Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-27
Missionary Work Being Done for Il
During the Recess.
DEMOCRATS DREAD AN EXTRA SESSION
Willing to Accept Anything That
Will Get Majority Vote.
LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT

good deal Of missionary work for the
Carlisle financial bill is being done durina
the holidays. An unusually large number
OF the members Of both houses of Com
gress are spending their holidays in Wash.
ington. many Of them having considerable
department work to catch UP with. N
their visits to the departments they are
constantly reminded Of the importance Of
doing something with the financial quesS
ton. Secretary Carlisle never loses an op.
portunity to advocate action and to exert
ell the influence he has upon members OF
the House individually.
Dread Of an Extra Session.
The dread which the democrats gener.
ally have Of an extra session of the Fiftys
fourth Congress being called in the spring
or early summer and Of the President apl
pealing from his own party to the republl.
cans for relief. is being availed of to rec
inforce the arguments in favor of imme.
date legislation. 1t Is said that leading
democrats have been definitely. warned
that If this Congress adjourned without
passing some financial measure extra
session Of the next Congress will certain
ly be called.
In the exigency Of the situation the ad.
ministration is becoming very liberal as to
the char acter of the legislation that would
be accepted, and II Is being urged that u
tne SdTllSle Is not SdClSIdctOfy, pass
anything that q majority can agree on,
but pass something. There has been an
idea that perhaps the measure might b
so modified as to secure to 1t some of the
republican votes. The acceptance of somH
OF Mr.. Walkers suggestions has been reoS
commended as a means Of accomplishing
this.
No Hope of Republican Assistance.
A careful examination into the situation
on the republican side Of the House dis
closes, however. that there is no founda-
ton for a hope that any OF the republicans
can be induced to assist in the passage Of
any sort Of a general financial bill at this
session. Even If the Walker bill were to
be accepted in its entirety by the demo-
Gratis II would probably net draw moro
than half a dozen republican votes. The
republicans have come to a general agree
ment not to take any responsibility for
such legislation as long as they are in the
minority, but to vote solidly against what.
ever the democrats propose. They are
led to take the position IN support of the
proposition which they make that the diff
ficulty at present is not with the money Of
the country. but that IL 10 the new tariff
bill which is drawing the gold out of the
country, running the government into debt
and causing hard times.
How Mr. Lacey Puts 1t.
As Representative Lacey put II, in dis.
with the finances is merely q symptom. II
they will restore the duties to a point
where sufficient revenue to run the govern.
ment will be furnished. the financial dis
turbance will disappear ana there will bs
no financial question to bother us. We re.
pubiioans will be very glad to join them 10
striking at the root Of the evil. We will
vote with them to repeal the Wilson law
and re-enact not the Mckinley duties
throughout, but duties which will furnish
sufficient revenue and suitable protection,
They ought to get back pretty close to the
Mckinley rates for the most part"
Little Encouragement Found.
Feeling in this way, as they do. the rs.
publicans cannot be expected to lend assist.
ance to patching up the situation. The
democrats find, therefore. that whatever II
done, they must do themselves, and that
nothing is to be gained by coeuetting with
the minority. Those who are anxious that
something should be done are ready to take
most any thing that they can get a majority
to agree to vote for. and the recess time 10
being devoted by them to a careful canvass
and hard missionary work. Up TO date lit
tie encouragement has been found.