Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-05-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, May &, 1892

From our Regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON, May &, 1892.
Mr. Harrison would be perfectly
hupuV II he knew that the bluff
-,nt ont 10y his friends this week
about the certainty OF his being nomi-
united IN the first ballot Mt Minneapo-
H. was based upon anything more sub
-tautial than wind. ! have it on good
authority that il has been extremely
difficult for the men who are manag-
INK the Harrison campaign to keep
mm from making public statement
that he will not accept a renOmina-
ton. So ,lishcartencd has he become
over hi- prospects. But his trainers,
To- use sporting slang, have determined
that hc shall not withdraw, and in
order to bolster up his failing courage
they got hy that table showing that he
will hc nominated on the first ballot.
The autl-llarrison Republicans, in
and out al Congress, realizing that the
Minneapolis convention is only a
munth oil. are getting more active
than ever. Secret conferences are oil
nightly occurrence here, and they are
confident of defeating Mr.. Harrison
ihclr present policy is to encourage
the friends of every possible candidate
trusting to being able at the last min
ate to ~oldiiy all Of this scattering vote
for their candidate, whoever he may
he
Speaker Crisp wishes his friends and
admirers g. know that he fully appre-
rlatc- the honor conferred upon him
by the invitations he is constantly re
cci,ing to visit different places, but az
he regards il Of the highest importance
that hc should be in his place in the
House until the day of adjournment
he IL compelled to decline all invita-
tatiun-. II would be a pleasure to
him To accept them all, but he places
duty far above pleasure.
Secretary Foster, in answer to q
House resolution, has admitted that
warrants and acquisitions upon the
Treasury amounting to $500, SOC
we're presented during February and
held mp" until March. He pleads
IA cNtonuation press of other bust
ness This charge which was made
hy Democratic members of the House
and hy Others has been persistently
denied 10y Republicans in and out OF
the Treasury Department. The Sec
rctary's statement shows how much
dependence can be placed upon Re
publican dcnials
The Attorney Generals Office has
virtually been forced by the attitude
oi Democratic members of the House
tn order the L. :. District Attorney nj
Philadelphia To begin an action
against the notorious sugar trust
This was not done until the House
Judiciary committee had decided tO
report favorable Representative SCOTS
resolution. calling upon the Attorney
General for information as to whether
the sugar trust had violated the Sher
man antitrust law, and whether any
prosecution had been instituted against
II. which was promptly adopted by the
House.
Commissioner Raum il truly un.
fortunate in having his veracity con
-tantly doubted. This week Capt
Charles \. DE Arnaud testified before
the House investigating committee
that Raum had sworn to a falsehood
concerning his application for a pen
SION which Raum had rejected fol
spite Representative Enloe is Ger
tainly not alone in his opinion of the
truthiulness Of Raum, although M
one else has been quite as unparlia
mentary in their language.
Tho best that the House could ge
out of the Senate on the Chinese
was amendments to the old law pro
viding for one years imprisonment o.
every Chinaman detected violating
the law the registration of Chinese
now in this country and denying then
the right 10 bail pending the decision
Of cases under writs OF habeas corpus
and they had to fight hard to get thai
much. as the Republicans wished t.
restrict the legislation to renewal o
the old law which had proved it.
worthlessness in many respects. TIL,
amendments will remedy the wors
defects Of the old law, and If the ad
ministration chooses it can now stoI
Chinese immigration, either through
Canada or from any other source.
Few people who have followed the
evidence taken by the House com
mittce engaged in investigator.
the Pension Bureau have any doub
M 10 what the verdict will be
Guilty as charged, will certainly b'
the report OF the committee which
will undoubtedly recommend the dis
missal Of Commissioner Raum for mis-
management and general inefficiency
IL IL doubtful. however, whether Mr.
Harrison will have backbone enough
Ia dismiss Raum on the eve OF the ma
tiOnal campaign. Secretary Nobl,
may find himself in danger of i'm
parchment il he persists in his refusa
To- allow the committee to examin,
the papers relating to the dismissal O
certain special pension examiners.
The House Commerce committe,
propose 10 look into the Reading Goa
trust, with view to recommending
Congressional action. The Democrats
IN the House are not afraid of trusts
II indeed n member of Cabinet is on,
oi the big stockholders in it.
The House will probably pass the
River and Harbor bill, which it is now
considering this week. Dem.
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Democratic Primary Meeting.