Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Regular Correspondence of the Standard.

apolis, to-be U. s. Attorney for the dis
triet of Indiana, and the Republican
Senators say they intend to reject
him. The reason given for this is
that Mr.. Bailey made himself obnox-
ious personally to Mr.. Harrison dur
ing the late campaign, but the real
reason is, that Mr.. Bailey as Assistant
Attorney has been in charge of the
judicial Political Mgeatintian~..x which
many Republicans fear may put
striped clothes upon some of their
Indiana brethren, and if confirmed as
Attorney would be prepared to push
the cases. The Republicans figure
that if they rejec. Bailey, and hang
up" any other nomination Mr.. Cleve-
land may send in to fill the vacancy,
this place can be kept open till Harri-
son comes in, and that he can select a
man who will not be hard upon the
Republican bribers who helped to
carry Indiana for him.
The latest Blaine rumor is that the
Washington Post is to be purchased
and run as Blaine organ in order to
help him control the next Administra-
ton. hope that it may turn out to
true, because if Blaine controls the
columns of newspaper, whether he
goes into or remains out of Harrison's
Cabinet, he will make it lively for a
great many Republicans, and in max
ing it lively for them he will furnish
unlimited fun for the country at large.
The Republican Senators have been
making strong pretense of being
opposed to a Christmas recess. To
make it more striking they even pro-
posed that the Senate should meet
daily at IL O'Clock, remaining in ses-
sion until 5, then taking q recess until
8, this programme to be kept up until
their tariff bill is passed. Of course
such foolishness was opposed by the
Democrats, just as the Republicans
knew it would be, for the House had
already passed a joint resolution Ia
take q recess from to-day until Janu-
ary 4th. The question will be settled
in some way by the Senate to-day
but nobody has doubt that the usual
holiday recess will be taken.
Ex-senator Malone, of Virginia
scored another fxilure this week. He
sent out invitations for o number ol
Southern Republicans to meet in
conference here, his object being to gel
himself indorsed for position in Har.
rison's Cabinet. When the conference
met it was soon learned that about
three-fourths of thera were bitterly op
posed to the little ex-boss, and it wal
all that he and his friends could do to
prevent them from endorsing some
other fellow.
A joint resolution, re-affirming the
Monroe doctrine in connection
with the building Of the Panama canal
has been introduced in the Senate. III
view of the report that the French
Government would undertake to com
plete the Panama canal, such reso
luton was needed, and the sooner it is
unanimously passed the better.
Senator Call presented an immense
petition from Florida. asking for the
institution aud mniitainance in that
State of a Federal system of quarsn.
tine. He also made q strong argu.
ment in favor Of such system.
Ex-senator Warner Miller seems to
be getting alarmed about his chance Of
getting into Harrison's Cabinet. He
was here this week, conferring with
his friends in order to get them tO
bring their influence TO bear on Sena-
tor Quay, who is said to favor Platt, in
order to have him remain neutral dur
ing his visit to Harrison. What sue
cess he met with nobody knows, as
Quay is one of the few men who do
not announce beforehand what they
intend doing. There is belief herr,
however, that Quay will impress upon
Harrison the necessity of providing
for Platt unless he wants to get taste
of the Garfield Conkling business.
A curious thing happened here last
week in connection with the Union
Pacific Railroad bill, Mr.. ingalls, hav-
ing decided that the bill for the fund
ing of the debt OF that road had the
right of way, to the exclusion of every
thinl else after the tariff bill is disposed
of. C. P. Huntington, president oi
the Central and. Southern Pacific rail-
roads, came here and held consulta-
ton with certain Senators, whom ru-
NOR says he controls. The next day
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, introduc-
ed bill which is particularly favora'
BILE to the Central and Southern reads
And now some people are unchari.
table enough to say that Mr.. Hunt
ington wrote the bill which Senator
M;toboll iufrOIu1od DEN