Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondents
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 12, '95.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10, '95.
The Carlisle Cleveland monstrosity,
called by courtesy currency bill is dead
was killed by a vote Of the House,
1870 to 1879, refusing to adopt an order
setting a time for a vote. Drs. Cleve.
land Carlisle and Springer refuse to
believe that the corpse is quite dead,
and are still trying to rcsuscitate
the deceased. There will be no funeral
ceremonies, for the very good reason
that there are not enough mourners to
form a respectable gathering. The
blow which killed the unmourned
measure drove homs the wedge hat
split the Democratic party in twain,
and there seems little probability hat
the two wings will ever again be found
united upon anything, for which the
country has ever reason to give thanks.
The administration did everything in
its power to ave the currency bill, ever
going to the extent of threatening to
put the country on a silver basis if it
was not passed, by refusing to pay
gold for Treasury notes presented for
redemption, but it was no use, the
country had condemned the measure
as bad and a majority of the House
thought it better, safer and wiser to
please the country than to please the
administration.
1t being now certain that no finan.
cial legislation, either good or bad, can
be expected from this Congress, the be-
lief is general, both in and out Of Con-
gress, that an early extra session of the
Fifty Fourth Congress will be called to
consider financial legislation. 1t is no
longer a question of what Mr.. Cleve-
land wants, or what the Democratic
party wants, but of what is necessary
to maintain the credit of the United
States Government, which takes pre-
cedence of all other questions. The
Democrats having proved their incom-
petence, the Republicans must be asked
to come to the rescue.
Ex-Speaker Reed 8 ankle ism t entirely
well, but he returned to his Congress
sional duties this week, in order to be
on hand when the House knocked out
the Carlisle currency bill. He limps a
little, but Enthusiastically refuses to
make use of crutch or cane.
Level headed Republicans are glad
that Representative Sibley, of Pennsyl.
vania, who this week made one of the
most disgraceful personal attacks upon
the President of the United States ever
heard upon the floor OF the House,
claims allegiance to the Democratic
party. Republicans do not admire Mr..
Cleveland-few people do or can-but
in criticising his public acts they never
allow themselves to forget that he is
President. Mr.. Sitley's speech was
sprinkled with coarse language, which
should never have been allowed to be
uttered on the floor of the House, or
anywhere else in the presence of gen.
tlemen, but for some unexplained rea.
son no member called him to order and
he kept on until his time had expired,
although there was no indication that
his supply of billingsgate was exhaust
ed. Think of a member of Congress
referring to the President as a combi-
nation of brains, belly, brass and as
a hog and q buzzard." II the House
did the right thing it would expel Sib.
ley from membership, as a warning to
future blackguards who may by acct
dent get elected to Congress.
The Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia, the three justices of which
were appointed by Mr.. Cleveland, has
affirmed the decision of the lower court,
refusing to grant q mandamus COM
polling Secretary Carlisle to take steps
towards the payment of the bounty
on sugar partly produced at the time
the repeal of the sugar bounty law
went into effect, and two out of the
three justices went further and declar-
ed that, in their opinion, the sugar
bounty was unconstitutional, and the
third the Chief Justice-declined to
express his opinion as to tile constitu-
tionality of the sugar bounty. 1t is a
question that will never be definitely
settled until it has been passed upon
by the United States Supreme Court,
where it will eventually be carried.
Still another message on Hawaiian
matters was this week transmitted to
Congress by Mr.. Cleveland, accom-.
panied by a batch of correspondence
from MIR. Willis, United States Minis
ter to Hawaii. Great Britain wishes to
lease an island, but can not do SO with
out the consent of the United States,
owing to a clause in the reciprocity
treaty with this Government. Mr..
Cleveland refers the request of Hawaii
for a modification of the treaty so the
lease can be made to Congress with
out positive Recommendation, but it is
easily inferred from his language that
he favors granting it.