Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-25
DIR WASHINGTON LETTER.

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence of the Standard.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1889.
Representative Weaver has been the
autocrat of the House this week.
After the deadlock brought about by
the proposed change in the rules, pre-
venting the introduction OF bills on
suspension days, had been practically
defeated by the House voting by a
majority of three to recommit the res
o.ution to the committee on rules, Mr..
Weaver announced his intention of
blocking all legislation, no matter
what its nature might be, until the
Oklahoma bill is disposed of. This
might seem an impossible task to a
person not acquainted with the COM
plicated rules under which the House
does business, but Mr.. Weaver quickly
dispelled any doubts as to his ability
to stop the wheels of legislation by
putting ON the brakes and bringing
the machine to standstill. How
long this is to last is at present prob
lematical. 1t depends entirely upon the
staying powers of the friends and op-
ponents of the Oklahoma bill. Ithard-
ly seems probable, though, that the
Democratic majority of the House will,
in view of the important legislation ex-
pected by the people from the present
House, allow one bill to stand in the
way of everything else. l think that
some way will be found of getting over
or around the obstruction.
The Senate has refused to concur
in the House amendments to the bill
incorporating the Nicaragua Canal
Company, and have appointed as con-
ferees on the part of the Senate Sem
ators Sheman, Edmunds and Morgan.
Senator Edmunds resolutions reaf-
firming the Monroe doctrine were
adopted. Only three Senators, Messrs.
Blackburn, Hampton and Vance,
voted against it.
The Democratic Senators asked, on
account of the day spent in discussing
the Edmunds resolutions, that the
final vote on the tariff bill be post
poned until the 22d inst, and the Re-
publicans have agreed to it.
Blaine and his family have settled
down here for the season, and he has,
SO to speak, enlisted for the war.
What the outcome is to be is not now
any more apparent than ii was the day
after Harrison's election. His friends
say he will be next Secretary of State,
but his enemies, although badly fright
ened, have not yet given up all hope of
defeating him. Their latest move is
to bring the immense influence WELD
ed by the wealthy New York and
Boston capitalists engaged in the inn
port trade, to bear on Harrison
against him. This was not hard to
do, as these men all dislike Blaine on
account of his jingoism," which they
fear would bring on foreign compli-
cations, and possibly war which would
greatly injure them. What effect this
pressure will have ON Harrison re-
mains to he seen.
The Sherman Republicans have
gone on new tack in order to defeat
the Cabinet aspirations of Governor
Foraker, of Ohio. They are, it is said
pushing Rutherford B. Hayes for Sere-
tary of War in Harrison's Cabinet.
provided, of course, that Sherman is
selected for Secretary of State.
The last Republican to decline
Cabinet honors is Senator Spooner, OF
Wisconsin. Chief Justice Fuller has
been elected Chancellor of the Smith
sonian Institution, to succeed the late
Chief Justice Waite.
The sentiment in support of the
proposed census of the veterans of the
war is growing rapidly. General
Warner, commander of the G. A. r.
and others who favor it, were given a
hearing by the Senate Committee, and
there is little doubt Of its adoption.
Ex-senator Malone, seems never to
know when he is licked, and is still
trying to get himself boosted into
Harrison's Cabinet. But, from the
best information can gather, it is
time wasted on his part. Ii Billy
wants employment during the next
four years, he will have to 60 back to
his old business, wrecking railroads.
The Republican Senators have, l
understand, decided to pigeon-hole the
nomination of Judge Claypool to be
U. S. District Attorney for Indiana, SO
as to give Harrison a chance to ap-
point some one that will protect the
Republicans VINO hll. ped to steal Indi-
ana for him.
W. w. Dudley, although afraid to
show his face in Indiana, had the
Che k to appear before the Senate
committee on pensions this week and
make an Argument in behalf of the