Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-01-12

"liiiaHis, DloWll and oeWell, with
INSTRUCTIONS to prepare bill author
lZlnS such consolidation.
THE sTAR-RuUTE TRIALS
Are again before the courts. The
most elnlnent counsel are employed.
hDbe1t G. lnSe: soil conducts the de.
tense, alr. Chandler and Il. T. Mer.
rick manage tue prosecution. Ines.
TRAILS have dragged their weary
course D,tole the courts Tor two ell
tire seasons. While ali are couyin.
&C thdl millions We s.u.eu. many
question the prophecy vi Spending
another mi.:lon 10 Prove the steaI.
Inc lees az prosecuting and defeni-
lho M "...' iOu case Seem 10 fade
lao i"'.,o iiincaiire compared witt.
Tie Ice '1I LEI OflinS IL. The law
Yeas I"r ,ne deIenoe say there is no
pUsaloiiIty vi their reallzln.; tan
compensation for the great AMOUNT
of time aud labor they must eXpend.
and that, besides, tneJ are losing al
their own business. The couns.,
Tor the Government are not re.
presented as receiving over "a hun
dred dollars day i'll any iuuly.duai
Instance. As ton the .,nuylophers.
however, Messrs. Il. ID. f. .sten and
IL. IL. Alexander, whom the public
VIII remember as the reporters Of
me uuiteau Cast, II Appeared the
othei day during the discussion and
Arrangement OF Their present con
ilaci, that they Received about Two
huudred dollars day, or some SIN
Teen Or eighteen Thousand dolals for
reporting Tie last star-route trial.
EX-SENATOR CoNKLING
Has been here for u week. He and
Senator Edmuuds being associate
counsel for the California railroads
in their tax suit now before the
Supreme Court of the United States.
the Supreme Court room Was Oh
Thursday the center of interests.
The California railway tax case, the
argument of which commenced on
Tuesday, was again heard. Ex-
Justice Rhodes completed his argu-
ment Oh behalf of the county which
sued for the tax, and Senator
Conkling followed in an argument
for the railway company. He ad.
dressed the court for two hours and
half, and was listened to with pro.
found attention by bench and bar,
and by the crowd of spectators
which occupied every seat and all
outstanding room.
WHO WILL BE SPEAKER?
The fight for the speakership com.
mences early. Unless there shall
be a special session of the Forty
eighth Congress, the Speaker cannot
be chO-eD for nearly a year vet.
Still, candidates have announced
themselves, and are working as dill
gently as if the election was near at
hand. The situation is somewhat
complicated, and doubtless the can
didates think i, will require consid-
cradle time and hard work to
strengthen it out. Mr.. Randall
finds opposition from sources where
he has formerly received assistance
and support. Senator Eaton is
now, it appears. a declared candi-
date, basing bis candidacy on the
ground that neither Randall nor
Carlisle represent the correct SEN
timent of the Democracy. Mr..
Elton holds that Randall is for pro-
tected iron, while Carlisle is for free
whisky and tobacco; that both are
wrong, and that there is a happy
medium between the two which can
be found in electing himself (Eaton)
rs Speaker. Mr.. Cox, of New York
is also a candidate, and will probably
have the support of his delegatio n !,
thus holding men who would per-
haps otherwise go for Randall. Mr..
Carlisle is confronted with the can.
didacy of another member of the
Kentucky delegation, Mr.. Black
burn, and friends of each admit
that unless one or the other retires
there Is no chance for either.
Meantime some of that unpleasant
ness which Republicans have pre-
dicted and are SO ardently hoping
for begins to show itself. In DEM
ocratic circles disparaging remarks
as to the candidacy of some who are
running are being whispered, and
comments unfavorable to the mo-
tives of candidates are being uttered.
Possibly the early opening of the
fight may prove of service to the
Democrats; it may give exasperated
tempers time to cool before the main
contest takes place. Nj. L.