The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-18
FATE IN DOUBT.
CarlisIe's Currency Bill Will
Meet With Opposition.
The State Bank Provision Will Lead
to a Test Of Strength.


% be rushed through the house without
thorough Investigation. They think that
ample tino should be allowed for the con-
sidcration OF "A measure which proposes to
reconstruct the entire banking system Of
the country.
Chairman Springer only secured bare
majority TO report IL TO the house. There
are at least two Democratic members OF
the committee who believe that the bill
should be amended In several particulars.
The vote, IL Is understood. does not bind
members OF the committee touching their
action In the house when the bill shall be
taken up for consideration.
IL Is customary when bill Is fnvorably
reported for tho majority which directed
the report to stand by the action OF the
committee and resist all material amend
mcnts offered bat In this case the rule
will be suspended and any member Is at
liberty to offer amendments in the house
aud to vote against the final passage OF
the bill II he should SO desire.
There Is a strong desire on the part OF
the majority 70 pass the bill before holiday
adjournment. Secretary Carlisle thinks
a. very important that the measure should
be disposed OF by tho end OF this week.
The time proposed for debate Is regarded
rs ample, Ia Wow OF the Important and
valuable testimony taken last week and
which will be printed in time To be avail
able In the coming debate
Many Amendms nts Ready.
There are large number of amend
ments prepared. which will be offered at
the proper time, and when they arc in or
der. The first. which Is the most impor-
tant, will be to strike ont the state bank
provision. This will receive nearly the
solid Republican vote, and the vote OF
number of Democrats; I'm fact, IL will be
the test OF the strength OF the bill.
Another will be AN authorization to the
secretary OF the treasury 20 issue suffi-
cient amount OF low-interest bonds TO re-
deem tho outstanding greenbacks and
treasury notes OF 1890 which are now so
great a source OF trouble to the treasury,
as they arc used In depicting it of its sup
ply OF gold. 1t Is understood that the ad-
ministration approves OF this latter amend
ment.
lu is pretty safe TO predict, however,
that neither Of these amendments will be
adopted. 1t Is believed by the president
and his advisers, as we'll as by many Of
his friends in both houses, that the pro-
posed bond issue would go far towards
solving the entire financial trouble of the
government.
10 vote on Jan. ..
Speaker Crisp and his associates on the
house committee ON rules have decided on
special rule by which Secretary Car
isles bill for currency revision will be de-
bated and voted on In the house The
original purpose OF securing a vote before
the holiday was given up.
Instead OF that, 1t was arranged that the
RenurHt tctHrg should begin today and
continue until the recess ut the end Of the
week. When congress reassombles Jan.
3, the currency debate will be resumed
the 4th and 9th being given TO debate un-
der the fivc-minute rule The vote will
probably be taken on Monday, Jan. z, at
noon.
To Protect Forests.
The bill TO protect forest reservations
which was bone of contention during
the last session. and which has twice been
under discussion during the present ses-
sion, was finally passed yes erday under
suspension OF the rules Tho motion to
suspend the rules rendered the opposition
helpless TO prevent n vote, and as the bill
secured the necessary two.thirds, it was
passed.
The bill provides that no public forest
reservation shall be established, except TO
improve and protect the forest for the
purpose Of securing favorable conditions
OF water flow. 1t gives tho secretary of
the interior authority to make regulations
for protection against fire and depreda-
tion. It also gives him authority 10 pre-
scribe regulations under which such dead
or maturcd trees mny be removed as may
bo necessary To preserve the remaining
timber.
- Under this authority he Is empowered
10 sell such timber in limited quantities.
lie Is authorized 60 make detail of the
troops for tho protection OF reservations.
The bill further provides for the restora-
tion of agriculture and mineral lands in
forest reservations to the public domain.
The remainder of the day was devoted
10 the army appropriation bill The bill
reduced the number of paymastcrs I'm the
army BY 1ye and tho number OF captains
in the sussonanco department by four,
and has transferred the Fort Leavcnworth
military prison TO the department of JUS
tice. The bill was passed without amend
mcnts.
Conversational Doings.
Moro than three hours OF the session OF
the senate were occupied in the discussion
of the NicGFa uan canal bill Mr. PETER
favored tho mcasuru under certain condi-
tions, but was opposed TO issuing bonds
payable In gold To raise the money re-
luired NJ squire declared uncquivo-
,ally In favor of the construction uf the
rinol while Nc. Turpc. though approx.
Ing "a canal. expressed his decided opposi-
tion 90 ric p,ndng bill. Mr. KYLE sub
mittci souir remarks I'm behalf OF the bill
vnd tho establishing Of national univer-
s;y at Washington.
Senator Eawlcy introduced bill for the
roorgan zniion and Increase Of the army
IL ptoyides n battnlion of en0incpra "a
now organiEcd-l0 regiments OF cavalry.
flyo regiments of artillery and 20 reg.
ments OF infantry
The bill also provides that there shall bo
one colonel aud one Lieutenant colonel,
one adjutant and one quartermaster In
the cavalry aud infantry regiments, and
allots only two majors to the infantry and
cavalry companies, while " gives the ar
tillerv conpanies three ntaiors The nresi.