Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-28
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Washington Letter.
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W,-mr>.r y, May u lseG.
Although the present session OF
{ .ngIe-s is called dull one Il l.
Mt without occasional sensations
Inc President created Que Wheel
he sen, To Commissioner Back tn
rarefs To +niiSben nm upon the
several hundred puvals pension billN
which Congress- hurriedly passed aud
sent to the White House for his zig
nature. No President has even de
fore taken the tune or trouble to ex
annie private bills. Mr. Cleveland
vetoed only two Of them. s,sned slgh
" II the number, aud allowed Ia,
others tn become laws without hl-
signature after satisfying himself
that their records were Clear. But
he directed tho attention Of our leg
islators Oh Capitol Hill to his deter
minstion to know the contents OF
every bill they send to him for APP
proval.
1t is possible that Mr.. Cleveland
will igsore another Presidential Gus
tom, namely: that Of going to the
Capitol just before the adjournmen,
OF Congress, and while the two bod
les are rushing through oil the bills
that can be passed in that late and
illregnlated stage, and of signing
everything that is thrust under his
hand.
On Wednesday the army appro-
dristion bill had been passed by the
House OF Representatives, and the
bill providing for the support OF our
diplomats and consuls had been
taken up. Members felt that they
are already done good days work,
and were glad that an opportunity
for amusement should present itself
Presently an item Of the bill was
reached which led to a request from
Representative Hewitt that the APP
preparation for n steam launch for
the legation at Constantinople be
Increased from 81 600 to l,s00.
This Jed TO a funny story about some
competion with the Il" Effete Mon
archer" OF Europe. Mr.. Cannon "
Illinois, criticised the Democrats for
proposing to increase the appropria-
ton and another member suggested
that the late Republican Minister
to Turkey manage TO get along with
tho old launch. Mr.. Hewitt replied
that the late Republican Minister
did not get along with it. II went
with him on tho launch" continued
be, and tho British launch camo
out and went by us aud tho Italian
launch came out aud left us, and tho
French launch ca,no out and passed
rs; and IN the only American flag
that floats in those waters is the flag
on this steam launch, we had TO sub
NIT 10 the humiliation Of seeing il
run away from.
why didn't you fire up?" was
asked BY Republican.
1--WE did, replied MIR. Hewitt.
"Our American blood began to boil
aud tho boiler began TO boil. and
the result was that when we got hall
way to Constantinoplo suddenly the
whole thing collapsed and we were
left In the open Bosphorus. II n
Republican could not get along with
q thousand dollars -sndPI am wit.
ness that can prove that he did no,
Il don't see how any Democrat can
get along with it," The last Minis
ter did not ask for MORE, said Mr..
Morrison. "Ob. yes he did," re.
piled Mr.. Hewitt. I" and he appealed
to me ~ IN American citizen to come
in here aud make q statement OF the
humiliation we both fell, on that oc
casion, and ! have not recovered
from that humiliation yet. and il you
ask Gen. Low Wallace he will tel
you that he was never no Inundated
% whom in that broken down launch
This $500 will save the homer OF The
American flag"
A few evenings since Represents
tive Hill discussed Civil Service Re
form before the Ohio Democratic As
ISOLATION OF this city and talked
about the political situation in Oh,
Buckeye State. He said while b,
believed the election Of Democrat,
President should have been followed
by complete transfer Of the ofIicei
10 Democrats. still the Democrats o.
Ohio were not going TO fail in thei,
support Of the party because the,
did not get everything they wanted.
He mentioned however. that ~, OO(
officers have already fallen into tn,
hands OF Democrats under tho new
Administration. including oil the
most lucrative ones In the gift OF the
Government. Il nh ready" said
10. "at any time 10 vote for tho re'
peal OF the Civil Service act. II j,
opposed TO the genius OF our Repub
licau institutions, but while il 70
mains on the statute book. il in the
duty Of the President to enforce it. >
"Ohio Democrats" he said, care
not actuated by thirst for spoils.
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