Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
silver Men and Gold Bugs.

FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
The prospects are that the tariff question will
De, in measure, overshadowed in the next
House by the financial problem, and the organi-
cation will be effected by the issue between the
silver men and the ''gold bugs Between now
and the 1st Of December members say they will
lay low and allow time for the President and
ms CABINET to study the situation, and for mat
tefs generally to adj Just themselves. They think
th;'l there is no hurry; that by the time Con-
Z 'csS meets every body will have learned about
Miat the policy Of the new administration is
dau - VIII be time enough then for the party in
tne house TO act. They expect Congress TO open
WIN a nght over financial questions, and the
western members are prepared to antagonize
the administration on this line. The general
SITUATION, however. they eX pect Will be changed
ptF5lcularIy with relation to the tariff. 1t is
~ Z, ioeht TO all that there must be reform OF
tne present system and REDUCTION in duties,
put the condition of affairs will be such as to
iorce the extremists on both sides TO occupy
middle ground. The protectionist democrats are
already talking of a reduction Of duties, and
cypress the opinion that there will be no room
i i2r iactional differences on the question, On
tne other hand, it is thought that it will be
found that the decreased receipts of the Treas
ury, and the requirements of the government
VIII be SUCH as to prevent any sweeping reduc-
uon OF the revenue. The surplus is being rap
IDLY reduced, and for the past two or three
Inns Will tend to force an adjustment OF the
tariff question upon basis on which all demo-
crats Can agree, and will be perfectly consistent
with Cleyelands expressions in his inaugural
ana the position occupied by Speaker Carlisle,
Set as the protectionists say, afford ample pro-
tect1on to American industries.
The silver question is expected to occupy
ABOUT the same prominent position In the next
House that the tariff question did in the last,
OF the administration is likely. to grow in
strength, through the influence of events, dur
ing the next nine months
AS to the organization Of the House, it is
reelected; Speaker Carlisle closes his present
term with notable popularity, and there will
probably be no opposition to him in caucus.
The committees, however, will probably be
pretty well shaken up, and members who were
disappointed in their committee assignments
ior the Forty-eighth Congress have commenced
to look about Tor better places .
The Crust, at the Monument.
STRANGERS WHO WANT TO GO TO THE ToP-A
DESPERATE CROWD OF sIGHT-SEERS THE
MARBLE DEFACED BY vANDALS.
The attendants, door-keepers and others at
public buildings have fully earned their sala-
ries during the past week. The crush of sight
seers has been unprecedented. The highest pres
sure has been at the Washington monument.
Every morning hundreds of people have
crowded around the doors of Col. Casey's office
on 18th street, to get passes to go to the top of
the monument. The capacity OF the elevator,
and the number of trips which it can make
during the business hours of the day being
known, the number of passes issued each day
has been limited to 4SO. When this number
side NO more passes issued to-day" and the
visitor who had not been able to squeeze in
turns away in disgust to renew the struggle the
next morning, If he remains in the city. Yes
terday afternoon the crush at the monument
door was especially great. Scores of strangers,
who were going TO leave the city in the evening
went there t61nake a last desperate effort. Con-
Seguently everybody was ready to push and
shove in the most savage manner. The entrance
to the monument is by narrow door. The at
PENDANTS and police officers inside endeavored
to admit only about thirty at time, as that
was all who could make the ascent at once with
any comfort The tripup the few minutes stay
at the top, and the descent required about half
an hour. AS soon as the elevator could be heard
descending the crowd at the door began to push
In the early part of the day the visitors were
ranged IL a long procession, twobytwo.and quiet-
-four hours or more. In the afternoon when it
was known that only two or three more trips
could be made and the situation crew desperate,
the late corners instead Oftaking place in the rear
and there a grand scuffle for position, in
which many fine bonnets We're ruined. One
man from New York, who wanted 10 catch a
train, dove into the crowd fists first and
managed to cleave his way to the
door through asolid IpasS of people who
The lower courses of the monument have been
backered during the week by persons who
have scrubbed their names on the marble
some have scratched their names on the stones
Iaughln said to a STAR reporter that his men
were pcWerless to prevent thisvandalism, as the
visitors would pay no attention to any persons
but the regular police. Some strangers have
gone so far as to chip pieces from the stones
This, when detected, was stopped by the work
men, who forcibly expelled the offenders. The
scribblers have also defaced the marble in the
interior Of the monument at the top.