Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-01-02

In the great State OF New York it
takes to elect Representative DEM
Ocrats, 1889; Republicans, 34,lO5; +;
difference, S,2S4.
In Ohio it is as follows: Democrats,
79,251; Republicans, 26,003; differ
ence, 53,24S.
In Pennsylvania it is as follows:
Democrats, 63,S05; Republicans, 25,-
O52; difference, 1888.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Irregular Correspondence of the Standard.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 10, 1890.
Senator Paddock who, like some Of
the other Republican Senators from
the northwest, has q mind OF his own
as to how he shall vote, and who val
ues the interests of his constituents
above caucus DEGREES, gave Mr.. Harri-
son bad turn when that gentleman
attempted to bull-doze the doughty
Nebraskan into voting the Force bill,
by telling him plainly that he was very
decidedly opposed to the measure and
would certainly vote against it. Mr..
Harrison then made an Intellectual ef-
fort to get Mr.. Paddock to promise
that he would absent himself when
the vote was taken.
As a last resort to get, the Republi-
can Senators into line, Mr.. Harrison
is said to have stated to several of them
that he would consider the defeat Of
the Force bill an intimation that they
did not wish him to be candidate for
denomination in '92. That is very
dangerous argument for Mr.. Harrison
to use, and it will probably result in
making more votes against the bill
than in its favor, for it is doubtful
whether there is half-a-dozen Repub-
lican Senators who are sincerely in ia
vor of giving Mr.. Harrison another
nomination.
A Republican caucus has voted to
change the rules of the Senate in order
to push the Force bill through. The
programme is to debate the bill the
rest of this week, then to take up the
new silver bill approved by the same
caucus, and pass it in its present con-
dition, if the wicked Democrats do not
succeed in substituting free coinage
therefor; afterwards the change of
rules is to be adopted, if enough Re-
publicans can be persuaded to vote for
it.
The rumor is again current here,
and generally believed to be true, that
Mr.. Harrison has fully made up his
mind that Commissioner Raum is a
heavier load than he cares to carry.
He will ask for Raum's resignation, it
is said, as soon as the House commit
tee, which is pretending to investigate
the Pension Office, makes its report,
which will probably not be until after
the holidays.
The House expects to vote on the
substitute for the Senate subsidy ship
ping bills tomorrow. This substitute
is a sort OF combination of the sub
sidy and bounty features of the other
two bills which has been concocted by
the Republicans Of the House commit
tee on Merchant Marine in order to
compel certain Republicans who ia
vored subsidizing steamship lines, but
opposed the bounty bill to vote for
both. The Republicans claim that it
is certain to pass. An attempt will be
made by Democratic members to at
tach an amendment providing for free
ships to the bill, and it may succeed
as a number of Republicans are be-
lieved to be willing to support it.
Representative Pierce of Tennessee,
a member of the Farmers Alliance,
has introduced in the House a resolu-
ton instructing the committee on
Ways and Means to report the Sub
Treasury bill not later than Monday,
January 5, and fixing the following
Monday for its consideration.
Representative Mills has introduced
a resolution providing for recess from
Dec. %, 10 January 5, and it has been
referred to the committee on Ways
and Means. 1t is not believed that
the Republicans will agree to such a
lengthy recess, in fact a Senatorial
caucus said there would be none.
Representative Wilson, of Washing
ton, who took part in one OF the noto-
rious slugging matches on the floor OF
the House at the last session came
very near to having another one with
Representative Milliken of Maine,
whom he accused of having turned
down" his bill for a public building at
Spokane Falls. Milliken called him q
liar and Wilson started for him in reg
ular pugilistic attitude when friend
grabbed him and Mr.. Milliken made q
hasty exit from the Speakers lobby
where they had met. There may be
more of it, as Wilson is known among
his friends as fighter.
While the apportionment bill, which
passed this week, was under discussion
in the House, the Democrats paid theil
respects to Secretary Noble, Superin
tendent Porter and the faulty census
upon which the bill is based. Ii th'
census was correct one, which it wa
not, the bill would be as fair as coult
be expected.
A joint Congressional committe'
will undertake next week to max
some of the gentlemen concerned tel
something about the buying of Amer
can industries by foreign syndicates
If they'd tell what they know it woul
be interesting.
Mr.. Wanamaker has succeeded i