Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-07-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
I-am our I...n-ar Commandment

tfor our Er1u.ar Correspondent.
WAsuINeIoN. y. G., July -, 1892.
Mr Harrison j. ,'ill keeping up his
war on the men who dared to oppose
h- nomination ut Minneapolis, and
having fully disposed OF Clarkson.
as-rtt and company, he this week,
tutn,d m- attention To Saint Mat.
thew quay. a. the Junior Senator
'nm rcunsyl,ania has been called
Since hc made hi- scTiptural quota
uuu~ iu favor uf closing the Worlds
Par "u SUNDAY. and by nominating
,'rurr" ~hiras. Jr. 81 Pittshurg. Pa.
g. the Vacancy Oh the bench OF the
uit'l states supreme Court he gave
ia, sanity Matthew IA knockdUwn
hlpw that may sadly disarrange his
halo.
Mr. Shiras owe his good fortune to
the fact that Qutv had IA candidate for
the place and that he tried to make
his friends nomination the price of
his cordial support OF Harrison. 1t
may he that il was because Mr.. Harri-
son thought Quays opposition more
desirable than bis support that he de-
rhncd 90 nominate his man and sent
fut Representative Dalzell, whose
rnmitv to QUAY everybody knows, and
told him that he might try his hand
~ naming man for the vacancy, or
~ may have been from other cause;
AZ any rate, that j. what he did, and
finding that Mr. ShiraS, who was
named hy Dallrll. was n lawyer OF
good standing at the Pennsylvania
haf and that lac wa. endorsed by some
prominent people Of his own and other
states Mr. Harrison nominated him,
without being personally acquainted
With or having even met him. Quay
i-n saying anything against the NOM
nation. but lac will get revenge if he
ever gets nm opportunity, while his
lees crafty colleague, Cameron, is
openly kicking
Although the House 10y II vote of
l92 a. 10 refused To concur in the
Ciyil appropriation bill appropriating
tiUOuOO a. the Worlds Fair, it is
expected that it will in the end agree
g. the appropriation. although it may
not lo exactly IN the shape Of the
senate amendment. The Worlds
Far ullici,l- now here. are doing much
moro real kicking about the amend
mcnt. which has been adopted by
both House and Senate prohibiting
the opening Of any part of the Worlds
Fair on sunday. than they are about
the temporary defeat Of the appropria-
ton amendment. and they will make
~ strong fight before conference
committee to have the Sunday amend
ment struck out Of the bill as they
will Co have the appropriation amend
lnent pat back. but the chance Of sue
ccss j. hardly rs good in the first as in
the last.
Democrats are asking each other
huw Il Is that ex-senator Malone, the
notorious Republican lobbyist, has
bees able 90 control the votes of such
Uemoctn;s as Senators Vest, Butler,
aud blackburn whenever the question
oi purchasing a site for new Govern
ment printing office comes up. Ma
home has u piece OF ground which he
:. trying Ia get purchased for that pur-
pose. and although he has not yet sue
crmiel. he has. with the aid of the |
senators named aud others, succeeded |
~ preventing the purchase of other
aud more eligible sites. Democratic
senators de- not enhance their own |
populations by helping such a man as
Malone ia anything.
Representative O'Neill, of Missouri,
sucoecied in getting an amendment to
the Sundry Civil Bill adopted by the
House which, II il is not struck out in
conference. will prevent the employ.
ment ~ PinkertOn men Mt the coming
%, A. H. Encampment in this city,
and at the Worlds Fair.
Col. Oates investigation committee
hal several pinkerion men before il
Yesterday. hut their testimony con-
rcFning their presence at Homestead
aud the fight did not differ materially
from what has already been published.
The committee will present report
~ far NJ IL has gone in the investiga-
lion In few DAYS, and will continue
ts work uuring the recess.
Quite a number Of Democratic Con-
sressmen went over 10 New York to
lake part In the Cleveland and Steven.
'on' notification jubilee. Wednesday
night. and they agree to man in
'aying that Tammany is already ac-
lively at work for the ticket, and de-
Iermincd 90 carry New York city by a
arger majority than ever. They also
sgree In saying that the meeting at
" adi-on square garden was the most
IMMENSE affair Of the kind ever held.
Mr.. Harrison offended Senator Proc
ior when lac nominated Col. Eugene
\ Carr. of the Sixth Cavalry, to be
RFigadier General. the Senator when
Secretary Of War having promised the
next vacancy 10 another Colonel.
Promises do not count with Mr.. Har-
-ison when they conflict with his
having his own wsv.
Representative Cultivate, of Ohio,
made an exposure on the floor Of the
House. this week. that may result
rerv unplcasantly 10 Allan Ruther-
'or,l, local claim agent. who has been
sending letters 10 parties interested
N the bill for the relief of the hospital
service. demanding pay for having had
he hill passed. Mr.. Cultivate says
he man l. liable 90 arrest for using
The mails for fraudulent purposes as
veil NJ for obtaining money under
alse pretenses. Dem.
Who Pays the Tariff Tax.
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