Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-19

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence Of the Standard.

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence Of the Standard.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II, 1883.
Chief Justice Fuller is.sworn in. 1t
is over half century since we had
Democratic Chief Justice inducted into
Office, General Andrew Jackson having
appointed Roger B. Tracy to that posi-
ton in 1886. Let us all hope that JUS
tice Fuller will prove worthy success
sor of Chief Justice Taney.
Senator Cockrell made u caustic re-
ply to Senator Hale's goody-gOody
speech in regard to the circular issued
by General Bennett in relation to equal
izing the two political parties in the
Government employees at the armories
And -s=sossissT -Iae opcned isis-femsrksi
by reading the Jay Hubbell bulldozing
circular to Government employees, is
sued during the campaign of 1850,
which was signed by Senators Allison,
Hale, Aldrich and Hiscock. He then
quoted Garfeld's letter to Dorsey, of
Star route notOriety. asking him to
have Brady, Second Assistant Post
master General, called upon for aid;
also, letter from Levi P. Morton, pres
ent Republican candidate for Vice
President, to Dorsey, stating that he
had contributed $4,000. AIR. Cockrell
said he only read these letters to re-
fresh the memory of the Senator from
Maine (Hale), and to show the depth
of degradation to which the civil SER
vice had been brought under the Re-
publican administration in 1880.
Governor Gray, of Indiana, who
spent several days here last week, as
sured Mr.. Cleveland in personal in
terview that Indiana was all right.
The army officer in charge of the
building of the Washington aqueduct
tunnel, upon which gross frauds have
been discovered, was detailed for the
work by President Arthur.
Postmaster-G General Dickinson has
returned from his trip to Michigan.
He reports that the Democrats of that
State are very enthusiastic and hopeful
of carrying the election there.
Senator Voorhees, has gone to Indi-
ana, where he has daily engagements
to speak until Saturday, November 3.
Representative Merriman, of New
York, is very positive that Hill will
carry New York. He also thinks that
Mr.. Brice is managing the campaign
wisely.
The Republican National League, of
this city, has been sued by stationer
for $317 for stationery furnished.
Representative Lanham, of Texas.
offered the following resolution in the
House: That it is the sense of this
House that appropriate legislation for
the prevention and suppression of
trusts is Immediately demanded on be-
half of the great body of the American
people, and that the remainder of this
session, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, should be devoted to the
perfection of such legislation, and to
that end all other legislative business,
except general appropriation and tariff
bills, should be subordinated until the
purpose of this resolution be attained
This session Of Congress now beats
the record for continuous length.
Chairman Quay was over here early
in the week making final attempt to
prevent the Republican Senators from
reporting any tariff bill, but the Sena-
tors had decided to report their bill, SO
that his visit was like all the rest which
he has made lately for the same pur-
pose-fruitless.
Senator Ingalls, was opposed to re-
porting tariff bill, and some people
say that neither he nor Senator Plumb
will vote for the bill which has been re-
ported on account of the big cut in the
sugar tariff.
The public debt was reduced $14,-
500 900 during September.
The continued absence Of a quorum
in the House has started a project to
pass Constitutional amendment max
ing smaller number than majority
of all the members a quorum. In the
legislative bodies of no other country
in the world is SO large q number re-
quired to constitute quorum as in
the House Of Representatives.