Sierra County advocate., 1895-05-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.


unless all obtainable Information
As to how Justice Jackson will vote
on the decision as to a rehesrlng,
which vas argued before a full
bench of the Supreme Court this
week, is far out of the way, it's
chance for standing is not much, if
any, better than one out OF a possi-
bic one hundred. Treasury otti.
cials regard the probability OF the
declaration of the entire income
tax to be unconstitutional with
omplaceny. In fact, notwithstand-
ing the want of money by the
Treasury, they probably prefer
that the Court would SO decide,
because it has already been made
plain to them since the exemptions
made by the first decisions that
the collection OF the remainder of
the tax. even if it be declared con-
stitutional. will be accompanied by
constant wrangIine and litigation.
An interesting question in con
nection with the probable anuibila-
ton of the income tax by the
Supreme Court is whether cutting
off that much revenue from the
government will make the calling
of an extra session of Congress
necessary. It is known that the
administration is very much aver6e
to an extra session, and that the
handling of public money has been
as far as possible arranged to pre-
vent the Treasury getting entirely
empty before the regular time for
Congress to meet. But even before
the first decision of the Supreme
Court was handed down there were
many who believed that 1t would
be impossible for the administra-
ton to get through without an ex-
ira session. 1t is said that this
belief was so strong with several
members of Congress that they
abandoned intended tours of Eu.
rope on account OF it.
The administration isn't receiv-
ing very encouraging reports from
its efforts to yean the democrats,
especially those of the South, from
the support Of silver. This is the
way Mr.. G. Fl. Baskette, editor of
the democratic Banner, of Nash
willie, Tenn, who is at present in
Washington, sees the situation:
political affairs in my State are
in a somewhat tangled condition.
There is great diversity of senti
ment on the silver question, most
of the business men in the cities
being for sound money while a
large majority of the rural voters
are in favor Of free and unlimited
silver coinage, 1t must be admit.
ted that the ADVOCATES of silver are
conducting their propaganda with
far more enthusiasm than the other
side. 1t may be that the sound
money convention to be held at
Memphis will do a good deal t.
stem the tide of the silver move
ment that seems spreading all over
the country. / notice, however,
that the silver people propose hold
ing q convention. also in Memphis,
Immediately tollowicg that of their
opponents, so that the whole thing
may result in a st4nd-off." "
Senator Stewart has written an
other open letter-tbe third within
month President Cleveland,
the taxi being Nr Cleveland's re-
cent letter to the governor of Mis-
sissippi. Mr.. Stewart is quite as
sarcastic in this ms he WAS in his
askas.pei 7stters .,,.he tells. the
President; "Your treatment OF
eontpmscious Office holders illus
trates the benefits Of civil service
reform when YOU tell them that in
the interest cf good government
Office holders must not be surprised
il theT are summsrily dealt with"
aud that "tbe discovery you have
made that the sales snd purchases Of
the farmers and planters in a cheap
goli market exactly balance each
ot0er aud what is lost by the low