Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-03

AOS0S0e.o S&~~@~ ~ WV Is
rHE Kew MnnBnRs NOT WILLING TO COMMIT
THEMSELVES IN ADVANCE
For the first time for months the hotel corri-
doris we're crowded last night with members of
Congress and strangers, and . little of the usual
excitement preceding the opening of Congress
was apparent There IL manifested the greatest
uncertainty among members as 10 their atti.
tude with regard to the important matters that
will come up to be settled during the session.
All the doubt hangs around the House. The
Senate, it is thought, can be depended on to
take conservative action upon most Of the i'm
portant matters. Members generally appear to
be at sea and are reluctant TO commit them.
selves upon any proposition. There are hum
dred and thirty new members elected to the
House, many Of whom are without experience
They are just starting out on very uncertain
ground and don't know just what attitude to
assume s the cn'st Sonsiaesasi s before many
during their first term 50 as to assure them OF
second, and there is seQuently much uncer-
be called upon the first thing TO discuss and
amend rules they have never seen in operation,
and to act upon matters they have no exper-
opinions upon any Of the leading subjects, but
withhold their decision until they can find
to gSSs that e tr
some definite idea about are that the rules
should be changed in some way, and that there
SuOulu De b cautious anu CONSERVATIVE revision
of the tariff. There Is general hesitancy
among the members about touching the finan-
cial question. The new members among the
democrats, IL IL believed, will naturally be in.
clined to follow the Recommendations of the
President and keep in with the administration
There are as many different
THEORIES AMONG THE SILVER MEN
almost as there are individuals. The most
ultra bimetaiists generally express the opinion
that the Bland law is bad; that il was very
poor compromise measure. and never was
thought much of by any one except its author.
Mr. Bland, it is said, Is trying to get the House
tied up in the organization Of the committees,
so that nothing can be done, but there is q pref
ty general sentiment against placing ii In the
power of any one man to hold the House back
dftion Of affairs it il thought will be that a
vigorous expression from the President will
make an impression, and an active leader who
gently will draw quite q large following for q
correction of the evils of the present law gov
erning the coinage of silver There is PROPOSE
1t will not conform to party lines, and that the
new members would not like to be forced to
commit themselves hurriedly in caucus, will
operate to prevent this.
VIEWS OF REPRESENTATIVE woRrH1NGroN.
A STAR reporter was talking last evening
with Representative Worthipgton, of Illinois,
who is ranked as an ultra silver man. He says
there will be a mighty hard fight over the
tariff and the silver question, but gives as rea-
that the silver men will not have strength
enough to get what they want, and they will
hold on to that as q certainty. What the silver
men would like, hessays, would be to have gold
and silver given the same standing, and have
certificates issued upon the bullion of both
metals, based upon their respective market
values, that would be redeemable on demand
in either gold or silver. He doesn't want eighty
cents worth of silver passed for a dollar, he
says, nor does he want the government to fix
the value of gold.
MICHIGAN FAvoRS TARIFF REVISION
The Michigan delegation in the House have
agreed upon tariff bill containing a long free
list, which Mr.. Maybury will Introduce in to
the House shortly after the assembling Of Con-
gress. To show their unselhshness in the
matter, Mr.. Maybury says they begin the list
with free lumber and free salt, things the state
would naturally want protected If they favored
protection at all. Mr.. Maybury says he thinks
there will certainly be q revision of the tariff
The party is pledged to it and the members
must keep their promises.