New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11
AGAINST THE BLAND BILL.
r,,n, IMITATION SCHEME OPPOSED BY
SECRETARY CARLISLE.
- ruor,cur THAT HE REPRESENTS THE
PRESIDENTS VIEWS. AND THE MEASURE
IF PASSED WILL BE vEToED-HlS
ACTION ALSO A CRITICISM OF
HIS PARTY's COURSE ON
THE TARIFF
fay TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRlBrXR1

renort of Secretary Carlisies s'a'e'i'e"'' '0io'e
cha House Committee on the Junic'a'S' 'he
ol,ent and important features OF WHICH were
set forth In these dispatches some time ago.
,o,rlv and strongly indicates his opposition 10
,he irritation bill now pending III the House Oh
Ranresen. atives. and probably Justlhes the De-
uef held by many of its opponents IN congress
that if the measure in its present form shoulu
,s 18th branches. and be sert to the Presi-
ar. Il would encounter veto MI Iarlsle
,s NOT opposed to abstractine the so-calied
"seieniorage" from the store of silver builoh helo
&, trust by the Government as security for the
r,rsosnrv notes issued to pay for 1t. but he Is
r,,osod 10 issuing certificates or any other form
- ohugation thereon faster than the seign-
forage" bullion is coined He is also known to
no opposed to depriving the Secretary OF the
Treasury Of the right TO exercise his own DIS
c~etion in regard 10 the coinage OF 'he ao-
stracted bullion, and he is also opposed 10 the
proposition to coin the rest of the pulnoh IN the
Treasury and retire the Treasury notes and Is
sue silver certificates in their stead.
Moreover. Secretary Carlisle has frequently
and emphatically declared that. although the
Treasury is suffering from a dearth oi money
the country is not, for there is already more cur
rency than is required 10 do the business OF
+he country In fact everything that the Sec
amounts virtually to a severe criticism Of the
fatuous action of the Democratic majority OF
.ba Committee on Ways and Means in framing
hill which will still further deplete the already
impaired resources of the Treasury, and OF the
Democratic majority in the House of Representa-
tives for passing such measure.
THE DEMOCRATIC RECORD UNALTERABLY FINED.
The prediction made by Colonel William X.
%forrison months ago that unless means SnOulu
he found 10 increase the revenues, an increase or
the interest bearing public debt would be IN
evitabe has already been fulfilled and the
Cuckoo" Democrats who criticised him then nave
since voted for further shrinkage OF the rev.
enues and have appauded an Increase OF s'o'ooV'-
00o in the principal and s.5OOOOO year in the IN
terest charge Of the public debt. Whatever FORM
the tariff and internal revenue bill may assume
before il reaches the President these are ac-
complished acts of the party in power ana 'ha'
parry is powerless To undo them
l. is apparent from the tone Of the speeches
already made in support OF the penang Dlil ds ds
we'll from the remarks OF us adTocaJea IL
pr,vate conversation. that the Popullst-Denlo
Gratis who constitute the majority III lhc ii"usT
of Representatives, If not In the senate also. VIII
not rest content even with the passage and ap-
proval Of that measure in its present 1orln ana
there is no ground upon which 10 base hoPc
that they will not force the consideration Oh an
out-and-out free coinage bill, ana, II POSSIBLE lts
nassaoa OF course the prospect of their success
seerns to be less favorable now than IL wouin
have been If the free coinage amendment 70 'he
silver Repeal bill had not been defeated by so
big majority last August That majority
however was twenty-eight less than the majority
in favor Of the Repeal bil! ana as M mas as. neT'n
Gratis who voted for the consideration oi tle
pending bill on Wednesday and THURSDAY OF tlls
week and who voted for unconditional repeai IN IN
August had voted against repeal then, the bill
would have been defeated by majority OF thir-
teen votes.
ALWAYS READY TO VOTE FOR SILVER
Facts like these give encouragement to Bland
and his followers whose desire 10 drive the conn-
try to a silver basis is strong as II ever was
The Populist- Democratic majority In the present
House Of Representatives can be depended on
to do the worst possible thing IN its power III
LEGISLATION affecting the money and finances OF
the country as IT has already done In CUSTOMS
and internal revenue legislation. AZ the period
=, conventions to nominate candidates for Con-
gress draws nearer the Populist-Deinocrats'
asnecisllv those who were driven TO vote Tor the
Repeal bill last summer. grew more eager DAY
nv day for an opportunity to vote for some SOFT
of a coinage or currency bill that, as one W est
ern Democrat expressed In conversation WIN
Tribune correspondent YESTERDAY; WIN tho Wilson
the curse Of the votes we cast LOT I the nmn Ta1o
Repeal bill few months ago. Another Dei,,U pto :
cratic Representative from the west upon ouiis .
asked Yesterday by RepuDEcdh 10 pan VIZ VIZ.
hin, for q few days, expressed his regret 'ha'
q would be impossible for him 10 40 so, 49,.
"Why" said the Republican. you are III ia'o'
vi ..That 1r is very true" replied the Democrat
.,,t vo,, see my people have been cursng IN,
ever since last August for my w V9ee III l"oD onoy
unconditional repeal and If miss any opROa Sa,
tunity TO vote for silver this session so"'T o,ii I
man will be nominated in my district. s.id, ii
have pretty hard shedding any way, ana !. WI WI
not do for me TO be absent or palred III idNv'
Of any silver legislation that may be broueh
forward"