Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence of the Standard.


Senator Jones, OF Arkansas, made a
strong argument for tariff reform in
speech on theJresident's message. He
characterized the present protective
tariff. as a system OF naked robbery.
Once more the Republicans have
been doomed to disappointment while
waiting for the Democrats to help them
out of a'hole. The Republican Sena-
tors have fully determined not to re-
port tariff bill at this session, but
they still pretend to he working on that
tariff bill, and they have been indulg-
ing in the hope that the House would
pass joint resolution setting an early
day for adjournment, which they would
eagerly accept, and then go on the
stump and say that the Democrats
forced adjournment upon them and
thus prevented their reporting tariff
bill, but fortunately the House was
wise, and decided to wait for the Sen
ate to get ready to adjourn. Now, the
Republicans of the Senate will either
have to report that tariff bill or else
acknowledge their inability to frame
one. They can take either horn of the
dilemma. In the meantime the peO-
pie of the country should not forget
that the only reason for Congress re-
naming in session after October 1st is
to allow the Republican Senators to
report tariff bill. II they refuse to
report tariff bill, on their heads be
the responsibility for uselessly prolong-
ing the session.
The Senate has passed a joint rcso-
luton appropriating 100000 for the
relief of the yellow fever sufferers, the
money to be expended under the direc-
ton of the President.
The Senate refused to reconsider its
vote on the Chinese exclusion bill, but
the bill is now held by the Chairman
of the House Committee on Enrolled
Bills, pending the decision of resolu-
ton offered in the Senate by Mr.. Ed
munds to hold the bill until China
takes some definite action on the treaty.
Senator Beck is somewhat better,
and will, it is hoped, be sble to resume
his duties in December. Many people
think that his disease is similar to the
one which carried General Sheridan Off
ii this be true, his Congressional days
are over.
1t is proposed by some of the Demo-
cratic Senators, if the Republicans de-
lay reporting their tariff bill much
longer, to submit n resolution discharg
ing the Finance Committee from fur
ther consideration of the Mills bill and
bringing that measure before the SEN
ate. They do not hope to pass the
Mills bill, but to make the Republicans
produce their tariff bill.
Mr. Cleveland has, in answer to a
Senate resolution, furnished that body
with all the correspondence relating to
the Chinese treaty in possession Of the
State Department.
1t is evidently the intention of the
Republican members of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs to
pigeon-hole the Canadian Retaliation
bill. Senator Morgan says they shall
not do so if he can possibly prevent it,
but it is hard to see how he will be able
to prevent it, as the bill has been re-
ferred to a subcommittee consisting of
himself, Mr.. Evarts and Mr.. Sherman.
They are just two to his one.
Representative Matson, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Indi-
ana, is here for few days. He ex-
poets to return to Indiana in week
and remain there until election day.
He is exceedingly confident of his elec-
ton, and of carrying the State for
Cleveland. He said: ave are going
to carry the State, but l do not care to
say by how large plurality. We have
Il decided advantage on the issue of adj
justing the tariff, bat still there is no
indication that the contest is to be
walk-over.: The talk about the Demo
cratic party being opposed to pensions,
and that the soldiers of Indiana, on
that statement, are going to vote the
Republican ticket almost solidly, is
untrue. They will divide, as in the
past"
Senator Mitchell is now probably
sorry that he made the false and vicious
charge against Senator Morgan of in
toxication in the Senate Chamber.
Here is what one of Senator Morgan's
most bitter political opponents-Sena-
tor Plumb-has written concerning
the absurd charge:
To achom 1t may concern:
/ say with pleasure and emphasis
that l have never seen Senator John
L. Morgan, of Alabama, under the in
huence of liquor in the Senate or else
where, or otherwise incapacitated for
the discharge of public duty. Senator
Morgan serves on one committee with
me, and l am frequently thrown into
association with him and should be
likely to know if he had been intoxi-
Gated. Respectfully, P. B. PLUMB.
There are fifteen other statements
signed by colleagues OF Senator Nor
gan similar to the above.
Representative Barnes has intro
duced bill offering a reward of $780,
900 to any person who will discover the
true cause or germ of yellow fever with
any certain means of effecting its pre-
vention, destruction, or material mOdi-
fication; or who, without discovering
the cause or germ of said disease, shall
discover a certain and practical mode
of efiecting its prevention, destruction,
or material modification.
A bill authorizing the President to
,rpoint Gen. w. S. Rosecrans a Brig
ad,.r-General ON the retired list OF the
army has been introduced in the Sen