Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-09
AN EXCITING SESSION PREDICTED.
Outlook for Financial LegislatiOn In
the Coming Congress.

Outlook for Financial Liquidation In
the Coming Congress.
Apparently but little thought is being
given by the public to what the coming
session of Congress may bring forth. With
one session of the Fifty-fifth Congress
gone, still there is a whole Congress left
with it's two sessions of time and an al
most endless possibility of strife and ef-
forts at legislation. The special session dis
posed of one great question which demand
ed immediate attention, and now the road
is left clear for what may come.
Talking with men Of affairs who will be
called upon to support the policy of the
administration at the coming session, it
Is found that there is wide difference of
opinion as to what will be attempted or
what ought to be attempted in the way
Of financial legislation.
Many declare that it would be useless
and unwise to attempt anything. Others
hold that something must be done. But
under all there is the strong indication
without saying that II anything Is at
tempted it will be in the direction Of CIV
ing stability and soundness to the currency,
as those terms are understood by the peo-
pie who voted to put Mr.. Mckinley in the
White House. 1t will be thoroughly under
stood by the administration, too, that such
legislation cannot be had, under existing
circumstances. without hard struggle,
anu lhe attempt VIII NOT be made without
preparation for such a struggle.
The administration will not propose to
make the attempt and then to fail. Fail
ure will be guarded against In every pos
sible way in advance. Both the strength
and the weakness of the opposition is un-
derstood, and how the weakness is to be
availed Of to the best advantage is not
problematical.
The leaders of the opposition, with a
thorough knowledge of their own condi-
ton, have no doubt that there will be
an attempt to put through Congress a
financial measure with the sanction of the
administration, and they say that the at
tempt will be made with an in1exible de-
termination to succeed Believing this,
some of the most conservative Of the rec
ognfzed leaders Of the opposition predict
that the coming session of Congress will
be one of the most exciting in MANY wears
more so even than the session at whic h
the so-called force bill WIS pressed and
was beaten. This anticipation Is SO much
a reality with them that they are counting
fight
They are marking out those of their num-
DER on whom they can depend, and those
VINO may be of doubtful reliability, either
ior sincerity or for courage. The possibil-
1ty that some of the opposition In the SEN
ate, where the only danger to such propos-
ed legislation lies, may be shaken, is recog-
n1Zed by them, and they are figuring on re-
sorting to any method known in parliament
tary practice to prevent any adroinistra-
tion measure on finance going through the
Senate. They are counting even on the
contingency of a radical departure from the
Senate rules and practices in order to force
vote, ana are prepared to meet even that
One of the best-known democratic lead
ers, a man not usually inclined to be SEN
sational, said the other day that it was his
opinion that this session would develop a
fight as fierce as that over the force bill,
and that it might last through the Con-
gresS.