Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-07
WHOLE NUMBER 1.57O
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Regular Correspondence of the Standard.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Jan. "a 1890

Regular Correspondence of the Standard.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. "a, 1890.
Speaker Reed is every day showing
how unfit he is to occupy his present
position, and the Republican members
of the House are daily whipped into
supporting him in his unparliament-
AIRY decisions.
The House committee on Rules met
yesterday and the Republican MEM
bers OF the committee, against the pro-
test of ex-Speaker Carlisle, decided
upon a schedule of rules, to be re-
ported. Mr.. Carlisle will make a
strong minority report, and will fight
the adoption of the rules .by the
House in every way possible, but OF
course if the Speaker persists in decid-
ing everything according to his own
sweet will the Democrats stand little
show of defeating them, unless some
of the conservative Republicans shall
display courage enough to vote against
their party. Many OF them are known
to be opposed to the proposed rules,
but whether they have nerve enough
to vote as they think, is a question.
The House has passed the Oklahama
townsite bill, after nearly week spent
in debating it in committee of the
whole.
Senator Ingalls, delivered charac-
teristic harangue in the Senate yester-
day afternoon, alleged to be reply to
Senator Buffers speech in favor of his
negro emigration bill. This senatorial
spit-fire does not mellow with age, but
grows more wicked with less tempta-
ton. The worst of it is that he can
not be left to stew in his own juice,
because he is nothing bat skin and
bones and veins filled with nitro-mur-
iatic acid.
The indications now are that the
special House committee on the
Worlds Fair will soon find itself in an
interminable deadlock. The Senate
committee does not appear to be get
ting along much faster. Everybody
processes to want to see the matter set
tied at once, but the prospect of an
early settlement is not good.
AS was expected the House COM
mittee on Elections has, by strict
party vote, reported in favor of un-
seating Jackson, the Democratic sit
ting member from West Virginia, and
giving the seat to Smith, the contest
ing Republican. This is the first of
the seventeen contested election cases,
and it would not be at all surprising
if the Republicans of the committee
reported in favor of every Republican
contestant, except Langston, the negro
contestant from the Fourth Virginia
District (Mahone's home). 1t is un.
derstOOd that Malone has secured
promises enough to beat Langston.
| Governor Campbell having been un-
able to come to Washington this week,
the House committee investigating
the Ohio ballot box forgeries has post
poned the further hearing of witnesses
until February 3. The witnesses SC
far heard made havoc of what little
reputation Ex-Governor Foraker had.
The civil service Commissioners hav
ling stated to the House committee on
Reform in the civil service that they
desired an investigation, that commit
tee will next week make favorabl.
report on the resolution ordering al
investigation.
Ex-Speaker Randall has joined til,
Presbyterian church. His health still
keeps him confined to his residence
but he continues hopeful, and expect
if he is not able to go to the House
to send written protest against til,
adoption of the schedule of Rules pre-
8 pared by Speaker Reed.
: Commissioner OF Pensions Raun
, gives it out fiat-footed that all tn,
clerks in that Office who had their pen
sions rerated will be bounced. A chic
OF division, who was special proteg,
I of Tanners has already been made t.
walk the plank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison gave Stat,
dinner to the diplomatic corps Tues
day evening. They have made an in
novation in White House entertain
ments by having the dinner furnished
by an outside caterer.
| Ancient history sometimes crops
out in Congress. For instance, Sena
tors PascO and Chandler had dispute
about the famous Florida returning
board of 1876 this week. Mr.. Chand.
Ter, 1T will be remembered, was one OF
the visiting statesmen on that interest
| ing occasion.
| Secretary Tracy has ordered naval
court OF inquiry to investigate the
charges of certain naval officers band
ing together for lobbying purposes, as
alleged in recent Senate resolution.
| Ex-Secretary Villas and ex-Commis-
sioner of Pensions Black were in
Washington this week. Dem.