The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-09
A hob MAD WITH HUNGER.
The Capitol al ST. johns StOTmed DCS-
pite the Police.

Days or ResiEn-The Mob Then Makes
Raid on Several Stores in Search OF
Provisions - Desperate Fight in
Which the Police Are Forced TO Use
Their Swords Follows.
Washington. Jan S.-As stated in the
dispatches yesterday. the caucus Of the
democratic members Of the House yester-
day did not 90 anything that is regarded
as final ard satisfactory. But if tho plans
now being laid hy the administration 10
not miscar.y. the prospects are said 70
be favorable % the enactment OF some
financial legislation before the close Of the
present session Of congress. without go
ing into details. the main object is 10 bor-
row money enough 10 meet the demands
Of the government until the present tariff
law can be given a fair trial or BE- amend
81 so as TO provide sufficient revenues
10 meet the expenses Of the treasury.
Strangely enough. the promoters Of the
scheme reluctantly admit that it substan-
TALLY is a revival OF the German COM
promise. which came 50 near being adopted
when the bin providing for the uncon-
ditional repeal Of the purchasing clause
OF the Sherman silver act was passed.
Senator Hill without confirming or de-
nying the report that he has been desig-
mated by the President 10 lead the hnan-
cal fight in the Senate, does not hesitate
10 say that he believes that the two
Houses Of congress win listen 10 the APP
peals of the plain people and adopt some
measure this session that viii put more
money in the treasury lie contends that
within two hours ne can frame bill that
will command the support OF a majority
of the practical and patriotic mon in the
House and Senate, and also the approval
Of the President
Your correspondent discussed the sub
ject with Senator I'm at considerable
length yesterday afternoon and nothing
was said during the interview to indicate
that the senator is acting under any in
SEPARATION he may have received while at
tending the Presidents dinner last Thurs
day night. or from any conversation he
may have had with the President on the
subject Senator Hin takes the ground
that there is yet time TO relieve the treas
ury from its present embarrassment II
the representatives of the whole people
will discard all attempts TO play politics
I'm dealing with the financial problem. 1t
is not a question of adopting the Presi-
dents plan, of Secretary Carlisle's plan,
or the plan Of any particular individual
1t is apparent to every one that the pres
ent revenue laws do not afford sufficient
revenues to meet the expenses of the gov
eminent, and it is equally apparent to
every reasonable man that the deficit
would have been still greater had the VIII
son bill been adopted in its original form.
ii is too late, however, TO criucise the ex-
listing tariff law and il is very unfortunate
for the Democratic party that the Prest-
dent and those who believed with him,
Sought to repudiate IL after It was placed
upon the statute books, when jhcre was
no reasonable prospect of modifying It.
1t would have been wiser for the party
10 have accepted it and defended it in the
last campaign and depended upon the
good judgment of the people to demand
such notifications as may now seem
necessary. The President evidently APP
preciates that such would have been the
better course for he practically ignored
the tariff question in his message to CON
gress at the beginning of the present ses-
sion.
In order to accomplish the desired relief
II will be necessary TO make concessions
10 those who may entertain diverse views
and convictions on the subject. A short
period, low intcrest-bearing bond would
be readily accepted by the middle classes
and several hundred millions OF such
bonds could easily be disposed Of The
money thus derived could be applied to
discharging' the obligations of the govern
ment. and In the meantime the greenbacks
could be gradually retired. While such
process is going on Il win be necessary to
further add to the money of the govern
ment and that may be accomplished by
coming the seigniorage. The latter pro-
position would not be objectionable to the
friends of silver, for it was acceptable to
them when the compromise on the Sher-
man silver bill was proposed The admin
istration has been gradually working
around toward that compromise and some
of the best friends of the administration
now regret that it was not accepted when
first offered.
Senator Hill is not alone among demo-
cratic senators in believing that some
financial relief may be afforded TO the
treasury during the present session. Sew
eral prominent democratic senators who
were spoken to on the subject to-day at
first announced that it would be almost
impossible to pass financial measure
through both Houses OF congress during
the few remaining weeks of the session.
After reelection they admitted that if any,
thing is done it viii be substantially on
the line of the German compromise. The
most annoying feature of the proposed
plan is that the democratic members of
the Senate finance committee do not ap-
pear to have been consulted by any men,
Der of the administration on the subject.
1T is possible that senatorial dignity, that
mighty factor in that body may become
aroused and demolish even the best in
tentions of those who claim TO be &C
tuated by purely patriotic motives. Sena-
tor Voorhees,, the chairman of the commit
tee, appears to be wholly ignored in the
calculations, now said to be well under
way. His colleagues. Senators Harris o4
Tennessee, Jones of Arkansas. Mcpherson
of New Jersey, Vest of Missouri and
White of California, do not figure in the
pending negotiations. If it is intended to
proceed with the contest in behalf of the
treasury without the cooperation of the
members of the finance committee, in the
Senate the promoters of the scheme may
ind themselves in an awkward predica-
ment when confronted by the ancient
and honorable traditions of the Senate
Senator German is not apt 10 be a
factor in the contest, so far as he is
personally concerned. He will probably
be satisfied TO remain passive and en-
joy his share of the personal gratifica-
ton that is claimed by those senators
who originally supported the financial
compromise. He also shares with Sena-