Evening star., 1895-01-04
House Democrats Consulting With
the Republicans.
THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS ON THE MATTER
No Likelihood of Immediate Action
on the Deficiency Bill.
EXTRA SEES SION IA l. K

'It is curious and extraordinary cond1-
tion," said Congressman Hit of Illinois to-
day. '"They have actually come over TO
our side of the House and asked us what
to do They seem to have no knowledge
of what they can do or how to do 1t, ana
are altogether in a condition Of helpless
ress.'
That is the opinion of Congressman HIT
of Illinois as to the first days work IN
the House in the matter of the democratic
efforts to pass a currency bill.
Democrats Cannot Be United.
The President evidently is convinced that
it will be almost hopeless to attempt TO
unite the democrats upon any financial
plan He is said to have more hope OF legls-
lation favorable to his financial plans from
the republican Congress than from the
present one. There are many in the Presl-
dents party who anticipate that the pros
pectiVe revenue from the income TAX, anu
the duties which are expected from sugar,
Will create q surplus. The revenue from
the income tax, so FAR as 1t may De as
sumed to be speedily available, seems every
day likely to be more remote. Inc an
ncuncement in the Senate yesterday by
Mr.. Quay that he proposed to speak M
definitely upon the urgent deficiency Diil,
and that he should move the wool schedule
of the Mckinley bill as substitute for the
niiicant indication, bearing upon probable
speedy action. Senator Quay, moreover,
produced the huge mass Of manuscript
which it was recently stated in The Star
lad been unlocked, ready for delivery. 1t
can be said, Also that this boxed speech
has recently received extensive, interest
ing and important additions from experts
in Philadelphia. Senator Quay has not
asked the other republican Senators what
they think Of his policy. But it has been
shown that, In tariff matters, he thinks,
Speaks and votes for himself.
Senate Vacancies Must BE Filled.
Senator Quay is said to have declared
that it is his purpose that there shall not
be a vote upon the income tax provision in
the urgent deficiency bill until the vacan-
cies in the Senate from the northwestern
states shall be filed 1t is not probable
that these three Senators can take their
places much before the end of January. In
this statement is also included the North
Carolina Senator who is to succeed to the
vacancy which will be caused by the ex-
pira ton of the term of Senator Jarvis, Who
only holds his commission from the gov
ernor, and whose term Will expire when
the legislature of that state shall assemble.
Senator Quay never acts without a pur-
pose, and he often accomplisheS his pur
pcse. He generally has allies. If he has
definitely formed such plan, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury may he required to
delay for some time his preliminary move
ment to collect the income tax, which is
wholly dependent upon an appropriation
from Congress. Altogether, it cannot be
said that the way to speedy final action on
the urgent deficiency bib and the income
tax appropriation is clear.
Wants an Extra Session.
Something OF the sentiment Of the demo-
cratic Senators as to the financial situation
is perhaps to be inferred from a brief
statement which Senator Daniel of Virginia
made today to a friend He said:
Il hope that the new year will be better
than the old one, and that there will be a
little more silver in it,
And what course do your people intend
to pursue?" he was asked.
Il am sure that do not Know" he an
swered; do you? For my part l shall be
glad if the President will call the republ-
can Congress together in order that they
may be given opportunity to demon
strate whether they have any remedy for
the existing situation, and are able to come
to any agreement on financial policy. 1
most certainly hope that the President will
call the next Congress in extra session.
a great many of the democrats in both
Houses, without concurring with Senator
Daniel in the hope that the President will
convene the next Congress in extra session,
privately expressed the opinion that an
extra session is unavoidable.