Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
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| senator NOOrheeSlS Is always certain
of large audience, NO matter what
the subject is that he is announced t.
speak upon, so that it is not TO be
wondered at that the Senate galleries
should have been packed to overflow
ing to hear his speech on the resolu-
ton offered by him calling upon the
Department of Justice for information
as to whether the United States At
torney at indianapolis acted under its
instructions in protecting w. w.
Dudley, author of the notorious in
hocks-of-five" letter, from arrest,
when he was recently in Indiana.
He spoke of Dudley's crime as having
inflicted an fYidefible Stain on memo
rable election and impeached its re-
suit. He said further that the fact of
the crime was open, universally known
and practically confessed, and yet
by vigilance in obstructing the
law, and in denying and preventing
justice, the crime has thus far gone
unpunisled. The beneficiary of pol
luted ballot-bOx now in high place had
felt compelled to shield the corrupt
instrument of that success, and he
thought it was high time that the
most disgraceful and most alarming
episode in the Presidential campaign
should be fully understood by the
whole people, and that the proper de-
gree OF responsibility should be assign
ed to the instrument by whom it was
perpetrated, and those who tried to
hide the otlense. He also spoke of
Dudley's threatening Harrison if he
was not protected, and closed by say
ing that Mr.. Harrison now had it in
his power to exonerate himself by dis
missing the corrupt U. s. District At
torney who had ordered U. S. Com
missioner not to issue warrant for
Dudley's arrest. The resolution was
amended by Senator Edmunds and
then adopted. Nothing is expected of
it however, as such orders, if given,
are not made matters of official rec
ord.
Representative Bynum, of Indiana,
is also after Dudley in the House. He
has offered a resolution providing for
the appointment of select committee
with power to send for persons and
papers for the purpose of investigating
the Congressional election, including
the blOcks-of-five" letter. Mr.. By
mum says he never intends to let up
on Dudley until he sees him where he
| bclonss-in rr;ovn. 49, ---;---
The Worlds Fair question will
probably soon be settled now. st.
Louis and Washington have been
heard by the Senate committee, and
tomorrow will be devoted to hearing
arguments in favor OF Chicago and
New York. In the House, the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs which has
charge of the matter, has decided to
report bill, leaving the site blank, to
be filled by vote of the House. If no
hitch occurs the whole thing should
be settled before the first of February.
Tobacco and silk growers and man.
ufacturers have been trying to i'm
press their views upon the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means, and very
diverse views they were too.
Representative Cannon, of Illinois,
one of the Republican members of the
Committee on Rules, refuses to sane
ton the radical departure proposed by
Speaker Reed, and no Rules have
been as yet reported to the House,
which remains completely in the
Speakers power, as long as he can get
a bare majority to sustain his rulings
no matter how outrageous they may
be. This was fully demonstrated this
week, when the Speaker ruled in favor
of taking up the District of Columbia
appropriation bill. Mr.. Breckenridge,
of Kentucky, appealed from the rul-
ing and there was an all-day fight, the
Democrats being ably led by ex-
Speaker Carlisle, who made n strong
speech in which he tried to shame the
Republicans into respecting the rights
OF the minority; but it was no use,
they voted to sustain the Speakers
decision. AS long as things remain as
they are now the Republicans have
everything their own way in the House,
and the only satisfaction the Demo
Gratis have is that tley are setting up a
precedent that will be used for all it
is worth when the Democrats again
get control in the House.
One Of the new Democratic Sena-
tors from Montana, Martin Maginnis,
would be certain of obtaining his seat
if the Washington newspaper men had
to decide the question.
Lawyers on the Senate Finance
committee say that Senator Sherman's
antitrust bill is unconstitutional.
Senator Morgan delivered a speech
in favor of his bill for sending the ne
groes to Africa, bu. his bill will not
become law.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. II, 1890.
Mr.. Harrison has, if appearances
count for anything, taken stepin the
nomination of Mr.. Clark to be Collec-
tor of Customs at Chicago, at the re-
quest of Mr.. Pullman, the sleeping car
millionaire, and in spite of the protest
OF Senator Farwell and Cullom and
several Republican Representatives
from Illinois, that cannot fail to pre-.
cipitate fight. Senator Farwell open.
ly expresses his determination to de
feat the nomination of Clark when i,
comes before the Senate, and if he car
get few Republican votes he is likel,
to succeed, as he has claim on thu