Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-20
SPEAKER cARLssLErALks.
His Views on the Tariff. silver, civil
Service, and the Atsttuae Of che seoss>


Prom the New York Herald, to-day.
Speaker Carlisle was at the Gilsey house Iass
night and his rudy. clean-shaven face and
keen, bright eyes rendered his contradiction OF
the sickness attributed TO him quite supereroS-
atory. 81 am feeling quite WE'LL" he said,
better than ] have for some time" Being
asked about the tariff, he said:
IL cannot say any thing about the tariff bin.
Nobody can say anything about IL until the bill
comes from the committee, because nobody can
speak with any certainty as TO their Intentions
the committee will report, and the ensuing dis
cussion viii ventilste the whole subject"
agreement"
Yes but can express: no opinion, not even
sione"
MUST PASS TARIFF RILL.
Why,certainly;we must pass one. The demo
Gratis are pledged before the country and in
every way TO effect revision OF the tariff lava.
and they will do IL When we were defeated
two years ago we said IL Was only because we
hadn't the administration with US, and now
We have democratic administration we can.
not afford TO fail. The only question n the con-
duct OF those who defeated US two years ago,
measure that win meet the wishes of the
majority and serve the best Interests OF the
Are there many out-snd-out free. traders In
the Housee"
Quite number. or course, whenever the
DUTY Is taken on an article that IL free trade so
far as that article Is concerned and the pro-
posed BILL therefore, is In the direct line OF Tree
trade. Ihe iree traders do not hope TO have
that system adopted In its entirety for many
years TO come at least, but there ID very strong
opinion In favor of "a tariff Tor revenue only.
Our inland duties on whisky and such will OF
course have To be kept up SO long as We MAIN
tain such an enormous pension list"
SILVER AND CIVIL SERVICE.
"And what about the silver bill, Mr. Speaker
THAT comes up tomorrow. and it Is generally
conceded that no bill fmply suspending the
coinage of the silver dollar can pass, and no
more can any bill Tor free coinage. did NOS
mean 10 say that some bin which includes the
suspension OF the coinage In connection with
other legislation on the subject-a sort OF com
promise bill may not pass
In the course OF the conversation the subject
Senate In regard TO the President was touched
upon. AS Ia the first named, Mr.. Carlisle said:
of course. the whole subject will come up for
preparation BILL Mr.. Cox, chairman of the civil
service reform committee, has in hand a bin
authorizing s, i the President to appoint commits
offices Of the government and the salaries and
duties pertaining thereto, with q view 10 en-
salaries can be diminished-to give, I'm
fact, bird s-eye view Of the whole matter.
the civil service commission by the simple ex-
pedient OF making no appropriation for IL How
strong That feeling is do not know. but IL
doubleday exists; that Is shown I'm the fact that
already two bills have been introduced 10 re-
peal the civil service reform measure. The
Grant bill gave no salary TO the commission,
and there was only clerk hire and ON. That
was broken down 10y simply making no appro-
priation, and the present may break down In
the same way. But / do not say it will: think
there will be some appropriation"
THE PRESIDENT AND THE SENATE
"How is the House on the Tight between the
President and the Senator"
"The democrats are united in support Of tho
position Of the President. I do not think there
Is a single detection i'm the whole body and
do not believe there Is q perfect union OF seuti-
ment on the subject among the republicans mt
the other end OF the Capitol. should not DO
surprised IL some refused altogether TO 60 with
MIR. Edmunds on his second resolution that the
Senate shall not confirm until the papers are
supplied. That, 1 think, will either be with.
Der OF Senators, republicans Also who believe
the tennre-of-office law is unconstitutional Mr..
Eyarts took that ground very strongly In the
Johnson impeachment"