The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASnINGT"N. ID. G., january :.
Democratic skies are brighter just now
than they have been fora year. The much
talked about and much hoped for getting
together of democrats seems at last to be
in fair way towards becoming an accom-
plished fact. The example of Senator Hill
in going to the White House and resumin.
pleasant relations with President Cleve-
land is being followed by lesser leaders of
the party in Congress The first result or
this getting together of democrats will be
the passage by the House of the Carlisle
layed much, if any, beyond the present
week. 1t was noticeable that a better and
more conciliatory spirit was shown by all
the speakers at the democratic caucus held
to day than has been exhibited at any SINH
lar gathering for long time, and consc-
qucntly democrats are looking forward to
future party success with more confidence
than the most SanguiIc of them have felt
since the opening of the present session of
Congress.
One of the most important factors in
uniting the democrats of the House in sup
port of the Carlisle currency reform bill
was the unprin@ipled fight which Il clique
of Wall street bankers have been making
upon Secretary Carlisle, using this bill as
an excuse. because he would not allow
them to use him. Secretary Carlisle is de
servcdly popular with democrats in Con-
greSS-and out of Congress, too, for that
mattcr-and many of them determined to
stand by him and his bill, although there
are things in the bill that some of them do
not approve.
Now that the passage of the currency
bill by the House is regarded as good as
accomplished. its fate in the Senate is be
ing discussed. Few democrats are conf
dent that it Will even be allowed to reach
vote in the Senate, owing to the short
tine retaining of the session, but Senator
Hill. who seldom expresses an opinion
without having good reasons therefor.
thinks that the Senate will pass the bill if
it be amended to provide for the coinage
of the silver seigniorage, as that would OBJ
tain votes enough from the republican and
populist silver Senators to get the bill
through 1t has been stated. although |
cannot vouch for it, that President Cleve-
land and Secretary Carlisle would not OBJ
jcct to such an amendment to the bill. and
1t Is certain that many democrats in both
House and Senate would be greatly
pleased to see the bill become a law so
amended.
Some of the republican leaders are in
dul"in= III line Of talk that they will re-
gret inside of six months. They are say
in" that the only trouble with the Treas
ury is that caused by Il revenue insufficient
to meet the expenditures of the govern
mcnt and that the deficit is caused hv the
new tariff law. That is Just the talk to
suit til" democrats, who know that as soon
as the Treasury begins to realize from the
duty on sugar, which is Just BEGINNING to
come in largely. and ON the income taN
which Will soon be collcctahle the receipts
of the government will he in excess of the
expenditures 1t will be amusing to see
these republicans when confronted by their
present talk "A few months hence
There is much talk of the attempt that
is expected to be made in the Senate to
render the income tax imperative by drop
ping the appropriation for its collection.
which is in the urgency appropriation bill.
which has been passed by the House: but
Senator Cuckrell. chairman of the Senate
Appropriation committee. saws it is moth
inc fut talk and that he is confident that
the appropriation vii! be made Secretary
Carlisle is 50 confident that the appropria-
ton will be made that he is now sending
income tan blanks to the Internal revenue
collectors.
Some of the numerous men who are al
ways going of half-cockcd were probably
responsible for the rumor which was cur
rent day or two ago and was widely tel
cgraphrd from Washington, to the effect
that the administration had withdrawn
the demand it had made upon Spain to
cease discriminating against American
flour shipped to Cuba. under penalty of
having the sugar of Cuba and Porto Rico
shut out of the United States The ori"i-
nator of that rumor got his facts exactly
reversed. Instead of having withdrawn
its demand upon the Spanish Government