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the leadership against the present dom
inant faction, for the purpose of re-
storing to our poor, unfortunate State
a government fair, just and impartial
to all classes of her citizens, a govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people
| THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Short Term Loan Certificates to be Issued
Instead of Bonds.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. Am import
ant conference was held at the White
House Wednesday between the Presi,;
dent and Speaker Crisp. 1t is under
stood that the financial question was
the subject under discussion, although
neither of the interested parties are in
clined to discuss the details ofthe con-
ference. Speaker Crisp had an appoint;
ment to accompany the members OF
the Georgia delegation to the treasury
department this morning to urge the
Secretary to accept the Georgia granite
in the construction of the Kansas City
public building. Just before the de-
legation met to proceed to the treasury
department Speaker Crisp received an
invitation to come to the White House
before the Cabinet met. He went at
once to the Executive Manson and was
in consultation with the President un-
til Secretary Lamont and several other
members of the Cabinet arrived.
1t is understood that the President
is not pleased with some of the modl-
fications made to the latest edition OF
the financial bill reported back to the
House from the committee of which
Mr.. Springer is chairman, and it is
said that the conference between the
President and theSpeaker was in rela,
ton to the Springer bill. When the
Speaker left the White House he went
Immediately to the Capitol, and it is
said that he had brief consultation
with several of his trusted political
friends and related to them the sub,
stance of his interview with the Presi-
dent. He then held conversation
with Ex-Speaker Reed, who, later in
the day, came forward as a nonpartisan
and proposed a per cent short term
loan certificate as the only practical
solution of the financial problem un'
der existing conditions.
| Speaker Crisp, after starting the
House in running order for the day,
called Representative Richardson, of
Tennessee, to the chair. and then pro
ceeded to the Senate. Theappearance
of Speaker Crisp in the Senate cham
ber, while the House was in session,
was such novelty that he received
something of an ovation from the
Senators on both sides ofthe chamber.
1t was evident that he was not there
| for his health, for he at once made his
way to the desk of Senator German,
the Democratic leader. and they held
| short but interested conversation. 1t
was apparently satisfactory to both
parties, for when the Speaker left the
| Maryland Senator's desk there was
smile of satisfaction upon his face,
He next went over to Senator Aldrlch,
of Rhode Island, who is the recognized
leader ofthe Republican forces in con
nection with the financial and tariff
questions. This conversation was
equally brief, butapparently agreeable
and Speaker Crisp, having evidently
| fulfilled his mission, hurried back tc
| the House.
| 1t was evident that the parties to this
mysterious series of consultations
were not disposed to oreveal their secret
for they endeavored to treat with in
difference or evade the subject when
their attention was directed to it. In
spite of their reticencC it is said that
the PRESIDENT realizes that the House
will not accept the revised Springer
| bill, and therefore some other plan
that will meet the approval of a ma:
| iority of both houses, without regard
to party, must be brought forward.
If the Secretary of the Treasury wants
money to meet the current expenses
of the Government there is disposi,
ton on the part Of the leaders in both
houses to authorize the issuance ofloan
certificates for short period, as sug-
gested by Senator Allison and also by
Ex-Speaker Reed.
It is understood that the proposition
was the subject of the numerous con-
situations today at the White House,
treasury department and the Capitol.
The outcome will depend upon the
report that Secretary Charlisle will
make to the Senate in reply to the
resolution of inquiry introduced by
Senator Hill and amended at the III
stance of Senator German. The infor-
nation desired goes into the vitals OF
1.-THE Governments finances aad it will
require several days work by the
treasury officials to collect the data
called for by the Hill-Gorman resolu:
ton. 1t may be ready for transmittal
to the Senate by the latter part of the
present week, or it may not be com,
pleted until mex week.
In the meantime the advocates of an
early bond issue are becoming exceed
ingly anxious at the delay of the Presi'
dent in not making the call before the
question is voted upon in the House.
| The friends of the Administration in
innate that if the House refuses, as il
will probably do, to adopt the Spring
er bill, the loan certificate proposition
will be accepted by the President if
everything else fails.-News and Cou,
rier.
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