The Progress., 1894-12-08
VERY INTERESTING LETTER FROM 1ht
CAPITAL.
Congress ia Brief up to 0ate-C'eve'and
and Carlisle Agree on financial
Reform,
Cr,.,cism Of rromineut CoaGressmc"
withheld,
trrau, our Regular CORRESPONDENCE

The greater the number " Senators
and REPRESENTATIVES, with whom you
talk .hr more apparent becomes the
fact that finance Is the all absorbing
Question " the hour. aud also that
there is next to no hone that ANYTHING
Of any Importance In that line can he
accomplished at this session. owl"E to
the existing diferences Of opinion IS
to what should be done. although Pres.
ident Cleveland endorses in his annual
message 70 Congress Sec. Carllsle'S
scheme tor financial reform. neither
OF them have the slightest idea that it
will b. accented A. whole by Congress.
The mos, either OF them hone for. ac-
corning to my information. is that
some sort Of q financial measure may
he agreed upon which embrace some OF
the features recommended BY Secretary
Carlisle. In this connection It may be
stated that q movement Is on among
conservative men in all the parties.
having for its object some sort of a
compromise financial measure that will
be supported by majority Of the
House and Senate: that will make it
impossible for the great monied inter
ests to force the government to issue
bonds whenever desired. aud will at
the same time secure the presidents
signature, or at any rate escape his
veto. Whether this eau be dcue is
questionable. Some Of the shrewdest
and most experienced men 10 Congress,
who themselves hold radical views one
way or the other, declare it is impcss,-
BILE. But your correspondent has long
AGO come to the conclusion that moth
ing congressional Is impossible. 1t is
only getting Il. 1t the righ, way tina. is
difficult.
The opening of Congress WAS Quieter
than usual and the attendance smaller.
both on the heor of the House aud
Senate aud in the galleries The pub
lie seemed to know that the spectacular
tart Of the session would no. begin
until after the opening tormalities,
when they are expected to become fas.
and furious. unless some Of the more
turbulent spirits can be controlled in
some manner.
The sugar trust may discover that i.
made \ serious mistake in shutting
down its retineries and throwing sew.
eral Thousand men out Of employ I
at the beginning Of the winter. That
| il WAS doue to make the country be.
lieve that the business Of the trust was
poor aud to furnish the Senate an ex.
cuse for not passing the bill. already
passed BY the House. putting sugar on
the free list, is SO appareus that /, NAV,
instead of preventing. result in the
passing Of the free sugar bill BY the
Senate. Certain it is that men who
favored letting the whole tariff alone
during this session Of Congress are.
siuce the lnhuman action Of the trust
which Is said TO have made = profit Of
more than 90, oO0, 600 since the FIRST o.
last January, earnestly advocating the
early passage by the Senate of the free
sugar bill. But even with this in.
creased sentiment in favor Of free suga,
and the destruction OF the trust, |,
would not be safe to predict the passags
of the free sugar bill by ~ Senate
There are u,en in the Seuste who an
really and conscientioasly opposed t,
trusts, but they do not Include all tn,
Senate who publicly talk agains, trust.
and monopolles nor has past expert
ence shown them to he uuuereu.
caeush II control the Senate wher
there is q real opportunity to iulurs
some trust, although they do so easil,
when some alleged antitrust measurs
the present law for iustance-is u,
for action.
Senator Palmer, Of Illinois. who /.
hsnaself opposed TO the free coinage o
silver. expresses the belief that a fire,
coinage bill will be passed at this &c.
siou. notwithstanding the efforts Of Ii.
administration to prevent It aud tina
Ii will be vetoed by President Cleveland
IL may not be amiss TO mention thu
Senator Paimer's record ~ a leeisla
ture prophet has not been . successful
one.
Senator Teller. whose silver .enti
menss are known to all. says: 1--WE
have very little assurance, If anv, ths
shis Congress, or even the next will d,
lanything for silver. There will b,
many plans brought forward relating I,
the currency aud its revision. aud Their,
will be much severe criticism Of .h,
administration for It's responsible con
duct In issuing bends. l am cer.ai,
that the so-cslled Baltimore plan viii
never meet the situation. II isa yer,
n