The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-17
NO TARIFF REVISION.
None the Coming Session Said
Chairman Dingley.
THE WAR TAX WILL STAND.
Government viii Need the Revenue Pro-
duosd by nc For Some Time other
Matters Need Consideration-Don't Ia
vor Expansion on Large Scale.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The Post
stated that the war tax will not be
abolished at the coming short session of
congress and that there will be no re.
vision of the tariff whatever. 1t bases
this announcement upon the positive
statement made by Chairman Dingley
of the ways and means committee, who
in an interview said: "The govern.
ment will need for some time all the
revenue produced by the war taxes.
During the month of October the war
expenditures exceeded the war revenue
by some $l4,000,000, and this month
they will be $40, ,000,0 in excess. This
being the case. there will be no changes
at least this fiscal year. The war
revenue act will continue in force and
unchanged, except perhaps in few
minor administrative features. for At
least year longer.
'lt Is hardly nee 9ssary to add" con.
tinued Mr.. Dingley, "that there will be
no revision of the tariff, although
have seen some statement to the effect
that such a revision is contemplated.
"The session is limited to three
MONTHS" he said, "and that short
period will be mainly occupied in pass
ing the appropriation bills, in enacting
new laws for the regular army and de.
Gliding upon the legislation necessary
for the government of Hawaii. In ad.
dition to these important matters the
usual number of routine matters will
arise. From the present outlook the
session will be well under way before
| the treaty of peace with Spain will be
laid before the senate, and the ratifica.
ton of that document may not be ac.
complished long before the 4th of March
arrives"
"Wlll that necessitate an extra ses-
sion!''
at is, of course, impossible, said
Mr.. Dingley, ito know what will arise
between Dec. and March next, but
so far as the present outlook can form IL
basis for Judgment, L should say that
no extra session will be necessary or de.
sirable 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 i'll no position to act intelli-
gently.
~ think that the military admins.
| tratlOn CpghG TO he continued for al
least year longer. Military admins
tragion - ans the maintenance OF order
tn" oa' I'D, nGignt OF sanitary regulI
! -. of assistance to those
,, ~ t. 1t will bring order
- .... I afford us time to de,
, .t lest legislation. Time
a ms, and certainly when
, - .- It its regular session IL
! ~ g.. .,. It year we will be much
! bow .vI.. ~ 10 consider the proper
-nuubod g, dealing with our new
possessions.
"tor my part" added Mr.. Dingley
al hope that the territory to be added
will be no larger than is absolutely
necessary. realize that in some case
it may be easier to hold than it will bt
to let go, but at the same time l hop,
that the treaty, when it is presented tC
the senate, Will provide for the acquisi
tion of a minimum amount of terri
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