Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-06-16

She Tariff Com mission,

Thursday night, "a democratic mem
hcr3 assembled in caucus for the pur-
pose "finterchanCing views in regard
TO the fitness al The President nom
nation of ,ar.fi' commissioners. No
attempt wa, made IL secure caucu,
actlun. and ii the conclusion of the
conference { which lasted an hour
ana "a half -v.rv Senator was left
free to vote IN executive session. 1t
was developed, however, that Demo
cate menttrS Of the Senate are
practically unaLlmOYs IN holding the
commission Is unfairly constituted
and shonld he rejected. The ground
taken by nearly all the speakers, in
Guiding Ba,ard and others, who
voted for the commission bill, that
the proposed membership of the COM
mission ~ wholly inconsistent with
the avowed purpose of the bill,
which contemplated impartial in
ve-tiyation aud look 4 10 recOnmun-
datIons that should he free from sus-
plclon of self interest. 1t Was as
serted two of the nominees, HAYES
of Mass, and Garland of ILL.,, are
salaried officers Of Il protective high
tariff association. ana a third, Porter,
is a "stipendiary of the same or
ganization. Oliver, Of Pennsylvania,
and kenner of Louisiana, were criti.
cls-d as favoring protection for spe-
clal interests. who might well be ex.
pected to combine with the above
named members in the interests of a
high tariff generally. Underwood
of Ga, was referred to as "an OBJ
scure old man" nominated at the in
stance of Georgia protectionist, and
Amber of Ohio, whom Senator Pen
dleton declared he had never heard
of until nominated for place on the
commission, although regarded to an
extent as of d" uncertain quantity,
was generally believed by members
of the caucus to be also friend of
high tariff. The seventh gentleman
nominated for membership, Phelps
of Missouri, was spoken of as tariff
reformer; but was aso announced
he had declined the appointment.
So far a. can be ascertalned there
are only two of the Democratic Sena-
tors willing to vote for continuation
of tire commissioners, Brown of
Georgia and Jones of Louisiana,
both of whom feel measurably bound
to do SO by reason of their having
respectively recommended two of
the members appointed. On the
other hard it is understood VanWyck
and Ingalls, will vote with the body
of Democrats against contrma ton.
In this event determination of the
question will probably rest with the
two members of the " independ-
ent party" in the Senate, David
Davis and Malone.
The Associated Press makes a Stump
Speech.
New YORK, June State Sena.
tor NJ. j. Cunningham, of Louisiana,
one of The Bourbon leaders, recently
introduced bill to regulate the cleo
ton of congressman, which some
Louisiana Republicans believe de-
signed to keep Bourbons in power.
1t provides that votes for congress-
men shall hereafter be cast in bal
lot box provided for that purpose
alone. They are to be written or
printed upon paper uniform in size,
color, weight, texture and in appear
ance; such paper to be furnished by
the Secretary of Stats upon payment
of costs and 5 per cent profit. Bal
lots must not be folded so as to ill.,
dictate their contents. The size,
character punctuation marks and
description of type to be used in
printing are all set forth in detail,
and any ticket differingsin any res.
pect from the prescribed form or
bearing any Distinguishing mark. is
to be rejected. Only ballots written
or printed upon paper furnished by
the Secretary of State, or upon pa.
per exactly similar in every respect,
are valid. No person other than
officers of election, and those per-
mitted by the laws of the United
States to be present, shall approach
nearer than IS feet to the polling
place, save and except the voter who
is casting his ballot. The present
election laws are of Democratic orr
gin, but the presumption is they do
not provide machinery for later in
ventions in fraud, hence the pro-
position to revise them. The oppor-
tunity which Democratic managers
and canvassers may have under the
law to throw out Republican ballots
differing in the slightest particular
from the prescribed form, and to
overlook the difference in Demo-
cratic ballots, is manifest.
In n State OF Anarchy.
PANAMA, May 29.-Intelligence
from the south coast is to the effect
that Ecuador is in the throes of
revolution, Peru in anarchy and dis
order, and Chill smitten by epidem-
les and cursed by brigandage, $780,
DOC, 0U0 in spurious bank notes have
been put in circulation in Peru and
many hitherto respectable people in
volved. The people of Peru are so
anxious peace should be made that
some leader will be forced into the
position OF concluding terms with
Chill. The Indian up rising in the in
terror has been suppressed. The
principal departments of Ecuador
are in arms against the dictator.
Disasterous Fire at Montreal
MONTREAL, June IA terrible
fire is raging in Victoria square.
The loss is already over a million
dollars, and the flames are spreading
rapidly. The efforts of the depart.
ment OF the city, SO far, have been
unable to check the confagration.
Fears are entertained that the whole
city may be consumed.