Arizona republican., 1901-10-22
"A BUSY CONGRESS
Many Important Measures for
 the Coming Session
Legislation Inspired by the Assassina- tion of President Mckinley to Be Given the First Place-Revival of a Merchant Marine.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania. member of the committee on ways and means be- iieves that the coming session of con sress will be crowded with important business. One of the most important matters" he says. will be Legislation. inspired by the assaSsina ton of Pres ident Mckinley, looking to the protec- tion of the president against assaults, and for the suppression of anarchy.
 "l do not believe there should be any difficulty in passing a law to make any attempt on the life of the president or any one in immediate succession to the presidency, felony punishable by death after trial in the federal courts. Congress has ample power to do that under the decision of the United States supreme court in the case of the dep uty marshal who killed the assailant of Justice Field. The court held that the chambers of that justice were where ever he was at the time.
 As to the suppression of anarchy | that will be more difficult problem. Without closer study than l have been able to give it I could not express any definite views. The excitement about yellow journalism win probably lead to some attempts to restrict the liberty l in force were properly administered much of the so-called liberty, but real ly license. of the press might be re- stricted. The real remedy for that sort of thing. however. lies with the public
 T have no doubt that congress will have to consider the subject of the re- vival of a merchant marine. There were serious objections in the minds of d great many to what was known as the HannaPayne ship subsidy bill in the last congress. but I have no doubt that a measure can be framed that will overcome those objections and give to our shipping interests such protection as will within short time result in making us the carriers of our own goods.
 As to tariff legislation. I do not be- lieve that there will be any. There is no need of any Once the subject is opened and uncertainty created in business circles great injury will fol- low Even if some minor changes were needed. it would be uuVvise to touch that matter and arrest the prosperity of the country. What is the need of tarifr legislation when we are more prosperous under the tariff as it now stands than we ever were before in the history of the nation? As to the Babcock bill, that would simply be a method of opening up the tariff ques- tion, l do not believe that the house would listen a moment to any such foolish measures. Even if it became a law it would not hurt the trusts though it would crush out opposition to them. There are two sides to this trust question. If the duties were re- moved from iron and steel products it would not be long before they would be removed from all other products. Congress is not so short-siGhted as to take up any measure of that kind.
 As to reciprocity, the word itself means nothing. I am in favor of reel procity treaties as defined in the last republican national platform. which declares in favor of reciprocity so di- rected as to open our markets on favor able terms for what do not our selves produce in turn for foreign markets That is the latest official declaration of the republican party on the reciprocity question. President Mckinley approved of that declaration. He declared in favor of reciprocity that would afford new markets for our sur plus agricultural and manufactured products. without loss to the American laborer of a single days work that he might otherwise procure. In the last speech he ever made he declared in favor of sensible trade arrangements which will not interrupt our home production.' I stand by President Me Kinley's declaration in that respect and should oppose any reciprocity proposition that would injure d single American laborer. Any other kind Of reciprocity will not be approved by congress. l am not in favor of stri<- ing at one industry to help another. That is contrary to the principle of q protective tariff and is unjust
 'I have no doubt that an Isthmian canal bill will find favor with congress It looks as though the difficulties that have heretofore existed by reason of the Clayton -Bulwer treaty will be re- moved. There should not be much de- lay. when that is done, in providing for an interoceanic waterway"