The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-11
Washington Letter.

Washington, u. Z, Jau' % Io'o
President Cleveland has not fully
decided to send a special message to
Congress urging the necessity for imam
ciaI legislation at this session, but he
has had the subject under consideration
and will gladly send in a special mes
sage if he thinks twill aid the cause OF /
currency reform. As there are a con /
siderable number Of ID mncratic mem
berS Of the house who nave not yet re /
turned to Washington. IL Is probable that /
the decision a. 10 the proposed Demo /
Garlic caucus on the Carlisle currency re- |
form bill Will 90 over To next week, /
general debate on the bill continuing /.
meanwhile in the irousa
The idea of the Democratic leaders in
in the house i To trv to meet all reason
able objections to the Carlisle bill bv
amendments and then to put the bill
through the house by majority so
LARGE that the senate will be compelled
Inv nu5lic opinion to act upon the meas
ure, They wish to get the Tullest posi-
bIe attendance at the caucus and to have
every objection to the bill frankly stated
There Is no desire 10 puzzle anybody, or
to ask anyone to vote for the bill who
! cannot be convinced that 1t Is at least
stem towards relief
Notwithstanding all the wild talk
| about Democratic opposition TO the
/ Carlisle bill, your correspondent unhesl-
( tatingIy predicts that when the bill Is
put upon It's final passage In the house
! there will not be > Democratic votes
recorded against 1t But the bli may
/ be considerably changed by amend
mentS before it * voted upon. What
/ ever Is done with 1t, it should IN the end
/ be passed (even if it did not deserve to bc
| on its meritS), aS a vote of confidence 10y
/ A Democratic Congress in Democratic
! administration.
| President Cleveland and Secretary
/ Smith have right to feel proud "t Il
| compliment paid them by Captain T. ii.
/ Ray. I. :. y. VINO Il at present IN
| Washington. Captain Ray has done
duty among the Indians for thirty years
and who is at the present time IN charge
OF the ShOshOne and Arappahoe Indian
| agency in Wyoming. SAID during con
versation in which he expressed the
unqualified belief that the Indian could
be made self supporting and self respect
ing citizen During all my experience
in the West ! have never known an
administration that has dealt with the
Indians in as clear and conscientious a
way as the present The Secretary Of
the Interior has. without any partisan
bias. done in every instance his best to
promote the interests of the tribes and
the government. and from my own
observation | think that he has thus far
been very successful
representative Brickner, of Wisconsin,
Is a never say-die sort of a Democrat
He says Wisconsin has two Democrat
ic Senators now, and it Is toy no means
certain that she will have any less two
wears from now 1t Is true that about
one1half Of the present senate will hold
over and that majority OF them are
Republicans. but if the Democrats in
in Wisconsin pull themselves together
and start out with a new organization !
see no reason why we should not elect
) a Democratic legislature in 1896 .
Sneaking Of the outlook for legislation
hv this congress Mr.. Brickner said: -
The Democrats can pass a financial bill
unless the Republicans in the senate
interpose dilatorv tactics AMI prevent
action. If nothing Is done In the
f senate the responsibility will rest with
the Republicans. and then if an extra
session is the result the country will
speedily understand who is to blame