The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-26

of the Last-Hawaii and the Tariff in
the Senate.
Washington, February 25.-President
Cleveland sailed from Washington this
afternoon at g. 80 in the lighthouse tender
Violet, for duck-shooting trip along
the North Carolina coast. He was ac-
companied by Secretary Gresham and
Capt. Robley D.. Evans, naval secretary
of the light house board. In private
conversation with friendss the President
expressed dissatisfaction with the
present state of affairs in Congress
and elsewhere, and his desire to get away
for time from his disagreeable environ
ments and go where no kilograms could
reach him and no reporters follow him.
He spoke in strong terms of the lack of
unity displayed on all important party
questions. The inactivity of the Senate
on the tariff bill is to him a source of
much conce n, and the apparent deter
mination of the Democrats of the
House to force the coinage sof the silver
signiorage has given him great uneasi-
ness. Added to the party troubles in
New 1Ork, Uut 'OlSSdblSldCUlOu OL
element of the party in Illinois over
local appointments is an unlocked for
complication.
If any doubts have been heretofore
entertained as to the Presidents ottl-
tude on the silver seigniorage oues-
tlon they seem to- be entirelysremoved by
the above and other conversations had
with the President just before his depart-
ure for North Carolina Those who have
recently spoken to the President on the
subject say that when the bond issue was
determined upon, for the purpose of re-
lieving the treasury of its financial em-
barrassment, it was for the very purpose
of avoiding the necessity for the coinage
of the silver seigniorage. Ii the adm1ll-
istration had seen its way clear to the
coinage of the seigniorage, it would have
raised almost as much money as by it's
issue without increasing the public debt
or the annual interest thereon. The
money the President wanted was gold.
not silver. It is generally understood
that Secretary Carlisle, on his visit to
New York to encourage subscriptions to
the bonds, gave assurances that t he adj
ministration was and would be opposed
to the coinage of the silver seigniorage.
Up to that point, subscriptions to the
bonds had Jagged. When all the bonds
were subscribed for, but before the
money was paid in, intimations were re-
ceived from New York, that if there was
any prospect that the silver seigniorage
bill then emerging from the House COM
mittee would become law some of the
largest subscribers to the bonds would
refuse to take them. Then Secretary
Carlisle, it is said, reiterated his oppo-
sition to the silver seigniorage bill, both
in the newspapers and to the committee
on judiciary of the House.
The present week in the Senate
To ba har ~ 1nOIS q tinp hI1t
fertile in action looking to the shaping
of the policy of the party in power on
the tariff question. Three very important
occurrences are expected tomorrow; VIZ:
the presen ntation of the tariff bill to the
Repu blican members of the finance COM
mittee, the meeting of the Democratic
caucus with the same bill rs basis for
discussion in which dissatisfied Demo-
Gratis are expected to be most active,
and the presentation of the report of the
committee ION foreign affairs on the
Hawaiian investigation. 1t is not I'M
likely that in presenting this report, Mr..
Morgan may make a brief speech.
For two weeks Mr.. Bland has unavail-
ingly striven to bring a majority of the
House to the support of his bill to coin
the seigniorage of the silver bullion in
the treasury, OF. at least to induce
majority TO vote upon the question of
closing debate on the measure and thus
bring it before the House for disposition.
Mr.. Bland says the struggle will be kept
up until the bill is voted upon if it
takes all summer. The impression pre-
walls that the necessary quorum will
appear tomorrow or Tuesday. When
ever that shall occur, the fate of the bill
will still be undecided. A prominent
member who has not taken any active
part in the controversy over the bill,
but who voted to consider it. said this
I1ob Ion. hn
can be passed, even if quorum be
secured to act upon it. In my opionion
it certainly will not be until it is radi-
cally changed. If the Republicans will
vote with the Democrats opposed to the
bill in its present form, it can be shorn
of it's most Objectionable features. The
first section can be changed to permit the
issue of certificates against the seignlor-
age only so fast as it shall be coined.
With the present mint facilities, this
would amount to about two millions
month, distributing the issue over near
ly two and half years. The second
section can be stricken out altogether.
The proposition to incorporate authority
to issue bonds in the bill will not be
adopted. With the changes suggested
the bill will probably be passed, but not
otherwise. "
nnThes ublican programme seems to
be to flllbuster against the measure, even
after the presence of Il quorum Is
secured. The committees on rules expect
to be called upon then for an order to
limit debate andstake vote. Whenever
the bill is disposed OF, the election cases
of O'Neill VS.. Joy, in the eleventh
Missouri district, and English VS.. Hill
born, in the fourth California district
in both of which the committee reported
in favor Of ousting the seated mem bers,
Joy and Hilborn, will be taken up.
Afterwards the appropriation bills will
be brought forward. There are five of
these on the calendar already, and four
Others, the rivers and harbors, naval
postal and diplomatic and consular,
are practically completed ana ready for
report at any time.
The Pension List.
Washington, February a The follow
ing Maine people were granted pensions
today;
Brooks, Waldo; Jacob ". Eastman
(father) Belfast, Waldo.
For Monetary Conference.
Washington, February 25.-Statements
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