system, which the Republican
party guarantees. There has been big re-
vulsion of feeling on this subject in Oregon,
washington ana CdIIOrn1d, ana republican
success there this year, 1 believe, is a de-
sire to have all free-silver schemes of the
Democrats blocked. / am in favor of an ex-
ira session of the Fifty-siXth Congress be-
ing called for the purpose of enacting some
positive legislation to establish a stable cur
rency. We are charged with the RESPONSE
bility of enacting legislation this sub
ject, and we should not shirk it."
tive DalZeIl PENNSYLVANIA
member of the committees on rules and ways
and means, takes the other side of the ar
gument and expresses himself as follows;
What is the need Of currency legislation?
We have an abundant revenue and as long
asztnat is the case there is nothing the
matter with our currency. l do not think
there will be anything done the subject
at the coming session. The future depends
upon circumstances and how we find our
selves situated. There may be some cur
rency legislation during the Fifty-sixth
Congress, but how broad and general it will
be. 1 cannot say. l do not think the coun-
try would suffer If there were none The
people have no question about our money
as long as our revenues are all right. Some
OF our people are talking of currency leg
islatian, but there are as many different
views as to what should be done as there
are members"
Representative Tawney, of Minneapolis,
member of the banking and currency COM
mittee, and recognized currency reform
leader, subscribes to the Dalzell sentiments
in a general way.