Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-05-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence of the Standard.


WASHINGTON, April q, 1883.
Governor Hill of New York, says he
is not candidate for the Presidency,
and that he will most willingly held
the New York delegation at st. Louis
for the denomination of Mr.. Cleveland.
There is nothing new in this, but
perhaps it may satisfy that small class
OF Democrats who have been trying to
make it appear that Governor Hill was
bitterly opposed to the Administration.
The examination of employees of the
Government printing office, by the
Congressional Committee, engaged in
investigating that establishment, proves
that the half was never told Of the
enormous quantity of private work
that was done there for Republican
officials and friends of the Public.
printer. The taxpayers of the country
were thus robbed of many thousand
dollars. For Republican investiga-
ton this one has made a large amount
of good Democratic campaign mate
rial.
For time it looked us though the
Republicans intended to make trouble
over the discussion of the Mills Tariff
Bill, but their discretion and good
sense prevailed, and an agreement
was made to devote twenty days to
general discussion. exclusive of night
sessions. This will give all the time
for full and free discussion of the
measure that any one could ask. 1t
was also agreed to divide the time
equally between the Democratic and
and Republican speakers.
The Democratic leaders hope to get
a final vote on the bill by the 5th of
June, the date Of meeting of the st.
Louis Convention, but the state of
the regular appropriation bills is such,
to say nothing of some other measures
in which many members are interest
ed, that it is extremely doubtful. Be-
sides, if the Republicans should feel
disposed to put obstacles in the way,
it will be impossible to have the ques-
ton settled by that date. However,
there can be no harm in hoping until
the last A number of strong revenue
speeches have been made in the House
this week in favor of the Mills bill, no.
tably. one by Representative Mcmillan,
of Tennessee, in which he taunted the
with having nothing to
offer as substitute for the measure.
The Texas Delegation in Congress
called at the White House on Tuesday
and presented an invitation to the
President and Mrs. Cleveland to attend
the dedication of the new State Capt.
tai at Austin. The ceremonies are to
extend from May IA to May 10. As
yet, the invitation has neither been
accepted nor rejected. The President
desires to attend, but does not know
that he can take the time.
Secretary Fairchild is opposed to
the bill which provides for issuing pa
per fractional currency, which has.
been passed by the House and is now
before the Senate. He says it is en-
tirely too expensive. The expense of
production and the loss caused by de-
struction of the notes will make it cost
as much to maintain a given average,
as the face value of the currency will
be.
The Senate Committee on Post
Offices has favorably reported a bill
which provides for the erection of a
public building in every town where
the gross postal receipts for the past
three years have exceeded $1,000 per
annum. The cost of the building is
no case to exceed $25OOO, and the
cost of the site is not to exceed $5 600.
Senator Voorhees, has made a
speech on the Presidents message in
which he paid his respects to Senator
ingalls, for the latter's recent attack on
Generals Mcclellan and Hancock. He
reviewed the services Of the two gener-
ais during the war, and dwelt upon
the Injustice with which General Nc
Clellan was treated because he was a
Democrat. He then reviewed the re-
construction period, and denounced
the Republican administration Of
Southern State governments. He JUS
tilted the South for refusing to affiliate
with the Republican party, saying,
as well might the frontier settlements
be expected to welcome another inva-
sion of tomahawks and scalpingknives.
He said he could see nothing to Won
der at in the $4,000 Democratic ma
iority given in Louisiana, but few
days ago. These people were alarmed
at the possibility OF u return to power
of the party and the men who had
robbed them and left them over-bur-
dened with debt. His only wonder
was that the vote was not unanimous.
He the spoke about the prosperity
of the South under Democratic rule,
and closed his speech with the predic-
ton that the verdict of the American
people in November next, would be
that there l,:l been honest, capable
government for the last four years,
and that it shonld be continued.
Dem.
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