Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Regular Correspondence of the STANDARD


Republicans i'll the House. Mr.. Har-
rison will find it big contract should
he decide to undertake it. The Mas
sachusetts members accuse chairman
Mckinley of breaking his pledged
word TO them, and say that no bill
which puts duty upon hides Chis
one does now) shall ever pass the
House with their consent. There are
number of Republican members
from other sections who are angry be
cause their constituents were not
given free carpet woods, and other raw
materials and to these may be added
the sugar and tobacco crowd who do
not like the bill. The Republican
leaders are very uneasy over the out
look and fear to call caucus on this
bill until they can stop some of the
protests, and an effort will be made,
now that the bill is before the full
committee, to make some changes in
it. Ii they are not successful the bill
is likely to be only opposed by enough
Republicans to insure its defeat.
The bill for the admission of Idaho
has been railroaded through the
House.
The spasm OF industry which caused
the Senate to pass resolution max
ing ii o'clock the hour OF meeting
passed off as speedily as it came on
and the old hour will be resumed on
Monday.
Contrary to general expectation, the
Senate judiciary committee has re-
ported a substitute for Senator Sher-
mans trust bill. 1t is substantially
the original bill stripped of the amend
ments. The House committee on the
Judiciary is also making a great pre-
tence of being engaged in considering
an anti trust bill. Notwithstanding
all this think the trusts are safe so
long as the Republicans control Con-
gress.
Mr.. Quay had to ply the party whip
very vigorously before he got those
Florida nominations confirmed, but
he whipped the kickers in at last and
his orders were obeyed, and yet there
are Republicans who deny that Mr..
Quay is the autocrat of the Senate.
The dependent pension bill has
passed the Senate, and the debate
upon it makes it certain that quite q
number of Republicans are opposed
to any other pension legislation at
present. There is a plot in the House
to add the Morrill, service pension bill
to this measure as an amendment,
and if it succeeds there it may after
wards get through the Senate.
The Montana contested election
cases were taken up in the Senate
this week, and a vote is expected to-
day or tomorrow. 1t has also leaked
out why the matter has dragged so
slowly along. Senator Evarts and
one or two other Republicans have so
far refused to vote to seat the Repub-
licans, believing that the matter
should be referred back to the people.
Absenteeism ON the part of the
chiefs of divisions and bureaus in the
Interior Department has become such
an abuse that Secretary Noble has is
sued an order that no chief or other
clerk shall be absent in future without
obtaining permission.
Hamilton Shidy, the man who was
given a position in the census Office as
a reward for testifying against the
postmaster at Milwaukee, by whom he
was employed, has been removed from
Office, but the Civil Service Commits
sioners for whom Shidy did the dirty
work, and who got him the Office he
has been dismissed from, are still in
Office.
The Senate Committee seems in no
hurry to report the Worlds Fair bill,
and will probably not do SO before
next week.
The members of the Pan American
Congress will start on their southern
in about two weeks. On
the 18th inst, Secretary Proctor has
ordered a review of all the regular
army troops stationed here and of the
local militia for the pleasure of the
foreigners. On the evening Of the
same day the Congress will entertain
Mr.. Harrison at dinner.
Two appropriation bills, the army,
and the fertilization, have been passed
BY the House.
The National Association of Demo-
cratic clubs has established head
quarters in this city, and will take a
very active part in the coming Con-
yressional campaign.
The members of the House who
ost their salaries through Silcott's
lefalcation were made to feel good by
, decision of the court Of claims this
week that the Government was re-
,ponsible for the stolen money. The
,ase will he appealed.
The friends of the Window silver
dill will try to have that measure
,alled up for consideration by the
House on the 18th inst.
Senators Edmunds and ingalls, have
1ot spoken to each other outside of
he Senate chamber for quite long
while. Dem.
The Lummi Indian Reservation, five
niles west of Whatcom, contains A.
100 acres of the finest land in the
.ounty. most of which is held in sever