The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-04
THEIR OPINIONS.

How the Message Was Received by the
Lenders = Yarlous Comments by Con.
Ersssmen.,
wAsHrsoroS, Dec. S,-spoaksr Crisp
said he had no opportunity to examine
the message carefully, owing to the FREE
uuent interruptions, and was not pre-
pared to express an opinion until he
had done so.
Mr.. Wilson. chairman Of the ways
and means committee, expressed great
qualification over the Presidents vigor-
Gus recommendation Of the free coal
and iron bills sent to the senate, and
his endorsement OF the recommendation
for the abolition OF the ditterential on
refined sugar.
Geneneral Tracey. Democrat, OF New
York, said ne would favor some
sort Of banking scheme as suggested
by the President, which would divorce
the issue OF circulating notes from
the government, but he did not think
any financial legislation would be en-
acted by this Congress.
Mr.. 0uthwaite. Democrat, Ohio, said
It was an able presentation OF the
state OF government affairs, and pariic-
ularly commended the Presidents rec
ommendation for striking out the DIFF
ferential on refined sugar.
Mr.. Harter, Democrat, Ohio, charac-
terized the Presidents banking scheme
as a good, long step in the right direc-
ton, but personally he thought he
ought to go further. The government,
in his opinion, ought not to guarantee
the payment OF national bank notes or
OF any corporation. The notes OF a
bank were as safe without as with the
government guarantee. He expressed
his regret that the President had not
suggested plan for the gradual with
drawal OF the greenbacks.
Mr.. Springer, Democrat, Illinois, said
the presidents message is largely de-
voted to routine recommendations in
reference to the business OF the depart
ments. In reference to tariff his suggest
ions are wise and timely. He does not
recommend any general Legislation, but
merely the correction OF some OF tho
defects OF the tariff law OF last session.
Senator Blanchard, Democrat, Lou
isiana, said: 81 approve OF the state
bank recommendation. l am opposed
to the repeal of one-eighth and ono.
tenth OF cont diferential on sugar Tor
the reason that seventy-four per cent OF
seven million pounds OF sugar produced
in Louisiana shares in the diderentlal."
Senator Villas, Democrat, Wisconsin:
ut is good business message"
Senator Chandler, Republican, New
Hampshire, said: "The message 10 a
very commonplace document. 1t ig-
nores tho TACT that we have a great sil-
yer question on hand, and it almost ig-
nores the tariff question except in refer
ence to the 'pop-guh' bills, and in max
ing the absurd proposition OF admitting
free ships in order to help American
shipping. That is about all there is to
the message. beyond recital OF depart.
mental routine"
Representative Reed, OF Maine, de.
clared he had nothing to say with re-
gard to the message, and Mr.. Burrows,
OF Michigan, had no comment to make.
Regarding that portion OF the message
relating to foreign aftairs. Representa-
tive Storer, OF Ohio, said it impressed
him as being OF great vagueness on
every subject OF real interest to the
government. Mr.. Storer continuing,
said: mo mention is made whatever
Of the construction OF the Nicaragua
canal, although a year ago the Presl.
dent heartily favored the project and
still great space is given to superficial
review Of the entanglements between
Nicaragua and the Mosquito country,
as to which our only national interest
lies in the fact that Btuefelds, If made
British port, would command any
canal they build over the Nicaraguan
route"
Representative Dalzell, OF Pennsyl-
yania, said IN part: 1.-THE President
either has not heard as yet of the cleo
tons that recently took place, or does
not think they are OF any special signi-
fcance. There is absolutely nothing
nav in the message"
Of the Democratic members OF the
senate committee OH finance, Senators
Voorhees,, Harris and Vest asked to be
excused from expressing any opinion
on the financial view advanced by the
President, and Senator Jones, OF Arkan-
sas, would only repeat what he had
heretofore said, that he did not believe
that any financial legislation would be
possible during the present session.
Republican members Of the committee
we're almost rs much disinclined to talk
as their Democratic colleagues. Sena-
tor Sherman wouid 20 no further than
to say the message contained nothing
striking.
Senator German, while defining to
directly discuss the recommendations OF
the message, said that at tho short Sos
sion that was now beginning action
would depend largely upon the willing
ness of the Republicans to permit any
thing to be done.
Senator Rrice, Democrat, Of Ohio,
said: "There are, l believe, thirty
eight pages OF the message, OF which
thirty.seven are figures, while the re-
naming page is given up to urging the
adoption OF tho Baltimore financial
plan. | have not had time to verify the
figures, but us for the Baltimore plan, it
strikes me as a pure dream. Its adop-
ton would certainly demoralize the
finances OF the country"