Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-16
AT THE CAPITAL
Mr. HARRISON JUGGLCS TIE
FIGURES.


FIGURES.
chang" 81 bair TOR ougreN Hon
no' tr"m iIicn Not our John
NiiI Vote on silver Reward tor
roiitirni triokrry Ihr speaker
ship - the >cxt sIousr step TO
Hrp-si 0bnosiou> iaws.
WA>HIN"IuN. u. G.. Does, 1892.
Mr. Harrison has always been
credited with hrIng personally above
tr,k'ry, hut that belief has been a
httI" shak'n hy hI- acceptance Of the
trcAcIy figures "i Secretary Charles
Foster. concerning the finances Of the
goicfnnCnt for the next fiscal wear
According To these figures, instead of
the deficit which nearly everybody Qn-
GLIDING Secretary Foster HIMSELF
who has given the matter careful
study has predicted for the fiscal wear
ending June 80, 1894, there will be a
surplus OF nearly S33,O00,O00. This is
purely and simply Republican trick,
and 1t was incorporated in Mr.. Harri-
sons message for no other purpose
than to enable the Republicans to
charge when the expected deficit
comes that it was brought about by
Democratic watchfulness and extraya-
gance. Mr.. Harrison must have felt
ashamed of the figures himself for he
took care to qualify them by several
very important lis" and butts" II
that deficit Is avoided it will be by the
exercise OF Democratic craftsmanship
and economy i'll the present Congress.
and II the Republican Senators value
the good will of the country they
would better not attempt to increase
the appropriation bills as they will be
passed by the House.
Representative Hooker, of Mi.sis-
sippi, is very sanguine that the bill
introduced by him changing the time
for the meeting of Congress from De-
cember to March will become a law.
He is certain that it will get through
the House, and has assurances from
Senators which causes him to believe
that 1t will not be seriously opposed
in the Senate, and there is reason to
believe that Mr.. Harrison would will,
ingly sign the bill. Should it become
! law the first regular session of the
Fifty-third Congress would begin next
March instead of next December.
. Representative Allen, or Private
John Allen, of Mississippi" as his
friends call him, enjoys the reputation
OF being the wittiest man in Congress,
and his summary of Mr.. Harrison's
+ message" The message sounds like a
motion for new trial, but do not
think the country is going to grant
it," has detracted nothing from his
reputation.
, Republican Senators are to be given
an opportunity to show whether they
have been honest in their talk against
the present silver law. Senator Hill
has introduced bill for the repeal OF
that law, and similar bill has been
introduced in the House by Represen-
tative Williams, of Massachusetts.
Senator Vest wants to know who is
, responsible for the pernicious activ-
, ity" in behalf of the Republican party
displayed by employees of the Census
Bureau during the late campaign, and
he has offered resolution for little
: investigation, and in few remarks
thereon he stated that he had been in
formed that the chief of Census Blu
reau division who was arrested and
jailed under an assumed name for try.
ing to work scheme to keep $50
| Democratic voters in the State of New
York away from the polls had, after
having his regsination asked for and
given, been rewarded for his attempted
dirty work by being given a better
place in the government service.
There is some difference OF opinion
as to whether, Senator Erye's bill pro-
viding for q comprehensive system OF
commercial enmity to Canadian in
terests is bluff made at the request
Of the administration, or whether it
really embodies the Senator's senti-
ments on the subject. The agitation
about that old treaty with England
prohibiting war-ships on the great
lakes is in the same category.
The names OF q number of gentle
men, including Representatives Nc
Millin, of Tennessee; Breckenridge, OF
Kentucky; Wilson, of West Virginia
and Bynum, of Indiana, have been
mentioned as probable candidates for
the Speakership of the next House,
but neither Of them has announced
= himself as candidate. Speaker Crisp
is the only candidate yet in the field,
but is is expected that as soon az it
shall be positively known when the
. next House will meet there will be
others.
The bill which has been introduced
in the House by Representative Ray.
ner. of Maryland, providing for the
: establishment of a national quaran.
tine, has been very favorably received
and the indications are that it will be-
come a law.
A Democratic Senatorial caucus has
. appointed q committee to look out fol
Democratic interests; also one to con.
. fer with Democrats in the State leeis
latures in which attempts are being
. made to trick the Democrats out Of
Senator'S.
Bills for the repeal of the obnoxious
laws authorizing the employment oil
U. S. Deputy Marshals and election
supervisors at the polls have been in.
troduced in the House and Senate
although it is not expected that the
: Republican Senate will be willing tc
deprive the Democratic Congress oil
the honor of wiping these laws from
the statute books. Still the introduc.
ton of the bills at this time is an evi.
dence of Democratic good Intentions
that will be appreciated. Dem.
Before the Footlights.
The first production here of the
popular comedy drama, "Our German
Ward" was given tn a laroe and;anco