The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-09
The Carlisle Currency Bill
Likely to Be killed.
HOUSE MAY VOTE II DOWN,
Ii It Goes TO the Senate Its Chance
Of Success Is Small.
The reealiar Thing About the sisuatioa
IL the Fact That Praminens Demo-
ersss Arc Leading the Fight Against
the Adminisfratfsa's Pet Measure.

To-Day than at any time daring the ses-
sion. II has been stirred up a great
deai by the recent publications in the
newspapers Of various schemes OF cur
reacy reform. and the near approach OF
vote In the house on the peEding BILL
Senators who have predicted rather free
~ heretofore that there would be no cur
reney legislation. talked In q more IA
vorabIe way today. and limited at pos
sibsliiy that something might be done.
though they did not kssow how or what.
Senator Jones. of Ark. q member Of the
finance COMMITTEES. was asked il he was
not Of the opinion tisat there was no pos
sibiiity OF currency legislation .possi-
bility?' he answered '*weii. now. I
will say this: don't think there Is any
probability Of legislation. It Is possible.
however. that conditions may arise which
will bring men OF very diverse views to-
geiher on common grounds. ard that leg
isiation without political or personal ad-
vantage. purely patriotic In its nature.
might be enacted. do not think this
probable. For nay owp part. would
sacrifice great deal to get on that COM
Hlon ground.'
Even TO the acceptance OF bond
tssue?''
Yes, even a bond ISSUE
What else would be necessary,
I'VE would kaga to do something for
SILVER. We could not 'egislaee on the
currency question without doing sonle-
thing for slIses.''
DO you consider the necessity great
for currency legislation
Most empha.ically. Tho condition CT
affairs may iniase the senate to do
something. may induce the house to ac-
eept something that viii tide the coun-
try over"
Senator Jones said this feeling was
shared by many o:hes. senators. II is
such sentiments as these that have been
freely expressed today. and thas give an
irsiiei.fios or inclination fowari more
financial iesss,at'an,
Senator YES. = not optimls.ic as 10 the
chances OF financial legislation by this
congress. The Sc. ia % Was on his va
to the meeting cf the finance com4I;ttee
today whsn asked about the story pub
i.shed in soras of The morning paoe. ;
that a compromise bill had been agreed
upon In the senate. 1T is all rot he
said. II g.Grose YOU mean the s.ssr
an0ut financial measure TO be offered
in the senate by certain Democratic sem
a.,rs. Thers Is notEing In it. Irather-
n ore. In my opil.on, there Is no posi-
biiity Of pasrn@ any finaaeiai h:iI IN
.hs senate. We h1vc no rules. nnsI fse
senator's can prevent action on any bill
dung this session. The oaly hope for
rr-inpt an1 efficient acton was .a the
pSmocratic parry. and we failed at the
outset of the session. Instead of chang
ms the senate rules 50 as 1, provide Tor
stoi ping debate. aaj than reso utcIv TAX
ing up the iinaae..t question and the
tariff bills from III, house. thu Demo-
cratic caue IS Of Ira senate seihe- ely
refused TO 10 anything. 3f the kini.
'sAs matters now are In the senate,
nothing will be done except by unanimous
consent If the ayes and nays could be
called on taking off the diffTential da-
ties OF lilo OF a cent on sugar. the ma
jority would be for the removal"
The action of yesterdays caucus Is
the absorbing topic with members OF the
house Representative Walker. OF Mass,
a Republican member OF the currency
committee. said. "1'he caucus estab-
fishes beyond doubt that the bin is dead
On the ratio Of the caucus vote yesser-
day, the vote In the lsouge. If every mem
Der attended. would be iss for the bin
and 2zt against. But as there will not
be a full atfef.iance. / estimate .he. vote
as SO for tbs bill and l57 against. The
adverse vote includes every Republican
and popuIist. % In all, and many Demo-
Gratis. The number of votes fer the bill
in caucus Is its greatest strength
Democratic friends OF the measure con-
tend. however. that sn the caucus some
members vito opposed Ii will vote for It
In the house. A canvass OF the house
made before the caucus by a Dc1noeratic
congressman showed fl3 for the bill. i6s
against, and Ts doubtful
Mr. Springer s1w Secretary Carlisle last
night and went over the Developments OF
the caucus. Mr.. Springer expressed conf
ssence that sae bsil would pass. Mr Car
Lsfe remained 1n Speaker Crisps private
ossiee throssS frous the afternoon and saw
these nsost active In support OF Tie bin.
No effort was MAIDS TO conceal from him
ssse doubt OF tire house managers as to
tie passage OF the bill Mr. Carlisle was
apparently as hopeful as ever. however
ard expressed tie baIlex that the bill
w0utd pass. Hall al Missouri, Cox OF Ten
nesse. and csfser active supporters CT the
bsii rsatntswf out 70 sise secretary the prcb-
able tactics OF the combined .stEsoSg !eyss
This was first, attempt 10 defeat she rafe
cscsssng debate. and, failing sEs this. To
raova 10 strike oszt the snacssrsg clause
Tyhs nsazgss Of the prominent Democrats
ani Republicans who had combined oss
shzs iirte .cf opposition were glyaa sia.r1aS
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