Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-29
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
DETERMINED TO
DELAY THE TARIFF BILL.
mr.. Clcveland's Health Impaired
Speaker Crisp's Illness ,OOO,.
900 Saved-Congress Will Prob.
ably Adjourn About August l..

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June %.
"What can't be cured must be en-
dured," is homely adage that is abou,
all the consolation that the average
Democrat can get out OF the delay in
the Senate in passing the tariff bill
Senator Harris, as the Democratic
leader, has done all that one man
could do, and he has been ably sup
ported by some of the Democratic
Senators, but, unfortunately, not by
all, and the margin is too small to
force anything without united sup.
port. Some OF the Democratic Senators
seem to have an idea that when they
pledged their votes to the bill they had
performed their whole duty; as a con.
sequence, here's another week gone
and the final vote is not in sight, al
though it is difficult to see what excuse
the Republicans will have for prolong-
ing the agony longer than next week.
A Democratic Senator remarked in
my hearing today: 81 don't believe
the Republicans will ever consent to
have vote taken on this bill until we
compel them to do So" Whether
this is true or not, understand that
it is the intention of nearly all of the
Republicans to make long speeches on
some portion of the bill next week.
If that is allowed it 10 very easy
mathematical calculation to show the
impossibility of passing the bill next
week.
President Cleveland's little salt
water trip did him a world OF good.
He returned looking like a new man /;
but the trouble with him is that he
works just as hard in the facilitating
weather of summer as he does in cold
weather, and the natural consequence
is that he soon gets run down. He
knows this just As we'll as anybody
does, but he is so constituted that he
cannot stop work unless he goes away
from where the work is.
Speaker Crisp has been confined to
his room the greater portion OF this
week with . stomach trouble. His
physician made him stay in the house
more as precaution than because his
condition made it necessary. Repre-
sentative Bailey, of Texas, made a
great success as Speaker protein.
Commissioner Lochren, of the Pen.
sion Bureau, will turn over to Uncle
Sam on the 30th inst, the snug little
sum Of $25 ,OOO, 900 which by economical
management OF that bureau he has
saved out of the amount his Republican
predecessor estimated would be neces-
sary to pay pensions from July l, 1893
to June 30, 1894. Republicans who
believe in wasteful and extravagant ex
penditure of public money will be sure
to denounce Judge Lochren for not
having paid out every dollar ap-
propriated, but sensible people who be.
lieve that public business should be
conducted on the same principles
which govern successful private es
adjustments will be apt to say
"Well done, thou good and faithful
servant"
The Senate committee has about
concluded its investigation OF the
sugar trust. 1t will hear no more
witnesses, except the two or three
Senators who have not, owing to theil
absence, yet been examined. 1t ha.
already been made plain that the re-
port will not be unanimous, the Re
publicans being determined to try tC
make political capital out of the
matter.
In order that no inconvenience may
be caused by the failure of the regular
appropriation bills to become laws by
the first of July the House ApprOpria
ton committee has reported join,
resolution extending the appropria
tions for this year thirty days from
July l. This indicates that members
of that committee are OF the opinion
that the appropriation bills can all bt
passed by the first of August. Demo
Gratis hope to have things in such
shape that Congress can adjourn abou,
that date.