Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-12
VOLUME XXVIII.-NUMBER 46.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence OF the btandHrd.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S, 1858,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S, 1883.
Senator George made a ringing
speech in the Senate against the alb
surd bill of Senator Hoar providing
for holding inquests under nationa
authority. There would be about al
much sense or justice in proposing t.
hold Justice of the Peace courts under
national authority as there is in thi.
bill.
Chief Justice Fuller and family will
take possession Of the house they have
leased in this city Monday. A weel
later Mr.. Fuller will be sworn in a.
Chief Justice.
Representative Townshend, Of Hi
nois, thiBln tIie Democrats have gooJ
fighting chance in that State. He left
yesterday to take an active part in the
campaign, and will not return until
after the election. Before leaving he
gave his reasons for thinking that the
State might 60 Democratic. He said
"The situation is just this There are
a great many changes in the State on
account of the tariff, and we are get.
ting the most Of them. / do not want
to exaggerate the case. l do not say
that We can carry the State. Neither
do l think any Republican would be
justified in saying that it was sure fof
his party. What mean to say is that
Illinois is a doubtful State; that We
have good chance Of carrying it for
the national ticket, and that think
that Governor Palmer will run consid-
erably ahead of the ticket. The chance
is worth fighting for. If l did not feel
that by hard work We could carry the
State, l would not give up all my pri-
vate business, neglect personal inter
ests, and devote my entire time, as l
shall, to hard campaign work"
The bill pcnsioning Mrs. Sheridan
has passed the Senate.
Senator Sherman's Canadian annex
alton resolution Chat isn't what he
calls it, but that's what it is really in
tended foD has been reported to the
Senate from the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee without recommendation. This
is the resolution that the Republicans
hope to knock out the House Canadian
Retaliation bill with.
The Republican Senators have, un-
der the lash of public ridicule, thrown
off the Blaine yoke and laid their tariff
bill before the full Finance Committee
Of the Senate. 1t was not because they
wanted to do it, but because public
opinion forced them to it. The bill
has not yet been made public, but it is
known that it makes total reduction
of about $65, 600, 900, and that sugar
and the internal revenue system fur
nished the bulk of it.
The Democratic minority report,
which will recommend the Mills bill,
will be prepared by Senators Harris
and Vance, who hope to get some as
sistance from Senator Beck, who is
still unwell at Fortress Monroe. The
two reports and the bill will be laid be-
fore the Senate next week, and if the
Republicans intend to pass it, it is
probable that Congress will be in con-
tinuous session, with the exception Of
a short recess at election, until the 4th
of next March.
Ex-senator Camden, of West Vir-
ginia, says that State will have solid
Democratic delegation in the Fifty-first
Congress, and that the State is certain
for Cleveland and Thurman.
The Housc has passed the bill for
feiting certain unearned lands granted
to the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany.
The Chinese Government is out just
$3.50 600 by the rejection of the recent
treaty, as q clause in the treaty bound
this Government to pay that sum as
indemnification for the injuries inflict-
ed ON the Chinese in the United States.
Senator Stewart has introduced an
other Chinese bill. 1t prohibits all Ia
borers coming here, and requires all
those here to get themselves registered.
Representative Sawyer has prepared
table showing that the Republican
Senate has, since 1882, increased the
appropriation bills sent to it from the
House $137 OOO,O 900, which amount the
House conferees succeeded in cutting
down to $50 100000. This little table
shows upon whose shoulders the charge
of extravagance should rest.
Representative Matson, Of Indiana,
has introduced bill to increase the
pensions of those who have lost limb.
.Ex-COngressman Ben LIE Fevre
thinks that Ohio may be classed as a
doubtful State this year, all on account
OF the tariff.
Senator Daniels, of Virginia, in q
speech on the tariff, said the issue be-
tween the people was not free trade
against protection, but simply an effort
for the release of an unneeded surplus
in the treasury; for the relief of the
taxpayers from excessive and unne-
cessary taxation; for the removal of
membranes to manufacturing by the
furnishing of cheaper raw materials
for the removal of restrictions to COM
merce and navigation; for the rescue
of agriculture. now in a decline; and
in behalf of labor in many fields of en-
terprise, and against monopoly by over
taxation in many branches of trade.
Dem.
JAY Gould, it is said, pays $2O, ,OOO
year to his attending physician. DIR.
VIM. Mum, and thus commands his
entire time. The contract is for 70