Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-12-29
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
AN ABLE FINANCIER CONTROLS
THE TREASURY.
Manly Attitude of the President-
The Tariff Bill ssWhO Shall
Print the Postage Stampst." still
n Qmestion-W Wayne McVeagh I'M
mediateIy Confirmed for the mis-.
sion TO Italy.

Question Wayne McVeagh I'M
medIateIy Confirmed for the Mis-
sion TO Italy.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. -.
Secretary Carlisle proved himself,
during his long service in Congress, to
be one of the ablest legislators the
country has produced, and his annual
report, submitted to Congress this
week, places him in the front rank OF
national tinanciers. Even a cursory
glance over his report, which makes a
pamphlet containing GO pages, will
show the enormous amount of study.
ing he was compelled to do in order to
familiarize himself with the more or
less complicated subjects with which
it deals. He strongly commends the
Wilson tariff bill and puts forward
strong arguments to show that it will
greatly benefit the country, and re-
minds the majority of the House that
it was especially elected to reform the
tariff. He shows the financial condi-
ton to be such that immediate relief
by Congressional legislation is neces-
sary, and points out that this may be
by authorizing the issue of five.year
three per cent. bonds, or by authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to
use three per cent. note to run one
year, to pay those creditors of the gov
ernment who may elect to receive
them in lieu of cash.
The predominating trait in the char
acter of President Cleveland is his
manliness in assuming responsibility
for all his acts. And it was brought
prominently to the front when he sent
for some of his friends in the Senate
and House, while the Republicans
were engaged in trying to make polit-
ical capital in both bodies by distorting
the facts concerning his Hawaiian
policy, and told them that it was his
desire that the Democrats should
place no obstacles in the way of the
fullest investigation of the whole mat
ter. The reason the Republicans we're
SO anxious to get in their speeches be-
fore the recess was their fear that the
whole business will be entirely settled
before Congress meets again.
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency adjourned for the Christ
mas recess in deadlock oyer the
proposition to report bill for the I'M
conditional repeal of the 10 per cent.
State bank tax. There were only IL
out OF the II members present when
the vote resulted in a tie. An agree
ment one way or the other will proba-
bly, be reached early in January.
The majority report of the House
Ways and Means Committee, which
was presented to the House when the
bill was reported this week, is long
document, but it will repay careful
reading and study. 1t takes up and
answers in detail about every reason
able objection that has been raised to
the Wilson tariff bill, and outlines the
course that will be followed by the
Democratic speakers when the bill is
taken up in the House, which will be
as soon as Congress comes together
after the holiday recess. Chairman
Wilson is ANXIOUS to see the bill put
through the House without having to
resort to drastic measures, but fully
determined not to allow the debate to !
run beyond the point of legitimate dis
eussion. The general impression
among Democrats seems to be that
about two weeks will be allowed for
debate, with night sessions if they are
considered necessary to give every
member who desires it an opportunity !
to express his views on the bill.
Postmaster General Bissell has not |
yet fully decided to give the contract
for the printing of postage stamps to !
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, but it is believed that he will do !
so Notwithstanding the efforts-doubt- !
less we'll paid for-of a Washington
daily paper in behalf of the private
concern which put in the lowest bid |
for the work, except that of the Bureau
OF Engraving aud Printing. Secretary
Carlisle says, in his annual report, on
the subject: "At present this bureau
executes all of the work of engraving
and printing required by the Treasury
department, and much of that required
by the other departments of the gov
eminent. The most considerable work
OF this kind now executed outside of
the bureau is the postage stamps and
the postal notes required by the Post
office department. 1t might be we'll
for Congress to consider the advisable
ity of having this portion of the work
OF the government also executed by
this bureau, as it has all the facilities
for executing it and would afford per-
feet security to the government. I'll
would seem to present an anomalous
condition of affairs for the government
to maintain large establishment for
the execution OF this character of work
and yet have part of it done in pri-
vate establishments"
It would be absurd to say that the
nomination of Hon. Wayne McVeagh
to be ambassador to Italy was joyfully
received by Democrats, but the fact OF
his immediate confirmation shows
that there was no hard feelings on the
part OF the Senators.