Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-02

of Washington territory, which
measure was incorporated in a bill
providing for the same relief for
other territories, and was favorably
reported from the committee on
territories and is now on the house
calendar.
a bill providing for the estab-
lishment ofliie saving stations, in
Guiding two such stations between
Cape Flattery and the mouth of
the Columbia river, has been favor
ably reported from the committee
on commerce, (Report No. 1850
aud is now on the house calendar.
This measure was called up in the
house, by the committee on com
merce, but was antagonized by
Hon. John +. Weber, a represen-
tative from New York, until the
session, during which it was called
up, expired by the Limitation of
time placed upon it by the special
order of the house, under which it
was held. Since that time there
has been no opportunity to secure
its consideration.
A bill eniarging the powers of
municipal corporations, as to in
debteduess and otherwise, in the
territories, has passed the senate,
and has been favOrably reported by
the Committee on territories of the
house, and is now on the house cal
endar.
Mr.. voorhees, will in the future,
as in the past, leave no effort I'M
tried to secure final favorable dis
position of all these matters.
The character of the results &C
cOmplished by Mr.. Voorhees,, out
side Oflegislation, wholly negatives
the suggestion that he is not in har-
mOpy with the administration.
During his service in congress-, the
U. s. attorney, the U. s. marshal,
the judge of the first judicial dis
trict six registers and receivers,
eleven railway postal clerks, seven
employees in the Indian service, and
two hundred and ninety postmas-
tiers, according to official statistics,
have been appointed upon his rec
Ommendati0n. One hundred and
thirty-nine new pOstOffices. accord.
ing to official statistics, have been
established in the territory upon
his recommendation, and postal
I service has been increased upor
I thirty-twO mail routes.
, In addition to all this Mr.. VOor-
hees has, in the departments q,
) Washington, looked after the priv
2 ate interests of thousands of the cit
liens ofthe territory, and has always
: exhibited most cheerful willing
4 ness to dose.
> During the 49th congress, on
: June Both 1886, in a speech deliv
r cred in the house of representatives
l he said:
, Race antagonisns have furnished thu
4 most serious problems Of history.
a Wherever two races totally lacking il
homogeneity have been thrown in con
u tact the centers of society have been dis
: turbed. In proportion as this inhar
: monious condition has been controlled b,
the government the general welfare o
4 society has been promoted. When, OF
: the other hand, these discordan,
e elements have been permitted to estab
1 lish footing in the midst Of unwilling
a and hostile populations every condition
of peaceful and prosperous government
+ has been sorely menaced.
With the ratification OF the Burlingams
{ treaty with China on July %, 1868, there
was presented to the American people Q
, condition Of things which. from that houl
: to the present, has resulted in economic
: as well as social disorder. The incom
ing Of Chinese cOolie labor under treaty
stipulations has invariably been met, BY
!. an anxious and determined protest OF
l the part of white labor and q firm bu
respectful presentation Of the situation t.
Q congress for such action as its gravity de
D nands. = r y
!. Ispeak for the maintenance of law and
order; for the integrity and protection Of
t free white labor; for the elevation Of the
civilization OF the Pacific coast; for the
expulsion Of q debasing and totally un
I, congenlal race when insist upon such
legislation as will fully recognize the dig
I nifty and importance Of white labor, and
: by such recognition, entirely rid the Pa
3 cific COST of the elements which are en-
dangering the security Of the entire 80
cial fabric.
, Among the generous people Of the Pa
, ciac northwest have cast my fortunes
My home shall be with them always, and
upon this, as upon every other occasion
my voice shall be raised in their behalf
for tree labor, free soil, and free homes.
: The people are to be congratulate
| ed that the congress has, at last,
passed law, entirely restricting
: the injection of this undesirable
/ element into our economic system.
: Compare this truthful presenta-
, ton of Mr.. Voorhees, work, COM
| piled from the Congressional Record
/ by the COlfax CommOner, and gwen
: in its issue of Sept. IA last, with
the work of any other delegate who
, has ever represented Washington
territory in congress, and it will be
readily found that Mr. Voorhees,
: has accomplished far more for this