Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-06
Will Mr. Carlisle's Advertisement
Cause Their E1pedition7
POSSIBLE EFFECT ON THE SENATE
Republicans Are Anxious to Sc
cure Prompt Action.
THE DEMOCRATIC MINORITY

How will the Senate be affected by Mr.
Carlisle's advertisement for a new loan !?
VIII 1t hurry up the two measures now in
Its hands for the relief of the treasury, SO
as to lay them before the President before
the 9th of February, and force him thus
formally to choose between a policy of in
creased customs duties for revenue, and a
policy Of increased interest bearing obliga-
tions? Or will it consider that he has al
ready made that choice, and decide to take
Its own time and leisurely put the two bills
In shape to suit itself, upon the hypothesis
that as both in the end will be vetoed it
will be well as it goes along to make its
own case entirely clear?
Republicans Desire Prompt Action.
The republicans in the Senate desire
prompt action on both the emergency rev.
enue bill and the bond bill. Both, they in
sist, are drafted on lines so Well under
stood that discussion is practically useless.
After the experience Of the past two years,
what Senator on either side has anything
new to offer either on the subject of bonds
or on that CT the tariff? Are not both SUBJ
Jects thoroughly understood by the Senate
ami by the country at large? Why then
not send both bills to the President at an
early day and close the case SO far as
Congress is concerned? If he chooses to
own plan, let him. That is his privilege in
every case. But, it is held. it will be some
thing for Congress to respond to his appeal
for assistance before the time which he
ury's endurance. He names February 8,
and this gives the Senate just one month
In which to act.
Want the Issue Drawn.
The republicans want the issue drawn as
sharply as possible for use in the presiden-
tial campaign. They are going into that
campaign denouncing all the bond sales
negotiated by this administration, and in
sisting that they grew out of the reduction
of the governments revenue by the demo-
cratic party. Their own first act upon re-
turning to power in Congress, therefore,
should be an increase of revenue. The
House has promptly taken this line, and
now if the Senate can be brought to follow.
suit the republican campaign case will be
made up.
The Democratic Minority.
But the democratic minority in the Senate
Is to be reckoned with. 1t is powerful, by
reason of the rules of the body, which allow
for unlimited debate. 1t is not in agreement
with the President on the money question,
hut 1t may not be expected to do anything
to eniearrass the party in the presidential
campaign. 1t may not consent to anything
like speed in disposng of the two bills in
question when the declared purpose of the
opposition Is to make campaign material.
1t recognizes, as the opposition does, that
the Presidents mind is made up so far as
bonds are concerned. Another bond issue
will take place, as advertised, no matter
what Congress may or may not do mean
while. Why hurry then? Why not proceed
with due regard to the Importance of the
two measures, giving to each thorough con-
sideration?
The silver Ring.
But while opposed to the political pur-
pose Of the republicans, the silver demo-
Gratis of the Senate are not forced by that
p, rpose into any agreement with the Presi-
dent on any part of his bond policy proper.
They still regard that, from the first, as
detrimental both to the party's and to the
countrys interests. They seem disposed.
therefore, more than ever to put themselves
on record at this time as advocates of the
free coinage Of silver, and to unite with
the silver republicans Of the west in trans
oimng the bond bill passed by the House
into one expressive Of the advocates of sill
yer as to the real needs Of the hour The
revenue bill they take very much less inter-
est in.