St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-24
APPEALS FOR A VETO
CONTINUE TO POUR m UPON THE
PRESIDENT
between the Congressman on the
One Hand and the Great Conn
mercial interests or the Coun-
try on the Other-Thoughtfui
Consideration OF the Matter by
the President.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Probably
because 1t was cabinet day, and there
fore difficult to get the ear of the presi-
dent. there were few congressman at
the White house today. But they have
i'll no degree been relieved as to the fate
of the seigniorage bill, and doubtless
will make up in numbers tomorrow the
omissions of today. The situation at
the White house presents one strong
feature of novelty, in the fact that it
appears to be the scene Of bloodless
battle just now between the congress
men OH the one hand. the large majority
OF whom are urging signing Of the
seign!orage bill, and the great
commercial interests of the coun-
try, for twenty nine out of
every thirty Of the communications
coming from them pray for the veto of
the bill. The congressman have the ad-
vantage of personal presence on the
field, but the other side is in evidence IN
great force in the enormous number of
letters that burden the presidential
mail. and Of telegrams that come so nu-
merously as TO Keep the wires hot and
the White house operator occupied to
his full capacity. These cOmmunica-
tions by mail ana wire are coming from
all parts of the country. and are not. as
might be supposed. altogether of East
ern origin. For instance, today there
were
APPEALS FOR VETO
from Cincinnati, St. Louis, San Fran
cisco and Salem, Or. Virginia has also
Joined in, as was made evident by pro-
tests against the bill from the cotton
factors of Norfolk and the transDorta-
ton interests there. A very thoughtful
presentation of objections to the bill,
coming from Richmond, without doubt
has made some impression upon the
president. Of course it is manifestly
impossible for the president to read
himself, in detail, all of these com
municatiOns. but they are carefully eX-
amined by Mr.. Thurber, and any new
point or suggestion on either side of
the case is brought to the attention of
the president. There are all sorts of
stories afioat as to the presidents dis
position toward the bill, and some have
gone to the length Of reciting that he
If this be true ne hasn'ttaken the mem
bers of the cabinetInto his confidence,
and at the meeting today the subject
was discussed from all points of view,
with distinct impression Ill the minds
of the members OF the cabinet that the
president is still open to conviction. He
has up to and including next Thurs
day-nearIy q week-to make Up his
mind what to do with the bill, and there
are indications That he proposes to use
most of this time in
THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION
of the matter. 1t is certain that he has
committed himself to no man as respects
his action on the bill. When con-
gressman calls to urge the signature of
the bill, he is likely to have put to him
question that diScourages him, but he
soon learns that his colleague who prays
for veto has had precisely similar
experience, and both are left in more
doubt as to the outcome than before
their call. 1t is noticeable that some of
the communications received urging a
veto cOncede that owing to the slow
formation of popular opinion the result
may be temporary party loss at the
polls, but they insist that IN the end the
sound and conservative course they ap-
prove will surely be rewarded by popu-
lar support. This view is strongly ex-
pressed in the communications from
the South, which in cases adjure the
president to follow the line of conduct
pursued by him in making the tariff
issue. The comparatively few appeals
for the signature of the bill. as a rule,
are base d on the plea that it will do no
harm, and is absolutely demanded to
insure party unity and the control of
the next house of representatives.
rumor has found publication to the
effect that the president is about to go
OH fishing trip of few davs, proba-
bly, to WOodmont. Va, but the rumor
can be positively denied.