Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-10-27
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
" GRlEvOUS WORDS STIR UP
WRATH"
The Republicans Furnished n Bun.
die of Very Stout Clubs TO Use
Upon Democratic Hcads-A Defi-
cit i'm the Treasury-PapcrC Cur.
rency to BE Used at the New York
Sub.TreaSury.

Sub.Treasury.
CFrom our Regular Corrcspondence.)
, WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 1893.
A Democrat who has the future
welfare and success of his party il
r view, regardless of his own personal
opinion on the silver question, car
find little that is pleasing in the con
troversies that have taken place thi:
week between Democratic Senators
who occupy opposite positions on the
Voorhees, bill. The language used by
Democratic Senators towards each
other was such as should not be used
upon the floor of the Senate, even
towards political opponents, except
under great provocation, and it Ger.
tainly did not improve the chance
either OF passing the Voorhees, bill as
it is or for amending it. In fact,
about the only thing accomplished by
these displays of temper Was TO fur
nish the Republicans with a bundle
OF very stout clubs which they will not
fail to use in the future upon Demo.
cratic heads. 1t will be dear victory
to either side in this silver controversy
if it be won by disrupting the Demo-
cratic party, thus proving the oft
reiterated charge of the Republicans
that the Democratic party could not
control itself. 81, 80. b..
At the beginning ofi.the week it
looked as though the Democratic
Senators were about to get together in
satisfactory compromise, but the
opportunity went by. How things
are again drifting, with both friends
and opponents of the Voorhees, bill
threatening to keep up the fight in
definitely, and the Senate. wasting its
time discussing change of rules,
which every Senator knows down in
his heart, whatever his wishes may be,
cannot be accomplished in the midst
| OF this controversy. A Democratic
caucus is to be held, but as only those
who signed the call therefor consider
themselves bound to attend or to be
bound by its action, and as the call
was only signed by Senators who are
opposed to the passage OF the Voor-
bees bill, there is little upon which TO
base even hope that it will result in
ending the unfortunate controversy.
President Cleveland is apparently
more confident than ever that the
Voorhees, bill can be passed by the
Senate without amendment and more
determined that the fight shall be con-
tinued until that end is reached, but
there are good reasons for the belief
that he would willingly sign a COM
promise measure if one can be agreed
upon by the Democratic Senators. 1t
could not reasonably be expected un.
der the circumstances that he would.
in advance of the action of the SEN
ate, announce that he would sign a
compromise bill.
Much important business awaits the
disposition OF the silver question.
For instance, provision will have to be
made, and the sooner the better. to
meet the big deficit the necessary ex.
penditnres OF the current fiscal wear
will leave in the Treasury. Secretary
Carlisle's latest estimate, based on
present indications, is that this deficit
may reach $50,OOG,OOO.
Secretary Carlisle has decided that
paper currency shall hereafter be used
in making disbursements at the New
York subtreasury, except when the
state of the Treasury makes it neces-
sary to pay out gold. 1t is said. that
this decision was made because, of a
tendency on the part of the banks in
that section to hoard the gold lately
put in circulation. ''''
The next bill to be taken I'M by the
House will be the Oates bankruptcy
bill. There is strong opposition to the
bill on both sides OF the House, but it
is thought that it will be passed.
President Cleveland authorizes the
announcement that he will not leave
Washington for any purpose until
the Senate takes some action on the
silver question.
The House Committee on Public
Lands which has been looking into
the charges concerning the opening
OF the Cherokee strip will probably de-
eide that there is no occasion for the
Congressional investigation proposed
by resolution recently introduced in
the House.
The House is keeping up its reputa-
ton for rapidity in the transaction of
business. This week it passed the
McCreary bill amending and modify.
ing the Geary Chinese law and the
Cox bill, providing that 10 national
banking association shall make any
loan to its President, its Vlce.Presi-
dent, its Directors, its Cashier, or any
OF its clerks, tellers, book keepers,
agents, servants, or other persons in
its employ, until the proposition to
make such loan, stating the amount,
terms and security offered, shall have
been submitted in writing to a meet
ing of the board of directors or of the
Executive Committee of the board.
and accepted and approved by a ma
jority of those present, constituting
quorum, and then not in excess of the
amount now allowed by law. A bill
similar to the last named was passed
by the last House. The House also
passed bill repeating the law which
requires applicants for bounty lands
TO prove loyalty in addition to proving
themselves otherwise entitled to the
lands. Dem.