Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-12-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom Our Special Correspondents
iWAsHINaToN. D. c.. Dec. q. ,a4

iWAsHINGToN, d. c., Dec. 81, '94.
Mr.. Cleveland has a Christmas gift
in the shape of a big disappointment
awaiting his return to Washington.
When he left on his feathered duck
hunting trip he thought that he had
the Democratic ducks, lame and other
wise, of the House all cooped, and that
the currency hodge podge proposed by
Secretary Carlisle would be passed by
the House before he returned. He had
scarcely got away before the revolt be-.
gan, and it quickly reached such pro-
portions that the House Committee on
Rules did not dare to report q rule lin
iting debate and setting a time to vote
upon the currency bill. So many DEM
ocrats expressed their intention to vote
against such a rule that it was made
plain that with their votes and the solid
Republican and Populist vote of the
House cast against it the rule would be
repudiated by the House, which would
not only have killed the currency bill
but would also have given the Com
mittee on Rules a bad black eye.
The debate on the currency bill is to
go on until Saturday afternoon, when
a recess will be taken until the Sd of
January, when it will be resumed and
continued until a Democratic caucus
decides what is to be done with the bill.
Its best friends admit that the passage
of the bill by the House is very doubt
full, and it is regarded as a certainty
that it a not pass the Senate in its
present shape. The silver men in the
House are at work trying to secure
pledges from a majority in favor Of a
substitute currency bill which will in.
clude the free coinage OF silver. They
say they will not make the attempt un-
less they are certain of success. The
Republicans have given notice that
they will not illibuster against the
bill, but will be willing.to have it voted
upon after a reasonable time has been
devoted to debate.
Hon. ]. A. Kasson, o. Iowa, thus de-
fines national protection, which is now
and always has been advocated by the
Republican party: ut mean legisla-
tive encouragement to the employ ment
of American capital and labor at home
in the development of all our natural
sources of wealth and prosperity, in
stead of sending our capital abroad to
aid in the production of foreign wealth
and 10 pay for foreign labor. 1t means
Legislative security against the depend
ency of the Nation upon foreign coun-
tries for its means of defense, and OF
our people for their necessaries and
comforts of life. 1t legislative
barriers against the exhaustion Of
wealth of the country by sending it
abroad in exchange for perishable arti-
Giles, instead of using it at home in ex.
change for the like articles produced
by American labor from the earth or in
the factory. In the former case both
money and the article it buys are lost
to our country; in the latter, the money
stays at home and goes on buying"
Poor Springer. He is catching it on
all sides, because of his turning a finan-
cial somersault to lead the administra-
ton forces in their fight for the Carl.
isle currency bill, but the unkindest
cut of all came from n of his Illinois
colleagues, who said: "You fellows are
altogether too hard on Mr.. Springer.
It's a pity if 80 able q man as Mr..
Springer can't be permitted to change
his mind as often as cnce in a session
especially as the administration had
not declared itself on this subject last
session."
Ex-senator Malone, of Virginia, ia
still blocking legislation for the cree
ton of a new government printing Of
fee. For four years he has been able
to kill in the Senate all propositions
looking to the purchase of any other
ground than that owned by him, but
not strong enough to get the House ia
endorse the purchase of his ground.
The fight has been renewed, and it will
soon be known whether the victor will
Malone or Congress. If the latter 9
new government printing Office will al
once be begun; if the former, the whole
matter will 20 over to the next Con,
gress and the fight be started fresh mex
year.
The long delayed report Of Admiral
Walker, made public only after it wal