The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-12-14
OVR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGToN. ID. C., December 10.
The democrats in Congress have supris
ed everybody including themselves, dur
ing the past week Instead of the bicker
ings which were expected and predicted
bv democrats as well as members of the
other parties, they have been quietly at
work and have actually succeeded in map
ping out a partial pro gram of legislation
which they expect to pass. They held no
caucus in the House, but are acting upon
general consent of the party in pushing
the Fithian free ship bill and the two ap-
preparation billS-pensions and fOrtiica
tions-which have been reported. The
railroad pooling bill. now before the House,
isn't regarded as political measure.
The democrats of the House committee
on Banking and Currency, who were hope
lessly at sea during the last session, have
announced their intention to report cur
rency bill before the hOlidayr recess, and it
is an open secret that it will he very near
to the recommendations made by Secretary
Carlisle and endorsed by President Clevc-
lands meSsage-an extension of national
bank currency and an authorization of
State bank currency under proper safe
guards This week the committee will
grant hearing to- number of prominent
financers. beginin" to dav with Secretary
Carlisle The idea is to get the bill re-
ported before the recess. So that it can be
fully discussed by the public before the re-
assembling of Congress.
The democratic Senators wisely con-
cluded to ignore what they could not
agree upon and instructed the steering COM
mittee to arrange an order of business to
cover the following: bankruptcy bill:
bills for the admission of Arizona and
New Mexico: Nicaragua Canal bill, and a
bill involving the interests of Indian Ter
ritOrv, leaving the question of precedence
to the discretion of the steering commit
tee. These things are very gratifying to
the average democrat. and if they continue
through the session will put the party in
fairly good shape.
1t seems almost pity to point to the
ugly feet of Mr.. Peacock BabcOck when
he is exhibitin" such beautiful tail. en-
bellished in illuminated colors with the
claims of what he accomplished in The late
campaign as Chairman of the republican
Congressional Committee, but the follow
ing conversation between two republican
II. =. bo, - no
corded: Il would like to know said
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, lust
what good the republican campaign COM
mittee did in the late election. l would
like to have some one name the district in
which the committee did anything.
Well replied Representative Powers, OF
Vermont to whom the remark was adj
dressed. 1T did something in HOuk's dis
trict in Tennessee and in Murray's in
South Carolina And in both districts the
republican candidates were beaten Just
So said Mr.. Hepburn. The first time
heard from the committee was a letter say
ing the committee could supply me with
campaign literature and that my check for
a comfortable sum would be acceptable.
The next was letter after the election
saving that in consideration of a Mr.. Nc
KEGS services as Secretary of the commit
tee he ought to be elected clerk of the
next House When the time comes to APP
point another committee | shall recite
these and few other facts and move that
the committee be abolished" Mr.. Bah
cock has been throwing stones at the Nc
kinlev boom.
The principal interest at the Capitol
Monday centcrcd in the room of the com
mttee on ways and means. where Sccre-
tary Carlisle and Com .,trollcr Eckels APP
peared, by invitation, before the House
committee on banking and currency to ex-
plain and advocate the new banking plan
prepared by those two officials and indOr-
sed in the Presidents message The room
was crowded with members of the House
and intense interest was manifested. Sec
rotary Carlisle was examined and cross
examined by the members of the commit
tee. He had the rough draft of a bill in
his possession, but. after his examination.
concluded to revise it in certain particu-
lars before submitting it to the committee
Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Eckels differed some
what as to the details of the proposed bank
ing scheme, but agreed upon the principles
to govern it.
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