Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-08-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Regular Correspondence of the Standard.

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WASHINGTON, July 20, 1888.
Senator Gorman, who has Just re
turned from New York, where he wen
to attend Il meeting of the Nationa
Democratic Campaign Committee
says the selection OF Mr.. Calvin S
Brice for Chairman of that committee
is very fortunate for the Democratic
party, as he has the brains and ability
to do good service in the campaign
Some Democrats in Congress had been
of the opinion that Mr.. Brice lacked
the experience necessary for carrying
on the campaign, but since he is en-
dorsed by as experienced politician
as his predecessor, Senator German
everybody is satisfied.
Secretary Villas has appointed Rev
7. S. Childs, of this city, Maj. Il. b
Weaver, of Ark, and J. NJ. Smith, ol
Wis, as commission to negotiate
with the Ute Indians in Southern Col
Orado for their removal to some other
reservation.
The President found it necessary
again this week to veto Il number o1
private pension bills. AS usual hi,
reasons were conclusive.
The cOnferees on the river and har-
Dor bill are in Il dead lock. The House
cOnferees object to the various canal
appropriations added by the Senate.
The bill to regulate interstate tel.
egraphy has been favOrably reported
to the Senate.
The fourth annual report OF the
Civil Service Commission has been
placed in the hands of the President
During the year there were 1882
persons examined; the names of TO-
TAG were placed ON the list of eligi.
bles, and 4,445 received appointments.
The report argues against the sugges-
ton that appointments should be ap-
pOrtioned among Congressional dis
tricts, and recommends the extension
of the classified service to embrace en-
ployes of the railway mail service, the
field employees Of the Labor and Indian
Bureaus, and the graded clerks in the
several depots Of the Quartermaster
Generals Office.
There is rumor here that Repre-
sentative w. l.. Scott, of Pennsylva-
mia, will decline Il denomination to
Congress. am told that the reason
is, he wishes to he free to enter Mr..
Cleveland's cabinet next March.
1t is understood that when the forti-
fication appropriation bill is reported
to the House, probably next week, it
will appropriate something like $685.
100000.
In spite OF all reports to the con-
trary, can officially, so to speak, an
nounce that the President has made
no definite plans for summer vaca-
ton, nor will he until Congress shall
agree upon date for adjournment.
Before this letter is in type, the
Mills tariff bill will probably have
passed the House, and the Democratic
party will have officially placed itself
on record as being in favor OF revenue
reform. The number of Democrats
who voted against the free wool clause
-three-probably represent the num-
ber which will vote against the bill
when it is put upon its final passage.
Mr.. Randall is improving slowly,
and his family hope to be able to carry
him to his country residence near
Philadelphia in a few days.
The fisheries treaty has taken up a
considerable portion of the time in the
Senate this week. Senator Pugh
made q strong and sensible argument
in favor OF its confirmation, and Lit
tie Billy" Chandler made speech,
composed equally of protection and
bloody shirt, against it.
A bill has been passed by the Senate
appropriating $35, 900 for the erection
of monument in Louisville, KY, to
George Rogers Clark, who captured
the Northwest Territory.
The date for the great Cleveland and
Thurman ratification meeting in this
city has been definitely set, Septem-
Der 7th.
The Republicans of the House, by
their action in refusing to vote
Wednesday, on the tobacco clause Of
the tariff bill, left the House without
a quorum and caused an adjournment
when it had been arranged to take d
recess in the evening session for the
purpose of acting upon bills from the
labor committee. 1t is believed it was
done purposely.
1t is said that Republican member:
OF the Senate Committee on Finance
already have printed copies Of the pro
posed Senate tariff bill.
HAPPINESS is only relative, and sonl'