The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-01-04
Washington Letter.
From cur regular Correspondent.
wAsurNeroN, Dec. 81, 1894.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1894.
President Cleveland is the only man who
has the authority to call an extra session OF
Congress, but that little fact, important as
it happens to be, is being entirely over
looked by those who have relieved the
President of all trouble in the matter and
assumed his authority without even say
ing, by yoIr leave sir, and who are now
busy arranging all the details of the extra
session. President Cleveland has not said
that he would call an extra session, but
both he and Secretary Carlisle some time
ago pointed out 10 leading democrats that
some sort of relief must soon he had for
the Treasury, and that if this Congress
failed to provide it. necessity might COM
pei the calling of an extra session, The
situation has not changed. The calling OF
an extra session depends largely upon the
action or non-action of the democrats in
the present Congress.
The republican leaders would regard the
calling an extra session of Congress as a
great misfortune for their party, although
some of the small fry are staggering
around talking about ''what we'd do"
The leaders know that just as soon as a
financial bin is reported to the republican
House, situation not widely differing
from that existing in the present House
viii at once be developed; that the iinan-
cial differences are quite as marked in their
own as in the democratic party; hence
their dread of an extra session the year &c
fore Presidential campaign.
Although large proportion of the dem
ocratic members Of the House have return
ed TO Washington, there is nothing in
sight upon which to predict with any de-
gree of certainty what will be done with
the Carlisle currency reform bill. In order
that there might be no misunderstanding
and that every democratic member might
feel at liberty 10 propose amendments, Pres
ident Cleveland has allowed it to be rer-
| fectly understood that he is not welded TO
any particular pan of currency reform. bat
is really to Join hands With The democrats
in Congress upon any plan that can be
| agreed upon. When the House meets
Wednesday the discussion OF the Carlisle
bill will be resumed and continued for the
rest of this week. Further than that no
definite program has been arranged. ltis
expected that democratic caucus 10 con-
sider the bill and proposed amendments
| will be called this week and that some
hing viii be decided upon.
Senator Cameron, of Pa, has Just shown
That man may have Presidential aspira-
sions-aspirations are all Cameron will
ever haye-and yet not guard his tongue.
That Senator Cameron was peculiarly in
terested in the Malone lo', and that 1t was
partly through him that ex-senator Ma
hone has for four years been able 10 pre-
vent the purchase of any other lot as site
for new Government Printing Office, has
long heen known in Washington. Bul
that did not prevent general surprise when
Senator Cameron made the flat-footed stale
ment that the Senate would agree to the
, purchase of the Malone lot, and tha. only.
Not very complimentary 10 the democratic
} majority of the Sena'e, en-?
Secretary Gresham presented the new
Austro- Hungarian minister to the Presi-
dent Saturday afternoon. II having tesr
: reported that the new minister was undel
instructions to demand on behalf of hi.
, government certain tariff concessions viii
!, notice that retaliation upon American
} products would follow refusal on tn
} part Of this government, he was seen ana
] asked If the report was true. He states
: positively that his government had givel
him no such instructions. and that it had
taken no action whatever concerning th'
r new tariff. He added that he did not an
ticipa'e any commercial trouble be:weel
: his government and the United States Oh
! account of the Few tariff.
Senator Cockrell. ofMo, chairman Of tn
: Senate committee on appropriations, take
t no stock in there being any serious at;enp
made to defeat the clause in the urgenc
appropriation bill appropriaiing money Il
meet ine expenses of collecting the inoom
: tax, notwithstanding reports which preten'
? to give the details of combination oTg1n
r lied to defeat that appropriation in III
3 Senate. Mr. Cockrell says he intends I
get the bill before the Senate as soon as pos
: sible and that he anticipates no trouble 1
: getting ii passed. Senator Quay is said &
: be preparing an endless speech which h
proposes to make against the bill, ane
Senator Lodge is also credited with desir
20 talk against it. Senator Hill figures il
all these rumors about what is being don
: to defeat this appropriation. but those wh
! know him best do nut believe he woul
defeat the appropriation. il he could, al
though he would gladly vote to repeal Il
income tax But voting to repeal Law an
voting to withhold an appropriation neces
sary 10 enforce law are two very differer
, things. Attorney General Olney is conideu
that the attempt 10 have the income tax d.
clared unconstitutional by the courts vii
: fail.