New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09
THE PADDOCK OFF HIS LIPS
DEMOCRAT BITTERLY ATTACKS THE
PRESIDENT.

"is' olbi'Si AhKAl'INS lHb ADMlNlSI IKAIlcN
FOR IT'S INTERFERENCE WITH LEGISLATION
FINAL. VOTE ON THE CURRENCY BILL
TO BE TAKEN ON FRIDAY UNLESS
THE MEASURE Is KILLED BE-
FORE THAT TIME
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
Washington, Jan. 8-The friends Of the Cleve-
land-Carlsle-Springer bill in the House Of Repre-
sentatives sadly and reluctantly admit that 1t Is
In bad way, and many Of them go further and
declare mat the prospect of its passage Is hope
less The few men who still profess to believe
that the measure can be carried through the
House must base their belief If It is sincere upon
the potency Of Executive influence and nterfer-
ence That the man behind the pie counter" and
his agents are exceedingly active these days no.
body takes the trouble to deny Whether they
find eager customers for their wares cannot yet
he ascertaincd. but I, is understood tha, copy OF
the yea and nay vote in yesterdays caucus has
been preserved to bee used as a check list agains5
the vote in the House \ comparison Of the two
lists Will prove interesting as well as instructive
and viii be a fair measure of the Administrations :
influence or dictdtion or both, upon legislation in
regard to one OF It's own measures. and one in
which the Administration feels so lively an in
teTest
Perhaps the evidences Of this interest have been
almost too plain. one might fairly infer that
such was The case when he listened TO the pictur-
esque speech in which Mr.. Sibley Of Pennsyl-
vania. denounced the Administration to-day not
only for It's Interference IN legislative business.
but also on account of its incpttude and what he
seemed TO regard its "treachery.' or course,
the speech created a sensation such speeches
always DO. But there pcculiarity about
the effect produced by this one. Usually, II not
invariably. such a speech would be- met with not
denials and violent and angry protests from the
supporters Of an Administration. on this occa-
sion there was a mild demand from Mr.. Coombs
for b.ll of particulars In support of Mr. Sibleys
assertion that promises OF revenue cocctorshps
had been the prices paid for Democratic votes for
the Silver Repeal hill-a demand with which the
latter was evidently ready enough and anxious
enough to comply. but he was restrained by
pledges n had made. More than one Democra.
probably shvered with fear while Sibley ap-
peared to hesitate
The only other protest was an interrogative
one from "Drum-Major" cultivate. OF Ohio. who
wanted to know when and where and how the
paddock had been removed" from Sbleys ps,
and whether or not f. had been placed there 10y
Dionyslus. Mr. Outhwaite's curiosity was no;
grathed. but he got even" by objecting TO any
extension OF Slbley's time These two lone
"cuckoos' were the only ones 20 utter chirp in
defence ot th~ Administration. WAT a clange in
one short year, Even As recently az six months
ago the Dcmo-Popu.st who should nave at
tempted t. deliver in the House of Representa-
tlyes the speech Slbey made to-day would have
been howied down and not allowed II proceed
Il seemed a great Pity that ne was 50 tied by
pledges to-day that be could 10, tell al he knew
The moral eject of the speech. however. uuEht to
Doe good. The majority In the House Of Repre-
scntauyes has an onn1rturly 10 recover htile
n the ground IL las lost hy The surrender Of It's
legislative prcrogauy~s ANA functions 10 the IN
c.utFe. and j. Way dD s1.
Secretary Car,i.I. MADE another pilgrimage to
th,. Car.t1I to-day @. consult CAalriuan Springer
uf the Committee 90 Banking aud Currency, ana
Wa cordially received T. g. painful i' con
lecture Nhtf fatr might 1yertak" the finances oi
tae Nauon n th' sarganon statesman We not
af the head of that committee lu thi. huui "l
arril And set Secretary Carlisle docs not aI-
pear 90 be- ready 60 trust everything 20 him. tor
,i,zpii. ;h- fact mat Springer said in response
I, an .nqulrr that "luiy some verbal am"ld-
mcnts u-r. considered. the Secretary ana IN"
chairman Ner. cios-ted with Speaker crisp. "'n-
cral Catching Mr Hail. ~ Missouri, ana diners
fpr "a long tim" ln the Speak'r fo'W. II u ~'l'
that on" of thu matters considered was the snr-
oial rule To- iN the time for closing urbltr uh''4
the hNe-m!nut" iuir ana bringing t'r nll' I'd -
Boz. taken On Friday unless The hhl Shdii H"',
with a fatal uishap ln the nlean time some ot
ifS Democratic opponents were 80 c'Hhu"n' ''-
DAY of the defeat ~ the measure mat tn'A were
seriously considcring the proIrlcty - motion u
strike ont the culcting claus" aa soon as me
reading Il the bi by paragraphs should nes.in
T. may b.. remembered that me Moiil>"n h"il-
zlntar Tann bin In The NlNlIlth congress was
disposed Of In that way and that a good drai ol
time was thus saved. II was argGed bN IIl"hdS
of the motion to-day that th" saving oi tiine no"
4 tf,.,.. ...rf.
siiion was u vote Gown The report or IN" ma
ioriiy ~ the Committee on Rules tomorrow,
whlch would be an indirect but SiI effective
met hod OF killing tnc measure. whose opponents
dil not permit themselves - doubt tnat theE
would be- able t. put quietus upon II whenever
they should choos.. to d. so. For example. "r.
Johnson. OF OHIO, who j. a member of the hanh
ing and Currency Committee. btgan his speech
with AN apology f0r delivering an orduoh o''i "
measure already virtually dead
The reprcsentat.vcs of the Administration III
the House are using the same cry when was
used by them last summer after th"'Wiison OH
came back from the senate and was thrown into
conference. Then the cry was: wv must piSH
Il tariff bill Of some sort anl 1t IS thls OF no,n-
Ing" Now the cry T.: we must pass Il 'u' .,
rcn..v bill of some sort and II Ia this or npth.nk
In the caucus Yesterday Mr.. swanson OF VIZ
glnia In an iupassiOnod speech in favor "i thr
bill exclaimed: III We DO not pass II We Shall
be compelled To- So nome ana '"'.eSs T"' & ~
capacity To deal with the subject rms pro,
vokcd Mr. Tarsney of Missouri. VINO - opposed
to the bill. TO rctort: "Wel. for my own part l
would rather confess NY inoapaclty than 10
il nN voting for his measure. II
re,noins r. be soon how influential VIII be- tn
cry of necessity upon The fate of the bilL 1h'
debate to-day was unusually llvely as wei as III,
tcrcstlng and the opponents OF the measure han
altog thcr the best of y.
SENATE DEMOCRATS DISCOURAGED.
UNABLE TO AGREE IRON Any MEASURE or CUR