The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-11
Our Washington Letter.

GeneTal CONFUSION, General DlSLruSJ
and General Disaster are now contend
ing for the control OF the democratic
majority in congress and of the admin
istration. Instead. Of returning from
their holiday in a more united condi-
ton the democrats are, if such a thing
be possible, wider apart on the hnan-
cial question than they were when the
recess adjournment was taken. De
bate was resumed in the house on the
currency bill without any idea Of what
is to be the outcome. The men who
ought to be the leaders of the demo-
Gratis are in doubt not only as to what
they ought to do. but also as to what
following they will have should they
decide upon what to attempt. Some
are advising the holding of a caucus
and others are saying that d caucus
will only aggravate the existing divi-
sion. MIR. Cleveland has lntimated
quite strongly that he has a mind to
send a special message to congress,
pleading for some patriotic, non-parti-
san financial legislation, and his cab
met is understood to be divided as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of such a course on
his part.
The situation has not been improved
by the apparently we~ll-grounded rumor
that MIR. PIerpont Morgan, a New
York banker, had called lpon Mr..
Cleveland, as the representative of the
syndicate of bankers which foated the
last bond issue, and formally requested
that Secretary Carlisle be dismissed
from the head of the treasury depart
ment, On the ground that he has failed
to keep faith with the bankers and that
be lacks the capacity to successfully
handle the financial affairs of the coun.
try. OF course no n expects this to
result in the removal of Secretary Car
Isle, but it has added another compli-
cation to a situation that was already
entirely too much complicated.
Republicans in congress had no hand
In making the present financial mud
die and they do not consider it their
duty to take any part in clearing up
matters. They are at present merely
interested o~nlookers, waiting to see
whether the democrats will be ablo to
produce anything tangible out of the
chaos now prevailing. At present al
though the Carlisle currency bill is
nominalIy before the house for general
debate there is no certainty that it may
not without an hours notice be sue
ceeded by another bill of an entirely
different nature. When the democrats
have shown what sort of a bill they
really intend to try TO pass, if they ever
do, the republicans will be ready to
meet it with a definite declaration,
something that it is at present useless
to make. Among the changes propos-
ed to be made in the Carlisle currency
bill is one for the issue of $780, 900, 900
in 219 cent bonds, to be used for the re-
tirement of the greenbacks and treas
ury notes. 1t is stated Mr.. Cleveland
has endorsed the idea, but he has not
done so publicly.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, thinks
it very doubtful whether the Carlisle
currency bill can be forced through the
house and says of its chance in the
senate: II do not see how it could get
through the senate. The plans which
have been presented SO far are most I'M
satisfactory and will require a thorough
discussion of the best method of
remedying existing conditions before
any bill can be formulated that i'll be
satisfactory, and there isn't time for
that When asked whether there
would be an extra session of congress,
the Sanator said. "Not unlass the de.