Frederick citizen., 1895-01-11
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspond ent Talks in a Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
From our, Correspondent ]

FROM our Correspondent J
WASHINGTON, Jan Z, 1894
Democratic skies are brighter just.
now than they have been for "a year
The much talked about and much hop
ed for getting together of Democrats
seems at last to be in u fair way to-
wards becoming an established fact.
The example of Senator Hill in going
to the White House and resumiug
pleasant relations with President Cleve-
land is being followed by lesser lead
ers of the party in Congress. The first
results of this getting together of DEM
ocrats will be the passage by the
House of the Carlisle currency reform
bill, which will not be delayed much,
if any, beyond the present week. 1t
was noticeable that a better and more
conciliatory spirit was shown by all
the speakers at the Democratic caucus
held to-day than has been exhibited at
any similAt gathering for "a long time,
and consequently Democrats are look
ing forward to future party success
with more confidence than the most
sanguine Of them have fell since the
opening Of the present session of Con-
gress.
One of the most important factors in
uniting the Democrats of the III Duse in
support of the Carllslse curruncy re-
form bill, was the unprincipled fight,
which clique of Wall street bankers
have been making upon Secretary Car
Isle, using this bill AS an excuse, be-
cause he would not allow them to use
him. Secretary Carlisle is deservedly
popular with the Democrats in Con-
gress-and out of Congress, too, for that
matter-and many decided to stand by
him and his bill, although there are
things in the bill that some of them
did not approve.
Now that the passage of the curren-
cy bill by the House is regarded as
good as accomplished, its fate in the
Senate is being discussed. Few Demo-
Gratis are confident that it will even be
allowed to reach vote in the Senate,
owing to the short time remaining of
the session but Senator Hill, who sell
ing good reasons therefor, thinks that
the Senate will pass the bill if it be
amended to provide for the coinage of
the silver seignorage, as that would OBJ
, tain votes enough from the Republican
and P"pulist silver Senators to get the
bill through. 1t has been stated, al
though l cannot vouch for it, that
President Cleveland and Secretary Car
f5l. II.
amendment to the bill, and it is GER
tain that many Democrats in both
House and Senate would be greatly
pleased to see this bill become law so
amended.
Some of the Republican leaders are
indulging in line of talk THAT they
will regret inside of six month";. They
are saying that the only trouble with
the Treasury is that caused by rev.
enue insufficient to meet the expendi-
lures of the governments and that the de-
cit is caused by the new tariff law.
That is just the talk to suit the Demo-
Gratis, who know that a. soon as the
Treasury begins to realize from the du-
ty Oh sugar, which is just beginning to
come in largely, ana on the income
tax, which will soon be colectable, the
receipts of the government will be in
excess of the expenditures. 1t will be
amusing toIsee these Republicans when
confronted 10y their present talk few
mouths hence
There is much talk of the attempt
that is 10 he made in the Senate to rem
der the income tax imperative by
dropping the appropriation for ITS col.
lection, which is IN the urgency appro-
priation bill, which has been passed by
the House; but Senator Cockrell, chair
man of the Senate Appropriation Com
mittee, says it is nothing but talk and
that he is canfident the appropriation
will be made. Secretary Carlisle is so
confident the appropriation will be
made that he is now sending income
tax blanks to the internal revenue col
lectors
Some OF the numerous men who are
always going off half-cocked, were
probably responsible for the rumor
which was current a day or two ago
and was widely telegraphed from
Washington, to the effect that the ad-
ministration had withdrawn the de-
mand it had made upon Spain to cease
discriminating against American -four
shipped to Cuba, under penalty of
having the sugar of Cuba and Porto
Rico shut out of the United States.
The originator of that rumor got his
facts exactly reversed. Instead of hav-
ing Withdrawn its demand upon the
Spanish government the government
has reiterated it in stronger language
and accompanied it with notice that
a prompt reply must be given or the
President would, without further warn
ing, issue a proclamation against the
sugar OF Cuba and Porto Rico
1t has been informally decided by
the Senate Finance Committee that no
tariff amendments of any sort should
be taken up at this session, and the
administration is thrown on its own
resources in dealing with the retalia.
ton and threatened retaliation of Eu-
ropean nations because of the differen-
tial duty on sugar, which everybody
admits ought to be repealed.