The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-06
CLEVELAND CALLS IN CRISP.
THE SPEAKERS AID SOUGHT II
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

Committee I'm the Springer mn
Discussed With the Speaker h.,
the President--After Leaving the
White House the Speaker Goes to
the senate and COnfers With the
Democratic and Republican Lead
ers-A Great Deal of Secrecy Main
taincd.
Washington. Feb 5-An important con-
ference was held at the White House this
morning between the President and
Speaker Crisp.
Ii is understood that the financial ques-
tion was the subject under discussion.
although neither Of the Interested parties
are inclined to discuss the details OF the
conference.
Speaker Crisp had an appointment to
accompany the members of the Georgia
delegation to the treasury department
this morning to urge the secretary to ac-
cept the Georgia granite in the construc-
tion Of the Kansas City public building
Just before the delegation met to proceed
to the treasury department, Speaker Crisp
received an invitation TO come TO The
went at once to the executive mansion. and
was in consultation with the President
until Secretary Lamont and several other
members of the cabinet arrived.
1t is understood that the President is
not pleased with some OF the modinca>
tions made to the latest edition OF the
financial bill. reported back to the House
from the committee, Of which Mr. Springer
is chairman, and It is said that the confer
ence between the President and the speak,
er was in relation to the Springer bill.
When the speaker left the white house
he went Immediately to the capitol, and Il
is said that he had a brief consultation
with several of his most trusted political
friends. and related to them the substance
of his interview with the President. He
then had a short conversation with OK
Speaker Reed, who, later in the day, came
forward as a non-partisan and proposed
a per cent short term loan certificate as
the only practical solution of the hnan-
cial problem, under existing conditions.
Speaker Crisp, after starting the House
in running order for the day, called Rep
resentative Richardson of Tennessee
to the chair, and then proceeded to the
Senate.
The appearance OF Speaker Crisp in the
Senate chamber while the House was in
session was such a novelty that he re-
senators on both sides of the chamber.
II was evident that he was not there for
his health, for he at once made his way
to the desk of Senator German, the DEM
ocratic leader, and the two men held
a short but interested conversation. It
was apparently satisfactory to both par
ties, for when the Speaker left the Mary
land senator's desk there was a smile
Of satisfaction upon his face. He next
went over to Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island who is the recognized leader of
the republican forces in connection with
the financial and tariff questions. This
conversation was equally brief. but ap-
parently agreeable. and Speaker Crisp
having evidently fulfilled his mission,
hurried back to the House.
1t was evident that the parties to this
mysterious series Of consultations were
not disposed to reveal their secret, for
they endeavored to treat with indiffer-
ence or evade the subject when their at
tention was directed to it. In spite of
their reticence II Is said that the
President realizes that the House is
not going to accept the revised
Springer bill and, therefore, some other
plan that will meet the approval Of a
majority of both houses, without re-
gard to party, must be brought forward
If the Secretary of the Treasury wants
money to meet the current expenses Of
the part Of the leaders In both houses to
authorize the issuance Of loan certificates
for a short period, as suggested by Sem
ator Allison and also by ex-Speaker Reed
1t is understood that the proposition was
the subject of the numerous consultations
to-day at the white house, treasury de-
partment and the capitol.
The outcome win depend upon the re-
port that Secretary Carlisle will make
to the Senate in reply to the resolution
Of inquiry introduced by Senator Hill
and amended at the instance of Senator
German. The information desired goes
into the vitals of the governments
| finances, and it will require several days
work by the treasury official to collect the
data called for by the German resolution
1t may be ready for transmittal to the
Senate by the latter part of the present
week. or it may not be completed until
next week.
In the meantime, the advocates Of an
early bond issue are becoming exceedingly
anxious at the delay of the President in
not making the call before the question
is voted upon in the House
The friends of the administration in
Inmates that If the House refuses, as II
probably will, to adopt the Springer bill,
the loan certificate proposition will be
accepted by the President if everything
else fails