Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-12-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Dec. .24, 1894.

presence OF Dig christmas tree IL
the White House and the glee which
Ruth and Esther met him upon his
return from successful hunting trip
"Peace on earth and good will toward
men" is but a meaningless phrase tc
him when he thinks of the democrat
1c members of the House who upset
his plan for the passage Of the crazy
quilt currency bill before the adjourn
ment for the holiday recess, and Sec
Rotary Carlisle has had hard time
making him understand that if vote
had been forced on the currency bill
in the House it would have been beat
en- out of sight, and still harder time
in trying to explain why bill which
he had persuaded Mr.. Cleveland, who
doesn't know any more about finance
than he does about the tariff, to en-
dorse, has had to be abandoned and a
new one substituted for it. In fact,
he has not yet succeeded in the latter
task.
While the substitute for the curren-
cy bill is in the eyes of the republic
ans an Improvement on the original
bill, it is not good enough to receive a
single republican vote. But the very
features which the republicans think
improve the substitute bill will make
it new democratic enemies, particu-
1arly the clause which makes it op-
tional with national banks whether
they will continue their circulation
under the present law, or reorganize
and issue notes under the proposed
system. Another change contained
in the substitute while it may strength
en- the bill with bankers who wish to
issue currency, will weaken the meas
ureb with the people. This is the
striking out of the clause requiring
all of the national banks to guarantee
the currency issued by every national
bank. The very worst feature of the
original bill is retained in the substi-
tute-that providing for the issue of
currency by State banks. That feat
ure is in reality the only excuse for
the whole measure, and is intended |
to placate the South and keep it from
the democratic party. The very de-
cided failure of the administrations
plans has caused the whole business
TO be regarded as farcical, and it is
now considered as very doubtful
whether the House can be forced into .
passing either the present bill or ons
closely resembling it. sf6
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constitutionalty Of the income tax is
to be made. "A bill in equity was filed
in the supreme court of the District
Of Columbia Saturday afternoon by
Messrs. Shellabarger and Wilson and
Ex- Senator Edmunds, on behalf Of
John G. Moore of New York City,
against the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. The object of the bill is to
prevent any steps being taken for the
co1lection of the income tax from GER
tain corporations in which Mr.. Moore |
n stockholder Whatever may be |
Ne decision the case is to be carried
&o the II. S. Supreme Court, from
which it is hoped to get a decision
nekore the government begins to col
Ieot the tax.
The following quotation from a
1Daeoh made by Mr.. McLaurin, a dem
1crc III member of the House from So.
1 611ua Iou the currency bill, bars
NJ R F6Ill the cuckoo feed trough: cit
<4 4d upon the name of democra-
& and bears upon it's face the moral
-. At, = ~, =, roor,o to dominate