Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ON Our Regular Correspondent.

ON Our Regular Correspondent /
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1894.
The extra session bugaboo was
Ised by the administration demo-
ats to brighten hssItating demo
ats into supporting the Carlisle
rrency bin and to deter republi-
ms from placing obstacles In the
ay of any legislation approved by
he administration; ssbut now, Ike
ke peuii released from the bot
q. the bugaboo has grown so greet
nat &c threatens co oVerBhadOw ey-
rvthinC else. The question OF the /
allinr OF an extra session OF Con /
ress' which was fret considered /
merely In a might-have-to-be light. |
has now nearly reached the must be /
tare. II something is not done by |
his Congress to stop the drain OF
hold from the Treasury, and there
sn't one chance In thousand that
hnything will be done, it will not be
matter of choice with Mr.. Cleve-
and. He will have to call the re-
publican Congress together In order
20 get something done.
Very little hope Is now entertained
by any democrat that the Carlisle
currency bill will be passed by The
House in It's present shape and not
I much that 1t will be passed In any
shabe. and none Whatever that 1t
will be passed by the Senate. But
the ablest financiers In Congress
agree In saying that II the currency
bill we're to become q law tomorrow
it would do the Treasury more harr:
than good. Even Secretary Carlisle,
who is willing to pose as author OF
the bill. admits that 1t would not
help the Treasury for sometime to
come and that he Is not altogether
certain that Ii ever would. Mean
while the drain on the gold in the
Treasury continues and the receipts
of the government continue to be
much less than it's expenditures
These facts have aroused the repub
llcans to the necessity of formulat
ngNDlan for legislation at the ex
sion, If one be called. The1
want an extra session; wQuls
prefer having until next DE
to think abont legislation
be to the traditions of the par
NV will be found ready to d.
can be stated on high authorit,
the republicans In the Senat
no idea OF shielding the demo
from any of the popular disaI
Val they have earned since the
stroIled all branches of the go'
At. Several republican Sens
" W hen the urgency appr'
bill gets before the Sena'
have lthe appropriation K
lection of the income ia
out OF that bill, but th'
/ be supported by any CO
le number of republican
would please the democre
We reallz ID what a mietR
pine tax was, chief of whom
veIand, more than to have
a Senators defeat the Apr
x for the collection Of th
tax. Th6t would enable the dem
cratic party TO play It's favorite a
usual doubled-faced role In anotl
campaign-in states where the
come tax is popular tt would ella
to have imposed the tax and VOL
charge the republicans with havi
prevented it's being collected, and
.antnkMs where the tax was unpopu
bid point out the failure to
pirate money to enforce the
as It's own act. Those are SONS
the reasons why republicans will
In getting that appropriate
through, rather than join In putt
distractions in it's way.
The troubles growing out OF the
peal of the reciprocity clause of
Mckinley tariff law have only
begun. as the administration IL /
finding out. France and Aus
have unofficial'y intimated theis
tention to follow the example
Spain and retalIate upon the Un
States II some modification of
sugar schedule of the tariff law
not be secured. AS there isn't
elIghtest probability that any N
Acation can be gotten through
Pss at this session the outlook
5re retaliation is promising
'ely too promising.
Senator Cameron, OF Pa, is b
arshly criticized for having
hat no site should be purchased
new Government Printing D
lnless Congress would agree to
The Malone site. Senator Cam
understood to be financially Il
listed In the Malone lot.
January Sth has been set 10
hearing OF arguments on the de
rer filed by the Department ii
tice in the suit brought to ties
constiGutionality of the income
If the demurrer be sustained an
suit be thrown out on the techn
ty raised steps for the beginning
new suit against which those tt
ealitIes will not count, will at
be taken.
Representative tom Johnso
Shio, although himself a demo
avs that so far as the tinancis
m of the country is cOncerne
mocrats in Congress are all
g for membership In eli
anks, to which he belongs,
axes the only requisite for j
failing to agree with any
mber.
{ lie being whispered around
cIes that Mr.. Cleveland ha
til In the Carlisle currency b
Rt he believes, and has so e.
himself to a personal frienC
lie republicans would get up
at wonld he more aatfefact