The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-05
FROM THE CAPITAL,
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 81, 1884,
The extra session bugaboo was raised by
the administration democrats to brighten
hesitating democrats into supporting the
Carlisle currency bill and to deter republicans
from placing obstacles in the way of any
legislation approved by the administrations
but now, like the genii released from the
bottle, the bugaboo has grown 50 great that it
threatens to overshadow everything else.
The question of the calling of an extra session
of Congress, which was first considered
merely i'll might-have to-be light, has now
nearly reached the must-be stage. If some
thing is not done by this Congress to stop the
drain of gold from the Treasury, and there
isn't one chance in Il thousand that ANYTHING
VIII be done. it will not be "A matter of choice
with Mr.. Cleveland. He will have to call the
Rpublican Congress together in order to get
something done.
/ Very little hope is now entertained by any
Democrat that the Carlisle currency bill will
/ be passed by the House in its present shape
and not much that will be passed in any
shape, and none whatever that it will be
ci"rs in Congress agree in saying that if the
currency bill Were to become law tomorrow
it would do the Treasury more harm than
good. Even Secretary Carlisle who is will
ing to pose as author of the bill admits that
it would not help the Treasury for sometime
/ TO come and that he is not altogether certain
that it eyer would Meanwhile the drain on
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receipts of the government continue to be
much less than its expenditures These facts
have aroused the Republicans to the necessity
offormulating "A plan for legislation at the
extra session. if one be called They don't
want an extra session; would much prefer
having until next December to think about
legislation. hut true To the traditions Of the
party they will be found ready to do their
( duty whenever called upon.
/ 1t can be stated on high authority that the
/ Republicans in the Senate have no idea of
shielding the Democrats from any of the
popular disapprOval they have earned since
they controlled all branches of the govern
ment. Several Republican Senators may
when the urgency appropriation bill gets
/ before the Senate. seek to have the appropri-
alton for the collection of the income tax
struck out of that bill, but they will not be
supported by any considerable number of Re-
publicans Nothing would please the Demo-
Gratis who have realized what "A mistake the
income tax was. chief Of whom is Mr.. Cleve-
land. more than to have Republican Senators
defeat the appropriation for the collection of
that tax. That would enable the Democratic
partvto play its favorite and usual double
faced role in another campaign-in states
where the income tax is popular it would
claim to have imposed the tax and would
charge the Republicans with having prevent
ed its being collected. and in States where
the tax was unpopular it would point out
the failure to appropriate money to enforce
the law as its own act. These are some of
the reasons why Republicans will aid in get
ting that appropriation through. rather than
join in putting Instructions in its way.
The troubles growing out of the repeal Of
the reciprocity clause of the Mckinley tariff
law have only lust begun. as the administra-
ton is now finding out. France and Austria
have unoffirially iutmated their intention
to follow the example of Spain and retalate
upon the United States if some modification
of the sugar schedule of the tariff law can
not be secured. As there isn't the slightest
probability that any modification can be
gotten through Congress at this session the
outlook for more retaliation is promising
entirely too promising.
Senator Cameron. of Pa. is being harshy
criticized for having said that no site should
be purchased for a new government Printing
Office, unless Congress would agree to buy
the Malone site. Senator Cameron is under
stood to be financially interested in the Ma
hone lot.
January sth has been set for the hearing Of
arguments on the demurrer filed 10y the de-
partment of Justice in the suit brought to
test the constitutionality of the income tax.
If the demurrer be sustained and the suit be
thrown out on the technicaties raised steps
for the beginning of new suit against which
those technicalites will not count. will at once
be taken.
Representative Tom Johnson. of Ohio.
although himself a Democrat. says that
far as the financial system of the country is
concerned, the Democrats in Congress are all
eligible for membership in a club of cranks,
to which he belongs, which makes the only
requisite for joining, "A failure to agree with
any other member.
1t is being whispered around in inside
circles that Mr. Cleveland has lost faith in
the Carlisle currency bill and that he believes
and has so expressed himself to II personal
friend, that the Republicans would get up
bill that would be more satisfactory to him
and to the country. He may or may not have
done either, but there can be no doubt of the
ability of the Republicans to get up better
bill.
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