Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-10-19
Washington Letter.
(From our regular Correspondent

that will receive the vote of every
democratic Senator been as bright rs
it is at this writing. The failure OF
the attempt to compel the Senate to
vote by holding continuous session,
which was foregone conclusion, has
convinced those democratic Senators
who were pledged TO do their best to
secure the passage OF the Voorhees,
bill that unconditional repeal is under
present circumstances an impossibilIty
and they are for the first time taking
part in conferences held for the pur-
pose of reaching an agreement upon
compromise that can be passed as a
distinctively democratic measure, and
there are the best of reasons for the
prediction that such n measure will
this week be passed by the Senate.
President Cleveland il not taking
any part in these conferences. He is
still firm in his belief that uncondi-
tional repeal would be the best thing,
but he will not veto any compromise
which meets the approval of the dem
| ocrats in the Senate and House, as any
compromise will necessarily include
the vicious purchasing clause OF the
Sherman law, and probably the au-
thority for an issue of bonds to streng-
then the gold reserve. The indication
are that it will also include the repeal
OF the tax on State bank currency.
Secretary Carlisle is reported to have
given his opinion as to compromise
that would be approved by President
Cleveland and it includes these propo-
sitions.
Laying aside personal opinions and
looking at the matter from q STRICTLY
political point of view it must at once
be apparent to those familiar with
| public sentiment in the west and south
that it will be much better for the dem
ocratic party to grant some recogni-
islation than to ignore it. Without
votes from those sections the party
can neither elect a President nor con-
troll Congress.
All Of the Ohio republican members
, OF the House have been called home to
help Mckinley, who for some reason
has become very much alarmed at the
outlook. Democrats in Congress do
not forget that Ohio is under ordinary
circumstances a republican state. but
their private advices are certainly very
favorable of late to the democrats.
The Democrats of the House are set
ting the democratic Senators good
example in keeping together. Not
withs.anding the efforts Of the rspub-
licans to create dissension among the
House democrats over the fucker bill
for the repeal Of the obnoxious federal
election laws, that bill was passed on
schedule time and it received the votes
OF every democrat present as we'll as
those of the populists. The House
then took up the McCreary bill amend
Ing the Geary Chinese exclusion act.
which would have been passed last
! week If more members than were ex-
pected had not desired to make speech
es thereon, causing the taking of q
vote to be postponed until this after
| noon.
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The democratic Congress has one
opportunity to bring about great re-
form. and at the same time save very
large sum OF money, that should not
be neglected. 1t Is fact well known
to all who have ever had any consid-
cradle business with the Treasury de-
partment that there is an unnecessary
amount OF red tape in its method of
dealing with accounts involving the
expenditure OF money. This is not
the fault of individuals but OF the alb
surd system which compels duplica-
ton OF all the work done In connection
with every account which passes
through the Offices Of five out OF the
six auditors OF the Treasury. To du-
plicate the work the clerical force is
also necessarily duplicated. It. Is not
a good argument to say that this du-
p cation Is n necessary safe guard,
because the work OF the Sixth Audi
tors office. which handles all OF the
post office accounts, and which has
long enjoyed the reputation of being
conducted under thorough business
system. is not duplicated. being OF
itself final settlement OF the accounts
upon which It passes. 1t is probable
that the joint Congressional committee
now Investigating the work and meth
DDS OF the various departments will
recommend that all of the bureaus OF
the Treasury department which exist
merely for the purpose of duplicating