Frederick citizen., 1895-01-18
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspond ent Talks in Sag :
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. 1895

! The rainbow which your correspon-
| dent Thought lie saw through the
! clouds in thu Democratic s'lv last weak
was Il mirage. There was Il lift III the
clouds l,l oan.ui IL Democrats hau.h.
g., the rainbpw was just behiud and that
! the long storm was over; that the sun
was again about to shine upon united
| Democracy. But even while congratu-
lations were being exchanged the rift
| closed, darkness again prevailed, and
! the storm demon was again supreme in
the black and lowering clouds which
shroud the future of the Democratic
| party.
Secretary Carlilse was naturally dis
appointed that forty-odd Democrats
should have joined with the Republi.
cans and Populiss to prevent his cur
| rency bill from reaching direct vote
in the House after 1t had been approv-
ed by Democratic caucus, but he
spent no time in "crying over spilled
milk' he isn't that sort of Demo.
crat. On the contrary. he went right
to work to ascelt lin the reason for that
Democratic opposition and whether it
was possible to overcome it. His i'll
vestigation encouraged him to believe
that currency bill can yet be passed
and he is now engaged in peifecting it
and expects to submit it to the House
committee in II few days, p >ssbly dur
ing the present week. This is suffi
! Gent answer to the new batch of Wall
street rumors concerning Secretary
Carlisle's resignation.
Democratic Senators are also trying
IN 1frAnUn a ref htlI bnt
can be passed, and the Senate Finance
Committee, protiting by the experience
OF the House Banking and Currency
Committee, which rep)rted bin be-
fore ascertaining the sentiment of a
majority of the House towards it, will
report no bill until i; agrees upon one
| that is certain to pass the Senate, if
that Is possible
Certain Senators are wasting vaua-
ble time in trying to defeat the appro-
priation for the collection of the III
! come tax, There is no prob tbility Of
their success. but even if the appr0pri-
| alton failed, the tax would still be col
lected; the only difference being that
with the appropriation made the tax
will be easier collected. The suspicion
is gaining ground that the real object
is not t, defeat this appropriation but
t. Kill time and thus prevent other leg
! islatiOn.
The House Naval Committee has in
formally agreed that the building of
the three bttteahips recommended by
| Secretary Herbert shall be provided
for in the Naval appropriation bill
shortly to be reported to the House.
! Again pressure is being brought to
bear up N President Cleveland to send
a sp 9cial message toC)ngress, urging
the necessity for financial legislation
at the present session, but he has not
Yet consented to do so, because he has
| not been convinced that it would do
any good.
a number of minor officials connect
ed with the Land Office may soon
find themselves dropped from Uncle
Samueps pay roll, because of their hav-
ing engaged in little scheme to raise
money to pay the expenses of IA lobby
| which was To try to defeat the legisla-
ton necessary to carry out Secretary
Smiths recommendation concerning
| changes in the Land Office. The Sec
retary has publicly shown his disap-
proval of the scheme, which was only
| litely brought lO MS alJeD llOH, ana H.
timated that he thought the goo of
the service demanded the dismissal of
those eng aged in working it up.
How lit lie it takes to build up a
! Washington sensation m ~ be judged
from some people seeing or pretending
t. see, in Il dinner given to Joseph
jefferson, the actor, by Secretary La
mont, few evenings ago, a movement
for non partisan financial bill in Con-
gress The only reason for such be-
llef was the attendance at the dinner
ola number of prominent Republicans
and Democrats, including Secretary
Carlisle, Attorney-General Olney,
Chairman w lson, Senator Hill and
representatives Everett among the
Democrats, aud Ex-Speaker Reed,
Senators Morrill,, Sherman and Haw-
ley among the Republicans. 1t seems
a pity to destroy such an interesting
story, bus it can be stated upon the
very best authority that the guests at
this dinner were, as usual in such cases,
invited because they were known to be
personal friends OF the guest of honor
Mr.. jeff .rson-and not with any idea
of making the dinner a factor in the
Congressional situation.