Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-01-20
AT THE CAPITAL.
MORE NOTES PRESENTED THAN
HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

a Mathematical Problem that VIII
Not Conform TO Rule Another
Death In the Senate-Rced States
the Long and Short of 1.-THE
Law Prohibiting the Opening of
the Worlds Fair on Sundays Will
Probably he Repealed.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan. II, 1893.
Have Treasury officials been redeem
Ing counterfeit money? Such is the
natural presumption after reading a
special report submitted 10y Treasurer
Nebeker to Secretary Foster thi. week,
This report shows that the amount
paid out by the Treasury III redemp-
ton OF 300 notes, series Of 1874, ex-
ceeds by S54 900 the total amount is
sued Of that series, whereas it is us
ually the case that the amount paid
out for the redemption OF any series of
notes is always less than the total
amount issued Of that series, for the
very natural reason that many notes
are burned up or lost where they are
never found. And what adds to the
probability OF counterfeit notes having
been redeemed 10y Treasury officials
with good and lawful money is the
fact that there was dangerous coun-
terfeit 500 note known to have been
put in circulation about 1874. Treas
urer Nebeker endeavors to explain by
saying that through an error notes of
another series may have been counted
as in that of 1874, and expresses the
opinion that this fact will he clearly
shown when the series Of 1875 shall
have all been presented for redemp-
ton. 1t is very natural that Mr.. Ne
beker should try to make this explana-
ton, as Mr.. Clevelaud's Secretary of
the Treasury may feel that it will be
his duty to compel Mr.. Nebeker or his
bondsmen to make good that $54 900.
The death of Senator Kenna, of
West Virginia, which occurred
Wednesday morning, although not I'M
expected, has cast a gloom over his
colleagues, with whom he was = gen
eral favorite, both on account OF his
marked ability and his genial person
atty. His death makes the fourth in
the membership of the Senate-Plumb,
of Kansas, in December, 1891; Bar
bour, of Virginia, in May, 1892, and
Gibson, of Louisiana, in December,
lS92-since the Fifty-second Congress
Congress began its first session. The
funeral services, which were conducted
by Cardinal Gibbons, assisted by Bish-
op Keane, were held i'll the Senate
chamber yesterday afternoon, and the
large attendance of prominent people
attests the esteem in which Senator
Kenna was held. The remains left
here for West Virginia, where the in
terment will be made, last night, &C
companied by joint committee OF
Senators and Representatives.
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency has favorably reported a
bill repeating the present law for the
monthly purchase of silver bullion,
and it is understood that the Commit
tee on Rules will report special order
setting a time for its consideration,
but there is a doubt, even among those
who favor the bill, as to whether it can
be brought to u vote. 1t certainly
cannot, unless majority of the House
will vote for resolution amounting
in effect to IL cloture rule, and even if
it gets through the House, Senator
Teller has on the floor of the Senate
given notice that the free coinage SEN
ators will not allow it to go through
the Senate. On the whole, present
indications do not favor the adoption
of any silver legislation at this session.
The House this week voted down
Representative Grains joint resolution
changing the date for the meeting Of
Congress to December 81, and for the
Inauguration OF President to April 80.
Friends of the Quarantine bill,
which passed the Senate this week, are
already actively at work in the House,
and they hope to get special order
for its early consideration reported
from the Committee on Rules. The
bill authorizes the President to sus-
pend immigration and the importation
of merchandise whenever he deems it
necessary to keep out contagious and
infectious diseases.
Ex-Speaker Reed has been keeping
rather quiet this session, but he made
a little speech in the House this week
in which he stated truth that ought
to be carefully studied by the Demo-
cratic leaders of the present as we'll as
of the next House. He said: eff
the House wants to do business, it can
always find plenty OF time to do it in
if it does not wish to do business, it
can find eternity not to do it in" Mr..
Reed has said few things during his
congressional career that your cores
pendent could endorse, but this state
ment must be endorsed by every un-
preiudiced observer OF the work of
Congress.
The House committee on the Co.
lumbar Exposition is this week hear
ing both sides on the proposed repeal
of the law enacted at the last session
prohibiting the opening of the Worlds
Fair on Sunday. Both sides are pre-.
senting strong arguments from their
respective points of view, but it ap-
perrs that the Sunday openers are a
little ahead when one cOnverses with
members OF Congress, The committee
will almost certainly report in favor of
Sunday opening.
The sudden death of Gen. B. F. But
Ter, on Wednesday morning, at his