Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-12-14

day, he says the committee will be-
fore the holidays report a currency
bill to the House, and that it will
be along the line proposed by
Carlisle and endorsed 10y
Mr.. Cleveland. This week is to
be devoted by the committee to
hearings, the list including Secre-
tary Carlisle. Controller Eckels
and a number of Bankers. Secre-
tary Carlisle has at the request of
the committee submitted a rough
draft of the bill giving his ideas OF
what it ought to he in order to car
ry out his recommendations.
Whether this bill can pass the
House after it is reported will de-
pend largely upon the attitude of
Speaker Crisp who denominated
the committee on rules. which
must report an order limiting de-
bate thereon, if it is to have any
chance for getting thereon.
Mr. Catchings, of Miss.
is the only member of the com
mittee on Rules who has publicly
committed himself to the Carlisle
Cleveland plan.
The caucus of democratic Sena-
tors includeda a Currency bill" in
It's directions to the steering COM
mittee to provide an order of bust
ness for the session. but hat is a
long ways from an indication
that the democratic Senators are
ready to accept whatever currency
bill the House may pass and send
over. Those who are disposed to
believe that the Senate will pass a
House currency bill without amend
ment should turn their memory
back to the Wilson tariff bill for
a few minutes. But even if the
democrats were willing to accept
a House bill that would make no
difference in the result. The de-
clslon not to change the rules of
the Senate leaves the decision as
to what bill shall pass the senate in
the hands of the republican Sena-
tors, who are not likely to favor
hurried legislature on such an i'm
portant question as the currency
OF the country. The other bills
named by the democratic caucus
were those for the admission of
Arizona and Now Mexico; Nicara-
qua Canal; Bankruptcy, and the
Indian Territory bill.
The administration is pulling
all the wires at its disposal to
force the free ship bill through
Congress. 1t would throttle an
other American industry-ship-
building. 1t is claimed by the
of the bill, who consist
of misguided democrats
and the paid representatives of the
English shipbuilders, that it will
certainly be passed by the House
at this session; but that claim is
at best a very doubtful one. III
however. the bill should get the
support of the committee on rules.
which it must have to get passed
by the House, there is not the
possibility that it can get
the Senate. Just why
Alr. Cleveland and his administra-
ion should have lent themselves
o the support of this bill is one
'f the numerous things which are
to understand, assuming
hem to be entitled to the honesty |
Ind patriotism they claim.
The attorneys of H. L. Preston.
of Kansas City paper
c l.. Trevitt, of Washington, and
/. l.. Strohm, of Kansas City,,
lave filed bill in equity against
ohm Wedderburn, manager of the
'res Claim Co., of Washington.
nd W r, Hearst, of the Exami-
Ell Claims Bureau" asking for
ne cancellation of contract made
18th the said Press Claim Co..
Y Preston; because of mirsepre-
and that Preston be
aid $50 for advertising the COZ
ern. The attorneys say there
ill he some revelations OF inter
st to publishers having similar
with the Press Claims
O., when the salt is tried.
4 Birthday Dinner.