The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-03
our WASHINGTON LETTER,
(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1894.

The extra session bugaboo was
raised by the administration Dem
ocrats to brighten hesitating demo-
Gratis into supporting the Carlisle
currency bill and to deter Repub-
licans from placing obstacles in the
way of any legislation approved by
the administration; but now, like
the genIi released from the bottle,
the bugaboo has grown so great
that it threatens to oyershadow ev-
erything else. The question of call
ing an extra session of Congress,
which was first considered in a
might-haye-to-be light, has now
nearly reached the must-be stage.
If something is not done by this
Congress to stop the drain of gold
from the Treasury, and there isn't
one chance in a thousand that any
thing Will be done, it Will not be a
matter of choice with Mr.. Cleve-
land. He will have to call the Re
publican Congress together in order
to get something done.
Very little hope is now entertain
ed by any Democrat that the Car
Isle currency bill will be passed by
the House in its present shape, and
none whatever, that it will be pass
ed by the Senate. But the ablsst
fnanciers IN Congress agree in say
lug that If the currency bill were to
become o law tomorrow 1t would do
the Treasury more harm than good.
Even Secretary Carlisle, who is will
ing to pose as the author of the bill,
admits that it would not help the
Treasury for sometime to come and
that he is not altogether certain
that it ever would. Meanwhile the
drain on The gold in the Treasury
continues and the receipts OF the
government continue to be much
less than its expenditures. These
facts have aroused the Republicans
to the necessity Of formulating a
plan for legislation at the extra ses-
sion, If one be called. They don't
want an extra session; would much
prefer haying until next December
to think about legislation, out true
to the traditions of the party they
will be found ready to do their duty
when called upon.
1t can be stated on high author
ity that the Republicans in the SEN
ate have no idea of shielding the
Democrats from any Of the popular
disapproyal they have earned since
they controlled all branches of the
government. Several Republican
senators may when the urgency
appropriation bill gets before the
Senate, seek to have the appropri-
alton for the collection of the in
come tax struck out of that bill,
but they will not be supported by
any considerable number of Repub-
licans. Nothing would please the
Democrats who have realized what
mistake the income tax was, chief
of whom is Mr.. Cleveland, more
than to have the Republican Sena-
tors defeat the appropriation for
the collection of that tax. That
would enable the Democratic party
to play its favorite and usual doub-
le-faced role IN another campaign
in states where the income tax is
popular it would claim to have i'm
posed the tax and would have char
ged the Republicans with having
prevented its being collected, and
in states where the tax was unpop-
ular it would point out the failure
to appropriate money to enforce
the law as its own act. Those are
some Of the reasons why Republi-
cans will aid in getting that appro-
priation through, rather than JOIN
an putting Instructions IN its way.
The troubles growing out OF the
repeal Of the reciprocity clause of
She Mckinley tariff Law have only
just begun, as the administration
is now finding out. France and
Austria have unofficiallY intimated
their intention to follow the exam
pie Of Spain and retaliate upon the
United States If some modification
of the sugar schedule of the tariff
law cannot be secured. As there
isn't the slightest probability thai
any modification can be gotter
through Congress at this session
the outlook for more retaliation /
promising.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylva
MIA, is being harshly criticized TO
having SAID that no site should b
purchased for new government
printing Office, unless congres
would agree to buy the Mahon
site. Senator Cameron is under
stood to be financially interested
in the Malone lot,
January 8th has been set for til
hearing of arguments on the demu,
rel. filed by the department Of jul
t;ca in tho sniff hrouUht to fest fl