Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-11
Especial to The Buaetin.)

Washineton, Sept. 10,-Senator
 -sndegee, when asked his opinion
 the prospect of currency legfSla- -aa at this session of congress, Said>
 NO one can be sure what the den- cratic majority will decide to do with he banking and currency question: his extra special session of congress vas called by the president to revise he tariff. Congress and the country had just finished d national political campaign and election, and the reg ular short session of congress which exDirel on March 4th. Owing to the exodus from the republican party of the pvogressives, the government Of the United States in all its branches was turned over to the democratic party, although it polled only a minor ity of the total vote of the country. Such republicans as voted for any Of the 6Rnscratic national officials and 8 great mass of the democrats them selves, relied upon the promises or the democratic leaders and orators that they simply intended to correct alleged excesses and inequalities in the tariff. and gradually revise the sched- ules downward, but that in this pro- cess no legitimate industries should be injured and that business need have no fear of democratic ascendency.
 Progressives Put Democrats In.
 Many Drogressives would never have voted the progressive ticket if they had foreseen Shat the result of their ballot would be to install the demo- eraJs in the saddle. The senate has passed the tarin bill and it is now subject 10 such changes. only as may be agreed upon by the few members Of the senate and the house who may conn pose the conference committee.
 Slaughter or Industries Coming.
 As I view it, the bill is in DO sense q compliance with the ante-eIection promises of the democracy. In many cases it will result in a ruthless slaughter of legitimate industries. As a revenue producer it is such as it's authors have felt compelled to attach 10 it an income tax which they eSti- maJe will produce 5I00,000,000 annually in order to make good the estimated deficit.
 Presidents Dc&stion Has Done 1t,
 Nothing could have possibly sue ceeded in tanning such 8 bill through the congress of the representatives of The peOpl1 except the arbitrary and despotic GicCation of the president. Democratic senators having bound themselves hard and fast over two months ago in d secret caucus not to allow any amendments whatever of the bill, have been deprived of all opportunity 10 improve it's crude and discriminatory provisions in the light of their own better information and the two months debate on the floor of the senate
 Congress Tired Out.
 Now. even before this product of ignorance. reckiessness and jealousy is enacted. this fatigued and Sullen con gross is 10 be forced. against it's own Judgment. to enter upon a consider atioD of the question of esta blishing 4n entirely new system of banking and currency over the entire country. The same UncOmprOmisinS diCtatiOn by the president is again brought to bear Tt remains 10 be seen whether the democratic senators will again exhibit the floor to discharge the committee fence to the will of the executive, against their own judgment and inclSl- ali0D-
 There is no doubt that a majority of the committee on banking and cur rency and a majority of the democratic senator's are opposed to the imposi- ion of this question at this time upon a weary congress, a body which has been in continuous session now since the first day of last December, and which, if it is compelled under the lash and spur of it's dictatorship to enter upon this great question, will probably remain in continuous session until next summer.
 Can Patch Bill Together
 "f. however the president insists on imposing his own Unbridled will on ais party, a motion can be made upon the floor to discharge teh committee on banking and currency from fur ther consideration of the bill and in 9 asmuch as the democrats have a ma-