Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-01
HELD RESPONSIBLE
THE PRESIDENT MAY CALL A
SPECIAL SESSION

SPECIAL SESSION
OF Cong re>s II Conditions Demand
Gold bond Purchase Defic-
iency In Revenue.
Regular Correspondence of the STANDARD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. -, 1894.
Whether Intentionally or not matters
little, but that President Cleveland
has, 10y few remarks made to several
gentlemen who called at the White
House to to pay him their respects,
badly frightened the Republican
leaders in Congress is certain. The
callers in question were Repre-
sentatiyes- Smith and Corliss, oil
Michigan, and Towne, OF Minnesota.
Alter chatting awhile the President
significantly said; " How would you
gentlemen like to begin your Con-
gressional duties as early as March
l5?' They declared they were per-
fectly willing to wait until December,
and were told 10y the President that
conditions and not personal considera-
tions must determine the time Of the
meeting of Congress. Within an hour
the conversation was known at the
Capitol, and the Republican leaders in
both Senate and House had their heads
together. Although they have pro-
fessed indifference, it is known that
they dread an extra session beyond
everything, as it will quickly demon
strate their inability to legislate upon
financial subjects. They have been
hoping that the gold received for the
last issue of bonds, which they have
SO loudly and hypocrilically de-
nounced, would enable the Treasury to
pull through without an extra session
and that by next December there
would not be such pressing need for
legislation. This scare is having one
good effect. 1t is making the Repub-
licans assist in pushing the appropria-
ton bills through, because they have
an idea that the President would not
object to Congress forcing an extra
session by failure to pass them all.
The man who "ohjects" is now in
his glory in both House and Senate.
He can block small legislation at will,
as unanimous consent is needed to get
action upon any bill not having the
right of way under the rules. THERE'S
little probability OF any more import
ant legislation, except the apprOpria-
ton bills.
Senator Villas, of Wisconsin, who
made one of the greatest speeches OF
his life-he spoke nearly four hours
in reply to the unjust and unpatriotic
carping and insinuations OF the Re-
publican and Populist Senators con-
corning the contract made by Secre-
tary Carlisle to secure gold for bonds,
refuted in detail every insinuaiion
that has been made, and made it plain
to every unprejudiced mind that Sec
rotary Carlisle, acting i'll concert with
President Cleveland, had availed HIM
self of every possible means to make
as favorable a bargain as possible and
that no one else could have secured
better terms from the men who con-
trolled the gold wanted. Senator Aid
rich, of Rhode Island, who persisted in
interrupting Mr.. Villas to say directly.
or to intimate that he could have got !
the gold cheaper, was we'll answered,
and the answer applies to all the other
fault.fnders, when Mr.. Villas said: " II
the Senator from Rhode Island, in
stead of standing there to carp at
a transaction already accomplished
and finished, had put himself at one
end OF the Atlantic cable, rs the Sec
rotary of the Treasury did, and with
the aid of the greatest bankers OF New
York, had cahlrd, as the Secretary did,
to every money market OF the world
trying in every way possible to get a
reduction of the rate of interest, he
would have had different opinion as
to the possibility of getting gold at
such a price as he wanted"
There was no uncertain sound about
Secretary Carlisle's answer to the Sem
ate resolution of inquiry rs to the
necessary for legislation authorizing
the issue of Treasury certificates to
meet deficit in the revenues. which
all of the Republicans and few of the
Democrats in Congress have insisted
would have to he met, and which had
even been provided for in an amend
ment TO an appropriation bill, authoriz-
ing the issue of 3 per cent. loan
certificates to the amount OF $4,000
600. Secretary Carlisle said: at is
my opinion that the Secretary OF the
Treasury ought to be permanently in
vested with authority to issue and sell
short-time bonds or other obligations
of the government for the purpose OF
raising money to meet such deficiencies
in the ordinary revenues as may occur
from time to time; but do not think
that there is any necessity at the pre-
sent time for the exercise OF such au.
thority, if it existed. tits not probable
that such deficiencies will occur dur
ing the remainder of the current
fiscal year as will exceed the balance
on hand, and it is estimated that dur
ing the next fiscal year the receipts
will exceed the expenditures" Surely
that ought to be sufficient TO silence
the deficit croakerl.
The bill for the unlimited coinage
OF silver did not reach q vote in the
Senate, although il was demonstrated
that it was supported by substantial
majority. When the bill was reported
to the Senate it was understood that
it was 10 be allowed to be voted upon,
in order to put the Senate on record,
but after trying to force a vote by
protracted session the bill was sent to
the calendar, it having been shown
that no vote could be reached.
DEN.
CONCLUSIVE PROOF.