The Lake Charles echo., 1893-08-18
WASHINGTON LETTER,
From our regular correspondent
Mashlngton, D. G. Aul

" AEIAuEbDuB ~ ~ mug AtF A'7Fg'
President ClevelanI's mersag- 10
has been as closely SEEDED
a. any similar document ever Wa, h1
of cOugress and II Is sevrdrn
that II is go'ng to be powerful iaCl"r
N the financial Legislation of lL"
.ession. 1t apparently Opposes thr
ideas of many Democrats III bot.
bonse and senate, iIsl as hrs celebrated
tariff message of 1857 did, bnt honest
and conscientious belief is couspi cn'us
10 every sentence of it. Aud th'
opposition to what are known a. silver
Democrats is more apparent than real.
for they all agree with the presidents
recommendation for the repeal Of the
silver purchasing olanse--0f the Su"r
man law, only differing as 10 what
shall be substituted. The ne,s T. &
recommends the repeal and leaves III,
question of a substitute TO The Wisdom
of Congress, and nine.tenlhs of II~
Democrats are certain that the recon
mendatlon as 10 reprai will be tolIowrd,
and that other financial legislation,
which will be equally satisfactory I"
/ the silver Democrats and to PTesLdrD,
Cleveland, will be agreed upon by the
| Democrats ID both house aud 'natt
aud that tue persistent rffOrts 0. lht
| R~pubhcans to spIit the DemoH tnc
party on The silver question will LdD
Acting 90 the MAXIM quoted IL tn
presidenl's message "Hc gives lwiC,
who gives quickly" the D-mocral, in
the house, both silver and auii-sII1"l
men, are trying to reach an agFeeuro
10 take up and decide the slhr
question without waiting for Tie
appointment of committees and ln'
tdoption Of rules. l. will be easy Il
AXE the matter up without an agrc
mrn', only a mai 'rlty vote being Ir
quIred, bnt if an agreement can b.
reached upon Just what is TO be yCicr
upon aud how much time is 10 U
given 10 discussion much time vii
Oe saved that would necessarily b
wasled # no agreement is made, /
say nothing of this possibility U
endless filiIbusreriDg.
The sIiVermen have in caucus Dc
Gided TO vote for the repeal Of Ib
purchasing clause Of the Sherman law
If the bail for It's repeal provides 10
the flee Coinage of silver on such
cato rs will provide and maintain III
parity between gold aud silver. HI
TACT that 10 paTtlcuiar ratio is mention
ID Is significant. Il means that IL
caucus Of silver D mpcrals did u
believe it possible To Ouccerd in mair
aiming the present ratio of l6 10 / an
that they are wiling to Increase ID
ratio,
1t is now claimed that careful po
, of the bouse, made this week, show
: \ majority of 35 10 favor of the rePe'
q. # tne purchasing clanse Of the She
manlaw. The senate is more dOub
Iul, and it is much mofe difficult t
ascertain how senators whose position
are not clearly defined whl vole, br
strong eff,lris are now being made I
bring the Democratic senatoFs Iogsihe
aud the indications point TO success
A cansus of Democratic senators lifi
seek appointed committee of Ave-
Gorman, Ransom, Gray, Voorhees,, 40
Black consider and report
plan with that eud in view, Repnl
ieans, uniDlenlionally, of e0urs
added largely 10 the probability {
united Democratic action 10 II
senate by their attempts % NAL
{ pnlllical capital, which We're pFompll
! and properly rebnked by ssnator Go
!. man, out Of the plesFnt financial silni
iion. The senate committee On fiaanc
of which Senator YoThees is ehaiFma
I held its frst meeting yesterday Tt
q committee did not lack fyr 5asinel
+ elIher, as more than score of fiaaI
eiai bills which have been luirodues
ID The senate nave been referred
that committee. A majority of ii
committee are bimelalisis, bat SON
p ut the most prominent offhem, ineluI
i iBg The chsinnan, have deelHed We
belief n the viclonaness 0f the Sic
maa law ana Iheir Willingness to ys
i for its uneondigiona repeal Tl
senate IS naturally deliberate 10 al !
!, aetIous. So Il will not be safpfising
!. lhe house takes mp the silver questl,
before this n0mmiitea REPORTS ! bill
q the senate. The iesolation Of Senai
fsndue al Fnr1p hifi faiup 3irreftf