The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-14
He Is Coming West but Cannot
Visit Washington.
THE DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
Four Cardinal Objects on Which Fac
tional Democracy Can Unite.
Federal Election, sherman silver and
state Rank Tax LAVE 70 he Repealed.
Tariff 60 ne Revised and Incoms Tax
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WAsHixGrox CrrY, Nav l3-ESpccial. -
The Posr-INrRILIGExcEE correspondent
has made inquiries IN reference to the pro-
posed Western trip Of Senator David Ben
nett Hill. Of New York. 1t viii be remem-
hered that Senator Hill is member Of the
subcommittee on territories that is going
TO New Mexico. Arizona. Utah and Okla
homa to investigate whether these terri
tories are entitled to admission as states.
While the committee 10 on this Western
tour it will go as far West as Los Angeles.
Cal. This fact was learned by certain
Democratic leaders in Washington state.
and since that time they have made ear
nest endeavors to Set Senator Hill to
extend his trip 90 n to take in certain
points in that state. lie has not only
been asked personally by Washington
state Democrats who have been in the
East to come to their state, but hun
dreds Of letters have been writ
ten him by Democrats who reside
either in Seattle, Tacopa or Spokane. 1t
is not believed now that Senator Hill will
be able to accept the kind invitations ex-
tended to him by the Washington state
Democrats. The committee Of which he
is member will not be able to leave on
this trip probably before July l, and it
will take fully four weeks 10 complete
their work. This, it is believed, will be
as long rs Senator Hill will care to be
absent from New York. Although he Is
making little outward show. he is taking
m active interest at this time in New
York state politics, and is aware Of the
fact that he must be on the ground in or
der to prevent the anti-machine Demo-
Gratis from running the prospects Of the
Hill faction. or the machine element. in
other words, in the Empire state. For
this reason the Democrats Of Washington
state will probably not get an opportunity
to see the New York politician this year.
Pension Commissioner Lochren today
issued an order revoking tho celebrated
completed files" order of Commissioner
Raum. Hereafter all pending claims in
each class will be taken up for considers
ton in the order In which the unc0n-
sidered evidence has bsen filed, the object
being practical return to tho method in
vogue prior to 1859. Il 10 calculated. un-
der The new adminietration, that . check
y going @ be Givsa the sspid growth OF
the pension list, even without the assist
ancs of any legislation. When the PEN
sion appropriation bill was passed at the
last session of congress il was expected
that the amount appropriated would b
about $l5 O00. 900 short of the expenditures
for this fiscal year. and It was anticipated
that deficiency for that amount would
have to be provided for at the coming ses-
sion. The average number of original
pension cases passed on each month Is ex-
pected, however, to pe but about one-third
Of what 1t Was under the former admins
tration OF the office. and that, instead Of a
deficiency. there will be surplus Of about
81. ,00O.
The Star has this to say: The Demo-
cratic leaders in congress and the admin
istration are trying to como to an under
standing - to the policy Of tho next
congress. by which they can avoid the
danger Of split in the party on the money
question. and secure united action on
several important questions which will
present themselves. 1t is the present un-
derstanding that compromise propo-
sition to dispose of the silver question by
accompanying the repeal of the Sherman
law with the repeal Of the 10 per cent. tax
on state bank currency will receive the
sanction of the administration, and the
men in congress who are fighting against
any contraction of the currency will be
satisfied TO let go Of silver il they
can get state currency. It il de-
signed also To levy an income tax, and
it is believed that Cleveland will
favor this. Briefly. there are four things
which it is the desire Of the party leaders
that the coming congress shou!d dispose
OF as speedily as possible, and il is be-
lieved that Cleveland will dwell upon all
OF them in the first message. They are:
Repeal Of the Federal election laws: levy
of an income tax, repeal OF the Sherman
law and tax of the state bank currency
and complete revision Of the tariff max
ing dec ided reduction in duties all along
the line.
Comptroller Ecklcs said today that the
bank failures reported from the West do
not effect the general situation in the least
Everything looks as we'll for a nomin-
ally conducted and healthy basis in tho
West. he says, as in ihe East. and all his
confidential reports from the West are
good.
Max Judd. who was appointed consul
| general to Vienna Is informed by the
| state department that no information nor
| in.imation has been received from the
| Austrian government TO the effect that he
| will not be received in his official capacity
| at Vienna. and from the length OF time
tha, has elapsed since his appointment,
| during which no protest has been received,
| it may fairly be presumed that there 10 no
| objection contemplated in his case
| A. close Of business today the treasury
| had on hand $s2s. .325 Of free gold and has
| accepted, but not ye: put on the books,
| 81, i7s. 60 more. making the free gold bal
| ance 5000. IS above the 800 Ooo. 900 gold
reserve. The gold came from the West.
| Among the treasury officials the financial
| situation is regarded with satisfaction.
| A prominent Democratic member Of con-
| gress who had been consulting xith the
| president left for home this afternoon
| with the impression that special session
| Of congress will no. be called oefose the
| las. o! August.
| Presiden. Cleveland today made the fol.
| lowing appointments:
| ss.aneI r. webe, OF Arigons, coilscso. Of Gus
/ toms ia ArizonA
| Frank r. tsGrrs. os Idaho, assessor Of ths
/ United Staies sssay o;sies a. Boise City, Idaho
/ BENNETT NORTGAGED .HEEALD."
! And Nov Bonans. King Maekay IL Said