The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
ashingtOn Letter.


WASHINGTON. ID. c, Feb. IS, 1925 -
Whether Intentionally or not matters
little, but that President Cleveland has,
by a few remarks made to several gentle
men. who called at the White House to
nav him their respects, badly frightened
the Republican leaders IN congress Il
certain The callers in question were
Representatives elect Smith and COriies,
of Michigan, and Tuwe, OF of Minnesota.
After chatting awhile The President sign
ificantly said: How would you gen
uemen like to begin your congressional
duties as early as March 10: They de
clared they were perfectly willing to wait
until December, and were told 10y the
President that conditions and not per
:, nal considerations must determine the
time of the meeting OF congress With
in an hour the conversation was known
at the capitol, and the Republican lead
ers in both senate and house had their
heads together. Although they have
prOfeSsed indifference, 1t IL known that
they dread an extra session beyond eve
rything, as it will quickly demonstrate
their inability to legIsiate upon tinan-
cial subjects. They have been hoping
that the gold received for the last issue
of bonds, which they have 50 loudly and
hvpocriticalIv denounced, would enable
the treasury to pull through without an
extra session and that 10y next December
there would not be such pressing need
for legislation. This scare = having one
good effect. 1t Is making the Repubh-
cans assist in pushing the appropriation
bills through, because they have an idea
that the President would not object to
congress forcing an extra session by fail
ure to pass them all.
The mau who objects, is now in his
glory in both house and senate. He can
block small legislation at will, as unani
nous consent Is needed to get action
upon any bill not having the right of
way under the rules. There Is little
probability of any more important leg
islatiOn, except the appropriation bis.
Senator Villas, of Wisconsin, who
made one of the greatest speeches OF his
life-he spoke nearly four hours-in re-
ply to the unjust and unpatrIOtIc carp
ing and inSinuauunS of the Republican
and pOpuhSt senators concerning the
contract made 10y Secretary Carlisle to
secure gold for bonds, refuted in detail
every insinuatiOn that has been made,
and, made it plain to every unprejudIc-
ed mind that Secretary Carlisle, acting
in concert with President Cleveland, had
availed himself of every possible means
to make as favorable a bargain as pos
Sible and that no one else could have Sc
cured better terms from the men who
controlled the gold wanted. Senator
AldriCh, of Rhode Island, who persisted
in interruptiag Mr.. Villas to say directly,
or to intimate that he could have got the
gold cheaper, was well answered, and
the answer applies to all the other fault
finders, when Mr.. Villas said: If the
senator From Rhode Island, instead of
standing here to carp at a transaction
already accomplished and finished, had
put himself at one end OF the Atlantic
cable, as the secretary Of the treasury
did, and with the aid of the greatest
bankers of New York, had cabled. as
the secretary did, to every money mark
ct of the world trying in every way pos
sible to get a reduction of the rate OF
interest, he would have had a 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 senate
resolution of inquiry as to the necessity
for legislation authorizing the issue OF
treasury certificates to meet a deficit in
the revenues, which all Of the Republi~
cans and few of the Democrats in con
gress have insisted would have to be
met, and which had even been provid
ed for by an amendment 10 an appropria-
ton bill, authorizing the issue OF 3 per
cent. loan certificates to the amount of
800. 600, 600. Secretary Carlisle said
cit Is my opinion that the secretary OF
the treasury ought to be permanently
invested with authority to issue and sell
short time bonds or other obligations OF
the government for the purpose of rails
ing money to meet such deficiencies III
the ordinary revenues as may occur
from time to time; but | do not think
that there is any necessity at the present
| time for the exercise of such authority.
if 1t existed 1t is not probable that
such deficiencies will occur during the
remainder of the current fiscal year as
will exceed the balance on hand, and it
is estimated that during the next fiscal
year the receipts will exceed the expen-
dItures. Surely that ought to be suf-
ticient to silence the deficit croakers
The bill for the unlimited coinage of
silver did not reach a vote in the senate.
although it was demonstrated that il was
supported by substantial majority
When the bill was reported to the senate
it was understood that it was to be al
lowed to be voted upon, in order to put
the senate on record, but after irving to
force vote by a protracted session the
bill was sent TO the calendar, it having
been shown that no vote could be
reached. NJ.