The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-12-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


If proof were needed that the admins
tration stands ready to meet Congress
more than halfway on any proposition
looking towards currency reform, it was
yiven by the readiness with which Sccrc-
tarv Carlisle agreed to the substitute for
his bill proposed by the democratic MEM
bcrS of the House Committee on Banking
and Currency. The principal differences
between the substitute and the original
bill are that national banks will have the
option of continuing to do business under
their present charters until they expire or
of rcorganlZiny under the new law, and
that they are only responsible for the re
dcmption of the notes issued to the cN
tent of their quota to the safety fund pro
vided for that purpose.
The bill will probably he further amend
ed before it is brought to a vote in the
House. as the present expectation is that
Il democratic caucus will be held within Il
day or two of the rcaSScmblin- of Congress
for the express purpose OF actin" upon the
bill and any proposed Chair
man Springer. who is in charge of the bill.
says: Il feel that most of the objections
have been overcome by the substitute and
think we will have a safe majority for
the bill Representative Bland of Miss
ouri is one of the democrats who do not
think the bill will pass. He says he in
tends to offer his bill providing for the is
sue of coin and coin notes by the govern
ment as Il substitute.
Representative McCrcarv. of Kentucky,
who has long ago demonstrated his right
to position in the front rank of the lev
clhcaded men of the House, saws of the
currency reform bill: There are some
things in the measure which | like. and
many which do not approve. but take
the position that if the Secretary of the
Treasury and members of the Banking and
Currency Committee say that this is Il step
in the right direction. am going to vote
for it. think the democrats ought to
stand together us a party upon measure
which the administration endorses have
no idea that the bill will pass the Senate
but want To see the House do its duty
My own idea is. that when. in the last DAYS
of the session it becomes apparent that
there can be no financial legislation. both
Houses will agree to Il monetary commits
sion. such as | suggested in a bill intro
duced sometime ago
1t is said thai Senator Sherman. whose
thriftineSs has never been excelled by any
man in public life. owns One-half of the
square of ground which bill introduced
by Senator Quay proposes to purchase for
81 ,0O0.0 to be used as IA site for res
idencc to lie erected for the President
of the United States. There is no doubt
about the President needing residence
but there is much about the passage of
Senator Quay's bill
President Cleveland returned from his
huntin" trip feeling Splendidly and loaded
down with ducks. some of which will gar
niSh the Christmas tables of every member
of the Cabinet and of Il few personal
friends He was delighted with the South
Carolinian> he met and expresses the wish
tl.at he may en- iov other trips to the same
vicinity He found the White House alive
with preparations for the Christmas tree
entertainment that little Ruth and Esther
are to give to few of their little friends
The democrats of the House have no
reason to feel ashamed of the record of
their work during the first three weeks of
the session. They have passed three of
the regular appropriation bills and num-
her of minor bills and have devoted five
DAYS toa discussion of currency reform.
The Senate has done very little and the
little II has done Is not apparent to the
public. a. it consists mostly of preliminary
work on appropriation and other bills
Some of cNSpcakrr Reeds friends say
that he considers himself fl in the lead in
the race for the republican Presidential
nomination. and that he has II" fear of
either Harrison or Mckinley, but
thinks he may he defeated by some
dark horse such az senator Allison or Gov
crnor Morton. Democrats would prefer
the nomination of either of the first three
men. if they had any say in it. Either of
them would be easier to beat than Allison
or Norton because of enemies in their
own party
Chairman Wilson of the House WAYS |
and Means "mmittcc. expects that his bill !
Tor the repeal of the ditfcrcntal duty i'm |
posed on sugar imported from those coun-
tries which pay an export bounty. will be |
reported to the House and passed soon |
after the recess This i the duty that
Germany claims to be Il violation of the /
most favored nation" clause of the treaty /
with this country. and which many believe
to be partially. if not wholly. responsible /
for the action Germany has taken and has
caused Denmark To take against American
meat. There is little doubt that this bill .
ought To speedily become II law but a.
Senator George said of what the Senate
would do after the recess. the business
transacted will he what Il small minority