The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
rFrom Our Regular Correspondent

IErOm Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON. D. c.. January 49, 1895.
While there is life in the Fifty-third Con-
gress democrats will not cease to hope for
legislation in the line of currency reform.
but candor compels the confession that there
is nothing tangible in sight in either House
or Senate at this writing upon which to build
hope. The situation is similar to serious
case of sickness in ones family No matter
how serious the doctor may look nor how
low the patient may appear to be, we hope
for a change for the better, and sometimes
our hopes are realized, and sometimes. alas!
they are not. Only time can tell how it will
end with currency reform.
Senator Vest, when taunted by republican
Senators because of the failure of democrats
to agree upon financial bill, voiced the
opinion of many democrat when he said !:
al have no authority to speak for the Presl-
dent, but most earnestly hope that if some
definite action is not taken by this Congress,
the President will call an extra session as
soon as the gavel falls at the close of this
session." The republicans make pretense
Of being indifferent about an extra session,
but in reality it is the thing they most dread;
they know the differences which exist in
their own party on the financial question,
and wish to put off the time for action aslong
as possible.
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, gave out
q statement this week which should put an
end to all the absurd talk about enmity be-
tween himself AID Secretary Carlisle. He
said "My relations with the Secretary of
the Treasury both personal and official, are
of the most cordial kind. Instead of there
being any purpose of mine to declare war
against Mr.. Carlisle or the administration
the contrary is true. My views on the silver
question are well understood, but there has
never been any idea on my part of carrying
those views to the extreme of making war on
Mr.. Carlisle, Mr.. Cleveland, or anyone else.
Much less would 1 be willing to be put in
that attitude with respect to Secretary Car
Isle. Our relations are pleasant and cordial,
and will remain so. Sofar as 1 am concerned
1 am ready and willing to do anything can
honorably and consistently, to uphold the
Treasury and the Administration. Any state.
ment attributing other motives to nc, or
placing different light upon the situation,
is absolutely untrue and unauthorized by
me. My personal attachment to Secretary
Carlisle should have been sufficient to have
discounted all these silly rumors.''
Senator German gave some interesting
figures in that portion of his speech that re,
ferred to Senator Hill's plea for change OF
the Senate rules. Senator German said NO
change in the rules was needed, and to prove
that the Senate passes more bills than the
House, which has rules that shut off debate,
he cited the number of bills passed by each
in the following Congresses, Forty y-nInth
House $50, Senate 1897 Fiftieth, House
2,2s4, Senate 8, 2,818; Fifty-second, House SS2
Senate !, ,242 Fifty third, up to the beginning
of the present session, House 624, Senate 724
These figures are interesting, and will doubt
less be surprising to many.
During little controversy between Sena
tor Allen, of Nebraska, and Senator George
of Mississippi, the latter gentleman said he
had long believed in one plank of the popu
list platform-that for the election of Sena
tors by a direct vote of the people where
upon Mr.. Allen shouted triumphantly
"There is another accession to the populis
party" No." retorted Mr.. George, amids
the laughter of the Senate and the people il
the galleries, G. it is an accession of the pop
ulist party TO me.'
AS was expected the House Ways ant
Means Committee has made a favorable re
port on Chairman Wilson's bill for the repea
of the differentlal duty imposed on suga
imported from countries which pay an ex
port bounty. There will be no difficulty il
getting the bill through the House, but tn
prospect in the Senate is not very hopeful
although everybody admits that the dut,
ought to be repealed.
The House committee on the Judicar,
has decided by a vote of to that Judg
Kicks, of Ohio, ought to be impeached, ant
will report a resolution providing thereto
to the house, but there is not much proba
bility that anything will come of it, owing t.
lack of time for the trial by the Senate a
this session. Representative Bailey, of Texa
who was chairman of the subcommittee tina
went to Ohio to investigate the charge
against Judge Kicks, says he thinks the mat
ter can be disposed of at this session, but
it isn't he intends to bring it up again in tn
next Congress. He fully believes that Rick
deserves impeachment and proposes to d
all he knows how to see that he gets it, if nc
in this Congress, then in the next.