The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
MIR WASHINGTON LETTER
From onr Regular Correspondents
WAsuINGroN. Dec 81, lS94.

WAsurNGroN, Dec 81, 1874
Vhc most ardent almir"r OF tn" 90
minislraton cannot say that II begins
tho New Ncarunder pleasant auspices,
although it has some oth"r things l"
think about which are not OV"r-plcaS~
ant i, is the financial situation that Is
RESPONSIBLE for the really serious worry
1t may be that the syndicate OF bang
crs which bought the last Issue OF bones
did not intend to add the embarr''ss-
mrnt of the administration by its pub
Dishcd criticism of the Carlisle curron-
cv blk and then again that very thing
may have been intended At any rate
It has done 50. 1t has given black
eve TO the intention to issue more bonds.
which the constantly decreasing gold
reserve had already created. Success"
FIJI Issues of bonds have been criticized
awfully, but an unsuccessful issue OF
bonds would not only be criticized 1t
would Cause Il panic among the foreign
holders of American securities which
would soon extend to this country.
It Is this situation that has caused il
TO be given out that President Clcvc-
land. instead of issuing more bonds.
: will, il this Congress fails to pass linan-
cial legislation which will relieve the
: Treasury, call an extra session of the
| Fifty fourth Congress and sec If it can
do any better,
0 What the present Congress will do
1 or what sort of q bill. If any, will be
9 Carlisle bill by the House. is to-day
= much more uncertain than it was the
:, first day the bill was reported to the
=. House. The four days Of this week
|. that Congress will be in session will
Il be devoted by the House to continuing
% the financial discussion and it Is eX-
ID pected that the majority will caucus in
ii order to sec whether it is possible &c
N get enough votes to pass the Carlisle
~ or any other bill. The trouble with the
ut Carlisle bill lies largely in the fact thai
it's friends are lukewarln in their sup
az port and none of them. not even Sec
m rotary Carlisle himself. claim that /
l will afford the Treasury any immedi
ut ate relief, Now, that is just what i
~, ~" wanted. 1t may be set down as certai
that II the calling of an extra session
"a of Congress depends upon financial leg
na islation satisfactory to the admins
no tration, an extra session will be called
! indeed, it has been asserted by demo
nd Gratis that President Cleveland has a
y" ready made up his mind to call an g,
ye, ira session, because of his belief thu
my the Republican House will iormulat
y A and pass financial bill in accordaht
o 'tv with bis ideas, which may be force
md through the Senate hy combinatio
The of Democrats and Republicans. The'
men point out that President Clev
az, an land has always been more IN acco
all. with Republican ideas of finance TIL
The with those held by his party:
me-
Disc John Burns. the English labor lea
no er, and NJ. F., addressed about Ii
-, people here Saturday night. Upon t
IN 0I
for platform m which he spoke We
IS it seated several prominent public m'
I'm President Cleveland was INVITED by t
, anr labor organizations which held
too meeting, but he did not go The
the dress of Mr.. Burns was well recei,
.aoK and contained none o. the objection
cav language he had been reported as b
hing ing used elsewhere. ... ...H
her 1,.......,.
n # II remained for Senator Cameron
speak what the Senate has acted
four years. He bluntly said that
Malone ground must be bought, or
,I n,a would see that no site for new G
: his eminent printing Office was bought
y his this session Of Congress. That
over very bad taste, not to call 1t by u WI
nod name, on the part OF Senator Came
ming as 1t Is an open secret In Washing
tness that he has money interest in
:, |. NJ -" Malone ground
to see The urgency deficiency approx
the ton bill Is the one that carries the
. v .hs preparation for collecting the inc
found tax. twas passed by the House be
here's the recess, and Senator Cockrell,
'Das Is in charge Of 1t new, says he will
St u np III eie f9enaee w '''e ea'iioeV
rortunity. There Is little doubt o.
passage Of tie bill, notwithstan
the sensational reports OF cont
y. ... .us ton having been made to defeat |
n and Senators Hill and Quay. The es
This OF the oppositioa to the appropri'
men, in the Senate will probably be BID
$780,, .,s.s.,s dozen spesches against u, one Of Y
n. Quay, MIL cooDuine conu