New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06
SPRINGER HAVING FUN.
,,,,rSp ARE GREAT DAYS FOR THE
,sANGAMON STATESMAN.
..r,rsr.E DANCING ATTENDANCE UPON HIM
Now-BUT STILL HES WORRIED ABOUT THAT
cAucus-BouRKE CoCKRAN's POWER
FIJI, SPEECH AGAINST THE
1rRRENCY
CURRENCY BILL.
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u,sh,nsto,. Jam 5-The few sincere friends
-. ,bo, carlisle Currency bill in the House %
p.n~osentatives. we'll as the larger number
30 MANNERS who. in obedience TO the wishes OF
.ho Administration reflected by Secretary
carlisle. and in the hore OF thereby obtaining
omcial favors for themselves or some Of their
friends. will give a reluctant support 10 the
measure, nave begun TO show considerable I'M
easness in regard to the probable outcome OF
Mondays caucus. That their anxiety Is shared
bv the Secretary of the Treasury is indicated by
his daily visits to the Capitol and his long pri-
vate conferences with Speaker Crisp and Chair
man Springer and few other Democrats whom
the pending emergency has brought into promi-
nence The Sangamon statesman is in his ele-
h,en;, and he never experienced keener enjoy
r,ent since he was born than he does these days.
To have the Secretary of the Treasury make a
daily pilgrimage to the Capitol 10 seek private
conference with him on high affairs of State. in
stead Of being himself compelled to make re-
heated Journeys 10 the Treasury Department and
coo, his heels In the ante-room Of the Secretary
and 6epart without reaching his presence. he
has done so many times in the last two years.
must be a source OF great JOY as we'll as an
unious experience for Springer And to think
that this man whom the Administration and
Speaker Crisp deemed unworthy to lead the
great and sacred crusade for 'Tariff Reform"
as chairman Of the Ways and Means Committee
is the man upon whom the Administration Is
fain TO lean in the emergency that now confronts
1.-THE duty of reforming the currency of the
United States and saving the public credit!
No wonder. then. that Springer is happy.
Blu; great power brings great responsibilities.
and this also Springer realizes Hence his anX-
iety in regard TO the success of the caucus TO be
held on Monday. There appears to be reason for
is there
to be any prospect of making it a hard-and-fast
party caucus. AT least dozen Democrats with
whom a Tribune correspondent conversed to-day
remarked they would attend the caucus-some
of them said "if convenient"-but that they
would feel free TO vote on the bill according 10
their individual convictions. One of them added:
The Democratic members of the Banking and Cur
rency Committee reserved each TO himself that
right, in default of which reservation the bill never
could have been brought before the House. and I
regard my right as sacred as that Of any member
Of the committee.
Three or four other Democrats who were seen
indicated their intention not TO attend the caucus
on the ground that the pending bill ought not TO
he measure. and that they could not
conscientiously aid In making or attempting 10
make 1t so. Other Democrats expressed the most
extreme indifference in regard to the caucus and
its results. and If they attend II at all it will be
from accident or force Of habit.
The debate to-day marked by several
features of interest, one of which was furnished
by Mr.. Bland of Missouri. who interrupted Mr..
Boatner. Of Louisiana, several times in order, APP
parently. to get opportunity to express his
own opinion Of the Administration. which was
severely. not TO say savagey, uncomplimentary
He also got an opportunity to chide the Louisian-
IAN who has been a strong anti-Adminstration
man, for his surrender. The most notaoie
feature Of the debate. however. was the speech OK
Bourke Cochran. who is strongly opposed TO the
pending bill The major portion OF the speech
was a discourse on the nature and functions or
n1orey rather than argument against the DILL
and the lecture timely and Justhable, In
deed necessary. in view of the general and
,amentable Ignorance Of the subject winch seems
"a prevail among the members whom Mr. Hen
dirk yesterday styled "the majority OF the ma
jority" Despite the fact that he was suffering
from physical indisposition as we'll as from men
tai anxiety. Mr. Cochran spoke for about two
hours with great force and vigor. and his speech
was an oratorical effort Of great power. which
the close attention or the HOUSE.