The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-21
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL
Y WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec
\A/ 1.-THE financier, public
" and private. has been yery

- N PAAfSeO3 has UVCI NCIy
much in evidence this week in Wash.
lngton, owing to the hearings given by
House committee on Banking and Cur.
rency. Every man who has appeared
before the committee did not have a
currency plan of his own to propose.
although new plans have been plenti.
full, but every man had some objection
to Sc ;retary Carlisle's plan, either as
Il whole or to some of its details. 1t
is doubtful whether the hearings
have strengthened or weakened Secre-
tary Carlisle's plan in Congress. 1t is
taken for granted, from the talk of
members of the committee, that bill
embracing substantially the Carlisle
plan will be reported to the House
before the Christmas adjournment,
but, owing to 80 few members of the
House having committed themselves
either for OF against the plan, it would
be but wild guess to attempt to say
what disposition the House will make
of the bill. But it is not guessing to
say that no bill based on the Carlisle
plan can get through the Senate. A
noteworthy feature of the hearings by
the House committee is the apparent
antagOnlsm of bankers to the Carlisle
plan. There is a suspicion that this
feeling is feigned by the bankers,
believing that their open support would
be certain death to the bill.
According to the gossip of the poll
ticians, the administration does not
expect any currency legislation at this
session of Congress and has merely
pushed the Carlisle plan into promi-
nence as the first step towards making
Secretary Carlisle the administration
candidate for the democratic presiden-
tial nomination in 1896.
Xxx
Senator Sherman stated the Nicar-
aqua canal question in nutshell when
he Said after the speeches of Senators
Morgan and DOlph IN favor of the
pending bill, that all the arguments
which could be made on the subject
had already been made, and that it
was needless to further trespass on the
time of the Senate. The only thing
that bOthers Senator Sherman in con-
nectiOn with the canal is how to dis
pose of the claims of the Maritime
Canal Co., for the work already done
on tile canal. lie says he is not salts
fled with the provisions of the bill now
before the Senate on that subject. He
believes, and the belief is shared by
thousands, that the Maritime Company
would be justly dealt with if the money
it has actually spent OH the canal were
retur. ed to it. That Is just the weak
spot in the whole business. Although
the canal company is hopelessly bank
rupt and its affairs and the little tan
gible property it has are in the hands
OF receiver, the bill proposes to pay
it fancy price for its stock, fran
chise, ETC., and somebody is SO conf
dent that the deal will 60 through that
money Is furnished to maintain an
expensive lobby to push 1t along.
The bill permitting freight pooling
by railroads was passed by the House
by the unexpectedly large vote of 166
to ITO. The populists voted solidly
against the bill, but the democrats and
republicans divided regardless of party
lines, prominent members of both par
ties voting on each side. Friends of
the measure think they can easily push
it through the Senate, but they may
be mistaken. A very few senators
can, under existing rules, prevent
action by the Senate OH any measure.
**x
A. D. Shreve, of Virginia, has
written Secretary Carlisle long letter
accusing him of having reversed his
position on the silver question since
he became member of the cabinet,
and closing thusly: "For many years
have watched your course with jeal-
Gus care, and you have been the bright
est star in my political horizon, at
whose shrine l WAS early taught my
first lessons i'll political economy; but
it is with pain and regret that | see
you in the evening of life turning to
the golden sunset, whose seductive
rays are alluring you from the democ-
racy of Jefferson, and the dark cloud
Which is gathering has 10 silver lining
to cheer and to give hope to the toll
ing Masses"
The Senate officially decided two
very important things this week. By
a vote of p to % it defeated Senator
Gray's motion to take up the sugar
bill, which means that there is to he
no more tariff LEGISLATION Inv fbis Con