Evening journal., 1895-01-09


was made 10 conceal from him the doubt
the house managers had as TO the passage
of the bill
Mr.. Carlisle was apparently as hopeful
as ever. however and expressed the belief
that the bill would pass Messrs. Hall of
Missouri, Cox of Tennessee and other ac-
tive supporters of the bill pointed out 70
the secretary the probable tactics OF the
combined opposition. This was to first at.
tempt to defeat the rule closing the debate,
and, falling In this move, TO strike out the
enacting clause.
The friends of the bill reached the un-
Outstanding that they would meet the
fight on the rule by insisting thata caucus
was binding on matters Of parliamentary
procedure, even though it was not on the
merits Of bill.
Late in the day the draft of a special
rule was perfected. 1t fixes the final vote
for next Friday afternoon. The debate
until then is TO be under the five minute
rule.
Senators Discuss the Bill In Private.
The senate finance committee held
meeting and the discussion was directed
toward the financial condition Of the coun-
try. II was intended for preliminary
consideration of the currency bill pending
In the house. The proceedings were alto.
gether informal. as the bill is not before
the senate in any way, but was neverthe-
less considered as important by Chairman
Voorhees,. The greater part Of the time
of the meeting was consumed by the
Democratic members, and of these Sena-
tors Vest and Voorhees, led the discussion.
They dwelt upon the condition OF the
treasury and the Importance Of congress
taking Immediate action looking to an
improvement. They did not, however,
suggest any specific remedy for the evils
which they recognized. and no plan was
offered for the solution Of the difficulties.
Nothing occurred 20 indicate the standing
of the committee or the probable position
OF individual members on the house bill.
The Republican members, while admit
ting the Importance of remedial legisla-
tion, did not indicate what course they
thought should be pursued.
There has been more financial talk
about the senate today than at any time
during the session. 1t has been stirred up
a great deal by the recent publications in
the newspapers of various schemes Of our
rency reform and tho near approach Of a
vote in the house on the pending bill
Senators who have predicted rather freely
heretofore that there would be no curren-
cy legislation talked In q moro favorable
way today and limited at possibility that
something might be done, though they
did not know just how OF what.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas, member
Of the finance committee, was asked II he
was not Of the opinion that there was no
possibility Of currency legislation.
Possibility is strong word, F" he an
swered.
Probability, then.
''Not Probable Says Jones.
'Well, now, " he said, II will say that
hits my views. do not think there Is
any probability of legislation. 1t is possi-
BILE however, that conditions may arise
which will bring men OF very diverse
views together ON common ground and
that legislation without political or per-
sonal advantage, purely patriotic in its
nature, might be enacted. do not think
this is probable For my own part, I
would sacrifice a great deal to get..on that
common ground.
:" Even to the acceptance of a bond Is
sues"
Yes, even to a bond issue"
"What else would be necessary"
1--WE would have TO do something for
silver We could not legislate on the cur
rency question without doing something
for silver.
Do you consider the necessity great for
currency legislation
Most emphatically The condition of
affairs, though may induce the senate to
do something. 1t may induce the house
TO accept something that will tide the
country over
Senator Jones said this feeling was
shared by many other senator's.
1t is such sentiments as these which
have been freely expressed today that has
given an indication or inclination toward
some financial legislation so long believed
impossible Eastern as we'll as western
senators have talked somewhat in this
strain today, and an impression was Great.
ed at the capitol that possibly something
might DO done, though it was generally
agreed that 50 far no compromise which
could be called common ground had been
| presented.