The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-02-07
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON

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If his special message to congress
resulted in any financial legisla-
ton az the present session. He
sent that message with twofOld
purpose, but securing immediate
legislation was not one of them.
His first and main purpose was to
impress the country with the idea
that If Congress would not act
there was nothing left for the adj
ministration but another issue of
bonds under the act of 1875. That
this was bit of deceit is shown by
the fact that he had fully decided
upon another issue of bonds bef0 e
his message WAS sent to Congress
and had so informed Mr.. August
Belmont, the New York banker
and agent for RothschildS. His
second purpose was in a sense po-
litical. He desired, if possible, to
commit the republicans in Con-
gross, particularly in the House, to
financial legislation, believing that
by so doing he would place the par
ty in a position where it would not
consistently decline to pass finan-
cial bill should an extra session be
called, and it is considered we'll
nigh certain that one will be called.
1t was in pursuance Of the latter
purpose that the democrats on the
House Banking and Currency COM
mittee have agreed to every
amendment to the new financial
bill proposed by the republican
members of that committee and
that it has been openly understood
that Mr.. Cleveland desired the bill
amended in any way that it will
get it the support Of the republican
members of the House.
The direct result of Mr.. Cleve-
lands message yet apparent is the
open declaration of members of the
Senate Finance committee that
agreement upon any financial bill
by that committee was an impossi-
bility. This declaration was made
on the floor of the Senate by Sena.
ors Sherman and West.
There is Il radical difference in
the opinions entertained by Sena-
tors Voorhees,, chairman 0. the Sen.
ate Finance committee, and Repre-
sentative Wilson, chairman of the
House committee on Ways and
Means, as to the future condition OF
the U. s. Treasury. The latter gen.
tleman believes, or rather, he said
in speech on the bill for the re.
peal of the differential sugar duty,
(which this week rasssed the House
that he believed the Treasury
would very soon have a comfor'
table surplus, while the former uses
the following language in a finan
cial bill that he submitted to his
committee: "Be it enacted etc.
that to enable the Secretary of the
Trea ,ury to provide for and tt
maintain the redemption OF United
Stat, notes and also to enable hin
t. pay current deficiencies ir
the revenue, The is authorized
etc. It is needless to tell the intel
ligent reader that the view of Sen
at0r Voorhees, is the correct one
and the Treasury Surplus" is 81
far as can be seen at this tim,
merely a Pigment of Mr.. Wilson,
imagination, and his hope.
The big republican majority il
the next House has been having
! marked influence upon the action
of the democrats of the presen
House. A case in point was tn
UNANIMOUS decision of the commit
8 tee on Elections that Represen
! tative Childs, of the Eighth Illinoi
r district, who seat was contested,
4 entitled TO the seat he now holds
!. This leniency would be remarkabl
o il there were not so many demo
Gratis whose seats will be conteste
! in the next House.
h "Well" growled well.know
y southern Senator, 81 wonder VIII
will give Gresham and Clevelan
t, their next snubbing. 1t wOul
Z seem that the bottom of the ditto
i, of degradation had been reache
y when Mexican greasers can wit
4 impunity snub the United State
70 government" The irate Senate
was referring to the curt "no" wit
which the Mexican gOvernmer
met Mr.. Cleveland's offer to m,
a date between Mexico and Gaut,
y mala.
= After an at times exciting an
d bitter debate lasting three legisl'
tive days the House will, tomorro
r. vote on the Reilly Pacific Railros
N Funding bill.