Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
H. -ular correspondence OF he standard
" NSII\GIoN. MAY -. 1891


IL -ular correspondence Of he >tandard)
WASHINGTON, MAY -, 1891.
hracrd mp hi, backbone sufficiently to
inform Commissioner of Pensions
EInm that he must hand in his rcsig-
nation ~ soon a. another man can he
found with some political pull who is
willing To take the place. Raum did
th" grand kick act, and has not vet
consented to resign, saving that he pre-
fer being dismissed but he will change
In mind They all do that way.
When Tanner was asked for his rcsig-
nation he sworc that he would never
writc IT, but he did all the same. 1t is
easy To talk about being kicked, but
when the big hul-nail"d boot is raised
they all get ont Of the way ii possible
Just a. might have been expected,
the alleged attempt to begin criminal
proceedings against young Raum and
las partners IN OillCc-sclling has already
practically pctored out, and the Dis
trict attorney. Republican of course,
has begun To- hint about the difficulty
OF securing the necessary proof to con-
We; Raum or any Of his pals, and the
u~clcssnc~s of bringing the case before
the grand Jury. Ii j. always difficult
To- do that which we do not wish to do
by the way, speaking Of Pension OF
fee matters, there wes quite a farce
PLAYED there this week. 4 man was
tried for borrowing money, and Com.
missioner Raum. the man who ac-
knowledgcd under oath that he had
borrowed $4,000 from the king of the
pension sharks, was one of the judges.
We gods Think of that. II was GER
tainlv the acme of ahsurdity Of
course the borrower was acquitted, but
a victim had to bc found, 80 the fellow
who got the loan for him from a Wash
ington ten per center was found to be
too loose in his ideas Of the amount of
interest, that ought To be charged for
accommodation loans. and was accord
ingly dismissed in disgrace from the
and piles OF croOkcdncss all over the
Pension bureau awaiting the argus eye
OF a Democratic Congressional investi
eating committee.
Secretary Proctor having given the
War department several consecutive
day. Of his valuable time, has now gone
back to Vermont to put in about ten
days IN looking after his private bust
ness.
II il lie true, as is generally believed
here, that the instructions telegraphed
the revenue cutters Rush and Bear as
to the part they should take in the
present sealing season in Behring Sea,
are practically the same as those issued
to them last scason-tO pretend to
watch. but at the same time to be very
careful never To see any illegal sealing
Mr. Blaine must feel very thankful
that he was not here when they were
issued.
The Attorney General has gone to
the rescue of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, to a limited extent, by decid
ing that the last named official has au-
thority to issue silver certificates
against the 81 600, 900 seigniorage that
has been accumulated by the coinage
Of bullion. Mr.. Foster has also, it is
said, arrived at the conclusion that he
can issue silver certificates against the
800 600. 600 in fractional silver that he
has been unsuccessfully trying to put
into circulation for several weeks past
These are the methods by which the
hopes to stave off that
much dreaded deficit.
Mr.. Harrison must have been re-
minded of the Conkling-Gartield
trouble this week when ex-SeHators
Plat and Miller, of New York, each
by dozen or more friends,
invaded the White House to engage in
n fight over the appraisership of the
port OF New York. Mr.. Harrison final
ly succeeded in making Secretary Fos-
ter temporary referee of the contest,
and he got rid Of the gang by promis-
ing to come over to New York and look
into things before making any decision.
When that decision is made, the side
that gets left will jump on Mr.. Harri-
son for satisfaction, and he will wish,
as many another President has, that
there were no Federal offices in New
York.
Representative Il. J. Campbell, of
New York, who is now here, is author
ity for a statement that will have
very important bearing upon the
Speakership contest, if he is not mis-
taken. He says that it has been de-
cided that the twenty-three Democratic
votes which New York will have in the
next House will be cast as a unit in
the vote for Speaker. The candidate
who is to receive these twenty-three
votes has not been decided upon, and
will not be until conference is held
but Mr., Campbell is certain that the
delegation will select the winner.
Hon. Jerry Simpson is going to make
free trade speeches in Ohio in opposi
ton to McKinley's high tariff talks.
Dem.