Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
CARLISLE'S PLAN.
GAINS STRENGTH THE LONGER
1T is DISCUSSED.
Banquet to a California Congress.
man - Oklahoma Knocking for
Admission to StatehO0d-One-N an
Power Exemplified-AboIi of
Sinecure Positions.

man - Oklahoma Knocking for
Admission to Statehood-One-M a N
Power Exemplified-AboI of
Sinecure Positions.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 81, 1894.
Secretary Carlisle is so thoroughly
satisfied that the more his Currency
Reform bill is studied and discussed the
stronger it will be, both in and out OF
Congress, that he used his influence
with the House Committee on Rules to
prevent the original plan, of voting
on the bill before adjournment ior
the Christmas recess, being carried out.
He never did thing that displayed
better judgment. The bill is now be-
fore the country and the debate in the
House this week will furnish an intel
ligent basis for argument both for and
against the measure, and the time be-
tween the Christmas adjournment
next Saturday-and the re-assembling
of Congress-Wednesday, January 3
will be we'll put in by members OF
the House in studying how the bill
may be improved; also, in learning
what their constituents think of it.
The information thus acquired may be
put to good use in the Democratic
caucus which it is proposed to hold
ON the bill AS soon as Congress returns
to Washington.
The California Association, of this
city, this week held a reception and
gave banquet in honor OF represent
alive James G, Mcguire, of California,
one of the few reelected Democratic
Congressman residing west of the Mis-
sisippi river. The Single Tax Society,
Of which Judge Mcguire is an honored
member, assisted in making things
pleasant for the large number OF
guests present.
Gov. Renfrow, of Oklahoma, is doing
his level best to fill Congressional ears
with the idea that Oklahoma ought TO
be a State. He points out the exist
ence of population OF 10000, grow
ing cities, a tip-top public school sys-
tenn, good newspapers, and. in fact,
everything found in the most progress
sive of the old States, and demands
any good reason for denying State.
hood to the territory.
| Senator Hills speech in favor of
cloture in the Senate was a good one,
filled with excellent arguments in ia
vor OF cloture, but it did not change
the views of any Senator, and there is
no probability of any change in the
Senate rules at this session that will
even squint towards cloture, although
it is generally believed that the Repub.
licans will adopt cloture should they
regain control of the Senate.
The question of whether Little
Billy" Malone is more powerful than
Congress was revived this week by the
attempt that is being made by the
committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds of the House and Senate to
agree upon q site for q new govern.
ment printing Office. For four years
Malone has been powerful enough to
prevent any steps being taken towards
the erection Of . G. P. O., because the
House would not agree to buy at I.50
some ground he bought for about Is
cents foot, and upon which he has
not for years paid one cent of taxes.
His hold upon Republican Senators is
doubtedless largely political, but it is
suspected that his hold upon Demo-
cratic Senators who belong, as Malone
himself does, to what is locally known
as "John Chamberlain poker-play-
ing crowd" is based upon something
very different. Al. any rate his in
fiuence has proven more powerful in
this matter than it was in anything
when he held the balance of power in
the Senate and made the notorious
bargain that landed him in the Re-
publican party. His control OF this
matter has been very CALLING to Demo.
Gratis generally, and strong effort is
being made to end it.
The Dockery Congressional Commits
sion, which has already done 80 much
to reform departmental business and
to cut off needless expenditures, never
made a better. recommendation than
that to abolish the separate bureaux
OF the Coast and Geodetic Survey and
the Geological Survey, turning as much
of the work they have been engaged in
as it may considered desirable to con.
tinue over to the survey division of the
General Land Office. The so-called
scientists" who have for years drawn
big salaries for very small amount oil
work are, OF course, very Judgment at
the proposed abolition of so many
sinecures all neatly covered by the
cloak of science. But it is apparen,
that these two bureaux have cost a
great deal of money and that there is
next to nothing to show for il. Con-
ilgress clipped the wings OF the Geological
Survey year ago by cutting it's ap
preparation in half. and thereby spoil
ed . number of previously arranged
summer excursions. upon which it hat
been common for the scientists" tt
take members Of their families, no.
only having their expenses paid, bu
in many cases getting them on the pa,
roll as" assistants" These" scientists
own big club house in the fashion
able part of town and WELD an enor
nous society "puli." which is now be
ing worked against the recommends
tons of the Dockery commission.
! !, Dem.
If all local candidates for Legisla
tive positions should curb their as
pirations, and show a becoming
modesty. to enable them to influence
the Legislature for q renewed ap
preparation for capitol construction,