Evening journal., 1895-01-10
SENATE TO TRY II NOW
Democrats Of That Body May
Frame a Currency Measure.
DEFEAT OF TEE CARLISLE BILL

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 There is much
speculation today as to what will be done
now that the CARLISLE currency bill which
had been under debate Ia the house foi
about two weeks, has been ditched Il
had not strength enough to surmount the
FIRST parliamentary obstacles placed in it,
path
The committee on rules, in obedience to
the decree Of the Democratic caucus on
Monday, brought IN an order to close gen
eral debate and proceed under the five
minute rule until Saturday, when the
final vote should be taken, but the sup
porters Of the bill showed lamentable
weakness.
They were unable to order the previous
question, the demand therefor being refus.
ed, first by a rising vote Of 9e to l01 and
then on yea and nay vote by 1874 to l29.
The advocates of the bill were dunn.
founded whom they discovered that they
had been beaten in the preliminary skir.
mish, and the order was withdrawn. This
was the first reverse the committee on
rules had suffered In four years An anal
ysis Of the vote shows that all Of the i24
votes In favor Of the motion were cast BY
Democrats, while SO Republicans 80 Dem.
ocrats and Populists voted against It,
OF tho 80 Democratic votes against the
motion, IL was pointed out that "a were
cast by Democrats defeated for reelection.
The Republican leaders in the house as
sert that they had agreed to offer no par.
liamentary obstruction whatever toa vote
If they had been permitted to vote
first on the ninth and tenth sections Of
the bill. Mr. Reed was on his feet for rec.
ognition, with the draft Of rule in his
hand providing for a vote on the bill ac.
cording to this plan-.that Is, voting foi
the ninth and tenth sections first The
Republicans would all have voted for this
rule
Mr. Walker (Mass) J, who had led the
Republican opposition, had determined to
withdraw his bill, which he had previous
ly notified the house he would offer as
substitute and which was the only plan
proposed by a Republican. lie says also
that no amendments would have been
offered to the Carlisle bill by the Repub-
licans, although all of them would have
voted against the BILL
A Complete Collapse.
"The collapse is complete, = said Mr..
Walker, speaking of the days events
"There will be no financial legislation by
this congress unless the senate sends a
bill to the house, which seems improbable
Twenty or 25 members voted for the pre-.
yious question who would not have voted
for the bill. All of the Republicans would
have voted for the previous question If the
rule had provided for voting on the ninth
and tenth sections Of the bill first.
These sections logically came first and
amendments could not have well been
offered unless their fate was decided at
the beginning Of the voting. The BILL on
its merits, would not have received two
out Of five votes in the house on an aver
age
When the possibility Of the Republican
congress being called in extra session was
spoken Of, Mr. Walker said: "If congress
gives ample authority and gives 1t wisely
TO the secretary Of the treasury to issue
bonds, both TO maintain gold payments
and supply the treasury deficiency, an ex-
tra session may be avoided, but at a great
expense to the government, present and
ultimate, in needlessly high rates of in
terest on the bonds issued. If the treasury
is given no additional authority for the
issuance Of bonds with the prevailing
want OF confidence IN the management of
national finances by the administration it
win iniure the business interests OF the
country q thousand fold more, and fear
an extra session win have to be called
= AS to the effect on business Of an ex-
ira session, II one Is called to convene inn
| mediately on the adjournment Of the pres
ent congress- 1t viii give confidence to the
country rather than an injury. II it Is do
layed. as the extra session of this congress
was delayed, the administration Will prob
ably have a financial panic on its hands.
Representative Tracey (Dom., n. Y.l
said; 1t is evident that, as this house il
made mp no effort can be made to improve
financial conditions Of the country except
by union of portion Of the Democrati,
party and portion Of tho Republican par
ty. IL is useless to attempts TO unite thi
Democratic party on any financial plan
The test vote taken yesterday was proba
bly, larger in favor Of the bill than an,
vote on the bill itself would be, and tn
committee probably recognizes this 0i
this occasion tho Republicans appeared e
have preferred TO ally themselves with tn
faction Of tho Democracy representing I'm
sound financial views y
senate WIN Try II Now.
Many Of the Democratic senators receiy
oil the announcement OF the adverse vot
on the currency bin as summons to tn
senate to take the question nip and find
way out Of the difficulties with which th
country is confronted senator Noorhee
took the first step for the formal consider
alton Of the matter by issuing q call for
meeting 81 the finance committee TO D
held this afternoon at O'Clock.
This meeting is for the purpose Of car
vassing the entire situation and II possibl
devising means Of improving the cond
tion Of the treasury. So far as can Z
learned no measure has been proposed fc
submission to tho committee but III
movers for this meeting hope that a gel
eral exchange of views on the part
members Of tho committee win indicai
! general lines upon which a bill may
framed which will stand chance of n
ceiying the approval Of the committee an
Z Of the senate.
The Republican members Of the finanl
' committee do not regard the outlook
! promising for any action 40 an, and tho
Z predict that there win be as great dive
3 gence Of opinion as among members. an
!. they also predict that IL will bc quite
7. impossible for the senate Democrats
agree on any bill presented as it has bee
= for the house to agree on the Carlisle bil
. In the Senate.
q WASHINGTON, Jan l0-Bfr Cockrt
y fDcm MOI. from tho cnpprouriations cor